New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-20
Eastern EIepenS Cast
Form to the Winds

the lead early in the game had proper
plays been used preparatory 10 calling
upon Tibbott for an attempted held
goal.
While the Princeton story OF the
game was one Of wasted opportunities
the reverse was true of Yale's play.
With substitute quarterback. hung
into the contest at the eleventh nour'
leading the attack and team just hnd-
ing itself. the Blue played desperate y
cratic and individual, football, and
showed that IL had the ability to turn
its opponents errors 10 advantage ana
the power 10 score when within striking
distance Of the goal line.
The cleverness with which SUBSTITUTE
Quarterback La Roche switched from
one line Of attack TO another at critical
moments was big factor In the final
result
Much To Be Done
Yale's PLAYS. however, proved that
much remains TO be accomplished III
the coming week IL il is 10 repeat WIN
q victory over Harvard. Princeton dld
not plav nearly so strongly or conn
dcntiv against the Els as II did against
tho Crimson a week ago, and unless the
Fine can develop a better defence ana
a more even and conslstent.attack mar
YARD. On the form displayed against the
TIGERS. will be logical favorlte when
the teams meet in the Yale bowl next
Saturday. 49,
So far as it has any bearing on the
coming contest with Yale, the defeat
of Harvard by Brown must be cast
a. ide. since only two of the players
vlo faced Princeton opened the con-
test against the Providence eleven
That the Crimson varsity might have
heen defeated by the splendid Brown
machine is possible, but certainly the
score would have been far less one
sided. ,
brown defeated Yale, 81 to 6. and
Yarvard's substitute team p to "
which certain Crimson enthusiasts
cort,nd appears 20 prove that Yale is
no stronger than the Cambridge sec
Cnd string combination, but next Sat
urEav's contest will undoubtedly up
SIT this theory. g..
Colgate showed that the form dis
played in earlier games this fall was
not due TO any weakness OF opponents
bv decisively defeating Syracuse with
a charging and steady attack that even
the heavy Orange forwards could not
repel.
Pennsylvania demonstrated a some
what similar truth in her victory over
Michigan, although the Wolverines
fought back with commendable Tower
and kept the outcome in doubt until
the final minute Of play.
} Both the Army and Navy teams,
WI ich meet in their annual hattie
next Saturday, closed their prelimi-
nary season with victories, but the
C.dets again showed signs of the
slump which has marred their recent
work while the mddies faced such a
weak opponent that no line on their
supposed improvement can be gained
from the easy triumph. The same
can be said in a general way OF Cor
ne.rs victory over the Massachusetts
Aggies. .
Dartmouth struck an unexpected
snag in West Virginia, the Southern
ers holding the Hanover eleven to q
tie score. while Pittsburgh found a
worthy foe in Carnegie Tech, and, al
though victorious. realized that it had
faced an opponent of more than ordi-
nary ability.
Wesleyan ran away with Columbia
and Williams did the same with Am
herst In other respects the days
rlay was without special feature.