New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-13

FOOTBALL FEELING AT HARVARD.
DIsoUIET1NG VIEWS OF THE WORK OF TIE
ELEYEN-pRACTICE OF STRATEGY

DISQUIETTNG VIEWS OF THE WORK of HE
ELEvEN-PRACTICE OF STRATEGY.
Cambridge Mass. Nov 70 (speciaD.-From now
until the great game at Springfield the Iia' Na.u
eleven will be surrounded by mystery which on'y
favored few can penetrate. Not all the pracuce
will be in secret Soldiers Field out soou i'
of 1t will. and it is just about tnat part t'ia' 90
much interest centres. Harvards game WIN 'ne
Boston Athletic Association was not encouiasi"s'
and In that final peep at the team. lned up against
regular opponent, the public saw little 10 raise
the betting in Harvards favor. But the report
that 1t fake performance, intended 10
delude the Yale men, is hardly borne out ny iao.s'
Harvard worked hard and did her best 10 raise .he
score. but the Boston men were not 10 NC eaS'S
pushed Those who have followed the eleven daily
could easily that it weakness. pure ana SIM
pie which made Harvard show up in poor hght.
Yet the strength Of the Boston Athletic Association
team was generally underestimate. and they played
a game which might make any eleven WORK hard
for victory.
During the week the practice has been entire'y
Soldiers Field. Harvard is working diligently OH
her signals and Deland tricks AS yet none
has been tried against the second eleven put 'her
practicabiity was occasionally tested in the summer
practice at Sorrento. They are complicated pays
requiring long practice before they can be used IN
anything like a smooth running order. On ooiuierS
Field in the early afternoon before the second eere
Building in the evening the men daily practise ane
plays These not entirely tricks IN the SENSE
often understood. but good, strategc Prnclpies ar
the base of many of them. The ola graduate neeu
not fear that Harvard is placing all nope on super
fetal tricks Science and strategy are at tne potto
of them all. and it only remains to be seen whe.neI
they prove in practice what they promise IN tneory.
Yale is keeping quiet about her secret dongs put
Harvard expects fully that she VIII spring trlckS
which may be quite the equal of Delands
Harvard has suffered severely during the lass Two
weeks in Captain Waitress disability, 10 pay. Ills
muscle bruise has grown better ana ne can pare
" straighten his leg. The doctors have at last or
dered it to be placed in sphnts In hopes tnat ths
treatment may bring about a more speedy cure.
Emmons also has not played for a week or more.
Both hope to be out again on Monday me eleven
and others who have watched them nave Deen
very anxious that the improvement mas not peen
steadier and noticeable Coachers. whlcn AT
the first of the season were plenty nave gradually
dwndled down till but two or three actlve workers
remain Joe Sears may be able to coach the eleven
during a portion of the present week ana II is
hoped to bring out Perry Trafford and John Gram
Ston. ID,
Some of the players themselves have shown brill
liant individual work. Wrightington, the freshman
is doing better at every trial. ana promises Wen.
With such mer Brewer Waters ana WIlShtins-
ton. Harvard has enviable material. ihe
eleven needs quarterback sadly. Fairchild Is slow
and Nfeless. but the best there is. The makeup or
the line is settled upon and is the as that which
played against the Boston Athletic Association ex.
cept that Emmons will be on left end in place or
Stevenson. Numerous candidates from the class
eevens that the championship series Is ended
have been called out to the varsity squads but
there is likely be no change. Even the SUD-
stitutes are pretty well settled upon.