The sun., 1916-10-23

Though zone OF the elevens generally
recognized as contendcrs for the Eastern
championship were bowled over, last Sat
urday produced the seasons biggest crop
of form reversals In intercollegiate foot
ball. Yale rested after Fridays victory
over Virginia Polytechnic. while Prince
ton and Harvard. In their scoring jam
borccs NJ the expense Of Lafayette and
the massachusetts, Aggies. respectively.
gave some definite indication Of the kind
of football toward which they are point
ing.
The day Of upsets left Syracuse. Penn
state and Dartmouth wondering on what
meat their opponents had fed during the
week that they had grown NO great.
syracuse was hardest hit. In high hopes
~ a victory over P~ittsburg. Bill Hollen-
backs eleven was not only stunned by a
80 to . defeat. but was outplayed. out
generated and o%utfought at every stage
OF the battle.
In view OF Swarthmorc's victory over
Pennsylvania the week before. Penn
state was led to believe hat IL might re-
peat its success of 1918. put Howard
l'erry's arrival put new strength and
spirit into BOB Folwell's charges. n will
lie some time before Dartmouth gets over
the setback suffered at the hands OF
Georgetown. Only q victory over Prince
ton next Saturday-and that now APP
pears hardly ~llkely-will make ur for the
whipping by Gilroy and his associates.
Fila and Tigers Even.
lale's playing on Friday made 1t
po~ h TO see all members of the Big
Jtpao Ia .np,pcft,tS.r a.fipt, during the
space of a week. We saw Harvard beat
North Carolina a week ago last Satur-
day, Yale trounce Virginia Poly and
Princeton defeat Lafayette. n the
composite impression rather exceeded
what had been expected.
Right now Yale and Princeton stand
III Il pretty ever basis. with Harvard
not even "A close third The late arrival
OF Percy Haughton as sole director OF
the Crimson coaching set Harvard back
in a season In which II needed Hauehton
from the earliest stage OF its practice
IN September. As n result, while Yale
! and Princeton have n definite idea rs
TO who's who on the varsity, Harvard
is still at sea and men who are now
laboring as substitutes may be found
shouldcring tho burden OF battle when
the Crimson enters its tusslcs with its
ancient rivals.
II 'HtTe ~ al. SlkHl Va Nv
development Of the Yale and Princeton
eleyens it favors the Tigers. Speedy
Rush appears to have impaired to his
men a better knowledge of the funda-
mentals. although they are showing a
proneness TO tumble. In that weakness
Princeton is not alone. for Tad Jones
and Haughton are also having their
troubles with sloppy handling Of the ball.
While Yale and Harvard are combining
.s.t .- ..~l.r~,
Princeton Is letting them crop up in
competition.
styles Are similar.
III "A general way there is little DIFF
ference In the style of game being de-
velop.d among he B'g Three. All are
relying chiefly on straight football. viii
Princeton making least use or the end
rum. When they obtain possession OF the
hall IN their half Of the field they make
no attempt 10 advance II. but kick. even
on the first down. In the matter OF for
ward passing Harvard has taken the
lead. hu, all three use that play only as
q secondary factor In IA secondary AZ
tack.
In kicking Princeton is far beyond the
other two, with Yale second. AZ old Mas
eau Eddie briggs IL in hia old form ir
hunting, and Dave Tibbott has already
taken his place as the leading dror
kicker in tho East. Tibbott and Eber.
etad, are experts in kicking goals from
t~ouchdownS.
At Val. Harry Lc Gore is n little on
form, but is still getting considerably
distance on, of his punts. In drop Kick
Ing lie Gore has had little success, one
Of his tries having been blocked by Wiz
ginla Poly. In kicking goals from touch
i,,,.,. I n Cora will have To give way u
some other more efficient performer, ant
Comerford ina be the man.
Horween and Minot are doing sorn'
fair punting for Harvard, will Robinson
as the man 10 call upon for a neld goal
Robinson had his chance from the Il
ward mark against the Massachusett'
Aggics and failed. Al the same time
Tibbott WAS kicking his second goa
against Lafayette from 22 yards, TN