New-York tribune., 1920-10-18

RASAC VI VIC cLIl16s Alc Toward
than the Boston College warriors.
All Of which should put the New
Haven students In q joyful mood as
regards Yale's remaining games. For
Of all the qualities that 60 to make
up q winning eleven the fighting in
stinct - that never-say-di stuff = is
much more to be desired than any
thing else. A football team can go a
long way on that alone, even If it
owns only a couple of simple plays.
Material Ready at Hand
We have maintained all along that
the material is there at New Haven.
Princeton nor Harvard, nor in fact any
other institution, has better set of
ends are weak, it is true, but other
wise there seems to be plenty of
splendid material. Jones has the repu-
tation Of being a capable coach.
Therefore, what we deduct from
Saturdays struggle is that this was
the contest NEEDED to awaken old Eli to
its weaknesses and its possibilities.
Several shifts undoubtedly would help
and will probably be made. and We'll
wager that the rest of Yale's oppon-
ents will meet quite q different team
Saturday.
A'word about that Boston College
outfit. 1t won the victory fairly and
squarely, even if aided by q couple Of
fumbles, and it demonstrated in so
doing that it is team to be reckoned
with during the remainder of the sea-
son. 1t is veteran squad. containing
several stars and showed plenty of
good coaching. What is more it
showed what fighting spirit can
complish.
We believe the fact it was up against
Yale helped the students from the Hub
to put up such wonderful exhibition.
Such is generally the case. But that
of course does not alter the fact that
Boston played the better game Sat
urday.
The hypothetical Eastern football
championship is not going to be
settled apparently until later in the
season. OF course if Pitt had won
versa nothing definite regarding the
title would have resulted but one of
two top-notchers at least would have
been eliminated and the ranking of
the teams at the end of the season
would have been made so much easier
1t may be that one or both will be
beaten in the meantime, although we
doubt 1t very much.
Penn State an Obstacle
Syracuse will meet a tough customer
in Dartmouth next week and others in
Holy Cross, and Washington and JEFF
ferson, while Pittsburgh may have its
hopes blasted by Washington and JEFF
ferson, Lafayette or Penn State. But
In the interim you can put it down
the Panthers and the Orange belong
in the first class.
We evidently underrated Harvard
and overrated Williams somewhat
from Saturdays result. Still as yet
the Crimson has shown but little and
no real criticism can be made of its
eleven until it stacks up against an
opponent of more capability than those
it has met Centre next Saturday
should produce that test.
The same can be said for Princeton.
1t showed up fairly we'll against Wash
ington and Lee, but the Southerners
offered very little opposition and when
such is the case no comment can be
made. The Navy will make the Tigers
travel faster pace than any other
team the Nassau students have yet
played, but West Virginia the follow
;rg week will make the Orange and
Black hustle even more. BY ,hen we
shall know just how good old Nassau is.
rem Oldte EdiHeu dHOtileI zap III
the race for the Eastern title by it's
overwhelming victory over North Caro-
lima State the eleven that whipped the
Navy. Georgetown won from North
Carolina by 27 to 0, but State made it
Al. State is going to figure promi
nently again in the final ranking.
The University of Pennsylvania con-
tinued it's good work by winning from
Lafayette. offering further evidence
that Hesman is a regular coach. The
reports say the Easton students out