New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-19
TO-DAY'S FOOTBALL GAME.
CRIMSON AND BLUE TO DO BATTLE AT
HANPDEN PARK
SOMETHING About TIE HARVARD MEN AND
THEIR cIAycEs-MARKFD IMPROVEMENT
IN THrIa RECENT WORK

IN THEIR RECENT WORK.
C!mSr'dg,. Mass. Nov. IA CSpeclaD.-To morrow
tie annual foJtblr game ietwrcn Harvard ana Iac
will be played al springfield. II Is the one thhg Oh
Interest here at present. ard all else FADES INTO Ss
nlhcance before it. Reports from NewHsveh eN-
press confidence in Yacs success. Talk heie' on tie
contrary. is Of the most di scouraging kind Never
did the season open more proptiolSN. WIN p"lN
Of veteran material at his control Captain 1Mnord
seemed 10 De- in an envisblc position. Big scores
male ut first Then Harvard ran against AM
hest and allowed two touchdownS 10 he maze" 1hch
came the disastrous Cornell game. and on top OF
that The one with the Boston Athletic Association.
Then the crimson men cancelled all further games ana
withdrew TO soldier Field. where for ten days or
more they have been toilng they never toilei
lcfo;c On the result OF ibis practice iIor'ads hopes
ale pa el Nagu" runOrs come TO the ears OF the
student, that Nalvad has made wonderful improve
ment in both offensive ana defensive work. Many
do not ielevc this but there Is good authority Tor
laying that few Of tina aGoai exaggerated
CoachorS have refused to say anything whatsoever III
regard the matter until within the last twenty four
hours. During that time many little points of in
tcge,t have c lked ont. II that after the last
wretchcd exhibition Of football against the B. \. A.
the called together and plain words werc
not spared. rOr feelings either. The men "fook a
brace and al enthusiastic over the result
THO do no, fear Yale. thongh they realize that
there Is hard ,trgg'c bcfo e them. They are In
nearly pr"c, pysca. condition. in good spirits and
eager Ia tc~, thcl strength against Yale. 50 few
have seen the men In practice Of late TINT the strength
of The team is doubtless uudcrstima'od. The knowing
ones however think tia; Yale viii have surprise
In store for her. she cannO, afford at any rate Ia
play anything bat her strongest game. and even with
that defeat docs not seem TO BE- out OF the question:
The mystery which has sIrcurded the much
talked Of De'and tricks ,till remains unsolved. They
are theoretically very neat and are used with great
effect against the second eleven. They have been
prctscd absolutely In secret and have yet been
tried IN pnnic game. II they are what they are
pulled up to b., they will make II radical change In
the method Of play. Hnr, ard dues not rely upon
these alone. but works them in with excellent team
play. All the Harvard ask for l. the hall In the
half. II they get this. they feel confident Of
sco:igg and even winning.
The change Of brewer for Corbct fullback Is
criticised by many nnwise. and yet II II far
sighted move. Brewer Is destined to ne OF tho
greatest running backs ever a football field
lie la, made great improvement In punting, while his
rushing ha, always been phenomenal: II practically
saved Harvard from defeat In the games with Cornell
and the Boston athletic TriTOri. too. AT quarter.
Is hardly the same man that he was lie uses hls
weight In the centre with telling effect. while his pass
Ing and Interference arc much m1re crrdablc than
before Lake arid Gray are star hatbacl'. Lake
never IN better condition. and has been putting mp
a powerful game. In the line Waters will PLAY
brilliantly lie has been used spa,lhgly for fear Of
laying Linn mp but has IN every ones opinion de
yciopcd This year into Of the strongest guarls
Harvard has had for years The weak spot In the
team seems be- IN left tackle and end. Upton Is
"a, gritty man ~ could find bat he Is very Hight
ana viii have hard time with Wallace. In fact
Yale will probab, make many Of her gains through
him Emmon, too Will have hard work to play with
his .ptancf ankle
Taking the men indl' lduny they ARE fully lae's
equals but while the lattcr> Interference l. apt to
be stronger. her confidence and Ilarv3fds quick.
aggressive play may turn the tide In IurvaIds fnvor
This seem, 70 be weeping statement get when one
talks with the Harvard cOach-r and to the the
second eleven. well 10 lew other privileged
persons who have seen the practice In the early part
II i, week. he catches thcir cVbcrant feelings aud
1, willing predict almost anything This feeling Is
not shared BY the college a large On the contrary
the great Of students expect defeat. and many
ARE STAYING home thcr than bear the humiliation OF
witnessing H. The cOachcrs PLAYERS and substitutes
believe however. that Harvard stands an equal chance
with Yale that the game will be remarkably close.
and that with "A fair nm0ant Of luck the scales Of
victory vii turn ia the crmsonI favor.
Sprculatlons based scores are not trustworthy.
fortunately for lIarvart's prospects. br II l. inter
,,tng 10 note the games played this year by the two
clcvcn,: