The New York herald., 1922-11-27
Yale'S Failure Stands Out
as Season NearS Close
Els Inability to Cross Harvards Goal Line for Fourth
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Elevens Played Greatest Contest in Years.
BY DANIEL.

Yale's failure stands out again
70 its close. In striking contrast
renaissance of the power and infiue
defeats by the Navy. Harvard's sta
among the Big Three for the first
brilliant development OF remarka
Saturday. Add the unlocked for vi
fact that Lafayette was able TO beat
ington and Jefferson's disintegration
comeback made by Rutgers against
features.
With It's triumph over the Navy the
Army closed it's season without a de-
feat, though it was tied twice, by Yale
and Notre Dame. Princeton also fin
isled with clean slate, SO we are GER
tain to have at least two undefeated
eievens when the campaign is closed
next Saturday Cornell. one of the
unbeaten, will meet Pennsylvania and
trouble on Thursday, while West Nir-
sinia, another team with an unblem-
ished record. will tackle Washington
and Jefferson on the same afternoon.
Interest viii be maintained right
through Saturday. when Boston Col
iege will meet Holy Cross for the
Catholic college championship of the
East
Yale finds itself in a position TO do a
lot OF thinking. 1t not only was
beaten by Harvard but for the fourth
time in succession failed to score a
touchdown against the Crimson. That
trip across Harvard's goal line made
by Cupid Blacks team in 1915 still
stands as the lone touchdown journey
made by the Bulldog against the
.Johnnies since 1907. There seems to
be something fatal there.
One Touchdown In Four Features.
IN its four major games this year
Yale got only one touchdown and field
goal. It was held scoreless by Iowa
md Princeton. got touchdown against
HE Cadets and a field goal against Har-
ward. There is no question that Tad
Jones made great progress with his at
tack this season--that in spite of the
lack of evidence IN the scores. But ne
could not equip his team with scoring
punch and his field generals with the
proper football intuition and instinct.
Tho question is one which may not be
settled by snap judgment, and it seems
best to let Yale work out its own prob
lem and its own salvation without volun-
teer advice.
Harvard had risen TO raAny an
emergency in the past, and il rose again
last Saturday to repeat it's 1921 tri-
umph over the Ellis by exactly the same
score. 1t was a game and noteworthy
comeback by the Crimson, which had
hcen defeated on two successive Satur-
days-by Princeton and Brown--and
was regarded as the under dog.
The 81 yard run by George owen was
Tar and away the longest dash ever
snade BY a Harvard man against Yale
Until Saturday Harvard's record was
70 yards, held by two men and made
I'm the same game--the Harvard victory
Of 1890. J. p. Lee ran 40 from scriIn-
mage and later Dudley Dean picked up
p tumble and scooted for another touch
Gown. which won the game.
Yale men have made most OF the long
runs recorded IN battles between the old
rivals. r., w. Watson. who ran 100
yards for a touchdown from the kickoff
sn 1880, shares the record with II. r.
Flanders. who went 100 yards after
picking up tumble In 1884. In the
modern era the top achievement stands
20 the credit of II. G. Metcalf of the
Ellis, who went 70 yards from scr!m-
image for score in 1909.
80 much for the past. The present
Is a far different proposition and the
football of to-day is far different from
the football which used to bring cham
pionships TO Yale IN the old days. We
imagine that Yale. and Harvard too,
could have learned a lot had they wit
messed the game in which the Army de-
feated the Navy on Saturday by II to
-. They would have seen the game OF
football as IL stands In 1922. with both
teams doing about everything which
may be done with football.
II has been declared of late that the
defense has gained too great an ad-
vantage in football and the time has
come to give to the attack more privi-
lcges. That outcry is heard every few
years and was about due this reason,
particularly after the game between
Princeton and Yale DEVELOPED only a.
field goal The defense appears 10 have
all the better OF Il under the present
rules only when two teams get out there
and Ignore most OF the grand oppor-
tynt'ses and brilliant potentiaiities OF
kst game in their ovcrzealousnees to
prevent q score.
The attack requires no more privi-
Icges. II Is there II you want TO use Il.
IL you want TO play rnossback football
and work your linencu and backs ac-
cOrCing TO tenets which were discarded
when the Rough Riders rode up San
Juan Hill you make football look lop-
sided. But let US not complain about
che game. II has been stabilized and
needs no more tinkering.
To come back TO that grand Demon
strstion put on by the Army and the
Navy-there was a game OF ganes. II
was a fight. That Of course is taken
for granted, for the service boys always
fight It was a game In which tre-
snendous defensive power stood out. for
the Army held the Navy for downs on
tho one yard mark. But above all. Il
was battle in which the splendid pos
eibilities Of football were fully realized
>. scrap which was one OF the greatest
football games we ever saw and without
question the best ever played by the
service rivals.
Ideal Tor the Public.
Both the Army and ti. Navy made
q lot os tactical errors. We could point
out at least half dozen spots in which
each team was guilty OF bad general
chip or poor tactics. But for az leas.
10000 % those who looked on II was
faultlesS football II was highly spec-
tacular. highly varied, full OF vim and
fre and life. with the winner uncertain
until the final whistle had blown II
was nip and tuck, up and Of 'cm from
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