New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-13
tigers FAVORED
TO DEFEAT YALE
Beaten by Harvard Princeton Still
Looks Stronger Than Elisians

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Showing the results of weeks OF
oaching' eastern football teams, with
me or two exceptions, played strict
~ TO form in the contests of Satur-
LAY. The degree of Improvement
as more marked in the case of some
levens than in others. Harvard,
princeton, Cornell, Pennsylvania,
lttsburgh, Brown and the Navy dem
nstrated that they are rapidly ap-
roaching the apex of the seasons
hmpaign. Dartmouth and the Army
ppear to have suffered a slump,
h1le Yale is yet to strike it's stride.
4 probably the best exhibition was
#ivan by Harvard and Princeton in
= heir battle at Cambridge. The vic
pry Of the Crimson by the margin
"a single field goal was an accu-
#ate indication of the respective pow
RS of the two teams, although al
bwance must be made for the fact
bat neither was able to show its en-
re offensive hand with the Yale
8attles one and two weeks away.
With the exception of a few min
ties in the third period the play was
#lways between the 25-yard lines.
iven the opening as the result of
bort punt, Harvard demonstrated
~ hat 1t had the punch to drive within
ERasy goal-kicking distance Of Prince
bn's line, and that power resulted in
ctory. The Tigers attack was the
ore spectacular, but Harvard's abil-
y to solve even new plays quickly
bok the edge off it's effectiveness.
Both teams played, hard, fast foot
#hll, tackling clearly and giving the
$lnner excellent interference. The
q uniting was high and far and the
nds got down the field swiftly under
icks. The tricky wind inside the
adium made the catching Of punts
fficult, and fumbles were excusable,
arvard's deceptive and shifting at
&ck proved more effective than the
n ore spectacular offense Of the I'll
&ers, since it was harder to follow the
&aIl under the crimson system of play.
Viewed in the light of Saturdays con-
Rst, both Harvard and Princeton APP
lear to have reached a more ad-
#hnced stage of football perfection,
ian Yale.
The blue was a keen disappoint-
n nt to it's adherents in the game
bIONu IL. LIZ 1Illo 1cIilCd W
Improve over the earlier contests of
he fall: A weak and inconsistent
#tack, coupled with a mediocre de-
#nse, was the undoing of Yale, not
outstanding the fact that the ma
Brial for a strong eleven appeared
VALUABLE. Unable to score by rush
bg during the first half of the game.
|radens clever goal kicking gave the
civ-nninf lead This rIIioLx11r
helted away when Brown cut loose
nth its sensational running attack,
Before which the Ellis defense was
lmost worthless. After the showing
hade against Harvard the Princeton
&eam is almost certain to enter the
contest with Yale next Saturday i
#rong favorite. Nothing short of a
host sensational squirt will enable the
&lue to hold the Tigers in check.
Pennsylvania again demonstrated
%oach Folwells instruction, coupled
With the fighting spirit of the Quak-
Yrs, is bearing fruit. Although held
D a tie game by Dartmouth, the
3onors of the conflict belong to the
led and blue. Pennsylvania showed
sustained and powerful attack,
Which scored once and threatened at
&ther times, while the Hanover eleven
WAS unable to advance the ball with
4teadiness. The tying touchdown
fame as the result of a tumble which
44errish scooped up and carried al
most across the line before he was
Thrown.
Had the Quakers been able to hold
Dartmouth there for downs their
moving would have been more i'm
bressive The Hanover offense is
hard to stop at any time, however,
! Ind the fact that Pennsylvania was
! BILE to outplay Dartmouth during a
major portion of the game was highly
pleasing to the red and blue sup
5borters, even admitting that the New
Hampshire team was not as active
Ind effective as in some of the pre-
&eding games of the season
Cornell and Michigan had o thrill
Hing battle at Ithaca. and again the
Mast triumphed over the West, al
hough the margin Of victory was the
harrow one of field goal. The scor
Ing was confined almost entirely to
heria1 PLAYS or overhead plays that
made a touchdown easy of accom-
Enlistment. Shiverick kicked three
Held goals and forward pass was
Responsible for one Of the two touch
&owns scored by Cornell. Michigan
#yas also more proficient in hurting
han running with the ball and all
three of the Wolverines touchdowns
came as the result of long passes
which placed the spheroid within easy
cushing distance of the goal line.
Both the Army and Navy teams