The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-02
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Harvard Has "a Good Football Team, but
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Harvard Has "a Good Football Team, but
i. Not Improving Fast.
CAMBRIDGE. MASS. Sept. 9.-rhe
Harvard football teams work Of two
weeks has lot brought any particular
progress I'm the condition Of the team
though the individuals are I'm thoroughly
good physical condition During the lrst
week there was 10 regular PLAYING. Men
We're taught % tackle ana iau on inc
bail and 70 play oilensiNoiy ana 9tiSh-
sivelv i'm breaking through. But during
the last week there has been short prac-
tice game daily between nrst and second
eleven.
The first eleven has been made mp more
or less uniformly every day. except IN TWO
or three positions, bat the second eleven
has been constantly changed, IN oruer
that the new men might have chance
90 show their points. Tho second eleven
has not shown any particular improve
ment The same is largely true OF the
first eleven as well In fact during the
latter part of the week the practice was
poorer than earlier I'm the week.
on the whole. however. the prospects
for a good eleven are bright. There are
practically but three vacant positions
70 hll-left guard right tackle. ana
quarter back-and there Is plenty or GOOD
material for the two positions In the line.
The position OF quarter back, II Is reared,
win Doe weak. AS yet no good candihates
have presented themselves. There Is
some tax of Wrenn's returning 10 the
Law School. If ne does. OF course all
will bee plain sailing, for better quar-
ter back could not be secured. But ms
return is "A matter Of extreme doubt IN
case bee does not come back the present
candidates will have the field TO them
selves
borden is practically the best man for
the place just at present. He is very
light in weight. But Tor that ne Wouli
Doc a star. for his tackling and Interior
oucc are excellent considering his weight.
He is also cool and collected In times OF
emergency Beale, who was quarter
? ick two years ago, Is again candidate
bit bee seems TO be unreliable IN all points
lust at present The only other candi-
dates worthy Of mention are Hamlen,
who was substitute fun back last year.
and WadsWOrth, who was substitute
quarter back on last years freshman ;
team.
Left guard has a man already for it,
Holt the big fleghman, who played guard
on AndOver last year. lie has been play
Ing the position during the whole week $
practice, and has toyed with any who
happened 10 be playing opposite MN
Ina case he should become unable 10 play,
there Will be another man, Jaifray, a
New Yorker, who weighs nearly ~
bounds. and is but eighteen years ola.
He has been put IN NJ right guard. as
Norton Shaw, the regular holder of that
position is laid mp with lame knee.
lie has been clumsy, but has improved
under vigorous coaching and will make
"a football player before the close OF the
season.
When Bert" Walters left college It left
a big gap 10 be filled at right tackle IL
is not hoped TO get a man 10 TIL his place,
but two men will do pretty well az right
tackle. Wheeler ana Gould. Wheeler
was substitute left tackle last year, ana
could substitute right tackle. They are
both working hard FOR the place, and
will have a hard fight for supremacy.
The makeup of the Harvard team,
Judging from present conditions, Woui4
best be- ike this: Left end, Cabot left
tackle. Halowell. left guard, Holt; cen
ire y. shaw: right guard. Jahray; right
tackle Gould; right end, a. Brewer;
quarter back, Borden; half backs, 9.
Brewer and Wrighungton; fun Oack.
Farchild.
i'm spite Of the good conditions, one or
two circumstances are a sort OF dampenei
ON chances Chief OF these is the fact
that there IS no head coach. Arthur
Brewer seems disposed 10 run things
himself and may not appoint head
coach at all Last year the scheme OF
having a head coach, 10 general tnS
campaign. worked wonderfully wei, ana
even those who know most about mar
ward football are al loss 10 uhdeI-
stand what Brewer means by such a
policy One man never before success
fully bore the burden OF both captaihlhs
and coaching the eleven.
I'm spite of the lack OF system, however,
quite a number Of coachers has been our
from dav 10 dav. Ex-Captains Waters
and EmmOns, Or. Brooks, Mr.. George
Adams. Mr. Lewis luton, Cranston' ana
f. H. Lee have ali been out more or less.
But there has been no concerted plan IKE
last year. and the prospects or the team
have been cOrrespOndingly blghted.
The season has also been more or less
delayed by the talk Of q Yale game AS
things stand just now. there IS little pros
pect OF one Harvard viii never make
me first step after the famous letter
from Captain Thorne last spring, anu
Yale mon seem not TO have quite the NOR
al force 10 back down from position
which they acknowledge 10 have taken
fOOlshly. There the matte std.us.
Unless Yale makes overtures by OctoDsr
5th. Harvard will nll up November stn'
which has been reserved FOR Yale game
and all athletic relations between tai-
ward and Yale viii be al an end.
The first regular concert under the au-
species OF Virginia Assembly, NO. oil, OF