The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-22
ALL BIG TEAMS
CLOSE TO FORM
WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE NOT
OF THE BEST BUT THERE
WERE NO uPsETS
Aarvards overwhelming Defeat OF yale
Was the Outstanding Feature
OF the Days RAY.

NEW YORK. Nov. 2i.-Maldng due
aLloWahce Tor unsatisfactory weather
Sondltions. eastern football teams played
So.nparauseiy close 70 form Ia the
games Of Saturday. high wind and slip
pery or mud coated grid.rons do not
MAKE Tor perfect game and that there
should be no radical upsets under the
circumstances demonstrates that the
leading elevens OF the section have
and there the scores or lack OF scores
appeared al hrst To indicate unexpected
superiority on the part OF certain teams
but a careful analysis OF the play proves
that both winners and losers played
close 10 their respective standards.
Harvards overwhelming victory In the
contest against Yale showed that the
CrlmSon machine, specially pointed FOR
this game. was the usual smooth work
ing and powerful Combination that Coaeh
haug hton has been turning out at Cam
DTidse Tor the past few years. Because
Blue eleven this year the victors stand
out with rcmarkable prominence but a.
"a doubtful IL the 1915 team was, on
saturday. any better than several Of its
recent predecessors.
-, WITH the possible exception OF Few
lndiv iduals playing features the Crimson
simply outclassed the Blue. IL was
nnished haughton products, in which
fair material had been welded around
the star ability Of MahaH.
Yale Play was Crude.
ale had the most elementary type OF
erful in a crude way. was OF absolutely
no use against the tactical wiles and
seeondary lines OF defense were time ana
time again thrown or balance OF drawn.
in the wrong direction by the preumin-
airy fetnts OF the Cambridge attack. 20
be left fat footed and wide open when
the real plan OF advance was developed.
been better grounded IN the fansamS ;sr-
tails OF football. the situation would not
have been 30 discouraging from Blue
standpoint. With one or two exceptions
however, their efforts were crude and
futile as compared 20 their rivals work
physical strength which rapidly waned
under the concerted attack % their lar
superior opponents until az the end 80
was sheer viii power ana desperation
soorslsss Tie.
Next % the game IN the Harvard
stadium chief interest in the East cent
cred In the Dartmouth-Syracuse struggle
which ended in = scoreless tie. a true
line on the respective merits or the
elevens engaged 81 almost impossible lu
this contest since the teams met on "a
high wind completed abominable playing
conditions.
The Army and Navy eIevens did not
depart from the form shown IN the pre-
CedinE games OF the season. The cadets
overcame the Springfield Training school
team In game which developed only
fair football The Y. NJ g. A uiayere
were unable 20 DO much with the sol
dier.s heavy line and depended 20 a con-
siderable extent on the overhead pass
ing game FOR their advances. The Army
checked u 81 critical moments but
fWAAA w AAAAlN NNFNNAHf ANNh along the
same lines when they had the bali Line
plunginE through the weak Training
school forwards was the winning form
Of advance. The Navy lost o. Trsinua
after struggle in which the middle.
continued % make the errors 81 Judgment
and in handling the ball. which has mar
red their play an season A. the result
% the showing Of the two service
elevenE this fall the Army will enter me
inter-academy game here next gaturdsy
favored 90 defeat the Navy.
Other Games
In the other more important rarnea ~
the weekend. Lafayette trfumphed over