New-York tribune., 1915-11-23

not get enough of il here. II was sc
dark that the men could not be dis
tlngulshed from the side lines before
the coaches dismissed the squad, anC
most Of the men seemed anxious TO &c
on. an the dressing rooms one would
think that the Glee Club was in train
ing. Their spirits were not affected
by the hard work, for the men sang
and joked with each other from the
time they got under the shower until
they rushed off for the training table
As was the case at Wesleyan and
Princeton, the football atmosphere here
is invigorating. The happy disposition
of Robbie" is reflected in the men, and
| football is anything but all work at
/ Brown.
Just at this time every man is driv-
| ing hard in the hope of being chosen
TO make the trip across the continent
I during the Christmas vacation to play
| Washington University, at Seattle, on
New Years Day. This is the team
coached by Dobie who, tbs said, has
not lost a game in seven years. His
team has been tied but never beaten,
and Brown is set on breaking the
record
Charley Huggins has established q
mark this season, which in a measure
is second only to Dobie's. He has kept
his men in such good condition that In
the eight games played time has not
been called more than six or seven
times to give the men a breathing
space over some minor injury.
Mach has been said about hospitality
in nv visits 10 the various football
camps this year. All college men ap-
pear TO be much the same. Everybody
here offered a royal welcome, from DR..
/ Founce to Eddie Whelan. Eddie is not
a Brown man. lie writes sporting
copy for "The Providence Journal" but
| he owns a Ford card and appointed
( himself director-general in getting me
up these steep hills and out TO the field
a mile and half away.
Buck Whit amore a1d Theo sJre Bay
is know how to order q dinner. 1t
was 3 Thanksgiving feast in advance.
The first All-America football eleven
is out. More, many more, will follow
anon. Charles Z. Parker, in "The Bos-
ton Post" names the following:
Ends-Herron, Pittsburgh, and Hig-
gins. Penn State. Tackles-Gilman,
Harvard and Buck, Winconsin. Guards
Black, Yale, and Spear, Dartmouth.
Centre-Cool, Cornell. Quarterback
Barrett. Cornell. Halfbacks - Berry
man. Penn State, and Maulbetsch,
Michigan. Fullback-Mahan, Harvard.
Only four Harvard players ara rec
ognized on his first and second teams.
/ In addition to Gilman and Mahan, Sou
/ cv is at one end on the second and
! Harte at one end on the third Scovil,
! of Yale: Talman. of Rutgers, and Tib-
/ bott. Of Princeton, are preferred among
, others to King in the backfield.
John J. Hallahsn says in "The Bos-
ton Herald" this morning: "Haughton
and Mahan both ended their football
contracts at Harvard on Saturday.
Each did a good job on his last day.
II is regretted that we have seen the
last of Mahan in action, as there is
not chance of his renewing his CON
tract"
1t ended for all time with the an
initiation of the Ellis. Why, pray, is
the word contract quoted?
The passing Of Ned Mahan will mean
a lot for Harvard's future, says Mel
Webb. Yes, and a lot. lot more for
Yale's future and Princeton's, too.
Just to show q point of view Grim
son" rails in "The Boston Globe:
"The principal cause. far outbalancing
all others, of Yale's fasco may be
summed up in two words-Shevlin and
Sheylinism."
Then going on and referring to the
Yale players he says:
Conscious of their strength they
were put into the game under cruei
handicap. Overworked and under
taught, exhausted by polish and
strenuous coaching, they had been
robbed Of their reserve energy and
mauled so that old injuries soon re-
Cured. With their minds filed with
the bombast that had been hurled al
their devoted heads and empty OF
knowledge of what they should have
been taught, they quickly reached such
a stage OF mental bewilderment that
both on offence and defence their best
efforts were usually misdirected. But
in spite Of this they fought 1t oul
gamely and left no sign of their feel
ing they had been betrayed by any al
legged miracle worker
This Indictment Of a man who made
a heavy sacrifice TO save II possible
hopeless situation Is as unfair as u
is illogical.
The Yale players did reach, ant
} that right quickly, q stage Of menta
bewilderment, not because OF Ion
Shevlin, but in spite of him. Let tins
be remembered. Time only was pos
siblc TO drill eleven men, or at mos'
fourteen or fifteen, in new formations
and more advanced methods. and a.
need arose 20 replace cogs here nnC
there on Saturday, the machine fel
apart and crumbled Of its own weak
/ ness. The reason for Yale's menta
bcwilderment lay in Haryard's tricky
deceptive and altogether efficient anC
| wei organized attack. In face of this
the New Haven rpon reverted TO type
It's hard TO teach an old dog new
tricks, but that Shevlin succeeded IN
doing II three times out of four, under
handicaps which would have mad,
most men hesitate, is TO his credit
the snarling Of some carping critic,
10 the contrary notwithstanding.
Gilman, Haryard's great tackle, raa,
or may not return 20 college next fai
but he is eligible for another year, ant
the chance for the captaincy Is lure
hard 20 Withstand.