The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-13
Ellis Likely to Play Close, Hard
Game To-day at Old
Nassau.
BY DANIEL.

ground at Old Nassau. another link will
be added TO the longest football chain
in the country-the le-Princeton
series-which dates back to 1873 and is
even longer than the Harvard ale
string. The Ellis and the Tigers have
fought each other forty-three times,
while the Bulldog and the Crimson have
played thirty-eight contests since they
opened football relations in 1875. Prince
ton has won only eleven games from
Yale. The Blue has taken twenty-three
and nine battles have developed ties.
To-day. Princeton believes. and it
seems to have the support of most of
the football world. that II faces a splen-
did chance to make il an even dozen
over Yale. The Tigers played Harvard
to a 10 to 10 tie last year and then
whipped the Blue by IS to in the Bowl
at New Haven. Last Saturday the
Orange and Black fought the Crimson to
another tie-14 to IA. which. it holds.
was the preliminary to another cleancut
triumph over Yale.
However, no matter what the odds
may be and what the dope" may point
to. the fact remains that the contest in
the Palmer Memorial Stadium this af-
ternoon promises to be hard fought
affair between elevens which differ
evenly matched in power nevertheless.
Tigers Have Speed.
Princeton. II is true, appears to have
the more formidable weapons at its
command. But Yale is very likely to
put into the field a powerful team which
will, in its own way, accomplish perhaps
as much as-and even more than-the
speed and stiffness of the Tigers will
be able to attain. Yale will play a close.
| tight game against a watchful, open
| game.
For those who think that Princeton
has big advantage let US turn the
pages Of football history. We do not
have to go any further back than last
November when Princeton went to New
Haven to play a Yale team which could
not find itself-which, in fact. seemed to
| be demoraized. 1t looked like a march
| of triumph all the way for the Tigers.
But Yale fought hard every second and
lost only because of poor generalship
which prompted 1t to try a lateral pass
deep In Its own territory.
The pass did not find its mark. the
ball went loose Joe Scheerer of Princes
ton picked 1t up and ran for the touch
down which gave the Tigers their vic
tory. 1t was another case of Princeton
seizing on an opportunity. 1t had done
that time and again against Yale
through blocked kicks and fumbles. Yale
has found that to tempt Princeton with
a loose ball invariably is fatal.
Both should Improve.
Princeton proved strong enough to
hold Harvard even last week. but its
play was not satisfactory. The Tiger
line was not up to the expected. The
N~tr With ~
smoothness. These features no doubt
Will be improved to-day. Against Brown
last Saturday Yale showed weakness
along the line. but the Blue, too. Will
| show Improvement this afternoon, as
the Ell line to-day will not be the line
of any other game this season In tech
nique, personnel and spirit.
We look for Princeton to play a mix
ture OF the old, willy Tiger game and
the new aggressive style, with the ira
ditional Princeton speed standing out
at all angles. In Clarity the Tigers
have a back who can run with the
ball. put over a gain through the line
when 1t is needed and figure in for
ward passing attack. In Lourie and
Murrey they possess a pair of excep-
tionally fast carriers--faster men, we
think, than any who will play for Yale.
And we figure on Aldrich. who has
been out of the Eli lineup since he was
injured In the game with Boston Col
lege. as well as Jordan and Kelly, who
are no slouches when it comes to MAX
ing a move with despatch.
Tigers strong mt Quarter.
Princeton will have an advantage in
generalship, no matter whether Lourie
or Murrey is at quarterback, and no
u
calls the signals for the Blue. IL Kemp
ton should start at quarterback the
Princeton advantage In that particu-
lar will be bigger. kempton is first
class halfback, but he Is no quarter.
Bother him with the running of a team
and he goes to pieces.
Princeton will excel at the ends by
a small margin, and vt will have the
advantage OF at least one tackle
Keck's. But at the guards we look for
Yale to present even a stronger duo
than did Harvard-and the Crimson
guards outdid their Tiger rivals. Tim
Callahan, the Yale captain. Will move
over from centre 20 guard. while John
Acosta one of the best men next to
centre in the East, viii hold down the
position on the other side of the pivot
Cross is likely to hold Mike Callahan
even at centre.
Princeton goes into the game with
clean record. II has won five games
and tied one Yale. on the other hand.
enters the battle with setback chalked
against tia defeat by Boston College.
Boston won over the Blue last season,
too. The records of the Blue and the
Tigers follow:
YALE PRINCETON.
f4-Carnegie Tech. N 1T-Swarthmore
2i-U. OF N. c.. oil 35-Maryland state
13-Boston College.2il 3f-W. and Leo.
24-west Virginia. OF i4-Navy .......... o
2i-Colgate ....... n lowest virginia Q
i4-Brown .......,1Ol 14-Harvard .......14
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While It's rivals in the Big Three are
having Il out at Princeton, Harvard will
play its annual game with Brown. The
Providence team gave Yale rather
lusty battle last week. and " Harvard
uses substitutes-as II says II will--we
may find a defeat chalked against the
Crimson. That has happened before
Brown has fast, charging line and a
set OF fast backs.
Dartmouth IL Favored.
The tussle between Dartmouth and
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