Yale VS. Pennsylvania.

On Saturday Pennsylvania broke Yale's wonderful record by securing a goal and a touchdown. Yale had not been scored against since losing to Harvard in the fall of 1890 by a score of 12 to 6. It is unfair to claim from this that Harvard's eleven is stronger than Yale's. Harvard has not this season met so strong opponents as the eleven from Philadelphia, and from her showing against those she has met can not be accurately compared with Yale. Besides, it is necessary to remember that Yale's players above all others, will never give up. The less their apparent chances, the more heroic and successful their final effort.

Leaving out of account, however, Yale's reputation for meeting emergencies, and judging her from what she did Saturday, there are two or three respects in which she is stronger than last year, and as many in which she is weaker. Her centre is practically impregnable. Pennsylvania soon gave up hopes of gaining there. Most of Yale's gains were through the centre, partly through Butterworth's phenomenal rushing, and partly because her own centre was expert in opening a way. Yale's left side of the line with Beard and Hinkey was strong enough so that Pennsylvania did not bother it a great deal. Behind the line, Morris at quarterback played a faultless game in passing the ball. One thing was noticeable, that he did not attempt to get into the interference very much. Butterworth was the only back who had great success. His running and punting were superb.

Yale's weak point in the line was on the right. Pennsylvania repeatedly made long gains by Greenway and Murphy. For some reason Yale had no interference at all. Round the end plays were tried very little. They hammered continually at the centre. Yale's great weakness was behind the line. Butterworth alone played the game for which Yale is famous.

Compared with former years, Yale was superior only at centre; about the same at the left of the line and at quarter and fullback; weaker at the right of the line and at halfback. Her general team play was also rather loose.