The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-08
~ WILLIAM n. HANNA.

sLDhANu Ne HANNA.
Percy Haughton. the Harvard football
chief and the best coach of those who
make a regular thing OF It that foot
ball ever has had. writes as follows in
the Boston Globe OF the Harvard Prince
ton game:
Harvard to-day defeated the best
team she has played against since I have
been coaching at Cambridge. and stree
1905 Harvard has met what l consider
the best teams watch have ever pii;ed
football"
An interesting assertion. and, coming
from an authority, one commanding re-
spect. Nevertheless. there IL plenty Of
ground on which to register difference
from Mr.. Haughton's views. Moreover.
they a be excepted to O.. both counts.
Wherein has Princeton demonstrated
thai she is a better team thai. Cornell
"as two weeks ago Saturday when the
Latter eleven beat Harvard IL. 81 con-
Nincing manner?
Arguhe.s have maintained until blue
in tho taco thai. she Harvard team
wash; as good two weeks ago AS 1t
would be later on, that IL would he
stronger 20: Princeton and Yale than
asat.s; Cornell. Granted, bu, Il. the
Wv f'NN9 va Nsl4hAi lltlNtTi 4tfb ~
improve there was no legislation passed
20 prevent Co-nell from improving. q.
course, a team with the create. late;;
power can improve the more, but tiore
has been nothing 10 show that Harvard
had aI.y more n reserve, OF whicl. to
improve, than had Cornell. Cora.L. Vas
not made from ai.y small squad with It's
team developed 20 the limit for the liar
ward game. Within K WAS tho material
a 4 q Ntsh - - 49, d..
as much AZ Harvard could expand
There Is as much foundation for shat
heiie as FOR the reverse belief.
No Deny ing CorWrIi', Claim.
Cornell has pon i,s games lilndiIv
and With evidence o: constant d~ciclor-
meu,, sd HdYiiig bcatou ID team wn,,.
scat Princeton, ,,aS II ci-L. t!tlc At this
sage q: the season to = leading place
o: q sA,ro IN II wifi PIX. Tha-c IS 10
more reason for believing ti.at iIdrNi rd
and Princeton yoIli have 0cateu Cor
he'll las: Saturday than for believing
that Cornel. coulG have beaten llar>a"i
AID r-!Uoetos, and -. unless the public
was dreaming. Cornell did beat liar
varj no lt!3,cans are entitled a. tins
tine 20 q rating i.lehc: tlan liar, ard or
I'-lscctor. Victories over Washington
tnd Lee and renn viii insLrc . final
rating tor Cornell above Harvard and
Priacutor.
'Sisce 1905 Harvard has met what 7
consider Tn" he; teams which have ever
played football
Tie best team since 1905 WAS Iiar.
ward, 1914. a better team by AZ least
20 per cent. thar Harvard. 1915. but
then Harvard d!l no. meet Harvard.
1914, only In the mirror. We think
Princeton. 1915. Is the best team on. OF
liaughion's clcyeus hHs grapplcd with
iiut. except Harvard. 1914. We don't
think that the best teams which eyor
played football have been developed
since 1905. They were developed before
that, namely. Harvard. 1895 aud 1901 ..
Nalr, 1900 and 1902. and Princeton,
1885.
But that's going back. and stiil furthc-
back there we're ONT W%hoppinS teams.
second 10 nonc in material and pro-
tcieDcy in the canc as then PLAYED.
l. Mr.. 1laIghton meacs the best in for
ward pass time then Harvard, 1914
Vale, 1909. and Cornell. 1915, might he
mentioned as those which bcar the
palm. and with Harvard. 1917. chief
bearer. and Princeton, 1915, good and
the best OF Princeton team. in that
period. riu~buVg, 1915, We haven't
seen. Maybe they're the Eastern best
%: tho year,
G~eneraIship Jp tn standard.
Harvard, 1919. ism; a great Haushton
team, as measured by two or three
cievens that peerless coach has pro-
duued. still that ISN'T his fault. lie
hasn't had the men thie year. lie had
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