The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-11-18

deed. so little has been said about him that the
college IS beginning to feel that some foxy mo-
had the benefit Of one experience in n Vale
game and Is too powerful q man TO drop so sud-
game on Thursday. when he PLAYED risht nusrd
shows he Is able to take the place OF young shaw
IN case the Later goes to pieces. Manahan
where he can utilize ii. weight Is All
Young W,RIsssler the seyenteen-year-old cousin
oI Beer Wheeler. is the latest possibility for
left tackle, and is by no means to be counted out
Of the race. lie has a superb physique. weighs
shall N<eweli mas been at HIM lie has s.', done M1 so
little in public that no good chance has been
given 10 get "a line on his play.
Ex-Captain Waters il filling Newell's shoes Mt
right tackle in fine style. and is, besides, doing
most or the line bucking for the crimson. lie IS
Tor the hundred and this. with his is5 hounds
or weight, makes him an in, aluable man at the
condition, than when the team played In New
nork. and there Is no doubt as to his ability to
stay through Il game.
ne three centre men are not ms strong as last.
sears on Dination, although they are greatly
superior IN weight. Mackie. who has been moved
from right to LEFT guard, is easily the best OF the
LOT. Heis weighing 205 pounds. and apparently
b be IN Pe ahSn a trim a. !, He gets through and tackles
used with good effect in plays directed against
Frank Shaw. the centre. although twenty
pounds superior In weight, Is by no means in Nh,
IIass WIN Lewis. who filled the place last year.
was only tair. but his great weight brought him
ihto prominence this fa!l. and he has deyrioped
mn rm,p a I"ar snan back, nothing more. He stands
UP Wen against the ruShers sent against him,
but Is weak in following the ball and in getting
INTO every Play as some Harvard centres in past
SearSS. n1tanly Lewis and Cranstnn. have done.
u. y. shaw. the right guard. has learned prnc-
ticnlly AZ the f"otball he knows thi- iail. lie ia
MS grfatrst weakness. a slowness in detecting
plays Is due 10 his. lack of experience. In two
t sr i q i, S1 I'm 81. this year he has shown a
IN az plays. On the whole, the place il likely to
SS the worst leak IN the line, particularly il
Haryard's back held viii rTobSSb is"T be- more
eucctlN, Than II was last year. Bob Wrenn has
br2yed himself as good a general on the foot
running. the team with excellent judgment, His
PASSING Is lean his tackling fair, aud his inter
Beale may be counted on To make "A better i'm.
preston than he did last year. when he was
which Waters gave when In a dazed condition.
Charley, Brewer, right half back. is running
sational fashion. No pains have been spared "a
bring his kicking up 10 the mark. and he is now
year; 1t is. conceded, however, that he will be
2ntclnssed By hutterwOrth in this department.
i mrg /, I'VE Mr'g ga, 15p at present, EdSer Wright
are somewhat different. lie lodges less and
uses his arm better in warding of tacklers. lie
Is u strong runner and generally manages to
Raln Two or three, yards after he Is tackled.
w rightington has done most of the short Kicks
IN recent games. and does the trick very clev-
erly, with the backs in a regular round-t6e-cnd
,Srinationi lie Is about eight pounds heavier
Fairchild. who seems likely to be the final Sc
lection Tor full back, has tried for quarter back
LOT Two years past, but after Dunlop's injury
about q month ago he begun TO work for the va
cant place between wrightington and Brewer.
IN interference, and has shown more ability
than Brewer at drop kicking. When rushing
win the ball he Is not a great success.
played TOT Q Few minutes against Brown. IL Is
not probable that he would be able to stand a
the place is luck tWRi Ptnsr Sso Of bsseb lGf
fame. He Is a fast runner and a good dodger,
the fine points OF the game.
In substitutes Harvard is weaker than usual.
below Emmons and Brewer. Gould can mi
right tackle crcditably in case Waters leaves
the game. But the centre substitutes. Murchie,
are inferior men. With the exception OF quar-
Ter back It Is The same way back OF the line. II
brewer anu NrightlngtOn 90 wrong there is no
one la MI their places.
There Is nothing like the confidence in the
Ii is felt that while the Harvard team Is really
no stronger than Capt. Waters's eleven. Yale is
a Year ago. hut little credence IS uiae ceI
here in the reports that Dewitt and GreCuway
Hlil be unable TO play, Perhaps one reason why
have been no stories ahoat concerning Wonder
full Deland plays that would carry everything
players over the momentum plays and the IA
nous leather suits gave rise to rumors that the
team had plays that were simply going To par
llyze the Yale rush line. This year the players
have been held to strlcter secrecy than ever be- I
fore, and nothing has leaked out concerning the /
new plays, whatever they may be. /
Deland's work has, however, already been
seen in the code OF signals used ~ tho team.
small numbers alone are used, and the came
combination may have half a dozen different
In order 10 test the safeness Of the
system a prominent graduate was invited last
week TO spend the afternoon on the side line,
and attempt to predict plays. Although he used
a pencil and paper and had two men 10 help
him, he gave up tile attempt after AN hour and
A half.
II Harvard gets the advantage of a strong
wind for one-hnlf as Yale did last year, and hut
.eTwOrth's superiority over Brewer in punting
; thus counteracted. and IL Yale docs not find
guard the weak spot She expects. II IS
claimed here that Harvard's. new ard strong IN
aud the splendid Ire and snap the
men are showing will win the day Tor the
'rimsOn. B.