YALE AND PRINCETON HAVE EDGE ON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL TEAM ACCORDING TO NEW YORK CRITICS

Lawrence Perry, sporting editor of the New York Evening Post, in discussing the comparative standing of the Yale, Princeton and University football teams at the present time writes: "Mid-season rating of football elevens doesn't mean very much, but it is a process in which many football followers have been indulging lately. Considering the forthcoming games among Yale, Harvard and Princeton the tendency of those who speak--or write--before they think is to give Princeton at present the edge over Yale and Harvard. As to the Crimson, there is no doubt that Princeton has a cleaer lead--although what the status will be on November 11 is quite another question.

Yale Offense Shiftier Than Tiger.

"But it is altogether difficult to fathom the logic which gives Nassau an edge on Yale. As a matter of fact--basing judgment of course upon what has actually been shown--Yale has a much more varied offense than the Tigers, and a defence which is, I think, just as good. The Elis have done their share of fumbling, but they would have had to do more than their share to equal Princeton in this respect. Yale's punting has not to date compared with that of Princeton, and Princeton's drop-kicking has been superior. Yale employs her men to better advantage in interference than Princeton, and, in general, impresses one with the belief that she has a harder kick to her attack. All this, of course, speaking from the standpoint of the present. Yale has yet to meet an attack as rugged and elusive as Tufts, but her defence against Lehigh indicated that it would serve against a better team than the Bethlehemites.

"Make or Break" Against Cornell.

"Harvard has a longer row to hoe than either Princeton or Yale, and on Saturday next runs against a proposition which will either make or break her --Cornell. Harvard has been working hard on her defence since Haughton took charge, and the Ithacans will be certain to run up against a barrier on Saturday. Whether they will be able to smash or top it remains to be seen. It isn't likely the Crimson will produce anything elaborate on attack; it's difficult to see how she can. Cornell, judging from the Bucknell game, isn't as far along as she'd like to be, either. Trouble on the ends has stayed the forward rush of the eleven. So far as making or breaking Harvard is concerned, the game may do the same for Cornell."

29 Games for Princeton Nine.

Princeton has arranged for 29 games for the baseball team next spring. Seven of the games will be played away from home, but the number will be increased in case of ties in the series with Yale and the University. Two teams of last year's schedule have been dropped and two new ones added. The annual Southern trip will start with Virginia at Charlottesville on April 6. Following is the schedule:

March 24, Dickinson; March 27, Swarthmore; March 28, Seton Hall; March 31, Villanova; April 3, Holy Cross; April 6, Virginia at Charlottesville; April 7, Navy at Annapolis; April 13, Williams; April 14, Rutgers; April 18, Amherst; April 21, Pennsylvania; April 25, Fordham; April 28, Brown at Providence; April 30, Lawrenceville.

May 2, Virginia; May 5, Cornell at Ithaca; May 9, Georgetown; May 12, Cornell; May 16, Dartmouth; May 19, Harvard at Cambridge; May 23, Williams; May 26, Harvard; May 30, Leland Stanford.

June 2, Yale at New Haven; June 6, Lafayette; June 9, Pennsylvania at Philadelphia; June 13, Harvard (in case of tie in two preceding games); June 16, Yale; June 23, Yale (in case of tie).

Cornell Smoker Tomorrow Night.

The Cornell Club of New England, which will act as the host of the Cornell team in Boston next week, has arranged for a Cornell smoker at the Copley-Plaza tomorrow night. Invitations have been issued to all Cornell alumni clubs in New England. The smoker will be mainly an athletic rally, and the speakers will be prominent athletes and athletic officials. Among the speakers will be: E. J. Savage, of New Haven, a prominent Cornell crew man; Coach Dr. "Al" Sharpe, of the football team; assistant coaches Roy Van Orwan and Dan Reed; Arthur J. Baldwin, of New York City; W. F. Garcelon, of Harvard; E. K. Hall, of Dartmouth, and Captain Joseph W. Beacham, U. S. A., Cornell 1897, who was captain of Cornell football and baseball teams.

Before the smoker a dinner will be held at the Hotel Lenox.