Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-11-11
LOU LITTLE LEANS
TOWARD PRINCETON
CrisIer Has Wrought Steady
Representations Must
Be at Best to Win.
BY LOU LITTLE,
Head Coach, Columbia.

BY LOU LITTLE.
Head Coach, Columbia.
n IEW YORK, November IL
M Two games share head
l Y lines in Eastern foot ball
Saturday, and perhaps I
may be forgiven if I'm more than
casually interested in one of them.
First, however, we'll take the
Princeton-Yale classic at Prince
ton, the game which marks the
climax of the first season of
Coach Fritz Crisler's regime at
Old Nassau.
This game indicates once more the
Fl m hold which tradition still exerts
ON our college foot ball. Neither
Princeton nor Yale could lay claim to q
So-called mythical championship,
even If so minded, because each has
been defeated twice and tied twice.
1t has been demonstrated many
times in the past, however, that when
Princeton and Yale come together all
previous performances may be thrown
out the window. That was not true,
OF course, last season, but I am conf
dent it will De true once more this
time. One of the fine games Of the
Eastern season should be the result.
because Yale struck its stride 50
ID late and was not seen in action
last Saturday, it is an extremely
difficult game to attempt to Judge.
Yales attack, with light, hard-hitting,
running guards leading the plays
against Dartmouth, has quickened no.
ticeably and probably will have i'm
proved immensely even over that show
ing. Yale also expects to be in its best
shape for this battle. The result
should be the strongest Eli team of TIE
season.
However, I am inclined to give the
slight edge to Princeton. The Tigers,
despite failure to win any one OF four
major games, have shown a steady i'm
provement. Early in the season their
defense was a rugged, resourceful one.
know that was true against Columbia,
and it seemed to be true later, against
Cornell, Navy and Michigan.
With the squad well grounded de-
fensively the Tigers. under Coach
Crisler, began to progress in their at
tack, which showed in marked fashion
sZainst powerful Michigan and again
last Saturday IN an impressive way
against Lehigh. even granting the
weaker opposition.
THERE Is also to be considered the
i fact that Princeton and Yale have
a non-scouting pact which will
make the new Tiger offensive scheme
more mystery to Yale than Yale's Of
fensive, basicauy the same as in 1881,
IS to Princetoh's players. Still another
factor in Princeton's favor is that the
Tigers this week are playing their final
game, while Yale must still look for
ward to Harvard.
Now for Brown and Columbia. Both
are unbeaten and united. 1t appears a
toss-up game, Of all the games We have
played this season. Both elevens cams
margins, games in which "old man re-
action" was in each case real threat.
Brown, with its tricky triple wing
attack, has a heavy, well-trained line
and corps of hard-blocking, fast backs
led by Chase, Gilrartin, Gilbane and
Buonanno. have a good deal Of conf
dence in cur Columbia squad when it
comes to the pinch, but it is true that
we'll have to show our best offensive
foot ball OF the season to have an even
chance to win.
THE chances Of Montgomery to play
i full part are still doubtful. while
DZamba, valuable first-String
guard, is virtually cut of it. Make it
a toss-up, with the team getting the
breaks emerging as the winner.
The Fordham-N Y. U. game is
another highly interesting battle. 1t
finds two teams meeting after zach put
on stirring comeback last Saturday
against intersectional rivals.
1 have liked this Fordham team all
season for its man power, but feared that
inexperience might be its undoing in
one or two games. That proved the case
In defeat by Michigan State and Boston
back, as It did last week against St.
Mary's, I expect to see it edge through
against N Y. U.
Dartmouth and Cornell meet in an
other of the traditional games This Is
q hard one to figure. The Green has
shown versatile running and pass at
tack, which has seemed just on the
verge of clicking. but has barely fallen
short Cornell, on the other hand, may
be expected to show great power off
the tackles and TANKS, where the
Green's defense has not, been impreg-
nable.
X7IVANO and Ferraro are a pair of
v great Cornell backs and late sea-
son usually finds a Cornell line a
good line Cornell, I think, deserves
the edge here.
Harvard's problem Saturday Is to
build up its physical resources In prep
aration for Yale after the severe Army
setback Of last week. Holy Cross.
meanwhile, will be able to Send all the
power Of strong, fighting team against
the. Crimson. 1t looks like Holy Cross.
Penn. in my opinion, has turned in
one Of the notable records of the sea-
son thus far, but I'm afraid the Quak
ers, still feeling the bumps of the great
battle with Pitt, may encounter trouble
at the hands of Ohio State. State, al
though tied three times, is one of the
very tough teams of the West
Pitt, also travelling westward to meet
Nebraska, should come through handi-
~. Colgate. meeting Syracuse in their
old classic, ought to win without great
trouble, probably retaining its inviolate
goal line.
Among the smaller colleges williams
and Amherst play their always inter-
esting classic, another of the games in
which previous performances may be
forgotten. On form Amherst seems to
have an edge, but I should not advise
any one to wager too much on it.
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