Evening star., 1927-11-08

TIME eyes of the Eastern foot bal
world, and of the Western,
too, for that matter, this week
Il centers on the Yale Princeton
game. Not for many yeats
has the annual contest between the
two universities. between which grid
iron rivalry runs back into an almost
dim past. excited so much comment or
caused so many varying conjectures
as the possible result.
Yale. and those that have seen Yale
play. believe sincerely that Yale has
one of the three or four most remark.
able teams In it's history. while Prince.
tOnians, and those that have watched
1t beat Cornell and Ohio State. feel
that no eleven is the Tigers Superior
No doubt both teams are among the
strongest in the country, and. mas
much as Princeton must be something
like Yale. both have about as good
material as has ever graced their
fields. Not only do both have brilliant
material generally, but each Is led bE
dashing clever, strong back, who
stands out among the best of the year.
Wittmer of Princeton and Caldwell Of
Yale have few superiors, and their
meetings should develop a comparison
seldom seen in foot ball game.
The result of Yale-Princeton game
will depend to no small degree on how
much each knows of the others at
tack. A non-scouting agreement eX-
lists between the two schools, but just
what constitutes scouting in this
agreement has never been defined, and
while no formal scouting has been
done II may be that both. by follow
ing reports of games and in talking
unofflcially with persons who have
been casual spectators at contests in
which the two teams have taken part,
each may know good deal about the
kind of plays the other has. Yale has
an ofense that, properly secuted
would not be difficult to stop. and that
Is said with all due respect to its
power and versatility.
Gives Away Plays.
Yale has an offense predicated to
no small degree on the placing of
hacks and linemen in different posi-
tions for different plays, which differ.
ent positions would be q glaring give.
away Of plays if the defense had been
fought to look for them by coach
who had forehand knowledge of the
scheme Of the offense. 1t would hard
ly be fair to outline the offense which
has warped the defense Of every team
It has come in contact with, but
story along that line would be inter.
esting.
Yale's line leaves, at times, too
many big gaps between guards and
tackles and between guards. especially
when 1t pulls the center out and plays
q six-man line. But the sheer power
Of those Yale forwards is beyond any,
thing OF which people familiar WITH
Southern foot hall have any concep-
ton. Linemen in this section just do
not measure up to their standard.
Another thing that seems true of
Yale Ia that its secondary defense
really has not been tested. its line hav-
Ing played so effectively that a mini
mum of responsibility has fallen to
the men behind 1t. In 1918 a Navy
eleven that had been through a won.
derftl season mainly by virtue of its
superior line went on the rocks
against a really inferior Army team
because its secondary defense. which
had not been under real fire, fell to
pieces.
No doubt the non-scouting agrea-
ment which Yale has had with its Oh. |
ponents has operated considerably in |
Yale's favor. What Hawley, Dart. |
mouth coach, is reported to have said |
Of that agreement after his team haG |
been whipped, 19 to 0, leaves no doubt |
about his idea along this line. Yale |
has team with good deal Of foot |
ball experience and plenty of excellent |
and naturally such team is |
able to adjust itself, much more quick.
IL to unlooked-for conditions than an
opponent with an average or two or I
three years less of foot ball.