The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-18
OUTLOOK IMPROVES
FOR ARMY VS.. NAVY
Midshipmcn's Brace. Holding
Penn Even. Gives Promise
of Better Battle Here.
CORNELL HEAVY SCORER

u, WILLIAM ~. HANNA.
Tn Navy football eleven PLAYED bet
to- than was expected ain Penn, for
though the latter hadn't distinguished
itself as a conqueror the mishipmen
had been beaten decisively by both
Georgetown and pittsburg. A lot of
srbt and dash was shown by the Navy
playcrs in making a tie OF II with
penn. after the discouraging results or
preyious games. and Saturdays show
ing was the best of the season for the
nidshipmen thus far and productive
OF more encouragement for them. 1t
was time for something of that sort.
for there has been little as yet in this
falls campaign to indicate n Navy
eleven up to the Navy standard.
The brace of tie sailors and the de-
feat Of the Army by Colgate ARE OF
small value as an index OF what VIII
happen at the POLO Grounds the last
OF November. but at least point TO a
better game than the early season had
pointed TO. There was. however. moth
ing Of an upset nature in the defeat
OF the Army by Colgate. II was no
more Of an upset thar the defeat OF
Colgate by the Army would have been.
This surprise business as applied TO the
team Of a big institution losing to the
team OF II SfldlltT llsbiNuNici 10 '''O
lete. Colgate has had good teams IN
recent years, beating Yale and playing
two ties with the Army. 1t has n cap
able coach In Bankart and good mater
ial. BESIDES Colgate was more ad-
yanced on Saturday than the Army. so
why should a victory for 1t be sur
prlsing? Colgate folks wouldn't be a
bit surprised to see their team peat
Yale next week.
nf.,. ,,naatnO GTnlUnfa fha N est
Pointers played n tie with Holy Cross
and beat Gettysburg. 90 to o. and those
aren't performances at all above the
ordinary. The writer believes the sit
uation at West Point Is chiefly one OF
slow development. for there are sin
weeks before the Army-Navy ganne IN
which to acquire speed, team play ana
other polish the coaches seek Tor that
battle. Nevertheless. we don't remem-
Der ever seeing an Army line pushed
hack constantly as the forwards were
on Saturday by Colgate. There wasn't
the keen line play Of former years. es-
peclally the aggressive defence. Nor
was there much general equipment. but
that will come in due time. the Tor
ward pass defence was poor. and what
few times there were to observe the
forward pass offence made II look as
Il will be n big job to fill the va
cancies left by Prichard and Merrilat.
Next Saturday Georgetown visits 10
Point. and Georgetown is another tough
bird.
Yales playing against Springfield
was a noticeable Improvement In the
art Of getting there. The attack was
better organized and sharper. Inc de-
fence more alert and firm. The non
use Of the lateral pass was IA conspic-
nous feature. and all of us on the out
side are asking II II was significant or
what is 10 come. II the lateral pass Will
he allowed to fall into the discard.
7, so. TOO bad. Football - better on
FOR this play. Such manouNr"s are Tor
tie beauty Of the game.
The Nhlaus.ars have made their points
rS year IN a gre, ter variety ~ ways
than any body e.se-from ~touehdo"ns'
safeteS and d field goal They have
forcel u]pIuueuts 90 " safeties, both
the results ~ blocked kicks. No ot'er
team has q ne as we'll at getting through
a.d blocking kicks. The Springfield
team was no soft snap II had beaten
LIZ Cross. which played a tie with the
Army. Aud /? 20 o was n pretty faIr
score against that team, particularly a.
Neither The Blue backtield nor the line
he'd the best 4 its material in action.
The Tigers TOR the first time ms year
slowed an offence. However weak La
fayette may have been, there must have
been considerable drive ard organization
q an attack which could move as
rr!Hceton's did and weld a. IrrUy points
There were evidences If an attack, a real
offence. TO use against Dartmouth and
Harya.i and Yale. teams which Nassau
10 beginning TO harbor hopes Of van
gushing this year. The Tigers from the
outset have been going along with steady
purpose and fewer ups and downs than
their rivals. Dartmouth. likewise. has
gone extensively into the accumulation
~ points, but the Hanover players
haven't met teams az strong as The
Tigers nave tackled and put away.
There's Cornell, too, with a fast and
consuming attack, going against Har-
ward next Saturday with the best sc0T'
ting equipment a Cornell team has had IN
. long stretch Of years. and last year
eleven had a hard and versatile punch
All opponents have been smothered
There must be marked scoring aDilltN
there. although 'lowanCe must he made
10y the fact that the Ithacaas haven
me, rs strong a 1t of opponents as
teams II the other big colleges have.
Probably Harvard's attack has turned
cut more continuous gains of length
move steady marches than any Other
80 ms except Cornells. There are
s'reaks Of the same old Harvard offence
Tie defence, erTatic and " satisfactory
81 season, was weak in midtie.d against
Virginia. but held tight close to the goa
Inc. Yale and Princeton have made q
fe" points 10y drop kicks. but II II SHOULD
come 20 pass that the Harvard, Yale ant
Princeton defence is too strong FOL
'oGc,d ,wns-not likely, though all three
lnre some cracking good line material
Ten 10 To- ks as II Mahan's field goa
> viii he an asset not equalled by
''a"r rf the two others He promise.
Co. up ~ we'll AS ever Brickley did. whicf
unless the Two others can dig IN some
Nody u, efficient, which isn't likely-wil
go 'no CrimSo1 AN immense advantage
Arotl.r thing about Mahan: As I
Iun',r he's doing nearly as well as thu
tNrert briggs of Princeton, called tn,
t,-' p, the East.