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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-24
CROWELL'S TEAM
IN CRUCIAL GAME
AGAINST LEHIGH

Easton, Penn. Nov. 23.-Lafayette
has practically completed the prepa.
ration for the last game Of the sea
son, the game with Lehigh on which
hangs all the football hopes and fears
OF the year.
Much to the surprise Of the follow
ers Of the Maroon and White fortunes,
Coach Crowell gave two scrimmages
this week. They were not long nor
hard, but nevertheless they exposed
the players to the possibility of in
jury at this critical period. Yester-
day the varsity was put on the often
sive through the half hour of sham
battle, and this afternoon they worked
out their defence. In both depart
ments of the game the Eastonians
looked stronger than they have az
any time this year.
Coach Crowell has developed b.
Leininger 10 throw the forward passes
for which the team is famed, and the
youngster does IL we'll, and besides,
there is a chance that Weldon, Lafay-
cites great combination player. will
be able 20 get into the game for a
few minutes at least He has i'm
proved In the last week. For all the
other positions on the team Coach
Crowell has the strongest men which
the student body Yields.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-24

New London, Conn, Nov. 23.-The
backfield men with some Of the best
linemen and the ends came down from
Harvard this afternoon, reaching here
long after dark tonight after spend
ing a half hour at New Haven in the
Bowl.
Tomorrow the second string line
men will join the party and the Grim
sons final drill before the Yale game
will be held on the local baseball park
in the afternoon.
There were thirty-one players in the
party that passed through here en-
route to New Haven shortly after noon
to-day, and they wer. accompanied by
practically all Of the varsity coaches.
The substitute linemen who will come
here tomorrow had a little work in
the Stadium, but there is small chance
that any of them will be used. When
the players reached New Haven it was
in the midst of downpour. The men
went to the Bowl, where the field was
found covered with water. They made
Haughton was glad he had the chance
TO see his men handle a wet and slip
perry football.
Used TO Dry Ball
Harvard has had remarkable weather
all fall and the amount of fumbling to-
day showed that the players have been
used to the best of playing conditions.
The varsity team, as it will start
against Yale, did not even line up for
signal drill. The backs punted and
the drop kickers also did some work.
The ends worked with the backs try
ing out the wind eddies in the Bowl.
The practice, however, did not last
long, and closed shortly after quarter
back Robinson won $40 bet from
Percy Haughton, who had an ide< that
Robinson could not make any drop
kick field goals off the west side from
the 25-yard line.
The Harvard regulars all seem to be
in the best of shape to start the Yale
game, but the coaches still are little
fearful that some Of the linemen WIN
be unable TO stand very many hard
knocks. Harvard has had lot OF IN
juries this season, and while they nave
not proved serious some of them are
SuCn rs Will lOI DCal ANPNNANASh -
urday's game.
Line-Up Is Unchanged
The lineup will remain as it has
been all the week. Gamer being sure to
start at right tackle and Robinson at
quarter. It is expected, however, that
Murray and Sweetser will(get into the
game early.
Harvard is not anxious to play on a
wet field owing to Yale's advantage IN
weight and its own scheme for open
play. The Crimson's passing game
also is likely to be handicapped If the
ball is wet at New Haven Saturday.
There was no drill for the players
tonight, most, of them attending the
theatre as the guests of Robinson, who
was very generous with Haughton's
money. There are many coaches along,
the list including Brown Logan, Par
menter, Hardwick, FELTON, and Wiggles-
worth.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-24
Spectator" Editorial Starts
Columbia Tongues Wagging

Rumors of possible changes in the
coaching system at Columbia Univer-
sity noated about the rain-soaked grid
iron at South Field yesterday after
noon. There was no definite source
10 which the rumors could be traced,
Of course, but, nevertheless, they were
persistent.
The editorial in "The Spectator"
which fearlessly pointed out the nu-
merous faults of the eleven has
aroused considerable comment about
the campus, and the students have
taken sides on the matter. There
were many who believed that little
good was accomplished. while just as
many insisted that "The Spectator"
had taken bold stride in the right
direction
One man who is prominent in CO.
lumbia affairs and keen student Of
football declared that THE Specta-
tor" had done its full duty and had
performed a real service in aiding to
clarity the situation.
Columbia wants a winning football
team, and will support one. The way
in which a losing team has been sup
ported gives ample testimony on that
fact. While sympathizing with the
coaches in the number Of in
jnries that have befallen the team,
some of the students believe that let
ter results might have been achiey ed
1t has been pointed out seye raj
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-24
BRYANT PICKED
FOR QUARTERBACK
ON PENN ELEVEN

