Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-13

TENN beat ITSELF Tnat lust eVV"'
L mains the failure Of the Red and Blue
eleven 10 beat Dartmouth. That Folwene
team was able 70 play a 7.to-7 tie with the
powerful New England eleven was due al
most entirely 10 the individual briiiianoy
Of Howard Berry, the Sammy white OK
pennsylvania. ana Bill ouisiey's iron nerve
ne tho RED and blue had several better op.
portunltlss 20 SCORE earlier In the ragse, put
overansiety and questionable Judgment
preventsd a score until the famous all-rouhu
athlete made his spectacular run.
II Penn had met Dartmouth two weeks
ago when Pitt beat the Red ahd Blue,
Folwelrs team would have been beaten just
as easily A. II was by Warmers wondertul
eleven, but it was n different Penn team
that faced Dartmouth. Penn played hfty
per cent better football than IL has SHOWN
for three years, barring Judgment. ana II
half OF the breaks OF the game had gone
ts way would have won with two toueh-
downs 20 spare.
par,mouth also played an improved brand
Of football The New EnElander's offense
was Just M powerful as when II tore the
Princeton line 20 ribbons, only 20 waste
many opportunities 20 score, while the de-
fense was much stronger The Dartmouth
line man for man. was outplayed by Penn,
but the wonderful secondary defense pre-
sented by Halfbaols Captain Gerrish and
Thielsher, Center Gle and Fullbacks Ed.
wards and Duhamei more than atoned for
the failure Of the line TO check Penn's on
slaught.
Cannell Disappointed
In all departments. excepting general
ship, Dartmouth was hlgh-class eleven
easily the best that has been seen on Frank
lin Field this season. Cannell. the much-
touted quarterback, was n disappointment
lie showed flashes OF open field running
although closely covered, but no used poor
judgment In directing the team and was
painfully slow running his plays off, par
tlcularly when IN Penn's territory.
There was no question about Penn's STU
periority In general play, however but
Folwell's men did too many things they
should not have done and left too many
undone or they would have won. Folwell's
offense was by far more powerful than at
any time this season, while the defense
continued to play brilliant and consistent
football There was more snap and dash
noticeable In Penn's play and the Dart
mouth defense always was at sea. In
fact, Penn did everything but score points
on the other hand, Dartmouth failed to
make headway on straight football and its
forward passes were Of the haphazard vari-
ETY., but the New Enganders followed
the ball closely and bad the faculty Of
always being on hand to take advantage
OF the Penn misplays and the breaks of the
game.
Dartmouth's touchdown. which looked
like the winning score until Berry made his
sensational dash, was due to Captain Ger
rishs alertness and also to one of Penns
many disastrous rnlsplays Gerrlsh was
quick TO take advantage of Hobey Lights
tumble, and also showed excellent judg-
meht in scooplng up the ball while on the
run. instead of falling upon II. as most
players would have done under similar cir.
cumstances Dartmouth also was favored
by other good breaks, but the majority OF
them were forced by Cavanaughs men,
There never was a football game that was
not affected by the breaks, and they really
are a test OF teams fundamental knowl-
edge of the game. Football is like base
ball in this respect. The loser always ID
blaming the lucky breaks of the winner for
the defeat, but IL IL noticeable that IL al
ways is the good team that gets the breaks
BY this we do not mean that Dartmouth
was the better team or that it really de-
served the tie, but we do believe that Penn
failed to win because IL failed TO take ad-
vantage OF it's opportunities and also gave
Dartmouth It's greatest opportunities be.
cause something was lacking. Just what Is
lacking Folwell hopes to discover this week
showing, ana he has every reason TO fee
proud, as II was tho best-coached Penn
team Philadelphians have gazed upon IL
years and years.
Used Poor Judgment
Doubtless few will agreee when we state
that Jimmy Bryant used poor judgment II
running the team, but Il is our opinion thai
Penn would have won easily II he had di.
rected the team as skllfully as he did In
the second half of the Lafayette game
Perhaps every one is a trife too exactine
and too much Is expected of the quarter.
back. but It is n fact that the clever field
generals seen on Franklin Field always
seem TO be playing with the opposing team
Bryant's greateyt fault in directing tht
team appeared TO be his failure to call 10,
plays that had been consistent ground
gamers. once the Red and Blue got within
striking distance OF the goal. Another mis-
take was his failure to use the trick for.
ward pass formation that completely be
wildered Dartmouth the only time II wa,
used. and which was responsible for 4
ifteen-yard gain.
II only one pass was possible from tbi,
formation, there would have been sone ex,
ouse for Bryant not using the play again
as the defense could have been preparef
TO break Il up, but Folwell has six or sevet
different passes that are worked from mi.
formation and II would not have been !
bad idea to try out several. IL only 10 caus.
the Hanover team to split It's defense
II In possible that Bryant did NOT wan .,
uncover any more than was absollteIv nae
essary hoping to save pet plays for MchI