The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-10-31
Feature Won by Roamer-- Awaits Opening Tomorrow
Harvard and Princeton
Compared As Clash Nears
By EDWARD a. BUSHNELL,

big intsrcollegiate football attraction
These two old rivals meet on the IT,
gers sridiron next saturday afternoon.
Princeton men. proud Of their team
and the miracle wrought by speedy
Rush. their coach. In such short time,
are confident of victory. The way
they triumphed over Dartmouth last
week. 3o-7. coupled with Harvard's de-
feat at the hands Of Cornell, leads
them to believe that this year they are
TO finish the intercollegiate champions
of the East unless the Cornell eleven
goes throughout the season unbeatsn.
Perhaps Princeton will be able to
beat Harvard. but in estimating on
the Tigers strength one should not be
misled as to the strength OF the Dart
mouth eleven. ! saw that game, and
! must confess that I never witnessed
poorer quarter back play or poorer
Judgment in the handling OF kicks
than was shown by Dartmouth. The
Green eleven tried three quarter
backs. but not one OF them was In
the same class with Chez. last years
pilot. nor with Click. who ran the
Princeton eleven.
It must be admitted at the outset
that Princeton played the kicking
game in magnificent fashion. and prob
ably the Tigers accomplished more by
this method OF advancing the ball
than has ever been done before on an
Eastern gridiron. briggs. the full back.
not only got splendid distance to his
kicks. but he placed them with won
derful accuracy. Time after time he
kicked away from the Dartmouth
backs in such a manner that the ball
either went far to the side. rolling for
q good gain or went out OF bounds
at the proper place. Dartmouth did
not handle kicks well, but the Green
men were equally poor at punting, go
that Princeton frequently gained from
10 to Is yards on exchanges. Prince
ton should be given full credit for her
game, including the drop and
place kicking OF Tibbott and Law. but
the fact remains that the Tigers profit
ed greatly by a species OF weakness
which Harvard win not repeat.
In comparing Harvard and Prince
ton 1t should be borne In mind that
Harvard Is strong just where Prince
ton is strong. namely the kicking
game. In Capt. Mahan Harvard has q
drop kicker who Is every BIT as good
sc Tibbott of Princeton. And II Mahan
Is as good as he was last year he
should be better than any man In the
Tigers back neld In returning kicks
or in running through q broken deld.
Assuming. then, that Harvard and
Princeton are equal in the kicking
game and in handling kicks the issue
will be decided by the strength Of their
running and plunging attack. The
Tiger offense on plays into the line
was a disappointment. In fact the
only sustained rushing Of the entire
game was done by Dartmouth in the
last period. though at that time the
Tiger team was made up of substi-
tutes. Princeton has no back who can
plough through a line or OF tackle like
Mahan or King. Most OF Princeton's
line attacks were made with Click
into the line from his position
at quarter back. but most OF his gains
with this play were good for only two
or three yards. Shea and briggs were
also used. but neither was as effective
as the Dartmouth trio. Guerrish, Du-
hammel and Thielscher. Rush has ac-
wonders with his team this
year. but he has a lot to do to develop
a good plunging attack with a punch
10 II.
Just how the two lines will compare
Is a matter Of doubt. The Tiger for
wards are not heavy. but they know
football. They charge low and hard
and they follow the ball. This year
Harvard's main difficulty seems to be
In the line. 1t is green and contains
so many new men that its develop
nent is now nearly two weeks late.
Can 1t get into condition by next Sat-
1rday? If It can there will be no rea-
son for making Princeton q favorite
in the betting.
CorneII's Wonderful Performance.
To be the first team to beat Harvard
IN three years is a performance to be
proud of. And since the Ithacans de-
,isively outplayed the Crimson for the
entire contest, three quarters of II
without Capt. Barrett, we can pardon
Cornell men for the delirium with
which they celebrated the event. The
most remarkable feature OF Cornelrs
victory is that 1t was won without any
,pecial preparation. Indeed, Cornell be-
gan its preliminary practice at least q
week later than Harvard did. There
was no haste to get in shape for this
game. III fact Cornell this year, as al
ways. has aimed to have her team on
edge for the Pennsylvania game on
Day. But II Cornell is
strong enough to whip Harvard at the
md Of the third week In October and
crowding. what a team she
should have by the end Of next month!
OF this is not conducive
70 very happy state Of mind In Phil
ldelphia.
, Cornell beat Harvard with Harvard's
'wn attack. 1t was the line smashing.
md running game which Cornell play |
ID right up to the handle. 1t was play
ID, too. with such a vigor that the Har-
ard backs fumbled repeatedly. Fumb-
ing is usually the result OF one team
'eing continually the aggressor. 1t is.
unfair to attempt to explain |
way a defeat on this score.
Mention has been made several times |