New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-20
BEFORE THE GREAT GAME.
ALL EYES AT HARVARD TURNED TO
SOLDIERS FIELD.
HOW THE MEN ARE DoING-sTRlcr SECRECY
MIyTNNFD-TuE DELAND TACTICS

MAINTAINED-THE DELAND IA'4iNS
THE FRESHMEN.
Cambridge Mass. Nov. 1s tSpec'ap,-i"e ioo'-
ball fever has nearly reached us ne's",' anu 'ne
season is fast drawing to a close. p"' uuiis .he
next few DAYS the excitement VIII run 'ish' Inc
Springfield game Will be the one 'op'e VI 'o','e'-
sation. and for the time being almost everything
poes b1, tho hoard In these last Few days the
plavers themselves do little studying Inc faculty
recognizes the strain they are uhuer anu INC I'M
mcnse importance which is placed upon winning
the game They quietly let rules ana regulations
hold over and the players ma tneii ieihehl mas
ters This is a policy which old graduates VINO
have never caught the spirit ana enthusiasm Oh
football find hard to swallow. But as long as
Yale adop,s IT, Harvard do nothing else but
arrange to devote an equal length Oi ''ihe u 'he
finishing touches. The greatest secrecy IN REGARD
TO the work of the eleven since us "''hurawai
to Soldiers Field has been maintained and the
real strength of the team Is not known ON the
whole. the college is not overconiident' Out simply
believes that the eleven has an even chahce TO WIN
The eleven has made distinct progress III many
WAYS but it still has faults which cannot DE con-
cealed The fumbling Is worse IMAM IL mas Deeh
for wears There is not perfectly reliable catcher
among all the backs Charlie Brewer included Inc
morning practice is devoted almost entirely to the
correction of this and to punting None of the
work in this respect has been at all ehcouraG-
ing; Yale certainly has the advantage. bu' III run
ming pure and simple Harvard thinks she mas
somewhat of a lead the blue. NO one ~ quite
up to Butterwor,h in his all-around play. Iaklns
Waters. Brewer Wrightington or Gray however,
and the three seem to outclass Yale's backs judg
ing from the latter's showing in the fale-Pennsyl-
yania game Eeale is looked upon as a GER
tanty for quarterback. having enectualiy cut OUT
FarchilG. although playing his position ior only TWO
weeks lie is spirited and capable OF putting plenty
of life into the team. While the coacheis say lit
proving very satisfactory to them. The play is
much sharper and better sustained with him as
quarterback than at any time under Fairchiids
In the line the strength is pretty evenly dis;rib
uted. Lewis. the veteran football player. though
cor r ~ npst ceniershers OF the country
and Stmans superior weight does not trouble the
coachers to any great extent. Mackie and Acton
are good aggressive guards. who VIII probably
abou, hold their own with McCrea ami iiickok
matched Harvard left-tacl,es and end. Monahan
and Emmons. compare favorapiy win the r,ehl
Weighs 10 pounds or over 1t is thought that En-
mons outclasses Blanchard. and that this is about
made up by Newels superiority oyer Monahih'
Compared with Yales rushcrs. the Harvard cTin-
ion is that Monahan and Murphy WI IHst n1ou,
Offset each other while they place Newell ahsad OF
Beard. Emmons ahead OF Greehway ana hlhEey
individually. Hsrvard's eleven is strongly pro-
vded for. Oc course the whole success Of the
team lies on ne amo n % tga Ply a noacer r
fuse to say anything whatever about the Character
OF the secret practice, ana the VIII
10 Springfield quite as much in ignorance Of the
game Harvard Will play as the public itself The
Deland plays much OF a mystery as they
were last year. They have been jealously guarded
even from the second eleven itself. and only the
most general facts in regard 10 them have leaked
out That they good and the coachcrs have
confidence in them without saying. But JUS;
how far Mr. Dciand's principles arc going 10 affect
the future Of, football will be an interesting point
10 study
While all are centred the high walls In
closing Soldiers Field and wondering what IS the
real state OF affairs within. the Harvard freshmen
also practising strictly alone. However. the
privacy which attends their work comes solely
from the Indifference Of others to view their progress
And Yet they are making distinct advance. and
have come up strongly since the class series or
championship games The outlook Is the brightest
n freshman eleven at Harvard has had for wears.
Dunlop, Wrightington Beaie and Lowering. OF the
varsity clubs VIII form an entirely new st OF
backs. and other varsity substitutes VIII refill a
great part of the line. There Shea for centre.
Laimbeer for guard. Conner for tackle and steven
for end. Then only three positions have 10 be
provided for. Shaw or Williams promise best for
guard; Scannel or Watson for tackle and Barton
/ or Wadsworth for end. WadsvOrih is another
freshman with the varsity squads