New-York tribune., 1919-11-21


Saturday, was accompanied by dis
undergraduates than ever participa
athletic team before. Nearly 80
station, h eaded by the university ba
at Byers Hall at l o'clock, and tt
Street singing the Yale football war
As the Springfield Express bore
away the football squad the under
graduates united in rousing series Of
cheers and songs which continued until
the express faded from view. The ath-
letic aptains-Churchil Peters, of the
crew: Tom Sawyer, Of the baseball
nine, and Harvey Read, of the track
team--led the delegation.
Head Coach AL Sharpe declined to
give out formal statement, but eX-
pressed himself pleased with the de-
velopment of the eleven since the
Princeton game and it's excellent all
around condition. He declined to fore
east the outcome of the match in the
stadium Saturday.
Appear in Good Condition
The Eli players appeared in excel
lent condition as they boarded the
train, none of them appearing over
trained or showing the effects of
bruises received in the Princeton Eame
DR.. Sharpe corroborated his statement
of yesterday that the coaches plan no
lineup changes. The only probable
alteration from the playing order of
the Princeton game may be that Bar
clay Robinson will start the Harvard
match at right end instead of Parker
Allen.
There is no denial of the fact that
Jim Braden is not in the best of con-
Hn{
play the entire game. The coaches ex-
pect to start him at fullback, but be-
lieve that Donald Welles or Howard
Campbell will play the greater part
OF the contest in that position. Fred
Webb, who had been picked as regular
fullback, when his ribs were broken
two weeks ago.. is a possibility for
made that Quarterback Herbert Kemp
ton was not in first-class condition.
A crop of rumors similar to those
which have been current regarding the
Harvard situation have been spread
broadcast regarding Yale players and
the Yale coaching system. The Yale
athletic council is pleased with the
progress made by the coaching system,
and with the outlook for Saturdays
game. The Yale team is in tip-top
general physical condition, but it is not
claimed that any eleven can meet
Princeton and Harvard on successive
Saturdays in best physical form.
"The Yale Alumni Weekly" appeared
tonight without any editorial discus
sion of the Harvard game for the first
time in its history, and no editorial
ton match of last Saturday In it's &C
count of the game the weekly" Said:
Praise for Tiger Team
eve believe that one factor in the
development of Princeton's strong
eleven-for strong it unquestionably
is-was the hard schedule it faced
From her early defeats Especially
by West Virginia) she learned much,
and emerged all the more powerful.
"As for the Yale team, it fought a
good fight against truly worthy foe.
1t did not lack courage or stamina,
and it was for the most part we'll
drilled in fundamentally sound foot
ball We regret that it had not been
equally soundly schooled in the newer
type of play for that weakness, and
bad generalshp. lost the game. The
breaks went against it, but it is an
old saw that the breaks always go
with the better team.
Eve salute Princeton for her ex--
cellent eleven, and for her deserved
victory, but we feel that the game
was in no sense a discredit to the
Yale team, or to its mentors. Dis
appointed we certainly are, but not
disheartened, and we look forward
without dismay and in the hope of
better things to come, If we profit by
the lessons of this game"
"The Yale News" to-day discussed q
crop of rumors 1t stated that Yale
regretted deeply that the cheer leaders
failed to respond when the Princeton
crowd cheered Yale after last Satur-
days game, and said that a letter from
Yale's cheer leaders had been sent to
"The Daily Prncetonian, expressing
the keen feeling that Yale men have at
the oversight.
Yale Paper Discusses Rumors
"The News said editorally: "Peo-
pie want public explanation. There
Isn't any. 1t was combination of
thoughtlessness and ignorance aug
mented by the dull hammer blow of
sudden and unexpected defeat. None
of which is. of course, any legiti-
mate excuse"
"The News" denied the statement
published in Boston that the Yale ath-
ietic committee plans to grant the uni
provided an intercollegiate league is
organize. "The News" also ex-
pressed regret at the statements of
"Big Bill" Edwards to the effect that
Yale refused to put straw on the sur
face of the bowl last Saturday in order
that the gridiron might be slushy, and
thus work to Princeton's disadvantage
"The News" pointed out that Captain
Callahan was injured early in the sea
son, because the Yale Field was exactly
in that condition, and that three OF
Yale's best backs are handicapped un-
less they have dry ground. The News
predicted that Edwards's statement
would have no effect on Yale Princeton
future athletic relations.
The frankness of 1.-The News" il
freely discussing the matters, which
have given rise to misunderstanding
was warmly commended by both un
dergraduates and alumni tonight
1t is in sharp contrast to former
"News" policy, which has been to ig
more unfortunate situations which hav,
arisen.