Philadelphia, Penn, Nov. 23.-Be-
cause Of the rain to-day Coach Folwell,
Of the Penn football team, abandoned
practice on Franklin Field. The play
ers reported in their toys at the usual
hour. but Folwell called the drill off,
not wishing TO have any Of his var
sity men injured. Members Of the
varsity and second and third teams
listened 70 a blackboard talk tonight,
Folwell explaining all the rules OF the
game In detsil and Quizzing the play
ers on the Pennsylvania plays and sig
nails.
West observation-disclosures game, Two Of
his regulars. Bert Bell, tho field gem
eral whose plotting OF the Red and
Blue machine was excellent IN the
Michigan game, and Lew Little. the
big tackle, who has been suspended for
ten days. will not appear in Pennsyl-
vania's lineup on Saturday.
Johnny TltEel, tho big athlete from
Pittsburg. will play right tackle IN
Saturdays game. Titzel started tbs
season at halfbsck. but finally worked
mis- yay 20 line play because Of his
stx@1 -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-24

times that Columbia has suffered from
injuries, not so much in numbers. but
in men. Il would seem that misfort-
une logged the steps of the team and
struck down the strongest players.
When the number Of candidates who
reported with the physique demanded
by the game is considered, 1t can be
realized just how much every man
meant 70 the coaches. On the Colum-
bia squad now there are few men
weighing more than l65 pounds. Still,
as the students declare, I'VE want the
team, not the alibi."
Columbia faces its last game Of
the season. The New York University
eleven will be played tomorrow. and
about everybody connected with the
team is we'll pleased. The players
will be glad to have a chance to break
training, and the coaches will welcome
the relief from the strain OF guiding
an unfortunate team through the sea-
son.
The Blue and White team is going
into the game 10 win or die in the at
tempt. The men feel that this is the
only way in which they can, even In
a measure, retrieve some of their lost
fortunes. Rain drove the squad into
the gymnasium yesterday afternoon,
and the boys worked through long
signal drill. All the plays that will
be used against New York were tried
spd run of ithout a hitch.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-24
NAVY STUDENTS
CHEER AS TEAM
STARTS FOR FRAY
Head Coach Ingram Counts on
His Backfield of
Youngsters
By BRIGGS

Annapolis, Nd, Nov. 23.-With the
cheers of their comrades ringing in
their ears the thirty-six members of
the Naval Academy football squad left
town this afternoon for New York,
where the annual game against the
eleven of the Military Academy will be
played on Saturday.
The football party travelled by the
Baltimore e. Ohio Railroad, and will
make its headquarters at the Biltmore
in New York. 1t was under the gem
eral charge Of Lieutenant G. +. Smith.
Members of Party
In addition to the players and the
officer in charge the party included
Lieutenant Jonas Ingram, head coach;
Professor Paul Dashiell, advisory
COACH Passed Assistant Surgeon Pol
lard, the medical officer; Lieutenants
McNair, Soule, Demott, II. r. Ingram
and Richardson, of the coaching staff;
trainers Wallin and Bohmke, hospital
steward Snyder and attendants.
Lieutenant Smith, who had charge of
the distribution of tickets and other
arrangements, will open an Office at
the Biltmore as soon as he arrives.
Head Coach Ingram will stake every
NhiHb VII lHt gouiBSlcls he HIS cHOSell
to make up his backfeld at the begin
ming of the game. Probably no big
college team has ever entered its cru
cial contest Of the year with its back
field composed entirely of members of
its entering class, yet that is what will
happen as regards the Navy lineup.
Whelchel will be at quarter, Roberts
and Ingram at the halves and Perry
at fullback.
Ignores Veterans
Ingram is taking this action in spite
Of the fact that he has a number of
players of more experience who have
made good whenever called upon this
season. Among these are Orr. Won
Heimberg. Westphal, Davis, Martin,
Panafee and Dashiell.
1t is interesting to note that Ward,
the Navy captain. entered the academy
from the enlisted ranks, and that two
other members of the squad, Schil-
hauer and Doolin, had the same ex-
perience. Evidently the academy au-
thorites know no discrimination in
such cases.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-24
Harvard's Long Rest May
Prove Advantage Need
ed to Win Battle
Bv GRANTLAND RICE
Chanter w

