New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-14
Upsets in Dope and
Tradition May Occur
in To-day's Battles
BY w. o. MGEEHM.

The baseball season OF 1915, with i's
ticket scandals and its squabbles over
the division Of profits, has been wrapped
in moth balls and shelved for the year.
md the football season 10 In full cry
to-day.
The football season, which gets IN
der way in earnest this afternoon
promises some upsets in dope and ira
ditions, particularly on the Eastern
qridirons. The first shock has ALREADY
been registered. 1t came last SATURDAY
when the Tufts team went 70 lam
bridge and beat the Hsughtoniess mar
ward team, showing q burst OF speed
and a perfection OF forward and lateral
passing that bewildered the men OF the
Crimson. 3,
B.cause Of this victory over Harvard
the Tufts game with Princeton Will De
watched with more than usual interest
to-day. II will be one OF those clashes
which will enable the dopesters to draw
early season comparisons.
Tufts Confident
Down at old Nassau the Tigers are
taking this game with consideraoie
seriousness. The TUFTS team Is luii VI
oonSSence aimee IL downed Harvard and
4. counting on messing up Few more
~ the big fellows with what they con-
sider the strongest lineup that Tufts
in VParS
Coach Speedy Rush Is counting on .
clean sweep this year, and is somewhat
perturbed at the strength which !ults
fas shown at the start. There is IN
nrosnect for Princeton tomorrow
harder early season game than tney mao
6gured on. Princeton remains the
favorite for the embroglio, but the eN-
merits admit that the score VIII De
close one. , s..
Rebind the serious and gloomy front
which thew wear at old Nassau there is
8 considerable amount of optimism TINS
year. Princeton is massing nearly al,
veteran eleven. They have pacSneII
that was left intact from last year anu
a likely looking line. They were OUT
Tucked rather than outpiayed 10 Ger
tain extent last year. ~
At the Yale Bowl to-day the sons o.
Eli are figuring upon getting sum
revenge on Lehigh for the tough pat'Ie
which the Lehigh men gave them -ass
sIl Ground for the Bulldog. While
Yale is normally gloomy as to predict
inc what the eleven will do this sea-
son. there is a lot of loose optim ism
around New Haven this year. mere
IL soma reason for this. Tad Jones
has been giving the Bulldog some OF
the discipline it has needed, ana the
return Of lie Gore has strengtnen9u
the eleven till it looks like m'gh'y
sweet combination. .h
West Point tries conclusions with
Holy Cross to-day. The Army team 20
now pretty near up TO snun IN us
evolutions, and with Oliphant and the
snectacular plebe hslfback, VIDAL, OF
South Dakota, they should make some
telling drives through the line OF the
visitors.
Southerners at Harvard
Harvard tackles q comparative
stranger TO the East, the Un'verslty
Of North Carolina. Since the deteat
NJ Tufts. Coach Percy Haughton rss
returned TO Cambridge and delivered
curtain lectures TO the eleven. AIter
the first shock OF the defeat py iui'
the team pulled itself together ana
decided that the humping was com
ing and that it was all for the best.
The Christening of their overeonhdehce
will be proved to-day, they declare'
Yale and Princeton are not inclined
to become too hilarious over the de-
feat of Harvard. The Crimson eleven
has normally been slow starter Dut
a whirlwind at the finish.
Pennsylvania meets Swarthmore TO,
dav at Franklin Field and there shodid
be some fur and head gear flying
The Navy will entertain the Univer-
sity Of Pittsburgh team, which sank inc
Academy team with heavy sheiiS 'as.
wear. Cornell and Williams will meet
at Ithaca. The Williams men declare
that there will be no such score as 90
TO rolled up against them TINS year.
In the East, at any rate, 1t looks IKE
q season of football upsets, and
number OF them will occur to-day