The sun., 1916-10-26
DESPITE DEFEAT,
BIG GREEN ELEVEN
HAS HIGH RATING
Dartmouth Has Strength. but
Will Need Ii All Against
Princeton.
W. 4 j. WILL SEND A LIGHT
LOT or MEN AGAINST ELS
ny DANIEL.

Football critics who saw Dartmouth
lose TO GEORGETOWN last Saturday are
inclined toward the belief that despite
'he setback the Green is the more
formidable eleven. OF course, even grid
Iron experts are not infallible and their
Judgment takes not one whit OF credit
away from Georgetown's accomplish
nent. Yet with Dartmo,th's game with
Princeton coming IN Saturday It can
not be denied ;hat the Hanoverians loom
Up much stronger for that contest than
Nould Al Exendines combination.
Princeton men were genuinely disap-
pointed over Dartmouth's showing
against Georgetown. for they wanted
Tho Hanoverians to come to Old Nassau.
ss they have many times in the past,
with an untarnished record. The Tigers
lake keen delight In putting on the nrst
bit of tarnish themselves. Princeton
recognizes too that Dartmouth's setback
makes 1t none the less formidable.
Il Us pretty generally conceded that
Frank Cavanaushs men hit tina. ebb
which very often comes to major elev-
their rise from the slump may make
them stronger than ever, 1t remains to
be seen II Dartmo nth will accomplish
,hat iise within a week.
Dartmouth needs every ounce of
strength 1t can muster II 1t Is to win or
sven make a good showing In defeat
against Princeton. The Tigers seem to
have the indian sign or the White In
dians. Many Dartmouth aspirant for
The championship has met Its Waterloo
on the plains of Old Nassau. Last year
the Eanoverians appeared likely win
ners, but they proved the biggest kind
nf dsappointments In their defeat by
20 to 7-one OF the biggest scores OF the
series.
Fnil In Big Tests.
For some reason or other Dartmouth
elevens often prove the most dismal fall
ures in their biggest tests. A striking
example was the eleven OF 1918. which
passed the Princeton barrier In great
style. with "A victory by to o. and
hen beat Amherst and Pennsylvania
With the hest claim to the Eastern title,
Dartmouth entered the Polo Grounds 10
wipe UP the field with none too i'm
pressivs Carlisle Indian team. The In
dians not only won by - to 10 but out
classed the Green.
In. the game with Princeton Dart.
routh faces two barriers-the Tiger
eleven and that psychological hurdle en-
podiod In the fact that never has a Dart
nuth eleven scored more than II
points against Princeton. and that was
in defeat. when Princeton gathered l6
points. IN 1914. Dartmouth's biggest
winning score was 10 TO &. in 1908.
Princeton has this season proved nc
wonder on offence but right now II looks
strong enough TO earn at least ten point'
tgainst any eleven in the ring. In de
fensive power Princeton looms up as the
strongest in the East. II IN evident thai
he outlook for Dartmouth is here re-
garded as none too roseate.
Dartmouth and Princeton have played
rwelve games since the Tigers took tina
opening battle In 1897 by 80 to 0
Princeton has won eight games. with tn,
record score OF "a to 0 In 1906. Dart
mouth has won thfee---G TO in 1905. II
q s in 1903 and 8 TO o in 1913. In 100!
hey tied. 6 to 6. Princeton's loves
: s.ore was to o. In i9ll-the year o
he great Sam White. who beat Harvard
sAd Yale.