The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-24
THE GREAT GAME TO-DAY
YALE WILL NOT IA We A WALK-OPEh
WITH HARVARD.


SPRINGFIELD. MASS; nov shoIyn
Special.-Never was more lnteIes' an is
In any collegiate foot-bali maj" between
being shown in the great GAM ,potr n
Yale and Harvard mere to-Hioliox' ~
promises to be the greatest sam II,arvard
season. Though neither nale vi no ,ei.v
have shown their strength III any r,n
hard game vol there IL growing opln-
ion i'm football circles that tney Pc I'll
the two best teams upon the t.oot-baiI
to-day The exhibitions OF hooN-o ~
which Harvard has given in the lllst
few minutes OF some OF her recent sdlnJS
is up to the highest stahuaiu p 81 a
lence. Yale, too, mas uhuouG ~ y,on-
s.ror~er team than last year. me con,
test will he exceedingly close anu tle
plavIng on both sides will be Win tle.
mendous dash and rare skill. Inc ilV 20
careful judgment OF the CRITICS .ba re.
sult Of the Princeton PennsylVahia SdiiiC
that expert criticism with releIehSe "
the Springfield contest Is Just q Httle Dv
low par in the football marhGt 80, bv
tho Trenton game. The cause OF thelI
error there was. they did NOT estlihale
the ability of Coach Woodruff as an Il
ventor OF Interference. The elelheht Vi
surprise is the most patent one 10
foot hall game The result or every
great contest between teams so evenly
matched as Yale and Harvard are rests
largely on which team has the best
things ND their sleeve. We do not mean
which has the greatest number or tricks
for TRICKS are csten dangerous IlSks.
They cannot fool an experienced team
more than the first time they are tried
and the secret practice before the game
ia usually not long enough TO perfect a
sufficient number Of them to win game
\ trick SPOILED almost tnVarlably means
ground lost. trick now and then en-
livens the game but that Is about all.
NEW STYLES OF PLAY.
The telling things are the ney styles or
play. This was what won Tor PeAnSyl-
wanna II would take seasons study
by the best of players to know how 10
break up that Woodruff interference. The
Springfield game may be counted upon
10 give us something new In this Inc
too. Yales game last year was or the
simplest kind a line bucking game using
all her backs 10 help the runner; mar
wards game was much more complex pc
ing made up of elaborate systems OF
end runs. plays and flying wedges. She
was expecting Yale to try her ENDS more
than they did and so while fort!fying
them she left her center weak. Her ny
ing wedges were broken up by Yale after
the first few trials, and then the New
Haven backs simply plougned their way
through the center to victory. There is
less talk at Harvard this year about Mr..
peLand's inventions and that is one
reason why the students are not so con-
fident Of victory for their team. II Is not
great need il not further invention but
simplfcatiOn. Yale, on the other hand.
IS not so likely to hold to her game of
last year for she lost to Princeton by It,
She has plenty Of room for invention and
the style of play she uses will furnish a
pleasant study to the football critic.
In Judging the chances Of the game so
far. Yale should have slightly the adj
vantage In Interference. Their Interior
euCe plays as recently developed, are all
more compact than Harvard's and so
the runner Is more closely protected.
Whenever her backs hit the line il is
always with the united strength Of at
least four players. In the end run plays
the Interference Is so dense that il bears
a close resemblance to a flying mass play.
'T'o Harvard backs are too fond of get
ting away from their Interference and,
'Nerefore, the Crimson plays are much
more open and hence more easily broken
up.
Yale Is using her tackles in interference
more than last year and they may be
counted on TO do good work for her. She
will use p modification Of the Woodruff
in Interference PLAYS In SATURDAYS game.
The Yale formation is this. The three
backs spread out little further than
usual. five yards back OF the line. so as
TO come within the new rules. When the
signal is given the end tackle and back
on one side dash through I'm front OF the
other two backs and behind the quarter
back. Just as they pass. he passes the
ban TO one of the remaining backs and
Immediately tumps I'm behind the runner
himself making six PLAYERS in a flying
interference. Captain Hinkey also has a
wav Of dropping his ends I'm behind the
tackles before the ball Is snapped from
which position they can easily get into
the play whichever way II is goinE-a
wise formation.
SOME OF HARVARD 4 GOOD PLAYS.
Captain Emmous has a series of good
PLAYS, too. though they DO not use so
a. "a
favoTite formation is one in which Waters
drops back Of the line and figures some
times as an interferer and sometimes as
runner with the ball He is a very fast
Splinter and a fine man at blocking off.
so his plays usually gain ground. In an
other formation Maclley gets back OF
the line and falls into the tandem line
plunginc plays with good effect. He is
also used in end interference In very
valuable way. The ends are some times
dropped back Of the line too. at the
giving Of signal in which plays five men
are used in interference back Of the
quarterback. 1t IS on account Of her
kicking backs. however that the surest
prophesy Of victory IS made for Yale
Brewer IS a very fair punter but he punts
higher than ButterwOrth and so does
not cover so much ground Low punting.
ii is true. is a little risky unless the line
can prevent the greater chance of block
ing. But the Yale line this year Is far
stronger than last and may be counted
upon to hold the Crimson rusherS plenty
long enough for Butterworth who is as
ranld punter as there is on the field
to-day. Brewers kicks are more easily
delded than Butterworths. too, for a long
low kick Is hard 10 catch Brewer is
getting foxy twist on his punts lately
though which he calculates will make
no for this. In drop-kicklng Yale is wav
ahead Of Harvard or any other team on
the field. Thorue and Butterworth are
both stars at it and in a tight place this
may be counted upon 10 win for Yale
Now that Dewitt is laid off II is NOT
iV'"'" Yale Will be so brilliant ir her
running game as was at first expected
bu. she will make II up in kicking. The
game VIII probably be an open one and
therefore the more interesting Few have
Nentured guess upon the score. though
or 10 in Yale's favor would seem to
~. q fair astirnata of channne