The sun., 1916-11-10
PRINCETON SHOULD
DEFEAT HARVARD
No Tangible Reason Presents
Itself for Prevailing Odds
on Crimson Eleven.
TIGER PLAYERS EXCEL
~ DANIEL.

oHIY rarely uOeS w tSSu't VIE
football game vindicate the giving OF
odds. We know Of a habitual X OF
the long end these ten years who Is q
good deal ahead Of the game. Whatever
little wagering that has been reported
on the Harvard Princeton game to be
played tomorrow makes the Crimson
the favorite. usually at 5 to 4. Why?
In summarizing the chances OF the two
teams We can see no reason FOR iving
the Johnnies an iota the better OF 1t. In
fact AS we see 1t. and we rave consid-
cradle company. the Tigers should win.
Only a few days q we got n letter
from a non-partisaD football scout who
has followed both Harvard and Prince
ton closely. For good reasons his name
cannot be used. "Do not let Percy
H%aughton's eleven deceive you into
thinking that 1t can beat Princeton.
'Speedy's' team is going TO win. Har-
ward is o~verrated," runs part of the note.
You may take II or leave II.
Let's tackle this thing calmly. Here
we have substantially the same Prince
ton team that last November held what
Haughton declared TO have been the
greatest eleven Harvard ever had to a
score Of 10 to 6. The Crimson triumph
was all Mahan, King, Gilman and Wat
son. None OF these gentlemen are at
Harvard any more. New stars may rise
Eddie Casey may prove another
Mahan. but Casey has not the dis
tinguished company. especially along the
rush line. with whom 1t was Mahan's
pl,asure to labor.
Harvard's Game Superior.
I~iarvard's one bright achievement this
season WAS the overwhelming defeat Of
Cornell. the lustre OF which was some
what tarnished by the continued poor
showing of the 1thacans against Car
negie Tech last Saturday. Never had a
Cornell eleven slumped 80 badly as did
the eleven that faced Harvard.
Princeton has done nothing wonderful
this year. 1t won its lone big game
with Dartmouth through the intercep-
ton OF a forward pass and Dr&gs's long
dash. hut unless We are .reatly mis-
taken 1t Is a team that will find itself In
the heat OF battle with Harvard. There
is not a scrapDier aggregation thar the
Tigers. They know a lot Of football and
they possess the best tackle to tackle az
eregation in the East. That line will
probably more than discount any super
iority Harvard may develop through its
backfeld.
II Harvard wins It will probably do
II on its style. Because OF poor balance
In the backfeld the Tigers will very
likely resort TO the old Princeton came
OF Kicking and laying back for breaks.
Haughton's hidden ball plays and the
general threat OF the Harvard game
make for a more formidable and spec
tacular attack. but it is a question II
H~aughton has the men.
May He = Kicking Game.
II the game Develops into a kicking
duel. Dave Tibbott should excel any drop
kicker Harvard may fash. be IL Horween
or Robinson. while Drisr:s will Rave the
~l'lvantage over either Horween or Bond
in punting. The game nay resolve itself
into a contest Resembling that OF 1888
when Princeton won by 2s 10 Z. There
were five field goals kicked In that bat
tie and four were booted by n Princeton
man. the great Aleck Moftatt. who could
kick them with either foot.
Harvard was first score through a
field goal by COwlir, from the So yard
line. MoTatt got gnin, in the second
half and drop Kicked goals from As. +3
'S and IS yards. His last goal wa.
kicked with the left foot. as he was
blocked IN the other side. Last yeai
T!bbott kicke! two field goals.
For four years In succession Big Bill
Edwards was a Princeton optimist ant
Princeton lost. This time Bill IL a pes
simlst, so Princeton NAV win. Edward.
counts IN Princeton's fighting spirit q
convert him into an optimist between
halves.