Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-14
ROPER SAYS TIGER
I.::sCHANCE IS SKINNY
sdt 81
tnp -
Figures Tight Contest If Bull
dog Enters Game Over
confident. y.
BY w. w. ROPER,
Princeton Coach.

Princeton Coach.
TN the East tomorrow the Prince
ton-Yale game at Princeton
holds the center of the foo
ball stage. This interest is du'
more to the traditional rivalry
between these universities thar
to any public expectation Of 8
close game.
On paper Yale should have 9
runaway. The Ellis have q power
full team with splendid seasons
record. Yale has tied Dartmouth
and Army and won from Brown
Yale's showing places the team
in the forefront in Eastern foot
ball.
Princeton has had q bad season.
Yale has q wealth Of substitute ma
terial and is particularly strong in the
backfield. Princeton has little or no
reserve material. The team is mex
perienced and green. admit the OUT
look for Princeton victory is very
slim.
There are certain elements to be
considered, however. In the f1rst place
Princeton-Yale games since the war
have invariably been hotly contested.
The record gives Princeton six victories
and Yale i've. Both teams play their
hardest In this game. This year Yale
is bound to be overconf1dent. In view
OF the disparity in the records Of the
teams Yale couldn't be anything else.
would Aid Tiger.
This, Of course, win help Princeton.
Princeton has o good kicking game and
fairly good passing game. Can the
Princeton defense hold Yale's attack
Booth may have o field day. If he
does, Yale viii win handily. On the
other hand, II the Tigers get couple
Of early breaks the game may be closer
than most persons expect.
The Army should have little difficulty
with Kentucky Wesleyan. Columbia Is
hardly strong enough to win from
Brown. Columbia has shown improve
ment, but Brown has the stronger line.
Hewitt,s condition means q lot to Co
hImbia. ] favor Washingto Jefferson
over Bucknell. Dartmouth should win
from Cornell. Columbia's defeat of Cor
nell was q big surprise; then consider
Dartmouths $40 defeat of Columbia
But comparative scores count for little.
Cornell win play hard game against
Dartmouth. There is no doubt of that.
The game is played at Ithaca. This is
an advantage to Cornell, but Dartmouth
looks too strong.
Colgate has q better record than
Syracuse, and should win. I favor
Franklin and Marshall against Dickin-
son. Holy Cross win give Harvard q
battle, and II the Crimson players are
tired after the Michigan game might
nose by with o victory. But favor
Harvard.
N. Y. q. Should win.
The Lafayette Temple game win be
good, close contest. feel that Lafay-
cite has slight edge, but would not
be surprised at q Temple victory.
The Rutgers-Lehigh game win be
close, with the odds IN favor of Rutgers.
Southern Methodist. with one Of the
most versatile passing attacks In the
country, plays the Navy at Baltimore.
Navy has shown consistent improve
ment In the last few weeks, but doubt
it win be able 10 stop the Southerners'
open game.
Drake WIN give Notre Dame q good
game, but the Southerners are not
strong enough to win. New York Uni
versity should defeat Georgetown, and I
favor Penn over Georgia Tech. Penn
State has not been particularly impress
siye thsi FAN. state viii undoubtedly
have its hands full with Iowa, which
should win.
Pitt should win from Ohio State by
q close score. Ursinus is too strong for
Swarthmore, and favor Villanoya over
Oglethorpe.
In the South, Alabama should win
from Louisiana, and Vanderbilt is too
strong for Tennessee. The Virginia.
tracts attention. I favor Virginia.
Georgia Is too strong for Tulane.