The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-20
GRID SITUATION
IS COMPLICATED
SATURDAY. RESULTS LEAVES
TALENT WAX UP IN AIR OVER
OUTCOME.
Some Unexpected Results DlsarranSeS
Celculat1ons-West Va. Spring
q Surprise.

NEW YORK. No.. t9-E.astern 1905
BALL teams threw t"cr' 70 the wihds IN IN
several games Saturday with the reSul
that the ciuStuE cas- Of the season una
;he sridiron situation badly c"mpii-
lated. Priac-:"a with the best eleven
hat has represented :he orange anu
liact III several years. fell Il coIni'atI-
lively ,aSy victim {" fn!s. partly pc
.tUsc OF her own errors or omission tn'I
cpuInlSSnr. Harvard. with Sec"t:u
$;rinS combination opposing Brown $
eriiirou machine. was oEerw hettneo oS
the Providence players. Dartmouth WAS
neid 70 = tic by West Virginia. and ths
Army had difficulty IN defeating Spring
field. The fact that other teams won
dccisively docs not remove the pUzzlln5
features OF the Weekend play.
rhn outcome Of the Yaie-Princ"tor
gam was typical ct IT," uncertainties
~ football az played Saturday. Tho
Tigers with 4 veteran :e;ttn and 4 coach,
Ing system advanced int" its Serono
year were routed by an eleven that mas
PLAYED erratically all season and is JNsl
mastering the fundamentals Of Tad
Jones coaching methods. without de-
tracttns from the efforts Of tho Blu" II
can b., said that Princeton was rs Hurf
Responsible for its own defeat as WAS It's
successful rival
Yale plnyod hard but ragged football
end tha one outstanding feature 81 the
Ellis game was the atcrtneSS or the
NV HAIL players and their loltttS 10
take advantage OF an opening when the
opportunity presented itself the tau-
IRE Of Princeton 10 cover the KICKOFF At
The Opcn;uc OF the second half gave mo
Elue Il chance to regain the pail ana
score q field goal. which, as II developed
would have been sufficient 70 WIN. tu'
Tigers made sure their detcAt py la'rr
fumblinr the bail Will: it was in their
,oasessi0n on Tho twenty yard line and
captain Elark made possible touSn-
down by falling upon the rolling sphe-
rolI.
Errors Turned to Scores.
Given the ball hy their opponents
twice OF tho twenty gard line. Yale was
ruabled quickly 10 convert the errors
into scores. hu; 1t no other time was re
;,hie seriously 20 threaten tho Prince,
ton goat line. AS has been inc case a.
season. tIe Tigers showed an excellent
,."frrS,. but wcr" wucfuly weak in OIL
t-nSive play. Aside from Brilliant
S,.ri.S Of successful forward passes. I'M
covered far too lac in tho game. tn:
Nassau PLAYERS had nothing new or Ct
trrriv.. with which 10 attack TN" Yale
'i,.".
With ,l.,, materj:., available. ;he poor
Judgment displayed !":h III the otenS'
:,ld in thu, S..tcti"n III the plays was
SURPRISING. I'rinceicn gained more thar
uu" hundred yards in the nnaI quarter
- tIl.. gam" by q ;'"~fcct manipulation
III tn. forward pass after YAH" mar
scored her ton iotn,S and only Il mlracI'
70
the Tigers. With ordinary Srtdir"n gen
"ralShip. ,hr !,"I'1'. rt"v"u might IAv'
"on. iuto th,, leai rrliy in the game had
proper plays ;.".u used preparatory =
"aliuS UI"m Tihh";t Toy an attempted
iirid goal.
While thr Princeton story OF the game
WAS one OF wasted opportunities. the re-
verse was true of Nalr'S play. With {
substitute quarterback. fung into tbs
contest At the eleventh. hour leading hc
attack and Il team just finding itself. tht
Blue played desperate. If giraffe and in.
diviG,taI football. AMI showed that il
had the ability I" turn its opponents
errors |" advantage" and the power &c
score when within striking distance ot
the goal line. The cleverness with
which substitute quarterback La Roche
switched from one line Of attack TO an.
factor in the final result.
Nale'S plays. however. proved that
mitch remains 70 h" accomplished in tho
coming week If it is u repeat with n vic
tory over Harvard. Princeton did not
nlay nearly rs strongly or Confidently
against thc Ellis as il did against the
crimson week ag" ara unless the Blue
can develop q better defense and a more
zen and consistent attack. Harvard IN
the form GiSpiayHG against tho Tigers
VIII he Il logical f:,vrrirr when the teams
meet N tt;s Val" Bowl n"Xt Saturday.
No Comparison Possible.
50 far az il has any bearing IN the
coming contest with Yale. the defeat