New Britain herald., 1915-11-13
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Id Circuit Produced Fine RaC- E-UniVersities Revive Rowing

lni and undergraduates are hop nat the Tiger football team will on Yale today in the annual
 at New Haven and claw the log in a manner which will leave oubt in the minds of the Eli ns that the Nassau university is tor in the gridiron game. That
 hopes are justified can be gath from a study of the records of tn.
 teams this autumn. Princeton,
 the coaching system outlined peedy Rush. has had one of the successful seasons in the history otball at the New Jersey institu- be Blue this fall has been exceed
 discouraging. Small college ms, which in past years have bled at the sign of the big white
 have romped roughshod over New Haven combination, leaving ation in their trail. Following defeat by Colgate there was a blete change in the coaching baign and the Ellis enter the game in an uncertain quantity and the wagering odds against them.
 result, the Orange and Black rents believe that this is the time rike in for revenge for the many
 defeats administered by the Hog, when the latter was the mon of the gridiron. Nothing but an whelming victory will satisfy ceton, for since the initial contest cen the two universities in 1873,
 has rolled up winning record cannot be wiped out by one de-
 these forty games to date, Yale won twnety-one, Princeton ten nine have ended in tie scores. 1883, when the present scoring nm was introduced, Yale has ed a total of 332 points to Prince
 1T2, and this margin of almost points to one is a heritage of con- ion for the Blue in days of foot disaster.
 If Woman Could Do It.
 University of California student recent medical test held his breath ten minutes and ten seconds, eby establishing what is claimed e a worlds record. Certain base magnates dispute this claim on ground that they did it from the inning to the end of the 1915 base season.
 Tennis Troubles.
 Considerable discussion has arisen astern tennis circles regarding the briety of permitting players from parts of the country to compete State championship tournaments. s claimed that these journeys are the expressed purpose of uncov- &g the best player in a given state, treas at the present time the play pen to entrants without territorial rictions. onsequently an Atlantic state title held by Californian player and middle western championship won racquet expert from the south present system is held to encour7 pot hunting and discourage the ry of promising state players, who lsze that they have little or nc nee against the touring stars o1 upper flights of tennis.
 Renewal of Rowing.
 The dual regatta between Yale ant fumbia eight-oared crews set fol Nv Haven yesterday revives old row rivalry between these two uni +sities. Not since 1875 have thu 1rsity crews of these institutions me |such a contest. In the race of tha hr Columbia and Yale were repre- bted by six-oared shells without cox |ains. The race this season is thu Bt ever rowed so late in the autumn tween the universities and forme' interesting preliminary to tn tnceton- Yale football game thi (ernoon. A sidelight is found in tn |et that Captain Seth Low, 2d, strok the Yale eight, is, nephew of Setl w, former president of Columbl Iiversity and first mayor of Create Rw York.
 A Successful Season. |Racing on the grand circuit thi .hson was productive of unusual gh class sport. During a period c |irteen weeks, from the opening mee Cleveland to the closing contests Fxington, Ky, 206 races were hel kd $427,ps5 paid out in stakes an Erscs. The T. w. Murphy stabl hs the biggest money winner, collect |g more than $88,000, while the sam liver led the list of winning reins len, scoring thirty mine firsts, thirty To and half seconds and seventee Id a half thirds out of 130 start eter Scott won first place among tn otters and Russell Boy gained pre- fer honors in the pacing division.
 Football Upsets.
 Football followers who labor unde le impression that gridiron supren ~ begins and ends in the east al lvited to study carefully the record [ several of the Pacific coast eleven he comparison of the respecti' .rength of various teams via tf oint score system may not be the Ia ord in analysis, but for the want etter method 1t is not without l alue.
 Washington State college. or Pul lan. Wash, defeated the oregon Al les. 29 to O; the oregon Aggies q