The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-18
TEAM OF POISE
ARE THE TIGERS
They Go About Their GridirOn
Work as if They Knew
Their Business.
WE'LL BALANCED OUTFIT
Ellis a Fighting Team Even if
Beaten and With a Punch
Gossip.
WE'LL BALANCED OUTFIT
BY WILLIAM II. HANNA.


Although Princeton's score of "a to 0
against Washington and Lee was bigger
than anybody expected, 1t is probable
the Princeton coaches were disap-
pointed with the days developments.
Not with their own crowd, for there
was nothing in the worb of the Tigers
to cause more than the usual criticism
at this time of the year and on an I'M
seasonably hot day, but at the uneX-
pectedly weak opposition afforded by
the visitors.
The size of the score didn't mean
much to Princeton. and the coaches took
no great store in It. The Washington
and Lee team was just eleven big fell
lows out on the field. who were in need
OF lot more coaching and practice to
be anywhere near their real ability.
The Virginians can play better football
than they played Saturday, and even
as 1t was would have played better had
not tumble allowed the Tigers to
jump them at the outset.
What appealed to one having his first
glimpse of this years Tigers was their
poise. There was an air OF their being
thoroughly at home in this gridiron
business and with faith in themselves
as regards the coming Harvard and
Yale games not seen before in years
in Nassau squads. 1t seems to me that
II would be well not allow this to de-
velop into overconfidence, for there
were moments In Saturdays play which
suggested a disposition to be careless
and easygoing, but which after all may
have been only the thermometer.
1t is a right well balanced team this
one of Prncetons. but of course such
poor passing from centre as took place
on Saturday never would do. The end
play is much better than Yale's just
row, the backs not quite as speedy, the
forward passing considerably better
also the tackling, but the Tigers are
not following the ball nearly so well
as the Ellis. Doubtless the passing
would have been better had Capt. CAL
lahan played. The team has the fault
Of holding and being offside, which
easily can become serious faults. The
value of Tackle Keck to his team will
be increased more than\ a little when
he learns to keep onside. To put it an
other way, his value is decreased by
his fault of being offside He must be-
gin to respect the sanctity of the neu-
trail zone.
There's no blinking the fact that
Princeton misses Trimble and Strubing,
and will miss them. Men like that
aren't dug up every year. Still there
didn't seem to be anything much the
matter with the forward passing of
useful all around man for Nassau. Two
tall chaps, Legendre and Scheerer. re-
oeived the passes, and height is always
an advantage, not to mention that that
detail Of the pass also was rather well
done. 1t looks as if this was going to
be an exceedingly effective weapon for
Princeton.
AS to that play of Princeton's which
has an end in motion before the ball IS
snapped, then turning to take out the
opposing tackle, more than once Sat-
urday this particular end had turned
and was running toward opponents
goal line before the ball was snapped
Princeton escaped the five yard penalty
for this violation on numerous occa-
sions II not on all occasions.
No reason beyond passing disappoint-
ment, no reason whatever, exists why
Yale men should feel downcast over the
drubbing by Boston College. For one
thing B. G. Is a strong, veteran eleven,
and 1t was pointed especially for this
game, which Yale was not. Yale played
without Acosta and Herr. regular guards,
and Callahan and Aldrich were inca
FACILITATED. The b. Q. eleven had such
proficient and seasoned players as Ur-
ban, Swan, Fitzgerald. Doyle. Liston
(from Lehigh), Commerford. Corcoran
snd Heaphy on its side. and there's an
array to make any team watch it's step
and possibly take its dust.
The Yale crowd came back with a
touchdown In the first half after being
scored on first. and would up with a
rally which netted seven points and cut
the onesidedness of the trimming from
81 to to 81 to 49, Only fighting
team could have done that and there's
always hope for a fighting team.
There's more fight in this years Yale
taa,,, fhan In la vaar'g and the fOrNp RI
passing Saturday was n marked inn
provement over that done i'm the Car
negie Tech game, favorable sign. The
defeat for the first time of the Blue by
''small' college two years I'm success
sion is interesting. but only sentimentally
So 1t cuts no figure otherwise.
And this is no time to be scolding at
Tad Jones or for any son of Eli TO lose
confidence in him. In 1916 Tad's Yale
team was beaten, 81 TO 6, by Brown one
week before the Princeton game and
two weeks before the grappe with Har-
ward. yet put It over in both of those
engagements. The lessons of Saturday
Will serve better than did those of the
Brown defeats four years ago. for there
is more time in which TO apply remedies.
Yale's defence was not as good as
against II. G. last year. but no worse
than against Browns four years ago
ana tflTee weeks later III the season.
yale's offence Saturday wrs much
stronger than year ago against y. c.,
Just as much stronger as two touch
downs excel one field goal The Ellis
may he wabbly, but they seem to have
a. stiff bit OF punch. That last march
in the Bowl was good for forty-nine
yards.
The Navy-Buckneil game presented
the paradox OF a teams acquiring two
points by a safety by one of its own
men. At least the score was Z to in
favor Of the Navy, although. accounts
say, Hahn OF Bucknell made a safety.
How a player can make q safety with
his own side acquiring points therefrom
is a new one for the rule interpreters to
interpret
National and American league men
are on their way to Chicago. where bust
ness of the utmost Importance to base
ball will be done this week. The Grand
Jury will resume its work of trying to
bring the whole rotten betting and
game jobbery business TO light and
strange the evil and the club owners
of the two leagues will meet to discuss
and project plans for reorganlzed gov
eminent of the sport.
All eight National League clubs and
th~aa American I,nnqtICrq Nav York