New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-17

Comparative scores are mlsieo"i"s'
and in some respects these totals mean
nothing, as some weak teams are met
which pile the scores high; for ex-
ample. Colgate 1917, Rensselaer, 0; SYRIA
euse 81. Rochester 0, and Syracuse 49,
Mount Union O; but, for all that they
oftentimes point the way to outstand-
ing strength or weakness.
Roth Cornell and Pittsburgh have
shown surprising uniformity In scor-
ing, and both at this writing, Tor rea-
sons apart from this, stand at or near
tho ton. with Harvard and Syracuse
smoog the chief contenders. Exception
NAV be taken to this because Prince
ton beat Syracuse, but If the latter
beats Dartmouth, as now seems hkely'
next Saturday, recognition and a hlgh
ranking must be given.
IL is quite likely that the few games
left will clarity the situation, but II Is
uossible also that the muddle VIII gro"
more complicated. II perchance Penn
svlvania beats Cornell. Dartmouth beats
Syracuse. Penn State beats Pittsburgh
and Yale beats Harvard, the tangle
will never be unravelled.
Speaking of Pennsylvania, Hurry
In" Yost held out note OF cheer Tor
the Quakers By saying that their de-
fence against Michigan was stronger
than that shown BY Cornell. II is hard
10 sec how this will have much bear
ing. however. as on a line through the
same Michigan team CoTnelPs offence
Is "a points to better than Pennsyl-
vania's. Still, stranger things have
happened. but if the Quakers can stop
the wonderful Barrett, TO say nothing
OF Shiverick, Collins ct al, they Will do
something that Harvard or no other
team could accomplish this year.
From all accounts, Michigan holds a
warm spot in the hearts of all Cornell
men. Austin Dunbar. in a most en-
tertairing latter from Ithaca, writes,
ma ng ether things:
at seems to me that IL Is the senti-
ment of all Cornell meE to have the
first defeat, when il comes in any
major sport, at the hands Ct Michigan
i'm preference to any other institution.
Michigan men are the truest sports
men extant, or such generous praise
would not always be given to the vic
tor. All Cornell men who have been
at Ann Arbor say that the undergradu-
ates there fall over one another In
their desire to excel in the entertain
ment provided for the visitors. When
Michigan suffers defeat no alibis are
offered"
Ring Lardner, by the way, after see
ing Cornell beat Michigan a few days
ago. offered to make a wager, which
+. y. A. says he'll take. Said Lardner:
"Barretts number was /. Nobody
would have disputed il il had been Al.
Wen nominate him right now for All
american quarterback, and bet nickel
that Walter Camp steals the idea from
US.
at would save Mr.. Camp hours OF
thought and study if, when he is writ
ing this seasons All-American, he
merely copied the Cornell lineup. And
he wouldn't be far off, at that"
Bob Fisher. one time captain of a
Harvard football team, says in "The
Boston HERALD: Guernsey has proved
himself the equal of Mahan both in
punting and drop-kicking, so that Har-
ward at present showS absolutely no
superiority over Yale in any depart
ment Of the game, excepting possibly q
little smoother offence" Oh, what q
difference a few days make! One week
ago it seemed to be only question OF
what the score would be. Now Harvard
men are working and roofing.
Amherst can be congratulated in get
ting Tom Riley TO sign another two
year contract. He has the faculty Of
getting results wherever he coaches
Brought up in the Yost school, there
is mighty little in football that he does
rot know. Better yet. he knows how
TO make the best use Of 1t. Amherst