Evening star., 1916-11-13
BY n. c. BYRD.

| foot ball games ever played in the
/ middle west is scheduled for November
! IS at Columbus. Ohio, between Nortn-
| western University and Ohio state Cnl-
| versity. Neither of these elevens mas
| been defeated by any of the western
| conference institutions. and it is PROP
able they will meet on the last Satur-
| day in this month to decide the cham
| pionship.
| Ohio State won from Indiana last
week by Al to 6, and Northwestern beat
| Iowa by. 20 to IS. This coming Satur-
day Ohio State is to be met by Case and
Northwestern meets Purdue. Case is
| not member of the conference. and
| Purdue does not seem to possess sum
cient strength to win from Northwest t
ern: if these indications hold true the
two teams should face with clean
states.
1t was freely predicted at the begin
| ming of the year that Ohio State would
have a fine team. but the showing OF
Northwestern has been much of sur
prise. Northwestern jumped in with
both feet first. when it trounced Chi
cago early in the year by 10 to o. 1t
was the first time Northwestern had
SO far. Ohio State appears to have made
"a better comparative record than
Northwestern, but the latter may be
depended upon to put up quite strug-
gle. else it would not have come
through so far without defeat. The
game. provided the two teams meet
without having been defeated, will
prove the most brilliant attraction OF
the year in foot ball, as far as the mid
die west is concerned.
Lack of versatility in the members
of the backfield and the absence OF a
varied attack caused Princeton's de-
feat at Harvard. according to an ex-
pert Here is what northern writer
says concerning the men behind the
Tiger line:
ut is true that Speedy Rush was
handicapped in his planning of an Of
fensive because of the condition which
obtains in this backfield. There is no
man in that combination who can do
two things very well, apd therein lies
the secret of Princetons failure to de-
velop the threat that. was the most
potent factor in the Harvard attack.
briggs could punt better than any
Harvard man. but he could do nothing
else. When he tried to turn the ends
he usually was thrown for a loss
Moore could turn the ends but he
could neither punt nor drop kick, so
that when he fell back there was no
threat except that of a run. Thomas
could only plunge and could not skirt
the ends with any degree of success
Brown also failed except as a plunger
and close follower of the ball. Eddy
could run the ball, but Ames. who re-
placed him at quarter, did not seem to
be able to do anything half way we'll.
His generalship. which was expected to
excel that of Eddy, was not UP to
scratch, and his own carrying of the
ball left great deal to be desired"
this same writer should, after deplor-
ing the lack of versatility in Prince
tons back field, come out with the
statement that If Percy Haughton had
been in charge of the Princeton men
they would have won by three touch
downs. Here is what he says relative
TO the Princeton style of play as COM
pared with Haughton's:
II ever there was Il triumph of mind
over matter 1t was accomplished by the
Crimson over the Orange and Black.
Given the eleven men who started the
game for Princeton, Percy Haughton
undoubtedly would have won by at
least three touchdowns. 1t was all too
that Princeton had entered the fray
with too meager a repertoire of plays
and that the old Tiger system of lying
back and waiting for the breaks be-
longs in the scrap heap.
1T was highly unfortunate that the
Tigers, with the better and stronger
players. should have been beaten. Yet
it speaks volumes for their ability that,
with their limited equipment, they were
able to hold the Johnnies at bay for
only three points
The biggest surprise of the year in
foot ball was the decisive defeat Of Yale
by Brown Larry Bankhart coach at
that Yale's line was not as strong as it
might be and that its attack was not so
versatile was generally thought. He
said that team with good, fast backs
would slip through the Blue line pretty
regularly. and such proved to be the case
against Brown. Brown produced against
the Dark Blue two fast. clever backs,
and they gained consistently, II the ''af-
termath" OF the contest is to be credited
entirely.
Yale must meet Princeton this week,
and its game against Brown Is not the
finest kind Of encouragement by any
means Yale is said to have an immense
line, speed having been sacrificed some
what to weight. Despite criticism OF
Princeton's attack. its game against Har-
ward. a team that was in better shape
than when it defeated Cornell. 20 to 0, the
Tigers are not to be taken lightly Yale's
to think its prestige will prove SUFFICIENT
| to give it victory. That was very near
| the case last season. but it is not likely
to work twice consecutiyely There are
quite few wise foot ball heads at
! Princeton. and they will not forget to
take advantage Of any Yale weaknesses
as shown in the Brown game And 1t is
too late for Yale to reconstruct itself,
either extensively or defensively.
| Games that hold the interest so closely
| as that played between Maryland State
and G. L. Saturday happen only once
in great while. There was never a
time when touchdown for the team
behind would not have put that team
ahead. and the way things were break
ing it looked as If the unexpected was
likely to happen at any moment. Both
| elevens struggled gamely through a
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