The sun., 1916-11-18
YALE BACKS EXCEL,
TIGER LINE BETTER
cPi" Way Counts on Blues
Fighting Spirit to Turn
Balance in Its Favor.
BRADEN KICKING WELL
~ NELSON NJ. t"PI") WAY.
i(Famous Yale Football Playep.)

an view OI tne IOOkUail puttic to-uay
between Yale and Princeton II Ia inter-
bsting to note how the teams stack up
against each other In every department
bf the game. Let us TAX into consider
etion the Yale offence as compared with
(hAt Of Princeton. The Yale team has
hsed only fundamental football to a GER
pain extent throughout the preliminary
season and to-day will resort to the
plays for which fundamental formations
we're worked out. The power Of Yale's
attack may surprise some folks.
Tad Jones is n very wise individual
md he has been saving his best until
khe last. and realizing that to-day's "a me
IN Q way determines the championship
III the Ellis lose their chances are gone
Hhe has instructed his quarter to use
bic head and open up what Is necessary
b pull the team through. 1t II safe to
bay that the strength OF the Ell attack
has been an unknown quantity. 1t will
have a drive behind II. because the men
bu the team are all scrappers from the
around up.
Princeton was placed In the same po-
bftion last week that Yale Is placed In
ko-day and had to show Its hand 20 .
Sreat extent. The Tigers were forced by
Harvard and would have been willing TO
Uncover anything to win. The game last
week showed hat the Tiger attack had
been formed around Tibbott and that
Without the services Of that wonderful
brop kicker the offence was sadly weak
med. No doubt this week the Tigers
have been constantly practising q few
bays 10 spring on Yale. but a not very
formidable offence can be built up In q
sssk.
Braden Good Kicker.
n the game becomes a drop kicking
Fuel, Yale has a man whom II Is be-
b1nning to call "Sure Shot" Braden. He
ban drop them over from most any
where when he Is called upon to do so.
Yale should be able to hold It's own II
Il comes down to this sort OF a contest.
Of course as far as punting goes Prince
ton has the advantage. for briggs is an
Exceptional punter n probably more
like FELTON, Of Harvard than any man
tince his time.
His kicks. like Felton's. are going
AWAY from the quarter when he Is about
% catch them. The ball spins with its
beng axis perpendicular to the ground.
His kicks greatly bothered the Har-
kard men Saturday. and many OF his
hunts were fumb!ed. one OF them nearly
bpeliing victory for The Tiger team. for
Brown had been a little faster II
WVOIu nuNC oCCu u iAhttShtk eNcs
Taking the men individually. Prince
bon has a better team. for practically all
bf the men are veterans and know what
Il II to be in one Of these hnal games.
which differ so vastly from the prelim!-
nary ones. Dhe princeton team has an
I'D line, and from tackle to tackle should
BE- Q better working combination. start
)ng In with the ends and going through
he team, we see that Princeton has the
edvantage. but the Ellis should make II
hp in the backfeld.
Mos!ey at end for Yale should give
Highley q close race for the honors
there. Highley played n nne game at
Cambridge, while Mosley has been
coming strong since he was promoted to
the regular end position. Comerford Is
Of tho heavy type M cannot be COM
pared with Wilson. as the latter Is light
Ind plays a very different style Of game.
Comcrford should. however. prove OF
more value to his team than Wilson to
~
Gennert Perfect Centre.
Gates. who has recently been shifted
- tackle for Yale. will have to go some
10 beat Mclean for the laurels in that
Dosition. 1t Is too bad that they Play
on opposite sides Of the line. for a bat
Gle between them should prove very IN
AFfhtNhA tfs' VI VIVA 'f's'
down the other Eli tackle. and either
one OF them should make It interesting
Tor Latrobe. who has been placed or
che varsity since the game iast Satur.
hay.
Capt. Black and Capt. Hogg are or
che same side OF the line and hence will
not face each other. but nevertheless ths
two leaders are going to have the!I
hands full. In Nourse Black has a yer,
AxnntAah1o nrNnnnnt for NntraA ta o.
man OF great experience. On the othel
hand, Hogg will In Fox face a man VIII
% comparatively green. but who stand.
over six feet three n Ia fond of mix
ing It up
Tho centre hono-s should easily 20 4
0ennert Of the Tiger eleven, who ha4
shown all American cal!bre and play,
The rowing position to perfection. Hutch
lnson of Yale has been playing in tn,
backfield until recently. However. II
Johnny Mack considers Callahan In con
dition to play there will be a man on tn
fob who Is familiar with the position an
not Handicapped by playing %anywher
except centre.
In looking over the q~uarterbacks I fec
that little Smith OF Yale will make
name for himself to-day. ! believe h
will run the team to perfection and tina
he will also catch every punt whic,
comes in his direction. He knows the
are difficult ones TO handle and he In
tends to make doubly sure before h
starts to run, for after all the ball Is tn
game. Eddy OF Princeton has prove
himself to be n very fiashy man at time,
but at other times sadly fallen down. ii
has used excellent as well as very poo
Judgment throughout the season.
OF the other backs lie Gore should on,
shine all the rest by a good margin.
look to sec lie Gore play the game Of hi
life to-day. He is the shiftlest man o
the field without a doubt and a very goo
punter.
Ell Backs Untried.
Neville and Jacques are both very goo
men. but they have not been able to sho'
their true worth. as they have not been
the game long enough. but neverthele,
they should both give very good account
Of themselves.
briggs should be the star OF the Prime,
ton backfeld. with Moore a close secon'
Moore Is a great deal faster than Drigl
and should be more dangerous to Yale
the running game. but briggs will be
constant thorn In the side OF Yale b,
OF his wonderful Kicking.
Ames will be a bit out Of position
.halfback. but ! think that his strengt
lies In running rom a halfback positic
rather than from quarterback. He ca
not seem to make the two 20 together.
be IL always tempted to run too muC
with the ball himself.
Taking everything into consideration
feel that Princeton has "A bit the bett
n Yale on paper. but I feel h the 4