New Britain herald., 1915-11-29
BARRETT LEADING
 TOUCHDOWN SCORER
Cornell Captain Crossed Oppon-
 entS' Goal Line 22 Times

!, sorrows and of realizations and dis appointments has passed, and the talkative friends of more than one university are all prepared to prove to anyone who will listen that their particular eleven was the best of the season. Football isn't played essen- tially to decide any championship. There is more tradition and senti- ment attached to college football than any other sport, and a single victory over traditional rivals means lot more in many instances among the big college elevens than a sensa- tional team which goes out and es- tablishes a so-called record. It is the thrill of the game and the desire for clean, invigorating sport which should have a stronger appeal than the clamor for a championship.
 As football schedules are arranged, there is no object in view to work out a series of intercollegiate contests by any system which will decide which is the best team. Outside of the few traditional contests, schedul are made up to suit the wishes of each college. Some of the best teams in the country each year do not meet, and in fact, some times do not even play common rival which will give even a vague com parative value of their strength. It is much the same with college base ball. The strong desire to win a so-called championship at any cost belongs to professional rather than amateur sport.
 The football season just ended was the greatest the game has known in int people have become interested in the gridiron game than ever before and, although, with it's intricate rules, it is not an easy game for the layman to follow, it is becoming more popu- lar each season. With the numerous new college stadiums of enormous seating capacity. it has been possible for more spectators than ever before to witness the big games. The total attendance figures for the big football games throughout the country this season will show a new and greater interest in the gridiron game
 This season, like other years has produced it's football heroes, and the stars of this years campaign rank up we'll with those of other years. The game as it is now played fur nishes all the requisites of hard fought strife between trained ath- letes without some of the features which made the game objectionable several seasons back. The serious injuries this year have been kept down to minimum. while the game has not suffered in it's intensity of execution or earnestness.
 There have been more surprises and reversals this year than in any t1a >f,I I1o instances being Yale and Pennsyl- vania. The elevens which have done the best work have travelled a1ong on a high wave of triumph and have done notable things. Three teams in the East stand out above the others. Cornell has had great season, suffering no defeat. and SCOT , ing a total of 2S7 points against fifty : by it's rivals. The Harvard team which ended the season with such a i crushing victory over Yale lost its 1 only game of the season to Cornell in midseason.
 Harvard's record for the season was 1894 points against thirty-six scored by it's rivals The Pitts burg team. coached by Glenn Warner, scored PAY points against twenty six by it's rivals. Pittsburg's decisive victory over the powerful Penn State team, 20 to 0, on Thanksgiv- ing Day, when both e1evens were at the top of their game, stamps the Pittsburgers as a powerful organiza- ton. Pittsburg may, or may not have the lax eligibility system with which the eleven is charged, but nevertheless, it must have been an unusually strong football team It did not play any of the big Eastern teams this season, it's game with Cor nell having been cancelled after the defeat and rough reception they gave the Ithacans in 1914. As cham pionships are claimed, Cornell and Pittsburg both make demands for that mythical honor. Out West, the University of Washington and the Oregon Aggies also come forth with the mild suggestion that perhaps they might be able to win some games if they had a chance with the best elevens in the East.
 The leading point maker of the sea- son was Captain Barrett of Cornell who made twenty-two touchdowns while Gilroy of Georgetown was sec ond with sixteen. Mahan of liar. ward scored eight touchdowns. Among the season drop Nckers Dave Tib- bolt of Princeton and Thurman o1 1 Virginia, each had six, while Miller o1 Columbia kicked five.
 The record of the best known teams for the season and the lead ing point scorers both by touchd downs and by field goals follows:
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