New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-28
Yale Team the Best
In Basketball Trials
Princeton, However,
Has Hard Fighting
Five and May Win

Although the season in the 1nsercol'
legiate Basketball League has almoss
two months to run the environments
has assumed distinctly blue" tinge.
The Yale team, holding strategic
position close to the lead, is made up
Of veterans, and is playing the strong
est, most consistent ball OF any OF the
six teams in the league. 1t Is true
that the Eli boys dipped their colors
to the Princeton quintet last Tuesday,
after a wonderful fight; but even IN
defeat they showed to great advantage
Yale has worked on the plan thai
the best defence is whirlwind attack.
Opposing teams have scored thirty
seven goals from the field, even with
such capable men as Captain Charley
Taft playing at one guard and Maiion
at the other. The aggressive style OF
play Of these stars has offered their
rivals chances which were not passed
up-to break loose and score.
To Offset those three dozen held
goals. however, the Blue has scored
sixty goals in its own behalf. This
count only includes the goals regis
tered in the four league games played
up to date.
Kinney Brightest Star ,t
Orsen A. Kinney is the brightest star
in the Blue constellation. Hs leads
his team in scoring and ranks fourth
in the league. He mas accounted for I
thirty Of the 1876 points made by
Yale.
Kinney's skin at Tipping the ball
through the loop is necromantic. In
the game against Columbia be juss
tossed the leather and 1t managed 20
find its way into the cage. He Is
wonderful in his team work. too, and
is prone to perform the unexpected nc
the psychological moment.
Olsen, the other forward, is not 80
spectacular in his work as kinney; but
his play is up to that standard de-
manOCU
Garfield, grandson Of the former
President of the United States, Is CEN
tre-and a good centre, too. He has
not been alarmingly active in goal
shooting, but does his work we'll.
Charley Taft, son of another ex-
President; and Mallon, the guards,
complete the roster Of the first team.
How powerful these men are may be
Judged from the fact that it has not
been necessary to make a single sub
stitution in the games played thus fsr'
Princeton Next Best N
Princeton, conqueror Of Yale. dipped
its colors to the Penn quintet, but Is
regarded by capable critics as the
team most likely to cause all manner OF
trouble when the final standing OF tho
teams is computed.
The weak point in the lineup Of tbs
I Juugleers is at centre. Foster Iwnitsr
a fair player, does not measure up u
the standard.
Captain Haas, however, is a player
of exceptional attainments. He Wal
chosen on the all-stsr teams last sea
son, and is destined for the came honor
this year, it would seem.
Haas played most remarkable game
against Yale. He shot the deciding
Backbone OF five that he scored IN
the game-and held kinney SO wen
that the latter managed TO get only
two goals. Haas ranks third in the
league in scoring.
Rahill. the other guard, Is smash.
in0 PLAYER, and Parmelee at forward
il dependable under all conditions.
Penn Is Shaky
There is a general feeling among
critics that the Penn team will not
hold I'D under the pace. IL fell away
from standard in the game again;a
Cornell. completely bafiied by the style
of NAV adopted for the occasion by the
men from Ithaca.
Penn is eagerly awaiting the return
of Martin to the game. Martin Is
star of first magnitude. At present ne
ia in the grip OF the faculty, and untl
such time as he establishes his scholss-
tic status he will be a spectator az
the games. The mid-term EXAMINATIONS
will determine his fate.
Winning over the Quakers may work
a metamorphosis In the Cornell team.
Stewart, at left froward. showed up
we'll in this particular game and had a
bit the better Of his duel with Captain
McNichol, Of the Red and Blue.
Fuller. who has been on the varsity
several times in the last month, seems
TO have found himself. Cornell should
mount in the percentage column.
A Difficult Problem
C. ]. Merner, coach Of the Columbia
team, is confronted with dificult
problem. His squad is not large in
numbers and ne is handicapped by a
lack of big, strong men.
Leonard, the Columbia centre, is a
clever, fast player, with keen eye and
possessed Of great judgment OF dis
lance in his shooting, but he seems TO
lack stamina.
Farer. who played at New York Uni
versity before entering Columbia, is
speedy individual, and has scored ten
field goals in his three games. Far
rell is a fighter from the ground up.
His position is guard, and he plays it
well.
Roberts, La Tour and Katz are the
forwards, and all are about on par,
with perhaps a slight preference for
KATE and Roberts. They are stesdler
than La Tour. There is a dearth OF
substitute material.
The Dartmouth team is located down
near the bottom, with little chance TO
emerge from the depths. The Green
FIVE is hard fighting combination, but
lacking In balance. Rau, at one for
ward, and Sisson, a guard. arc the out
standing men of the team. Sisson
ranks with the best men on the courts
this season.