Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-11-22

eHS tfdch II week ago. 1T NcW
Haven, when Princeton was defeated
BY Yale. the sporting world gasped--
it did not seem possible-but when
the same dope jumped back onto its
tracks without warning on Satur-
day. the whole world gaped. Princeton
knocked the dope off the track and
Haryard's towering tally of 41-O made
battles of the day brought no big
surprises unless perhaps the manner
in which Stevens held Rutgers to a
score lower than was expected and the
unexpected cleancut victory Lafayette
registered over Lehigh.
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Mahan Played His Greatest Game and
hInde Record.
G OMETHING else expected and
~ happened according to predictions
too on Saturday. when Captain Mahan
of the Harvard outfit played the
greatest game in his career. -Four
touchdowns scored by one Individual
on a Harvard team against any Yale
team is q new record Besides these
twenty-four points Mr.. Mahan added
five more on points from touchdowns.
This sort of work stamps Mahan at
his true worth. 1t Is record that
win doubtless stand for many years
one Harvard man scoring twenty mine
points against Yale team. Ii Yale
was unlucky the week before against
Princeton the Ellis suffered retribution
and reprisal on Saturday. The jinx
was on the Crimson almost from the
start and loss of Guernsey was the
handwriting on the wall for the Blue
that gave an early indication Of what
was to come.
Harvard Is Well Prepared for Football
Campaign OF 1915.
II HARVARD football followers, hav-
1 ing celebrated the rout admin
istered by Captain Mahan and his
the stock in hand for next years
am. 1t was found that fourteen of
the twenty-five men, who gained their
letter, win graduate next summer.
Seven of these are members of the
eleven. which started the game. in
Guiding Mahan, King, Soucy, Parson,
Watson, Cowen and Wallace. With
the passing of Mahan goes the last
of trio prominent In Harvard foot
ball history, Brickfey and Hardwick,
his fellow men on two famous teams,
having been graduated last year.
Among the eligibles remaining at
the disposition of Coach Haughton
for the molding of the 1916 machine
are Gilman, the probable choice of the
team for captain; Harte, Dadmun and
Boles. Robinson, the most likely cam
didate for quarterback, and En-
wright, who was ineligiblelto compete
Saturday because of scholastic
trouble, are considered important fac
tors also in the plans for replenishing
the depleted backfield. Several play
ers Of promise were included in the
freshman team this year.
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All in Gloom at Yale; New Coaches the
Aim.
A 7 New Haven the students were
n too gloomy to talk much about
next year. Thirteen of the varsity
squad will be graduated next year and
a lot OF new material will have to be
developed. The question OF a new
coaching system Is worrying Yale
more than anything else just at pres
ent, but the Ellis are not divulging
their plans. 1t Is not unlikely that
an effort will be made to induce Tom
Shevlin to be king, and then again 1t
may be AL Sharpe, the successful Cor
nell coach. Percy Haughton's yelled
attack and the offense he has built
up from the kick formation with
Mahan as the driving power had Yale
so completely baffled that 1t was al
most pitiful the way they tried to
unprepared against the strategic
thrusts OF the Crimson.
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Two More Clasps for Dying Football
Season.
TsASTERN football faced just two
II hearty gasps today before giving
up the ghost for the season. The
Cornell Pennsylvania clash. Thurs
day and the Army Navy game Sat-
urday remain to be played before the
flock of dopesters turn loose with an
nuaI all-American selections, Cor
nell has the best claim to the Eastern
title, provided. of course. that the
Ithacans are able to defeat Penn.
Pittsburgh, however. win be claiming
the honor for many moons to come,
for the Pittsburgh squad went
through the season unbeaten. Mo-
6 pitts-C Cornell game was arranged this
war. and the schedules of the two
,,niverities did not include the same
teams. Cornell's victory over Har-
: ward gives the Ithacans their claim.