New-York tribune., 1919-10-06

As 1OA NiAN N"J eAAO S<iAlSo III US d
there was any before Reports from
that large crowds were in attendanc
vet bit early to base any forecast, il
up TO and in many cases above par.
Yale and Princeton. as we'll as.
Cornell and several smaller institu~
tons, opened their season Saturday
before packed stands OF alumni anxious
70 see how their alma mater is going
70 look on the gridiron this year.
Princeton's followers are elated. The
Tigers showed latent power and poten-
t.alities hitherto unsuspected. Roper.
head coach. got away TO q good start in
his first game and has every reason
20 feel satisfied. His backfeld will
give him little concern, and he can
and probably VIII devote most of his
time to his line.
Yale somewhat disappointed its sup
porters Remembering that Dartmouth
mad beaten Springfield by & 4o-to-0
score the previous week. the Ellis had
hopes Of at least eQualling this total,
but fell shy by twenty points. 1t was
no. this. however. 50 much as the fact
that the visitors held the B several
ines when within scoring distance.
No Reason fer Very
But there is nothing for the folks
al New Haven 10 get discouraged
anout The team has considerable
power. ore has only to glance at the
names OF the players on he squad 20
reared Saturday can easily be remedied.
Yale viii show big Improvement in
her next real set-to. She won't get
much Of a test from North Carolina
saturday.
Harvard did well in its struggle
against Boston College. The Bos-
-onians, coached by Frank Cavanaugh.
offered stubborn resistance and made
tto Crimson exrend Itself 10 win. That
the Cambridge eleven was capable of
getting the victory by such wide
margin does not augQr we'll for Yale
and Princeton.
Cornell met - .irst test in cred
table manner. Captain Shiverick
proved that he is the Shiverick OF old.
and that opponents OF the big Red
team VIII have plenty OF trouble in
stopping him The Ithacans showed to
advantage on the defence, but their
offence cannot be gagged accurately be
cause they used only few straight
piays. Penn had 10 trouble with Penn
Military Academy.
Dartmouth got surprise when it
was held 10 a l3-to-O score by Nor
wich. The Green, according 10 the
widespread report. has strong team
this year, which makes this score all
the more puzZlng. But the mystery
vii be solved later when the Han
overians come here TO tackle Cornell
and Penn. Both Of these contests viii
be worth going far 70 see.
Army Shows Weakness
West Point looks none too good, and
unless T. improves nsideraDly Is in
lor bea-in. Saturday at the hands OF
Syracuse The upstate eleven has
shown ina. it is formidable and Will
probably cause trouble 70 some OF the
hig teams later on. Brown was handed
surprise by Bowdoin in lrs : to 0 vic
tory. nut /, must be remembered that
Brown meets Harvard and Colgate IN
the near future and is nos showing It's
hand . present.
Colgate ran away from Susquehanna
IN It's opening game and looks as II 1t
VII. o. a contender Tor cham plonshlp
honors again this season. With An
derson a. the helm the Hamilton eleven
travel no matter who they are. Brown
and Colgate Will meet next week IN a
struggle that should be one Of the best
O. the season.
While on the subject OF games, a
word m gnt BE- sand Of the schedules
Of tae so-ealled big three, Yale. Har-
ward and Princeton. None OF taem mas
games caraed before they meet each
other mat are apc to cause any seri-
Gus concern unless IL be Princeton,
which meets gate and West N.r-
g.nla before 1t encounters Yale and
Harvard. But the Blue and the Grim
son have no opponent OF exceptional
..rengrn aside from each other and
Princeton. Tne alumni can hardly feel
mucn pride n their alma mater when
i trims such teams Is North Caro-
Ina, Springfield and Tufts.
Compare fre schedule Of Yale and
Harvard with thar OF Brown or Col
gate and notice the startling differ
ence- Brown tackles Colgate, Harvard
Syracu7e. Ia.e and Dartmouth in sue
cessio1. and sucu teams as Colgate
and LeaiEn have schedules arranged Of
aool' tne same strength. 1t certainly
seems trat Iale and Harvard and the
otner r- institutions could play
sirorger opponents, which would make
'aeir schedules so much more attrac-