The Washington herald., 1922-11-15

their football competitions. And.
what Astonishes some of the faith
full. the Yale-Priaceton affair is the
continuity record holder Of the lot.
Yale and Princeton. Yals and Har-
ward. first met In 1875. wni>h hap
pens to be just .orty-six ysa-s ago.
But while the Yale-Princeton series
has only been interrupted through
the two war yeas. Harvard and
Yale failed to meet in 1895 and 1875,
when friendly relations were inter-
rupted for two years. So far Yale
and Princeton have taken part in
forty-three battles in forty-five
years, with Yale well out. in front
through early superiority. but with
Princeton leading since the war.
Yale Power and Experiences.
In the coming contest Yale has
too much power and experience for
Princeton to carry more than an
outside chance.
No football case Is hopeless un-
der the modern game. where n few
successful forward fiips can stand a
rival team upon its ear.
But experience is a big football
factor, and the Yale machine has
a big jump in this respect.
Tad" Jones also has at least
seven nne backfield stars at his COM
mand and, while Princeton can play
herself out against Yale, with Yale
thinking of Harvard, the humping
and pounding a team gets In the
Harvard game is usually no great
aid for the next affair.
Football Brothers.
Who are the greatest or the foot
ball brothers Of modern play?" asks
s. X. NJ. The Neidlingers of Yale
and Dartmouth are the star fra
ternal combination of the season,
but in the last few years there have
been some notable entries-notably
the, stems of Pittsburgh and w.
and j., the Robertsons of Dart
mouth and Syracuse and the Gala
hans OF Princeton and Yale.
The two Stems, in their day. were
both All-Americans. one a great
center and the other a great tackle
so they probably head the list.
Experience Again.
ITO be absolutely fair about it,"
writes r. L. H., ''in discussing team
strength. don't you think institu-
tions like Lafayette and w. and J..
which can play men with four or
FIVE years experience, have a de-
cided advantage over universities
and colleges that stick entirely to
the three-year ruler
They do without any question.
Erickson, as we recall 1t, was on
10 nj
this is his fourth year at w. and ].
Brunner has played at least four,
and we are inclined to think five,
years of intercollegiate football.
Neither would be eligible on nine
tenths Of the Eastern, Southern or
Western teams.
Where eligibility conditions are
So wide apart 1t Is impossible to
rank teams playing four or five
year men upon an equal basis witt
those who restrict the play to three
years.
The South has the best where
I:ay Is limited to three years anu
| where no one can represent M
than one institution during his COL
legiate career.
1t might be advanced that the
smaller universities should be given
this extra assistance. But football
isn't a handicap game, and when a
smaller university wins the publ.
city carries very little about the
lighter eligibility rules in vogus
Centre College is now playing "Red'
Roberts for his fourth year., but
Centre has also adopted the three.
year rule for all future engage
ments.
| That extra year II expe.:.nce
mems more to q fu,,'ha;l r.':y'r
t'':,- ne might imagire. Aud UNI
douhiodly the time is com,n,- VIII n
those. with the eour-year :n.c viii
have to play among themselves ant
take their banking in a different
group No other system can be
| fair.
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