New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-25

able to play, on account of minor in
fury. but Tilley, who will start the
game, is an able substitute, while Gill
lies, on the other side, needs only
little more experience to make him one
Of the games best. Anderson and Paul
Miller, the guards, are of the depend
able type, while the latter is likely TO
blossom forth as star at any time.
He is level headed and aggressive.
Cool a Wonderful Centre.
Cool, at centre, has few if any equals.
He is Of All-America mould and the
most dominant man in the line. He is
one of those quick thinkers, and so
versatile that he is constantly invent
ing new methods which get by and
which tend to make him conspicuous.
His very presence solidifes the whole
line.
, Man for man Pennsylvania suffers in
comparison, or, at least, on paper,
Miller and Hopkins are above the aver
age as ends and may shine to-day,
even against the brilliant Cornell pair.
Russell, at right tackle, who forced
Captain Harris off the team, is another
strong, heady player, but otherwise in
the game will have TO establish more
than ordinary worth.
! Bell, who earned the place at quar-
/ terback over Loucks, because OF his
/ skill as a punter. cannot be compared
with Captain Barrel, while Rockafel-
Ter, Derr and Williams though reason
1 ably good backs and possibly above the
\ average, have not stood out with the
I same lustre with the men from Cornell
! in the same positions.
Captain Harris. who so willingly sac
rifced himself for the good of the
team in giving way without question
/ to Russell at the start of the three
| biggest games, must be commended. lie
! is sure to get in part of the time to-
/ day. and if he does 4 is hoped that
he will be able to do something to
command recognition so highly de-
served.
Against Harvard the Cornell attack
run from a close formation, lacked that
element Of deception and that variety
which 90 so far to stamp the finished
product. Power was not lacking. but
at this stage of the season something
more than power may be needed. In
other games this condition was less
noticeable and the opportunity now
comes for the team to show all II
has, for truly the matter of winning
rather than the size of the score viii.
count largely in the comparison sure
TO be made with Harvard. This as
Stunning, of course, that defeat is dol
Cornell's portion to-day.
DR.. AL Sharpe is TO Cornell what
Percy ID. Haughton is to Harvard. Ht
established system and built up aa
organization which has made largely
for the success of the past three years
Like Haughton he knows how to put
on the finishing touches and how 10
apply the highest polish, after trusting
implicitly his we'll chosen assistants TO
turn over the men thoroughly groundeG
| in the fundamentals so necessary. Ear
ring the unforeseen, DR. Sharpe is Oh
the eve of his greatest triumph coach
OF An unbeaten team that can boast d
victory over Harvard, among others.
Pennsylvania and Cornell have
played twenty-three games on the grid
/ iron and the Quakers have won eigh-
teen. This leaves a meagre supply OF
three victories for Cornell, as one was
a tie. Two of the three victories, how
ever. have come in the last two years.
| The men from Ithaca won by a score
1 of 2i 10 0 in 1913, and by "a to II last
wear As with Yale and Harvard it,;
J the present that counts. The Quakers
I find little comfort in the distant past.
/ This is the day they want to beat
Cornell.