The Detroit times., 1915-11-17
Like Gymnasium Boxer is Way Eastern Critic Sizes
Up Princetons CIass---Thnks Yale Can't Bluff Harvard
BY WALTER TRuMeuLL.

has completed the most disappoint-
ing football season H. its history
The Tigers came up Ia their two
big games With splendid material.
finely conditioned. well coached
eleven and an unblemished record.
only 70 tumble themselves out of all
consideration for the eastern grid
iron championship.
/Generalship is after all matter
OF opinion at best, but fumbles are
matters Of fact. Il is a cardinal
principle OF the game that in order
TO win the players must ~ least be
able TO handle the ball cleanly
Two fumb,es In the Harvard contest
and eight in the battle with Yale
accounted Tor Priucetons defeats.
M part OF the blame can be laid
10 the coaching OF John Harlan
Rush His part OF the work was
done thoroughly and Well. For the
drst time in several seasons. Mas
-au had an adequate attack. II
proved rs power against both the
Blue and the Crimson. In both
cases its efficiency was nulliied by
slipshod handling Of the pigskin
Haughton has constructed an
other smooth running machine out
OF much less powerful material than
he had last - but Princeton
should have beatsn Harvard. Shev
lin has kiudleJ anew the hghtns
spirit OF Yale, but the Tigers tossed
away chance after chance to defea.
the Blue
Rush had apparently grouude
his players we'll in the funiame-
tails. In their earlier games ,hey
showed the effects OF his teaching
but when the big tests came they
apparently forgot all that they had
learned. They were like fighter
who is marvel in the gymnasium
but a max in the ring In the case
of Princeton il was not the case o.
any enc man failing TO play to form
The whole collection of baekaele-
talent showed It's crying need OF a
shawl strap on the ball Snea.
briggs, TibbOtt, Moore. Dckermau
and even Click allowed the leather
TO eiade them at more or less crit
ical periods OF the pa,time.
The fact that il happened tia
most OF the mistakes came at times
when they counted heavily against
the Tigers cannot be characterized
as breaks Of the game" or used as
an alibi Rather the reverse. The
winner in this world is the man
who is there in the pinch.
OF course. the Tigers did handle
the bail cleanly in several critical .
situations in the Crimson battle. (
and their only two bad breaks came /
al vital spots. but nothing OF the
sort may be said about their work .
against the Blue.
The only wonder in the latter
case Is that the fumbles were not
more costly. Yale was recovering /
the ball with its linemen. Suppose
that instead Of a couple OF mediocre
ends the Blue had had men such a
Hinkey and Sheylin Ut Kilpatrics
and Bon isler on the wings. What 4
would the score have been thea I
with eight chances TO snatch UP 4 I
fumbled ball?
In spite Of all this Princeton can I
look forward TO next year with a
degree OF hope. The
Tigers heaviest loss Will be Click, /
a fine captain ard 4 defensive play
er unexcelled: bu: they win have
mass Of seasoned material, an es-
tablished system, splendid coach. /
and this seasons mistakes 10 build /
upon. and these should prove firm /
upon which TO build.
The triumph Of the Els in the
bowl naturally increases the inter
est in the Harvard.Yale battle and /
gives that contest OF next Saturday I
a new significance As far as the I
dope goes the Blue showed nothing /
against the Orange and Black I
which should entitle Il 10 be con. I
sidered on even terms with the I
Crimson. Harvard In late years has 4
been anything but awed by Yale 4
There Is small chance that the New (
Haven warriors will have much /
chance 10 profit by Harvard's mis-
takes. Haughton's elevens don't 4
make many nistakes Ysie wiil be +
obliged 20 construct q own Oppor