Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-24

quickly at Springfield and was slow at
breaking through, but Waters was one of
Harvard's best men and the playing of
Hall is more in McCrea's class. Neither
side should obtain much ADVANCE there
Stlllman faced difficult man on Satur-
day, and task no less onerous awaits him
tomorrow. 1t is hard to see how Lewis
play at Springfield could be improved upon,
but Ballet has the necessary weight and is
a no less skillful snapback than the Harvard
PLAYER. Stillman's increased experience
and Balliet's want of practice Che has been
laid off for the last three weeks) may help
to even up matters, bnt the chances are that
Mccormick will be hampered by Balliet's
work with Stillman, who will be outplayed
by his Princeton opponent
Their Powers Will Be Taxed.
Wheeler played we'll against Morrison
year ago, and will doubtless tax the powers
of Yale's young right guard, Hickok, to the
utmost. Hickok, however, will be no easy
opponent for his more experienced rival.
He faced Mackie without finching, and
although he often let him through the line
too easily, he fought gamely and learned
some useful lessons at Springfield Both
players are aggressive, and the fight at this
position will be worth watching. Wallis
and Lea are matched at right and lett
tackle, and here the Yales should excel.
Wallis is almost an ideal tackle and
ground gamer of exceptional ability. His
opponent is a new man, we'll built for the
position, which he plays cleverly, but he
is outcIassed by Wallis,
Greenwav is fortunate in having no
stronger opponent than Randolph to face.
In the Springfield game Greeuway did well
and held his own against his heavy rival
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best, and although he plays we'll he is not
brilliant and should not outplay the Yale
freshman. Should King return to his old
position at quarter back, as it is now Ie-
ported he will do, this position will be
strengthened; but the general affect of the
Princeton team will not be good, as the
best runner will thus be placed where his
powers cannot be used as effectively as they
could be at half back. L. Bliss has no
equal for brilliancy on the football field,
unless it be King.
Bliss Has an Advantage.
G. D. Bliss and Poe play the same style
of game, but the former has the advantage
in weight. At full back, Butterworth must
improve in catching if his playing is not to
be a constant menace to Yale. His mufs at
Springfield were frequent and it is only due
to good fortune that is was not more costly
tUdH tHey NcTc LII tulS ItSpeCI IlOuduS,
provided he plays the game he did last
year, will outclass the Yale man. In punt
ing, Homans perhaps will also have little
the better of it, but if Princeton does not
break through too quickly on Butterworth
an exchange of kicks will not net the Jer-
sey men more than fve-yarl gain.
Comment on the playing of the Yale men
as team is unnecessary. The furious
sweep of their line and the speed of their
backs have been rehearsed manv times al
ready this season, and their strength and
skill are everywhere acknowledged. But
compared individually the choice between
the Yale and Princeton teams is slight, and
and remembering their play early in the
season, it will not be wise to predict dis
astrous defeat for the orange and black.
For the last three weeks Princeton has
kept very quiet-always q good sign-and
the men work ed hard and conscientiouslv.
It will not do to compare scores and deduct
conclusions therefrom. The Yale men have
done remarkably we'll with their material
this year, but their work is not yet CON-
pleted, and hard fought game awaits them
on Thanksgiving Day. If Yale wins to-
morrow she will have to earn her victory,
for the true indications are that the game
of 1892 will be no walk-over for the cham
pions, though the favorite bet tonight is
even money that Princeton won't score.
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