The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-09
ODDS IN FAVOR !
Of HARVARD TO
DEFEAT TIGERS
Princeton, However, Has Shown
Remarkable ABILITY to Upset
Dope.
BIT WALTER CAMP.

By WALTER CAMP.
Copyright. 1872, by The Argus.}
New York, N. Y, Nov. 9.-The
odds favor Harvard to win over
Princeton in the big eastern games
scheduled for next Saturday. But
the odds were against Princeton at
Chicago a couple of weeks ago and
SO they were in the Harvard game
last year. Princeton's whole his
tory is marked by a succession of
occasions on which she has risen
to emergencies against odds.
When the Crimson and the
Orange and Black meet at Cam
bridge Saturday, Princeton will try
to duplicate the feat ef last year
when victory was gained over Har-
ward through a remarkable run by
Gilroy in the last few minutes of
the game. after Owens dropkick
had apparently made Harvard a
sure winner. Last year was not the
, only year that the Princetonians.
the under-dogs, have risen to the
heights and snatched victory from
defeat
Not much more than fortnight
ago PrincetOn's chances looked
, slim. The Harvard machine SEEM
ed to be under Roadway, while
Princeton was still floundering.
This writer predicted, however. that
Princeton without stars would
probably prove more dangerous
than in years when they have had
one or two outstanding players.
This has proved true for the team
work and general coordination of
the players has been better and op-
ponents have been obliged to watch
more than one or two men.
| There was more than suspicion
that Princeton would show some
thing of the tremendous strain the
team went through in pulling out OF
the game against Chicago, but this
has not been noticeable. The reg
ulars were saved last week and
two weeks is ample time for the
removal of depleted physical re-
serves.
Princeton has displayed facility
in the use of the forward pass this
year to greater extent than Har-
ward. Her aerial attack has shown
more variety, but her driving power
through the middle of the line is
not SO great as that Of the Crimson
Cleaves of Princeton is good back
but he has not yet shown sucn
high quality as Owen Of Harvard
Buell. of Harvard will be the better
general on the field no matter what
candidate Coach Roper installs as
the Tiger quarterback. Wingate
named today. is clever, but he has
not Owens experience.
| In the kicking game there is lii
tie to choose, although Princeton
could put in Thompson, who woul1
quite hold the Harvard punters sc
far Is distance is concerned. With
one of the other Princeton kickers
, in, Harvard will have a shade the
advantage if they use their longes
punteTs.
Harvard has a remarkably speed!
backfield in Owen, Gehrke an(
Chaplin and with Buell. back, a teal
that is clever on defense agains
the forward pass. Princeton vii
have to combine sufficient strikin.
, power through the line to draw il
the secondary defense of its Oppon
ent if the Tiger forward passing
game is to be at its best in decep
> ton and execution.
The star. Lafayette team viii
take on Rutgers at New Brunswick
but Foster Stanford's general will
hardly be able to cope with tn
players from Easton, Washington
& Jefferson, conquerOrs of Lafay
3 cite last Saturday, will play Wabasl
at Washington, Pa, and while team
: in that section have shown goo
! football this year, Wabash will
: hardly be strong enough to win.
Butler vs.. Depauw.
Out in the middle west Indian
t apolis has a good game in prospec
between Butler. and Depauw, wit
), the chances favoring Butler. Cleye
I land also has an interesting contes
: in the Case Oberlin battle, with tn
: odds favoring the latter.
Yale players are getting siren
uous workouts these days, but
is in preparation for Princeto
y rather than for Maryland, VIII
: visits the bowl Saturday. Many G
the Eli stars will journey to Cam
!, bridge and get line on the Hal
ward and Princeton plays.
Cornell vs.. Dartmouth.
Cornell and Dartmouth wer
given the last strenuous day {
Scrimmage before they meet Satul
: day at the Polo grounds. Neither
u under estimating the possibl
lstrength of its opponent.
II Reports from West Point stat
y that the Army regulars have ha
y little difficulty in solving Notr
Dame plays as executed by tn
Mules" or second team. 1t ma
u be different story when Rockne
: men pull of the plays.