Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-18
TIGERS TO MEET
< THE BLUE TODAY
Eli Supporters Look for Men to
Display old-Time Fight
ing Spirit.
PRINCETON AWAITS FRAY

. Princeton, N. J., Nov 1.-The
first Of the eastern foot ball classics
will be played here tomorrow after
noon when the veteran Princeton
eleven faces Yale in the forty-second
annual contest between these ancient
gridiron rivals. Teams from the two
universities first met in 1873 when
American foot ball was in the making
and each season since 1876 has seen
a renewal Of the struggle. Tonight the
series stands twenty-five games to ten
in Yale's favor with nine contests a
tie and the total point score: Yale,
245; Princeton. 17o.
Regardless of the overwhelming
margin Of past victories piled UP by
the Blue, the Princeton town and
gown is just as enthusiastic and con-
fident in the ability of the Tiger to
overthrow the Bulldog as though the
series had always resulted in defeat
for Yale. With a squad of veterans
at his disposal Coach SPEEDY" Rush
has built up powerful eleven which
has been specially groomed and
pointed for this particular contest, the
closing one of the Princeton season.
Blue System Unsettled.
The, fighting spirit of the Blue is
not, however, underestimate by the
. Orange and Black for even the pres
emf undergraduates remember that
within their time Yale has wrested
victory from the Tiger when the
game seemed won. In some re-
spects Princeton holds the advantage
over Yale for the Rush coaching sys-
tenn is now firmly established in Mas
sau Land while the New Haven in
stitution is still experimenting with
the latest methods introduced by Tad
Jones'
Judged in the light Of preceding
games this season it is difficult to
compare with accuracy the power of
the two systems. Princeton this year
has shown a disposition to play a
waiting game; swooping down upon
the opponents goal line after break
in the play had given the Tiger the
opening he sought.
Plumbing at critical moments has
also been noted, but the defense Of
the team has been better than usual
this autumn. There have been certain
flashes in the Tigers play that lead
to the belief that the eleven has more
at its command than it has revealed
to date and its ardent adherents are
counting upon the team to close its
year with surprising revelation in
the way Of a scoring attack,
Slow Moving Yale.
The Yale eleven did not move as
smoothly early in the fall as the
Orange and Black, but the Blue has
been gathering momentum rapidly the
last few weeks and is formidable foe
at the present moment. The Ellis have
demonstrated that they have both a
strong offense and defense and are
capable OF coping with either the
ground or aerial system of advancing
the bali. The play has shown i'm
provement. The Princeton combina-
ton appears to be better foot ball
machine, but it is doubtful if it has
the potential strength of Yale, and
should the play enable the Blue to
find itself early in the game it will
prove hard team to defeat.
The scoring power of Yale is better
distributed than that of Princeton, so
far as touchdown making is con-
cerned, but in goal and field goal
kicking the Tigers hold the advan-
tage. In forward passing Yale has
shown better offense and defense to
date, and it would appear as though
the overhead attack would be used
more as a threat than reality to-
morrow, Such advantages as Yale
may possess, however, appear to have
made little impression upon the
Princeton supporters, who with faith
in the idea that this is the Tigers
year to win, are covering every Yale
wager and waiting the coming of the
morrow with confidence.
How Lines Compare.
In weight and amount of material
Yale appears to have decided adj
vantage over Princeton, but this Is
offset, to some extent, by the fact that
the Tiger eleven is veteran combina-
ton, in which some of the players