The Washington herald., 1915-09-19

OF MS old place at tackle. II tne enoS
make good. Princeton ought to have a
star team.
Sharpe Il Cornell's Hope.
Since he has been coach at Cornell. DR..
Albert NJ. Sharpe has taught the whole
college world to respect and fear the
Ithacans. Sharpe is now starting his sec
ond contract with the Ithacans. this time
for five years. He went to Cornell when
every other coach had been obliged to
give up. In that time his teams have
twice beaten Pennsylvania and once held
the Quakers to a 70 score. He has sue
ceeded for the simple reason that he
knows the game thoroughly and is
boss" Prior to the time of Sharpe other
coaches had failed through fraternity in
| reference and various kinds of friction
which Sharpe would not tolerate for
fed and likeable nature and you have
the cause for Sharpe's success.
Unfortunately Sharpe will have to
rebuild about half his team. His back
field losses are particularly heavy. He
is lucky to retain Capt. Barrett at
quarter back. This man last year was
unquestionab!y the best quarter back
in the East, and as an all around play
er was every bit the equal OF Mahan.
of Harvard. or LeGore, of Yale. But
Cornell has lost through graduation
LPhillipi, Collyer, and Shuler, who ably
supported Barrett. To take their
places, the Ithacans still have Kleinert,
Collins. and two or three good men
from the freshman team. From the
line former Capt. OHearn. the right
end, and all-American player, have
graduated. Gallogly. at tackle. and
Munsick at guard, are also gone. The
Ithacans still have Cool at center and
Shelton at end. OF the two Cool is
the better. Although weighing hardly
160 pounds he was one of the best
centers in the country last year.
Provided Cornells material comes up
to the usual standard the team ought
to develop well because the schedule
for the first time in a good many years
Ithacans meet are not so strong that
the team must either risk defeat or be
at its best early in October as was the
case for so many years when Penn
State and Pittsburgh were played al
most at the beginning of the season
Not until October % does Cornell have
a hard game. On this day the Ithacans
meet Harvard at Cambridge. There are
then but two more championship
games. with Michigan and Pennsyl-
vania. The Wolverines are met on No.
vember and the Quakers on Novem-
Der 25.
Yale Looks for a Winner.
There will be bitter disappointment at !
Yale if this yeaf's team does not turn
out winner by which is meant to
trounce Harvard. Like Princeton, the
Yale team will have first-class back
field. but there is some doubt about the
strength of the line and the ends Be-
hind the line Yale has two men of the
first magnitude in Capt. Wilson at quar-
ter back and LeGore at full back Le-
Gore. of course, was the star of the |
team. He was a wonderful runner,
good drop-kicker and perhaps the best |
man in the East at throwing or receiving |
the forward pass. The Yale coaches wish
to use Wilson in some place other than |
quarter back. where his weight will be /
of more use. With Scovil as one of the !
other half backs Yale would thus have |
a splendid trio and needs only one new |
man for qaarter back
In the line things are not quite 80
promising. Former Capt Talbot is miss
ing at tackle, and two or three other
veterans are gone and their places must |
be filled by last years substitutes and
freshmen. White at center is back and |
so is Higginbotham at end.
There is naturally much speculation,
not only among Yale men. but football
men in general, whether Frank Hinkey
will make good as coach if he sticks to
the long passing game that he taught
last year. Yale got away with long side
double. triple forward passes all season
until Harvard was met. The Crimson
had a defense able to break up Yale's
attack. and the passing game which had
previously made all Yale's opponents
look foolish was now made to appear
ridiculous itself. There was some criti-
ward game. but Yale men are determined
to give him two more years in which to
make good.