New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-13
Football Teams ShOW
a Big improvement

,ult of a tumble which Gerrish scooped
mn and carried almost across the line
L. foro he was thrown. Had the Quak-
crs been able 10 hold Dartmouth there
Tor downs their showing would have
hoon moro impressive. The Hanover OF
fence is hard TO stop nj any time, now
over. and the fact that Pennsylvania
Was able 10 outplay Dartmouth during
n major norton Of the game was hlgh-
~ pleasing TO the Red and Blue sup
Cornell and Michigan had thrilling
hattie at Ithaca. and again the East
triumphcd over the West, although 'hc
margin Of victory was the narrow one
Of a field goal. The scoring was CON
fined almost entirely TO aerial plays OF
overhead PLAYS that made touchdo ''n
easy Of accomplishment
Shiverick kicked three field goals AM
a forward pass was responsible TOT ono
~ tho two touchdowns scored by Cor
nell Michigan was also more pro-
fcicnt in hurting than running WIN
the ball. and all three OF the Woivers
ines touchdowns came as the result o,
long masses which placed the sphefOlu
within easy rushing distance OF '"'
goal line. coo.,,
In this department Of the game Conch
Yost's pupils were superior TO ,h0
Ithaca team, and IL was severe as
appointmcnt TO Cornell supporters 'n't
fbe home eleven was not able 10 ohc'
a satisfactory defence 20 this specIaou-
lor method Of advancing the ball
Roth the Army and Navy teams won
their games. hut the middles victory
over the North Carolina AggleS Wa
moro impressive than the soldiers &c
foot ~ Maine. The cadets appeared 70
have had an of day, and played 'HIe.
less and lstlcss game against the NJ"
England collcgians.
Maine did not have the power 70 cope
with the Army. hut wretched hahu',ns
If the ball and loss of ground ms I'M,
res,lt Of penalties kept the cadets
scorc down. The Navy, on the othS'
bond while not faced by particu-
larlv strong opponent, played WIN Il
vim, and dash that have been lacking III
recent games. -. ,,oc,es
In me other more important games
Of Saturday Washington and Jefferson
,,,s unable 10 make any impress 10"
mo, the remarkable football machih =,
Ia represents the University oil
p;tt,burgb. while Colgate and rem
80 won dccisivcly from Rochestef
and Ichigh. respectively. Nu'Fe' -
bo,ycvcr. found West Virginia MOI
s,r,,iJablc opponent, and the wv
,oar,s battlcd to scoreless the.
Chicago. Nov 12.-Playing true TO
so,,, 0bio state and Northwestern are
,oicb nearer the big nine lootbalI
oK,,,pionship as result OF lhelI
,.t.torios Saturday. These two IN
dnroo,cd clcvens. providing North-
,'os,crn disposes Of Purdue next Satur-
Jo,. will meet at Columbus O''
Vovember % TO decide the western
conference honors.
Ohio State is certain Of chance AZ
the championship. for the bucheyes
have finished their conference season
with a clean slate. having disposed OF
illinois. Wisconsin and Indiana. ne
Ohioans. however. VIII take on Ease
next Saturday in "a game that VIII nave
mo- herring on the conference honoIs'
Close followers Of Western football
believe Northwestern Will triumph over
Purdue next Saturday, as Iowa, when
fou before Northwestern yesterday,
trounccd Purdue "a TO 6. The Evans
ton eleven will enter the game win
full fighting strength, as Captain
Driscoll one Of the mainstays OF the
team, has sufficiently recovered from
injuries to permit his return to the
"Chick" Harley. the plunging half
hack Of the Buckeyes, was taken from
the game yesterday after playing only
ten minutes. to avoid n possible INJURY
that might keep him out Of the
crucial game. Numerous other sub
stitutions were made when 1T became
apparent that Ohio was IN no danger
OF defeat.
Although Iowa gave Northwestern n
desperate frht for three-quarters OF
the game. Coach Murphy, fearing IN
Jury to his stars. also made frequent
changes in the lineup. Second string
players were sent into the contest
after a safe lead had been piled up.