A week ago to-day we INDUCED in
bunch that Princeton had at last
shaken loose from the old Yale spell
and would go out and play her game.
That bunch proved to be worth / 2-9
cents q ton in a bull market.
To-day we carry bunch that Yale
tomorrow is going to find herself
against Harvard for the first time since
1911.
If this bunch is correctly adjusted in
the bulk Of its component parts Har-
ward will have all she can carry to-
morrow afternoon to get by.
The Games Psychology
Figure the thing out. Harvard is
going against Yale tomorrow with the
weakest Crimson eleven Haughton has
sent to the field in at least five years.
II isn't a bad eleven, but il is GER
tainly no part of great one. Consid-
ering the amount of green material on
hand, Haughton has done a fine job.
But this doesn't take away anything
from the facts in hand. Against this
we have Yale with the best machine
the Blue has sent to the field within
five years. The material is no great i'm.
provement, if any, over that of other
seasons. But it knows more funda-
mental football and is better poised for
final fight.
So far as material goes, Yale has as
good stuff at hand as Harvard has. So,
after all, il is in the main matter Of
psychology and systems.
Keeping Her Balance
II Yale can maintain her mental bal
ance against Haughton's craft upon at
tack Yale has just as good a chance 70
win as Harvard has.
Yale has as good a line, as good a
bsckfeld, as strong an attack, as valu-
able a kicking game, as Harvard has.
But there is this to remember: The
big white "Y" upon Blue jersey
doesn't look nearly as big to Harvard
as it looked to Princeton. Harvard dis
carded that feeling four years ago,
when the Crimson ran up 20 points to 0.
And ever since the big white az
upon a Crimson jersey has thrown Yale
into series Of duck fits.
Ii took Harvard about three years 10
overcome that dread of the big "Y,"
even after the Crimson had better stuff
upon the field. Harvard should have
beaten Yale in 1910 and 1911, because
Harvard had the better teams. But
Harvard didn't 1912 brought on the
overthrow, and ever since Harvard has
been the confident party, with Yale on
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-24
Els Pit Mental Balance
Against Haught0n Craft

the defensive, looking for the worst.
We know pretty well for fact that
the present Yale array, headed by Tad
Jones and Cupid Black, has lost that
Yale dread of Harvard game. Yale
expects to win and this expectation Is
based upon no fake confidence.
This should mean the closest Yale
Harvard game we have had since that
last 90 affair some years ago. II
would be no surprise at all to see the
game won by field goal margin, with
no touchdown scored.
Barring bad errors, neither Yale nor
Harvard has shown an attack capable
of earning a touchdown against the
others defence. This is where Har-
wards advantage comes in. For we
should say that Harvard will be less
likely TO err than Yale. The Harvard
team, with a good two weeks rest,
should be in the better physical and
mental shape, as Yale has been tossed
from one tough battle into another
Colgate, Brown. Princeton and now
Harvard-in succession.
This means a decided advantage for
the Crimson. II Yale had drawn a two
weeks rest and Harvard had paced the
same schedule that Yale has tackled,
we believe that Yale tomorrow would
win TO a certainty. 1t may not have
been the broader part of sportsman
ship for Haughton to keep his regulars
out of the Brown affair, but for the
purpose of facing Yale il was wise
move to make, for the rest brings a
Crimson advantage that may easily de-
eide the issue Of battle.
As for a Prediction
There are two predictions on tap for
to-morrow's game.
1. If Yale is bafled and bewildered,
thrown off her balance, by the Harvard
attack, the latter will win by almost
any score it cares to make.
2. If Yale keeps her poise, as we
believe now she will, Yale has a first
class chance TO what the worst
nothing below $3.50 chance.
II the last named condition prevails
the game should be a tosslup, depend
ing mainly upon the fortunes of war
and more than likely swinging upon
three-point margin.
Vale 3. Hardware o. or Harvard g.,
Yale 0, would then be within short
striking distance of the ultimate re-
suit. For in that case you would have
two evenly matched eleyens swaying
back and forth across the field. with
luck or chance a big element in the
score.
In any final summing up. Yale has
still to prove that she can meet
Haughtonized Harvard attack with her
head up and that she can keep her
poise and balance under a Crimson
drive. II Yale comes back 70 earth
1900 spectators will see the best
Yale-Harvard football of the last ten
years-one of the best, or at least one
of the most interesting, these two
teams have ever played.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-24
FORDHAM LEARNS HOW
TO HOLD SLIPPERY BALL

