New Britain herald., 1919-10-20
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Good Line on Real Strength of
 Eastern Teams Gained Saturday

Time was, in eastern football years ago when, excepting in the games among themselves that came at the end of the season, wherever represen- tatives of the Big Four were en- gagged against a so-called minor col 1ege eleven, one knew in advance that the "big" team would win. But the old order has changed, and football is the ga1ner by the process. With the charm of uncertainty as to the result adding spice to the game throughout the fall, football interest Is bound to grow greater with the public and with the colleges themselves
 Boston colleges astonishing victory over Yale on Saturday is proof that you never can tell' in football, just as you never can be sure in baseball. It was the seasons most conspicuous reversal thus far and a particularly sad blow to Yale in view of the fact . that Harvard had previously defeated l coach Cavanaugh's eleven by a score or " to 0. It was a great day for Fitzpatrick and Heaphy and the other l men rom Boston, who have been well drilled by Cavanaugh in aggres- slve football. It looks as if any of the experts who were so prominent in prlng1ng about Yale's discontinue, and CaVanaugh, who had so much suc- cess at Dartm outh, looms up more than ever as one of the games great est mentors. Yale played with fine spirit on Saturday, but Boston match ed 1t in that respect and the returns show that Cavanaugh's cohorts knew just a bit more football
 Loss of Murphy Blow to Yale.
 It was a distressing day on Yale's football calendar, not only in the de- feat itself but in the loss by injury of Thorne Murphy, who booted Yale's only score across the uprights and : who, during his short appearance in the lineup, did so much to instill additional spirit among the wearers of the Blue, AS a field general, a drop kicker and an open field runner Mike Murphys son has given the greatest of promise, and Yale can ill spare him.
 Yale has recovered from reverses in football before, and there is no rea- son to suppose that she cannot do so again. In other seasons, the Blue has been beaten in mid-seasOn games only to come back, and, when rated 3 sure loser, win it's most important games of the year at the end of the season. Saturdays game showed,
 
 before she can repeat that feat this fall. Yale was outplayed Saturday in aggressiveness of attack in the use Of forward passes, and in the punt ing department. Her coaches must curb the tendency that the game re- vealed to incur penalties. Yale's line & will improve when Captain Callahan is able to return to it. Saturdays game showed how much he is needed there, as Acosta, quite obviously, does not at present belong in the pivot po- sition.
 Harvard, too, had d bit of a sur prise on Saturday, despite it's victory \ over Brown. The Crimson and it's supporters had expected a victory by larger margin than a touchdown and goal. For the major part of the game, after the first few minutes of play, Browns fine and sturdy de- fense held Harvard safe throughout HarVard's defensive work was good too, the main criticism of the team being with regard to lack of sus- tafned power on attack, fum bling and 8 faltering of the interference when chance to score was imminent. Har- ward will have plenty of leisure to correct those faults in the next two weeks, as the games against Virginia
 
 greatly.
 Practice Gamc For Tigers.
 Princeton had an easy afternoons S workout against the light Rochester eleven, and, had she so willed, could probably have increased her total of thirty-four points, but the Tigers line still needs bolstering up. It was the good individual work of the Prince- ton back rather than the offensive strength of the line, that was respon- sible for rolling up the score for the Tigers. This will have to be @ stren- uous week at Tgertown. Colgate is to be met next Saturday, and meet Ing with Colgate at this time is enough to worry any eleven.
 In fact, the ease with which the eleven from Hamilton turned Cornell back by a score of 21 to 0, coupled with it's defeat of Brown the preced- ing week by a score of 14 to 0, must gain the highest respect for Bankart S charges from any viewpoint. Colgate has great power on the offensive, in cluding a brilliantly developed for ward passing attack, which was the main factor In Cornell's defeat. Cor nell had little chance to show what 1t could do in carrying the ball, for Colgate hogged the leather during the major part Of the contest, anC even when the Ithacans did manage to get possession, not even Shivericl could elude the watchful Colgate for wards. Princeton will do well to de feat this team from Hamilton At tht present time, 1t is one of the furthes advanced teams in develOpmen among Eastern eleVens.
 Quakers Face Real Test.