The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-10-24
dy for Mccoy Battle Psburg Trims Quakers Other Sport
HoW I ean1s and Players Look
With Big Gndiron Games Near

| full football teams as Pennsylvania.
There are at. least seven that can furnish
a troublesome afternoon for any team In
the country. They are the University OF
! pennsylvania. Pittsburgh University.
Washington and jefferson. Pennsylvania
State College. Lehigh. Lafayette and the
Carlisle Indians. Last year Washington
and Jefferson defeated Yale. Penn State
played Harvard n 1913 tie. the nearest
to a defeat that Harvard came all year.
whIl1 this year Lchigh played Yale to a
10 score. PENNSYLVANIA has fallen below
her usual standard for the last few
years. but these other three teams have
been well to the front.
The rise OF Pittsburgh has been highly
sensational Even before Glenn Warner
took charge this Institution figured
prominently. for II beat Cornell two
years in succession. Warner has perfect
ed Pittsburgh so that today 1t is rated
as one Of the greatest teams In the East.
Not since the Indians became a great
team has any opponent been able to
wallop them so as Pittsburgh did a
week ago. And even then Pittsburgh
used lot OF substitutes.
This institution under Warmers direc-
ton will take part in other sports OF an
intercollegiate nature hereafter. 1t has
already applied for admission into the
intercollegiate Association OF Amateur
Athletes of America for Its track team.
The application has not yet been acted
upon. but II will come up before the as
ISOLATION at its annual meeting in March.
When the executive committee met a
week ses-few of its members knew any
thing Intimately about Pittsburgh's eligi-
bility rules, So the committee, followed its
usual policy of investigating before max
ing any Recommendation. There is no
doubt, though, that Pittsburgh will pass
muster.
Harvard Won't Miss BrickIey.
Three drop kicks in a single game,
One might have thought that 1t was
Brickley himself kicking them for
Harvard last week when they won for
the Crimson against Virginia by the
score of to o. But 1t was not Brick
ley; it was Mahan. who succeeded
Brickley as captain. and the accuracy
and length of his kicks rivaled any
thing that Brickley himself ever did.
The writer maintained even last year
that Mahan. II given the chance,
would prove to be as good a drop
kicker as Brickley. His three drop
oil -, he
a record of four such scores this year.
In some respects Mahan is one OF
the greatest players Harvard ever had.
He is as good a kicker as Brickley
was. and. in addition, is a good punt
er. which Brickley never pretended TO
be. There Is no comparison between
the two men in open field running.
while Mahan Is almost as good a line
pIunger as Brickley. Coach Haughton
has been resting Mahan pretty much
this fall. and he should do some great
work next month.
Yale Getting Together.
The Yale team is beginning to
emerge from its slump. The back
field. with Legore in he lineup: is
beginning to find itself Capt Wilson !
at quarter back, also has a steadying
influence. Yale. however. has had lots |
Of hard luck in finding a capable |
quarter back. This is the third year !
in succession that Wilson has had (.
10 be taken from half back and made |
10 play quarter. This is a position he |
has never liked, but the failure of |
other men to make good has COM |,
PEELED the change. 1t is now so late !
in the season that the coaches will |
hardly dare to take a chance with !
another quarter back.
tCoryrisht 1875 b. Edward r BuIhneHN