Rain and a soggy field did not deter
the Fordham football warriors from n
drill on the Maroon gridiron yesterday
afternoon. No scrimmage was held. hut
Coach Frank Gargan had the PLAYERS
20 through their signals and familiar
ize themselves with the eccentricitiex
Of a slippery pigskin.
As Gallaudet, Fordham's opponent
on Saturday, is a deaf mute eleven the
linesmen were given a defensive drill
in breaking up plays run of without
vocal signals. The Southerners expect
10 force Fordham to hustle for a vic
tory and they will havI all of their
regulars in the Hpe-up.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-24
ARMY FOOTBALL
MEN HAVE DRILL
ON MUDDY FIELD
Final Practice for Navy Game
MARRIED by Bad Weather
Conditions

West Point, N. Y, Nov. 23.-The
Army finished its drive for the Navy
battle to-day in a driving rainstorm.
The cadets worked for nearly an hour
In the mud, the drill consisting chiefly
of forward passing, punting and signal
practice. Three elevens ran through
their PAGES at top speed In spite OF the
treacherous going.
It required careful and painstaking
watchfulness on the part of the coaches
to keep the men from taking chances
in the heavy footing, and after few
minutes work under distressing condi-
tons on the regular gridiron, the play
ers we're sent 20 an adjoining field
where they finished the practice.
OliphAnt Punts Well
ELEPHANTS kicking was we'll done, IN
spite of the heavy and wet pigskin. He
will do the Army's punting, It was def
nitely announced to-day The sololers'
while crediting the Navy with much
strength. doubt the likelihood OF their
stopping Oliphsnt on Saturday q,
The human tank tractor IS nara
man TO tackle, and usually the tackler
gets the worst Of It.
Head Coach Daily would make no pre-,
dictions as TO the probable outcome OIL
the battle. The men are all III 10 play
the game of their lives and Will go
NO The fray with perfect confidence
Dalv gave out his lineup tonight as IL
will face the Middies on Saturday
il reads as follows;
House. left end; Jones, left tackle;
q. knight. left guard; McEwan cap
tainl. centre; Meacham, right guard
Rutler right tackle; Shrader, right
end. Gerhardt. quarterback; Place, lett
halfback; Oliphant, right halfback;
Vidal. fullbnck.
Fifty-Six In Squad
The football squad, comprising fifty
sly players. accompanied by eleven
coaches and a host OF trainers, rubbers,
otc will leave here tomorrow morning
~ $40 over the New York Central.
Tbe nartv will arrive at the Grand Cen
trei Station about ten o'clock, and VIII
walk 10 the Hotel Aston, which rs to be
the Armv's headquarters during the
stay in the city.
To-morrow's itinerary for the SOL.
diers includes luncheon on the roof or
the Aston at 1890; departure Tor the
Polo Grounds for workout via the
Sixth Avenue elevated at 1880, supper
on the roof Of the Aston at o:l6, ana
bed by 10 P. m. ,
After the game on Saturday, the
management OF the Hippodrome has IN
yited the Army men 70 attend the per
formance there that evening. The bat
talon Of cadets will 80 10 New York on
Saturday morning.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-24
TILLEY AT GUARD
IMPROVES LINE
OF CORNELL TEAM

Ithach, n. Y, Nov. 23.-Rain kept
away all but few spectators from
Schoellkopf Field when, with big
athletic rally planned among the un-
dergraduates, the Cornell coaches had
expected three thousand fans to occupy
the stands. The varsity was sent
through a scrimmage against the scrubs
outdoors this afternoon for the first
time since last Saturdays game. DR..
Sharpe had not expected to let the
varsity 90 into real work again before
the Penn test, but the plans being laid
for the big rally caused him TO change
his mind.
Shiverick, running the varsity and
using the new attack which will be used
against Penn, and several forwar1
passes scored a couple of touchdowns
against the seconds. Speed was not in
the lineup on account of university
work, Benedict occupying his place for
the first time in three weeks.
Tilley, who badly turned his ankle in
the Massachusetts, Aggies game, was in
Anderson's place at guard, the former
regular facing him from the scrubs.
With Benedict playing with the first
team, Inscho was given his chance to
show with the seconds, and under the
direction of Craig at quarter, and
backed by Van Horn and Fischer. he
made several good gains by using
PENIS tactics as taught TO the scrubs
by Sharpe.
The first line, with Tilley at guard
showed improvement over the showing
made yesterday against the subs, and
it is thought that Tilley will be given
mis- chance to start against Penn
Thanksgiving Day.
Gillies opened up good holes to-day,
working alongside of Ryerson at end
while Jewett also did some aggressive
work at the other tackle.
This will probably be the last out
door scrimmage for Cornell this season
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-24
Navy Must Use Second String
GoatWhenItP Plays Army Team

