The Washington herald., 1920-11-13
Why the Excitement

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A certain reader, fair minded and
well intentioned as human beings
go, wants to know why newspapers
give so much space to a Yale
Princeton or = Yale-Harvard game.
These colleges are no bigger
than other colleges. and their games
mean no more to the general pub
lie, or to the sport ITSELF" he writes.
He overlooks one factor-the i'm
petus from tradition.
Yale and Princeton, for one eX-
ample, have been clashing for for
ty-flve years.
They started back around 1S75-76
and have never missed a November
date since, with the exception of
1917 and 1918, the two war years.
Through nearly half a century
they have been building up greater
and greater interest in their an
nual contest, where their meeting
each fall is as big as any cham
pionship.
Their Forty-third Meeting.
On this particular November aft
ernoon Yale and Princeton are
ready for their forty-third collision.
They take the field with two pow
erful machines, where Yale is bent
upon revenge for last fall and
Princeton is equally set upon beat
ing Yale twice in succession after
a lapse of twenty years. For twen-
ty years have passed since any
Princeton team halted the Blue in
two successive jousts. The Prince
ton average since 1900 has been to
win about once every eight years.
Princeton won in 1908, 1911 and
1919. If Princeton wins today it
will be her first two-year victory
since Arthur Poe beat back the
bulldog in 1898 and 1899.
Advance Dope.
Yale's chance today depends upon
two factors-her physical condi-
tion, which has been none too good
all fall. and the distance she has
advanced in playing form.
AS the two machines have looked
through the bulk of the season
Princeton on the general average
has an advantage.
Princeton. has fine team, but II
this Yale eleven is right in a phys
ical way and most of its best men
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will have a great Yale team to
beat.
Princeton and Harvard are equally
matched. They proved this to the
satisfaction of every one who saw
last Saturdays game.
Yale Is on a par with her two
rivals, with her full strength. on the
field in shape to last out the sixty
minute program.
In the way of sheer physical
power the Blue has something on
its rival array in Orange and
Black.
The Yale attack has both courage
and a keen driving force. Whether
1t has any sudden element of sur
prise or strong grip on the open
game will not be known. until later.
Last season II lacked both ele-
ments and all its mighty old-fash-
toned hammering went to waste.
1t will need more than mere power
to beat this Princeton eleven with
the experience of a Harvard game
under its belt.
Princeton's Margin.
Princeton has this slight margin
over Yale-the Tiger is playing in
his own Jungle and the Tiger, in a
physical and mental way, Is pretty
sure to be ready.
Where Yale is uncertain over the
lasting power of one or two stars.
Princeton can bank upon her, entire
machine, with reserve strength of
unusual quality ready.
Roper has whole flock of kickers
and passers around and this means
big part of modern football.
He has great broken field runners
in Lourie and Murrey. a great plum
ger. in Clarity, two fine punters In
Scheerer and Lourie. and fine drop
kicker in Murrey.
And most Of these can pass and re-
ceive passes.
Yale, 10 far. has shown no such
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