Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-21

at least capable of playing up to top form
In a crisis.
Princeton has been coming fast since
defeating Rutgers but defeat at the
hands of Dartmouth would set the team
back fully two weeks and loss of form
and the moral effect of the defeat prob
ably would wreck the spirit of the squad.
STRONG GREEN TEAM.
From New England comes the report
that Dartmouth has another great team,
but these opinions are evidently formed
on the basis of the high scores the Han
overites have been rolling up in their
early games, while Princeton just man.
aged to pull through with a victory in
each of it's first three battles. There is
a vast difference in the calibre of the
teams each has been meeting, and
think Princeton has been meeting Op-
ponents who have done more to prepare
them for a hard struggle than Dartmouth
has.
Look over the teams Dartmouth has
beaten and you will f1nd but one that is
really a worthy opponent for large
eleven Dartmouth beat Massachusetts,
Aggies in the opening game of the sea-
son by the score of 13 to 0, which is six
points better than Harvard could do
against the Aggies.
The 60 to victory over Vermont must
not be taken into consideration, as this
contest was like any other in which Dart
mouth gets its open game system in
working order-a runaway.
Against Tufts Dartmouth's defense was
shown up and, although II won, 21 to Z,
Tufts gained almost as much ground as
Dartmouth because the secondary de-
fense of the Green could not break up
forward passes. When team has trou-
BILE breaking up the forward passes OF
squad like Tufts II is due for a busy
afternoon stopping the open game that
Rush has been developing at a rapid
clip for Princeton.
PUNTING MAY FIGURE.
Dartmouth is without punter, and !
think this is Princeton's greatest edge.
When Rutgers. although its backs gained
almost three times as much ground as
Princeton, could not cross the Tigers
goal line because OF the punting defense.
il is evident that Dartmouth will pound
away at defense superior to any It
has faced this season.
With briggs and Law. two punters who
can average 80 yards and place the ball
in doing IT, Dartmouth will find Prince.
toms defense almost impregnable. Dart
mouth has not punter who can average
better than IS or 40 yards consistently,
and TO win must get on to flying start
or get all the breaks OF the game
Princeton, with a high-class punter and
excellent defense, TO say nothing of a
splendid drop-kicker In Nbbott, who can
be used In a pinch, has a great advantage
on a team with a backfeld that is abso-
lutely green, barring Gerrish, first sub
stitute for MurdOek last season.
The new Dartmouth backs may surprise
the Tigers, but II iF doubtful, while the
weakness of the Dartmouth ends Is likely
10 give the splendid Princeton backfeld
a chance TO get on to an early lead. II
Princeton can get an early lead, II will
then resort 10 a defensive and kicking
game. particularly when the play Is in its
own territory.
With whitney. 0hee. Curtis and MUIR
dock. its baekheld OF 1914, Dartmouth
might play the open game as II did
against Penn last fall and completely be-
wilder the Tigers, but 20 date no team
has been able to fool the secondary de-
tense with forward passes or get away
with trick plays, and both Rutgers and
Syracuse tried these plays often with sx-
perieneed backs primed for the game
with Princeton.
Dartm0uth's line is powerful with -four
veterans Of the i0i8-leli teams playing
IN great form. but as Princeton does not
play line-smaEhing game. the effective
ness OF the Green line. II II does prove
too much for the Tigers, win only give
them an advantages Ia huFryinE kicks aa<
paoses,