New Britain herald., 1916-11-10
BOTH TEAMS READY FOR BlG BATTLE
Princeton and Harvard EleVens Fit and Confident

Only rarely does the result of a big rootba1 game vindicate the giving of odds. We know of a habitual taker 2cf the long end these ten years who fss Q good deal ahead of the game. Whatever little wagering that has been reported on the Harvard-Prince- ton game to be played tomorrow makes the Crimson the favorite, us- ually at 5 to 4. Why? In summar- izing the chances of the two teams we can see no reason for giving the Johnnies an iota the better of it. In fact as we see 1t. and we have con- : siderable company, the Tigers should win.
 Only 8 few days ago we got a let ter from 9 non-partisan football scout who has followed both Harvard and Princeton closely. For good reasons his name cannot be used. Do not let Percy Haughton's eleven deceive you Into thinking that it can beat Prince ton. 'Speedy's' team is going to win. Harvard is overrated,'' runs part of &he note. You may take it or leave it.
 Lets tackle this thing calmly. Here i've have substantially the same #Prfnceton team that last Novem Der held what Haughton declared to have been the greatest eleven Harvard ever had to a, score of 10 to- G. The Grim Bon triumph was all Mahan King, Gill unan and Watson. None of these gen. &1emen are at Harvard any more. New stars may rise-Eddie Casey may prove another Mahan, but Casey has not the distinguished company, es- pecially along the rush Inc, with whom it was Mahan's pleasure to rEbor. .t
 SA Harvardss Game Superior. I Harvard's one bright achievement Aah1s season wasSthe Overwhelming de- - feat of Cornell, the lustre of which was somewhat tarnished by the con- f1nued poor showing of the Ithacans against Carnegie Tech last Saturday. Never had a Cornell eleven slumped so badly as did the eleven that faced Harvard.
 Il Princeton has done nothing won derful this year. It won it's lone big ' game with Dartmouth through the in- terception of a forward pass and T Driggs' long dash. But unless we are \ greatly mistaken it Is a team that will find itself in the heat of battle with 4 Harvard. There is not a scrappier ' aggregation than the Tigers. They know a lot of football and they pos sess the best tackle to tackle aggre- gation in the East. That line will X probably more than discount any superiority Harvard may develop through it's backfield.
 If Harvard wins it will probably do Etfon it's style. Because poor balance in the backfe1d the Tigers will very likely resort to the old Princeton game of kicking and laying back for breaks. Haughton's hidden ball - plays and. the general threat of the Harvard game make for a more for midable and spectacular attack, but 1t is a question if Haughton has the
 men. 1 .. -s .
 May Be a Kicking Game. # 1f the game develops into a kick Ing duel. y Dave Tibbot should excel any drop kicker Harvard may flash, # be it Horween or Robinson, while T Driggs will have the advantage over either Horween or Bond in bunting. The game may resolve itself into a I contest resem bling that of 1883, when Princeton won by 26 to T. There were five field goals kicked in that battle and four were booted by a Princeton ! man, the great Aleck Moffatt. who could kick them with either foot. < Harvard was first to score through a held goal by Cowling from the 55-yard \ line. Moffatt got going in the sec 2 pnd half and drop kicked goals from 45, 43, 38 and 35 yards. His last goa
 was kicked with the left, as he was
 blocked on the other side. Last year ' Eibbott kicked two field goals.