The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-29
CORNELL LEADS
LAMBERT TROPHY.
RACE IN EAST.
Boston College, George
town, FOrdhan, Navy,
Penn Next on List

BY its convincing victory over
Ohio State, Cornell moved up again
this week in the weekly point stand
ings of the Lambert Trophy Com
mittee.
The Big Red powerhouse from
Ithaca now rates at 978 points, a
raise of three. That tops the nearest
rivel, Boston College by eight Bos-
ton College also enjoyed a point
promotion, moving up to $40 from
1852, while Georgetown, third MEM
Der of the East's unbeaten major
elevens, is ranked at 1865.
Seven teams-Co Cornell, Boston Col
lege, Georgetown, Fordharn, Navy,
Penn. and Penn. State-are the
Lambert Leaders of the Week." BY
their ranking they are acknowledg
titans in the 1910 race for the Lam
bert Trophy, significant of Eastern
championship and now held by Cor
nell.
Fordham went down from third to
fourth place in this weeks standing.
Navy took a sharp upswing Of six
points, now rates exactly the same
as Penn, its rival this coming Sat-
urday. Each are ranked at 1856.
The Lambert Trophy ratings are
not a percentage basis and are not
judged strictly on the records, but on
factors such as personnel, condition
and morale. Defeat or victory is not
strictly basis Of rating, unless the
game reveals fundamental weakness
ses or strength. Fifteen points diff
ferential in the Lambert standings
theoretically represents a touch
down advantage.
No Easy Task
In preparing this weeks chart
greatest difficulty was encountered
in ranking the middle and lesser
college teams, which have been en-
crossed in one of the most topsy-
turvy week-to-week feuding in col
lege football history.
Most promoted team of the week
is Lafayette, unbeaten, united and
now up 81 points over the October
Goth standings to place among the
leaders of the Eastern secondary
group. Lafayette's convincing con-
quest of Army was its first notable
achievement despite its unsullied
seasonal record.
AS football moves into November
the final phase when every club
theoretically is at its peak, the race
for the Lambert Trophy assumes
serious aspect. The hugs cup must
soon be returned to its donors, the
Brothers Victor A. and Henry L
Lambert, preparatory to 1910 award
AS the Eastern leaders move into
the stretch, the issue seems drawn
between Cornell, Boston College
Georgetown and the winner of the
Penn. Navy game. Boston College
and Georgetown meet two weeks
hence, and the winner of that game
will be the Big Reds challenger fol
year-long possession of the trophy
barring incipient accidents to the
Cornell record, which might harper
although it seems hardly probable
Under the Lambert Trophy sys.
tenn rating, the following eventual.
tiles are forecast for next Saturday
Boston College (.97O VS. Manhat.
tan (.900-Eagles fly high.
Bucknell (.881) VS. Temple (.95O-
Temple should take this.
Buffalo (.728) VS. c. G. N. Y. (.758,
Beavers beat Bulls.
Cornell (.978) VS. Columbia (932)-
The light blue will be blue.
Harvard (.882) VS. Princeton (.936.
-Allerdice conquers Crimson.
Holy Cross Gid VS. Colgate (.928,
Colgate by touchdown.
Pennsylvania (.955) VS. Navy (.955.
NO upset either way.
Syracuse (.92D VS. Georgetown
(.965)-Georgetown as usual.
Rutgers (.89D VS. Connection
(.764-Rutgers hits trail again.
Yale (88N VS. Brown (.90D-Bull
dog underdog.
Union (.825) VS. williams $500
Williams Wins.