New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-09

der what mere - IN the all up IN the
White Mountains, or whether Cute
Spears has a magic wand, which. touch
ing green" young warrior gives him
the poise and balance Of veteran. For
Spears has wrsught homogenity out o.
heterogenity and assembled a cohesive,
moving unit which possesses the all
vital spark. That is, he has done this,
so far as appearances go and football
prints indicate.
Neeley and Youngstown were thu
only veterans of the Green clever who
reported in a war year. Spears took
nine other unhsrdened moleskin war
riors and turned out an eleven which
has yet to lose a game, and which has
won at least two notable victories. Tho
defeat of West Virginia, to 9, and
last Saturdays victory over Penn State,
10 TO 7, at once place the HsnOverians
on the primary plane Of gridiron er.
deayor
No SAVIOR Of FIuke
There has been no SAVIOR of the fgko
in anything Dartmouth has sccom-
plished. She has, inferentislly, a foot
ball eleven which is capable OF reach
ing great defensive heights with an Of
fensive developed sufficiently TO scor1
at least once on every style and mag
nitude Of defence she has encountered
this season. Little more can be asked
of any eleven.
Her record has been one Of stesdY
progression and cumulative perfection
Beginning with modestly decisive vie
tories over Springfield Y. NJ. c. A. and
Middebury, the Green turned in n
surprise card Of the week with a 70 :
defeat Of the redoubtable West Viz
GINA eleven. Pittsburgh. IL will be re-
membered, took only II 20 yerelcs
from the husky MountaIneers. The
week before last New Hampshire fell
victim 20 a y 20 tune, and last SAT-
urday Penn State, which gave Sol
Metzger's Washington and Jefferson
eleven the scare of It's young life. ios-
ing. 0 20 7, was beaten by the White
Mountain boys by the score Of 10 70 2,
Phillips conveniently bootlng held
goal in the final few moments Of play.
Spears is said 70 have two corking
tackles in Hesley and Bevan, a rowing
diagnosticisn OF play in Shepard, cen
ire and two capable ground gaining
backs in 5. W. Holbrook and Captain
NcDonogh. Youngstrom and Neeiey,
with their experience, give balance
20 the young line, and here has been
at no time this season a hint that
Dartmouth is a fash in the pan or an
in-and-out eleven. She rather has
proved 70 be a team with an indomi-
table spirit. consistent IN the measure
of her defence and competent on Of
fence.
PENIS Escutcheon SPOTTED
There is nothing on Penns spotted
cscuteheon to persuade the belief thst
the Red and Blue can stop Dartmouth,
possibly excepting the PIttsburgh
game Even in that game, i VIII D.
remembered, II was ker defence ahd
not the offensive that was siar-iii
Penn's touchdown against PITT cd not
present even the yerisimiiitude OF Of
fensiye power A forward pass inter,
cepted by young opp0rtunlst carried
the ball 20 the shadows OF the ran
theirs goal. from whence II yss car
IAfA oyer " ElAtNN HAAA. 50 rff~f
every ounce Of avOirdupOis on tn'
entire Philadelphia eleven. ASIDE
from that and d few successfully CON.
pleted forward passes, Penn Sas held
almost stationary by the giant mo
that Warner maintsins &c o. stand
ing menace 20 all Pitt opPonenif.-
Penn. when still young, also ps
showed under by the Georgia scn
team. whose fsraway gridiron high
jinks SAVIOR Of an apologize
Ia the parlance cf the paddock thi'
form doping on the loud pedal, bot o..
the game on Braves Field runs rrre
Dartmouth should worry. The Gree
fgures 20 WIN By a low score end g
fectiyely stop Folwell's SMOOTH cycle o.
mathematic deception.
H. G. Henderson, Columbia, 1925
writes:
"Will you consider request from o.
old Columbian and Tribunert Before
condemning Columbia spirit and C0l.r
hia teams. as you did in your aecoUi'
Of the Amherst football game, vii go
look I'D the number eligible for
Columbia football team not couptiAs
scholarship reguirements) think you
will find Columbia College about hall ,
the size or Amherst.
Columbia has had too much tough
luck net to be entitled to 81 sympathy. i,
Ietcslf and Thorpe have done al thai -
could be expected, but spirit, size o.
squad ard other essentials have pooSht
70 do with fumolIng, which was the par
ticular thing that offended Mr Tsyier
and other football critics.
Washington and Jefferson, which
PLAYS Pittsburgh for what her press
agent carelessly describes as the ns-
tional championship, is proud OF her
var record. and almost s. PROUD OF the
fact that in spite OF war conditions
and her contr button 10 the cause Of
democracy the Presidents have team
that ranks stronger even than last sea
sons aggressive eleven.
Says her publicity s@reau: The first
commissioned officer IN the United
states Army 70 lose his life in his
eountry's service during this var was
Washington and Jefferson football
player. Captain Ralph l.. Taylor, who
vas dashed 70 death at MiBsols, /. l." q
The bureau further declares that the :
regular team has mad but three prse-
tice scrimmages this season, owing &c
the lack OF sufficient men in the foot
ball squad to compose two eleyens.
Ohio State battles Wisconsin next
Saturday, and the game is apt 10 hinge
upon the performance OF two men
Harley. Of o. 5. L, and Simpson, 81
Wisconsin. Although the Badgers were Z
defeated by Illinois, they came back and
knocked Minnesota out Of the Big
lea race. They may be counted upor
to put up q great fight against Ohio
State, which Up TO this time has found
all her games a glorious set-up.