The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-08
FOOTBALL HOPES.
SHATTERED
J. GOES DOWN BEFoRE PrrT.
yale Loses Bat shows Much Superior
Form over Former Games-Has
Hard Schedule Ahead

NEW YORK Nov. 7-Footbail hopes
ana aspirations were badly shattered in
Shy eastern Eames Of saturday and the
ll'ld or sectional championship claim
ants materially reduced. although there
were Few. AZ any. radical uussts in NAV
ing FORM Princeton and Washington d
Jefferson bowed In defeat before strong
er c~lcvcns. leaving Cornell C1lrate ara
Pittsburgh. chief Contenders for th. No.
nier gridiron honors OF the cast. Other
college teams. formerly factors fn fbs
annual struggles for football glory. faii-
"a 20 show any eleventh hour Improve
ment. winning OF losing by small scores
~ mediocre exhibitions.
chief interest naturally conferred IN
ih" contest between Harvard and Prince
ton and the tact that the Crimson defeat-
"a the Tiger cannot be c-atalogued among
since IL was generally conceded thar IN.
two elcVens we're fairly evenly matcned
lt was more in the manner OF the Win
ming rather In the final result thar me
surprise developed. Harvard Won he
cause II played better football both
from an individual and team ~standp0Int
Close students OF the game have corr
tended Tor some time hat nothing short
OF a Etidirun miracle could put a new
cvachiug system at Princeton on a mar
with the one which Haughton has built
up at Cambridge In the past five years.
Big Improvement
The accuracy OF the statements was
borne out by the playing OF the two
teams. Harvard's eleven Is far from
~ NNf EAAAAANA nut D0ANELuN machine
that carried the crimson 10 ytctorv A.,
1914. but on Saturday Il was superior
10 the Nassau combination. There was
a marked Improvement In the play OF tho
Tigers. however. as compared to their
game or a year ago. and plenty OF evil
dcncc that Speedy" Rush will uft
Princeton football to a mtg plane n
given time Co lay moro than the founda-
ton for a winning system.
Against the better drilled and more
versatile Harvard squad the Orange and
ANNRHL- An" nh a
or modern football. but lacked the sus-
tanned power 10 carry the ball across the
Crimson line. II II had not been for
TibbOtt's clever drop kicking Al these
points In fhc play. Princeton would not
have scored at all.
Harvard's oftcnse was on a par with
Der defense: and Il was due to this well
balanced play that the New England
eleven was able 20 score - ID die
Although Captain Mahan was a winning
asset with his kicking and running abii-
ity, II was the Harvard Interference.
cleaner handling and following OF Inc
ball that made victory possible.
Better Showing.
Although Yale played a better All
round game against Brown than the Els
have developed ia previous contests This
tall. II was not equal TO defcaunE the
|iroNidcnce team and Il would appear
mat both Princeton and Harvard. which
must be faced during the next two weeks
are much superior to the Blue
Yale lacked the scoring punch when a
touchdown was within reach and while
the Blue succeeded iu holding Brown
back from her goal line. she could not
prevent IN" kicking OF the field goal
which won the game. Since both Prince
ton and Harvard have an attack superior
70 Browns and a defense fully as effec-
tive as any thinE Yale has uncovered this
season. he outlook for the Bulldog In
the next two games - FAR from bright.
Tho FORWARD pass that Washington a
Jefferson used To bewilder aud defeat
lAe failed 10 mystfy Pittsburgh and
Glenn Warmers pupils eliminated their
opponents from the race for first place
EridirOu hOnors. SO closely DID the
pittsburgh players cover the ball and i.
handlers that Washington 4 jefferson
was nuable to make steady aerial gains
rs In previous contests. The danger iu-
Nolyed In this loose ball play unless car-
red through Co completion. was shown
by the fact that Pittsburgh twice scored
by securing the spheroid when her oppo-
nents fumblcd the passes.
nip and Tuck Game.
Pennsylvania and Dartmouth played n
MP and tuck game In which honors wer,
about even, although the green finally
emerged victor. The Quakcrs with "a
roconstrcuted team showed l. better ad-
vantage than heretofore this season. bur
were unable 20 win from the well bal
auced and more experienced Dartmouth
combination. Much the same Situation
defeated BucknelI.
The east and west broke even on the
inf'I@,Ctluua games OF the day for Cor
nell defeated Michigan a. Ann Arbor and
N"fre Dame won from the Army al West
Point. Tho Soldiers and the western
players were evenly matched and VIC
tory was In doubt until the closing min
utes OF the contest.
Tn the other contests on eastern fields
the results were on a par with the play
uu the big gridirou. Lafayette won from
~NarflWure, Syracuse easily defeated
"a. Union Tufts conquered Trinity.
. SUrinEtisId's clever an around game VAS
700 much Tor Massachusetts AEgi-s.
Union won from Rensselaer, Poly. Prank
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