New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-05

Apart from the punting there may oe
less TO choose. although. on the whole.
tho Williams eleven is much lighter.
less powerful and possibly less finished.
Wesleyan can boast one Of the best
teams of recent years. whereas Will
Jams has fallen below its usual stand
ard in the game, played to date.
Against Princeton, Fred Days men
showed signs Of settling. and the les
sons Of that game are sure 70 prove
OF great value, as II overcame 20 some
extent the greenness and ineXperience
of several players.
The impression is rather strong. how
ever that with the exception of La
Plsnto, the Williams end. man 10 man
comparison would favor Wesleyan.
Deetjen is a brilliant runner, as well
as a remarkable punter. and he VIII
prove a constant source OF danger.
Then. too. if Becker, a consistent line
plunger. Is able TO play in the back
.ield so that Captain Hingcley can move
up from fullback 70 centre, leaving 81
mer Eustis free 10 play end instead 81
being forced 10 snap the ball. wesleyan
viii make a powerful front.
II must not be forgotten. however. that
Williams, working hard 20 Offset dis
appointing season by victory over ives
lcyan and Amherst. is just in the mood
10 rise 70 unexpected heights. II should
be 4 game worth seeing.
Like Dr.. Sharpe. Of Cornell. Fred
paiy. Of Williams, Is great OelleL,er
IN the direct pass from centre. lie
does not use it quite so freely as the
first named. but favors II 70 large
extent. Opinions differ as 10 ITS value:
but BY far the greater number OF
coaches aud critics believe that II has
tendency TO slow up the backs. mas
much as they must wait for the bal be-
fore getting started Weight O. evil
doncc. then, is against the direct pass
cxcept occasionally for deceptive meas
urcs or for punting or drop kicking.
Princeton has defeated Georgetown,
Rutgers. Syracuse Lafayette. Dart
mouth and Williams this year. teams
quite as strong if not stronger on the
whole than Colby. Massachusetts state,
Carlisle Indians. Virginia Cornell and
PENNSYLVANIA State, which have faced
Harvard. Princeton has scored l23
points 20 10 for opponents, whereas
Harvard has scored 81 points TO - Tor
opponent.. and. further, has lost one
yame. being beaten 10 TO 0 by Cornell
On the face Of II. then, Princeton has
A slightly better scoring machine ano
has been lust shade stronger de-
fcnsiyely Figures OF this kind arc not
dependable, but are offered Tor what
;hcy are worth.
"Princctou'a rushing game rs an I'M
p,ovomcnt over that of last year. but II
;, 1onc too impressive, judging from
games played" said most excellent
Judge and close follower Of football
Yesterday. and then added: ar Har-
ward can approximate Princeton IN the
kicking game there will be hot time
in the Palmer Stadium on Saturday
The same man asked; "Why does
the Dartmouth school Of football cling
70 the practice of playing one man IN
the backfield OIL puntsr This ls re
.pectfully referred 20 Frank Cayan-
augh. Larry Bsnkart, at Colgate, does
much the same thing No doubt, the
forward pass or wide end run from a
fake-kick formation carries greater ter
rors than punt.
Playing punts safely, by the way, ex,
cept possibly against strong VINO
when the punt is sure 10 be short and
easily covered, strikes me as bad foot