Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-11-11
CORNELL MAKES
STRONG BID FOR
EASTERN TITLE
Puts Harvard Out of Running,
Then Crimson Eliminates
Princeton
MINNESOTA GAME
NEXT BIG CARD

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the victory of Notre Dame over the
Army, 7 to o., featured Saturdays
football games.
COrnells victory was scored Ovel
one of the weakest teams developed
at Ann Arbor in the last decade, but
! Harvard's win yer Princeton stamps
! the Ithacans as one of the strongest
! teams in the east. 1t will be remem
bered that the Big Red team defeat
ed the Crimson eleven two weeks ago
| 10 to 0, so, on present form, Cornell
and Pittsburgh look to be about the
classiest elevens in the east.
Cornell a Powerful Team.
Cornell is one of the most powerful
! and versatile elevens cen by the
writer. in years. 1t is as strong Of
fensively as defensively, can play the
old and new game equally we'll, and
the players are the most aggressive
seen in the west this year. They
tackle ilard,. while their checking and
blocking hardly can have been i'm
proved upon.
Michigan was helpless before the
powerful ~onslaughts of the eastern
eleven. Capt. Barrett sent plays on and
off the Michigan tackles for consist
ent gains. In such plays Collins, Shiv-
erick and Barrett carried the ball,
but always each was aided by wonder
full interference. The interferers
took off the tacklers by hitting them
amidships. Each was delegated to put
a certain Wolverine out of the play.
That each performed this duty is
proved by the score.
-. Wolverine Line Weak. ......
M%ichigan's line was weak. 1t could
not even hold long enough to give
Johnny NJ ulbetsch, the star Michigan
half, a chance to get up to the scrim-
mage line, let alone make consistent
Roadway. .Tae forwards did no:
charge in unison. In some cases one
would hold his ground. thus allowing
a Cornell player to sift through and
spoil the play before it got started.
Michigan's tacklir,g was Door and the
general play Of the team was far
feriOr to that of any team developed
by Yost in the last ten years.
'Cornell's score was the largest
counted against any Michigan tea
since Yost has been at the head Of
the football Situation. Although beat.
ing a weak team, Cornell must be civ.
en- all the credit: The team went into
the battle with that fight and deter
mination so essential to success. and
there was not. the semblance of letup
on the part of any of the players
throughout the entire contest. If Cor.
nell wins it's remaining games it
should he rated the strongest eleven
in the east. j.,
The ability of Percy Haugiton to
develop football teams vas shown
conclusively by the Crimson victory
over Princeton. The Cambridge me-.
tor r%eorganized his team after it's de-
feat by Cornell, got better spirit into
the players, and M of the stronger:
teams Princeton has had in years was
defeated. Harvard played good foot
ball throughout.
Despite the herculean efforts being
made at New Haven to get together a
team to make creditable showings
against Princeton and Harvard, Yale
still has one of the weakest teams in
the history OF Eli football. That
Brown won, and outplayed the Blue
eleven is conclusive evidence that
Yale is destined to have a disastrous
season.
Notre Dame Comes Back.
Notre Dame showed the proper
fight following it's 20 to 10 defeat at
the hands of Nebraska 10y beating the
Army. The soldiers as a team i'm
prove with the playing of every game,
and they must have been developed to
a higl point of efficiency on Satur-
day. The Hoosier aggregation played
hard and consistent football, and from
all reports mad all the best Of the
play.
Northwestern showed vast improve
ment by winning from Missouri, "a to
6. The Purple aggregation is one OF
promise. If it had not had to meet
Chicago, Illinois and Iowa so early
in the season it surely would have
made a better showing. The team ap-
parently has hit its stride and will be
a worthy opponent for. the foes it
meets in its remaining games. Mis-.
souri, failed to show the strength pre-.
dicted and Northwestern. by use of
aggressive offensive and defensive
tactics, w was in danger of de-
feat and won decisively. .
Practice Game For Maroons.
Chicago ran over and around ,se
Haskell Indians to the tune of 30 to
0. AS predicted, the game gave Stayg
plenty Of opportunity to try out a
number of his promising players for
the all important game with Minneso.
ia at Minneapolis. As the Maroons
came out of the game in good shape,
Chicago will journey to the Gopher
city with a well balanced, well coach
ed eleven, providing no accidents hap
pen during the scrimmage work this
week.
Purdue showed vast Improvement.
by winning from Iowa, 10 to 10. The
oilermakers have developed, and If
they had played TIE same KIND O.
football earlier in the season, they
would not have suffered defeats at
the hands of Chicago and Wisconsin.
Iowa played all the football it had
been taught, but its best was not good