The Washington times., 1922-11-17

son and Pittsburgh, Chicago and /
bIt and Georgia, Harvard and
pennsylvania and Penn State, ant
l am inclined to favor Yale over
Princeton because the Bulldog has
peel coming all year and should be
NJ the top Of it's game tomorrow
while / figure Princeton is due for a
slight vacation after the wear and
tear OF the Harvard battle. But Yale
must play steady, consistent football
II Il hopes to win.
There must be none Of that loose
handling Of the ball in the backfield
that characterized Harvard's play
last Saturday. The Princeton team
Ibis year. as always, Is a bunch OF
baH-hawks, and its downfield work Is
20 effective that the slightest mis-
handling Of a punt might prove fatal
70 Yale.
The Blue seems to be far bet.
Ger equipped on the attack, yet
the defense of the Princeton
eleven Is strong enough, In my
opinion, 10 force Yale into the
open with all 1t has. Princeton,
Of course, must rely on deception
II II hopes to score, for It's run
ming attack has lacked punch to
date. On this account, Palmer
stadium should be the scene OF
the most spectacular and wide.
open game Of the year.
As have said before. I look for
Tad Jones to produce something
absolutely new on the offense. at
least new in the sense Of what Yale
has shown ip recent years. The
Jones system is just taking hold al
New Haven and with the finest ma
terial any single college can boast,
cannot for the life OF me see
where Yale can go wrong, PROVIDED
Il handles the ball cleanly ana
makes good use of the modern at.
tack.
This last is absolutely necessary
for the reason that the Princeton
defense indicated in the Harvard
game that it cannot be fooled by
elementary methods. Treat and
Baker, the tackles: Afford. the CEN
ter, Gray, the end, and Caldwell IN
the backfield, are all fine defen-
oive men. 49,,
OF course, the kicking game will
play q prominent part, as usuah
md In. this connection. believe
Yale may show to advantage In
that it's backs will possibly have
greater speed and evasion In run
ming punts back. In actual yardage
on punts, Cleaves of Princeton and
Wight, Neidlinger and Neale OF
Yale should prove q standoff.
On the basis Of comparative
scores. Michigan, which beat ILL
nois. "a to 0, should dispose Of Wis.
consin, which lost to the Illinois
hast saturday. 3 to o. But I am
told by Western men that the
Badgers are due for a comeback
and that Yost will be satisfied to
win by one touchdown. ..
The remaining conference
games are almost equally Inn.
portant, that between Illinois ana
Chicago being especially note
worthy. Iowa will be shooting
Mt q clean slate In taking, ON Ohio
State and figures to win handily,
but you never can tell.
Vanderbilt and California. lead
snp teams of the South and Far
west :, face natural rivals In Geor.
eia and Nevada, respectively, but
Class should determine the result
and the former have 1t in plenty.
1t may prove O. Big day for the
underdog, however. For instance.
II is mot at all certain that Pitts.
burgh may not overthrow the un-
beaten w. and I, eleven while there
In a feeling In this section that
Dick. Harlow's Colgate team Is
loaded for bear, in going after Sy-
racuse.
AS for Harvard. It is taking on
Brown University in what is
thought to be a '1et down" game
between the Pripceton and Yale Yale
way.t Browns only defeat was by
Yale, and then only after II had
outrushed the Blue by consid.
erable margin. 1t may not be SO
unfortunate against Harvard.