Daniels. The Army is known 70 ~"
one of the best balanced baekneia
the East, while the Navy oaeknels
made up for the most part OF rosk,es
The players will not be nunos's
Saturday. The game j. supposed W
explained by an intricate seorsoe'.
contrivance which will be situa'ea
some spot that can be seen 80
through curved binoculars. hoSsss
on last years dope, 1t will not Dc
cult for the witnesses 70 follow III
ball. When the Army has i, ;ne
will be carried either By Oiipcah -.
Vidal. Most of the time II VIII % :"
ried by Oliphant. -.
On the mass of figures which ~
Just been turned out, Elmer Olpn.ss
has the record for individual see''.s
This season he scored l03 points
This record is made up OF twelve to-..
downs, twenty-five goals after 'e.s.
downs and three field goals. THIS o'ss
10 indicate that Mr.. 0llphant
only industrious, but decidedly W.
tile.
Place will play the opposite ssll Z
Onpnant, and VIDAL, the new
will play fullback. Gerhardt the g..
terback. who has been drilled . ~
Lieutenant Charles Daley can az
quarter. will complete the baekhsa.sssl
The Nays star back is the yoo'. !
Ingram. His record for the ssssyI &
eight touchdowns for total {"
points. When the Navy carries tas
Saturday. il the Navy is permi,,sss,.
do much carrying, it will be i. ,i.s.
who will do most Of the Adssns,s1
Roberts probably will start as tns y"
halfback, with Westphal, fulioseA'
Orr, quarterback. .;.s
The Army, with Vidal to we,s :.
Oliphant, secretly expects TO p" 10
much heavier score against tns 80
than il did last year. IL Is ssSssd
that a smoothly working pass. v''P n
to Vidal, win greatly enhshs'
chances of accomplishing this; - -
Seats for the game and the siesS>
are already AZ a premium, so'
like 800 per cent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-24
By W. o. MCCLELLAN

The fear that lot OF admirals might
get wet watching the ArmyNavy game
from the uncovered stands Of the Polo
Grounds Saturday was dispelled by the
Weather Bureau yesterday. On his
latest dope the weather man says that
it will be clear and cooler when the
service colleges meet. His dope re-
vealed nothing IL regard 10 the prob
able score, however.
Almost on the eve Of battle, the
Navy team has sustained a sad loss.
Their goat, which they have been
training all season to act as a mascot
Saturday, turned up its toes and died
Wednesday. The news of the goats
demise was deleted by the censor IN
order that the Army might not take
advantage of the mascotorial weakness.
The second string goat OF the Navy
has been put through several nights OF
secret practice, but Coach Ingram is
not ready to admit that he will do,
forced as he is TO go in without any
real scrimmage practice. The substl-
tute goat is willing enough. but he is
slow in going through the Navy forma-
tions, and has not yet mastered the
signals. He will have to start, though.
Both teams are due to hold practice
at the Polo Grounds to-day, one hold
ing down the ield in the morning and
one during the afternoon. Should the
field prove too heavy the practices may
be held indoors. The Navy squad left
its Annapolis moorings yesterday forty
strong, including coaches and trainers,
in charge OF Lieutenant Commander c.
L. Smith. and arrived here last night.
Tho Army squad. in charge OF Head
Coach Charles Daley, will arrive this
morning. Only light practice work was
held at the academies yesterday.
The Army is still strong favorite,
odds being offered at from 10 70 s to
10 TO that the landymen will once
more hang it upon the young men who
are under tho guidance Of Josephus
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-24
HUNTER RALLIES AND
WINS GOLF MATCH

Pinehurst y. c., Nov. 23.-After be-
ing down 50 the turn in the second
match round Of the autumn golf
tournament here to-day Robert Hunter,
Of Norton, Conn, medallist rallied and
defeated +. c. shannon, OF Broekport
and /.
In the other matches d. P. Kingsley,
New York. defeated S. A. Tennessee,
Cooperstown, and 2; Franklin Gates,
Broadacres. defeated Tom Kelley,
Southern Pines, Z and 8. and Donald
Psrson. Youngstown, defeated c. l..
Breeker. Philadelphia. 3 and ?.
In the semi-fnsls tomorrow Hunter
will play Kingsley and Gates will meet
Psrson.