New Britain herald., 1919-11-10
FIVE TEAMS REMAIN l IN UNBEATEN RANKS
Colgate, Dartmouth, Harvard,
 Stevens and New Hampshire

New York, Nov. 10.-The football games of Saturday left three of the leading Eastern elevens still unde- feated for the 1919 season, with each of the trio having figured in a tie game. Dartmouth, Colgate, and liar yard are the colleges thus dstin- guished above their fellows, but what the next week or two will do to their records one hesitates to predict with hny positive assurance, so many have been the upsets and unexpected turns of this most surprising of seasons. Of the smaller elevens Stevens and New Hampshire State remain unde feated.
 Of Saturdays quota of surprises, the greatest, of course, was Prnceton's Remarkable showing against the Grim son. Battered from pillar to post, held almost even by Lafayette. beaten by Colgate and crushed by West Virginia, few had expected Princeton Ito do more than put up game fight against it's unbeaten adversary and to keep the score reasonably low. Yet Princeton fought so well, and de- veloped such unlooked-for skill that lit all but had Harvard beaten up to the last few minutes of play, and finished on even terms with an eleven that in advance of the game was any where from 1 to 2 to 1 to fla korite But that is football as it is played in this year of grace, 1919
 Two hitherto undefeated eleVens traveled the rough road of defeat Saturday. The Navy had been eX- pected to conquer Georgetown, but fell before the more versatile attack of the Southerners. who were able to turn two field goals into victory The margin of superiority between Wash Engton and Jefferson, which also had h clean slate previous to Saturday, nnd Warmers PittsburgherS was the smallest possible, that of a goal from touchdown, scored by Pittsburgh, and this game afforded a good example of the unreliability of comparative scores w. and J. had beaten Syra- cuse 13 to o, and Syracuse had de feated Pittsburgh, 24 to 3. a turn of events which seems once more to eE- ablish the fact that the only certain hing abont prcsent-daN football is ts uncertainty. Pittsburgh is due to Ro through another severe trial this veek in it's game with Pennsylvania, : hnd if it comes through that ordeal Successfully it will still have to be reckoned among the seasons leaders, Respite it's setback at the hands of Syracfse.
 How Schedules Differ.
 As things stand at present, the honors rest among Colgate, Dart mouth, and Harvard with the pre- ponderance of credit, because of the more difficult schedules they have played, belonging to the first two. Aside from Brown, Princeton IS the only foe worthy of hor standing among the Eastern colleges that Harvard has thus far encountered. and liar Ward could do no better than tic d team which Colgate had defeated and West Virginia had smothered.
 Between Colgate and Dartmouth there is still little or nothing to choose. Both have the record of playing four of the strongest elevens of the East on successive Saturdays and of coming through with three victories and one lie game with each other. Colgate Edefeated Brown, Cornell, and Prince ton, and Dartm outl Vanquished Penn State, Cornell, and Pennsylvania ln addition to the to z game between Themselves. On paper 1t looks as Though both would finish the season : without defeat. Colgate will be the favorite against Syracuse next Satur- day, though Syracuse is pointed Tor that game more than any other o1 the season, and the contest IS sure to be a heroic struggle. Dartmouth Will nIav Brown, and unless the Green
 eel, strenuous battling of the last month i+ should win by a fairly comfortable margin. even without the services ot ifs injured halfback, Robertson.
 Princeton deserves a world of credlt for it's splendid play in the spcctacu- lar game at Palmer Stadium. In the ashes of double defeat, Princeton spirit found still spark that almost famed into a victory. With a show Ing like that PrincetOn's football year whatever may bctde later, cannot be said to- be a failure. Coach Roper evidently taught his charges much In the week before the Harvard game nrd has Droved his right to full and fair trial at the helm of Orange and p1ock football. But Harvard, with Casey could not lose. Of all the many stars of this brilliant season, none is roore versatile, none is more indomlt- nb1a than this same Casey He and his team had in the final test the same brand of gamenoss that Irlnce- ton displayed, and the resultant tic was highly to the credit of botf eleVens.
 The showing of the Tigers against Harvard leaves this weeks Yale Princeton game a matter of more or less hopeless conjecture A week o' so ago most observers would have picked Yale. But after that long drive of Princetons for a touchdown