New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-02
HARVARD.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOOTBALL ELEVEN.

Cambridge Nov. 1 (Speoall.-The last two days at
Harvard have been days of change in the football
eleven and their work. First OF ALL ex Captain Gum
mock has come back from abroad, and with his ap-
pearapce on the field for the first time on Thursdny
greater dash and enthusiasm has been put into the
men, Though he has only been coaching for two
DAYS some Of the oldtme spirit has been infused into
the men, and everybody is expecting marked i'm
proyement. Centre still continues TO be weak Day
before yesterday new man came out TO Try ror the
posiuon-Sam Dexter, 90, now in the Law school
Dexter weighs 22o pounds, and is feet i inch In
height, but unfortunately his weight does not mean
very much for he is not strong and his muscles arc
more less fabby lie is making every ehort 10
get into practice and good training but what can q
man do In two weeks and hall, especially when lie
has not been in any kind of training previously There
is no use denying the fact that Dexter couid &c.
into good trim In two weeks he would make a mag
nfcent CENTRE but the chances 10 to against IL.
II he only had the strength Of John Cranston' Har
wards victory would be moro in tile nature OF pos
sibility Another change which was made yesterday
was putting Emmons at end rush and Mason nj Jackie
This simply means that these two men have changed
places, and is only experiment on Tranofus part
Where this system CT experimenting Will emu, no one
knows. Il is not calculated 10 increase the stcngh
of the teampay and it is just here where Harvard Is
weakest Individually, most Of the men are eood
Some of them are stars In their particular POSI-
tions. such as Trafford Lake and Newell. But, as
whole the team does not seem to be trained TO WORK
together There is none of that excellent team play
which Yale has seemed TO excel in this year. The ab
sence OF IL is particularly noticeable In the poor DOCK
ingof of the rush line. Many time could Lake nave
made a long dish down the field had he had proper
support and effective blockng-of, whereas he would
have TO be content with fifteen or twenty yards The
changing of mems positions often is therefore disastrous
for effective team work.
After some delay, the management OF the fo0toaii
eleven has arranged dates for games for the rest OF
the fall. Yesterday game with Stages eleven was
PLAYED; on Tuesday, November 8, the eleven plays
WESLEYAN; on saturday November 7, Stages eleven
on Wednesday Nov. II, Trinity, and On saturday.
November a. the Boston Athletic Association All
the games but that with Trinity will be played In
Cambridge. The Trinity game will be played In
springfield In order that tho Harvard eleven may
have a chance to practise on the grounds before tle
Yale game BY playing two games Win Stags
eleven the team Will chance 10 sec now Hluch
difference a weeks practice will make.
The finals lin both singles and doubtless IN the tennls
tournament were played this week. To the surprise
of oil the college, the championship was Won py
Tracey Hoppn, ;O3 who has never played IN the
college tournament before, and was ple-eminently
dark horse. His record was clean one, rs he dii
not lose "a set during the tournament Ills opponent
in the finals wee W. ID. circuit '92. who mas heid inc
college championship for year. and represented lar
ward in tile intercollegiate tournament this fall Inc
doubles were won by Brown, '0o, ana circuit, ".
They beat Reed and Winslow two freshnen) Ill the
finals, 1-6. 2-6 60, g., o-l'