New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-03

of scoring spirit. the spirit which at the crucial
moment makes a superhuman effort and wins
was most manifest in the second hall. Prince
ton tried in the second half TO put more snap
into her play and toward the end or the halt
her men got the ball to the ifteen-yard line
Then Baird. who had made two thoroughly
good tries at goal from the field. made poor
kick. There plenty OF time for him to KICK
we'll and he knows how to kick well, too. but
he did not have the faculty of doing his best at
the most important moment. The ball was then
brought back. and Princeton tried TO rush it in
a play made and ground gained. Then
Poe's signal was mistaken and general fzzle
the result OF the play. Then another try at
a rush was MADE by Edwards. who had taken
Armstrong; place. and he dropped the ball
and all this happened on the Vineyard line
Finally after much waste Of time and energy
the ball was about two inches to the goal line
when time was called. Such history of plays
shows lack OF scoring ability and II Princeton
loses to Yale 1t will be for this reason.
Ya,e's play on the other hand is quite differ
ent. The have their old dash at scoring
times. as they always DO have. but they are
ragged. If they had had Prncetons position in
the Orange game they would have scored, but
they have not the defensive power to keep their
opponent when such opponents are good as
the b. a. A. from pushing them out to the centre
OF the field. Yale made more ground against
B. A. A. than Princeton did against Orange but
they allowed their opponents to push them about
far more tnan princeton aid theirs. AT the pres
ent writing. therefore, Yale Is in better position.
She has the two styles of play well in hand but
both In a ragged condition Princeton has de-
fensive work pretty we'll under control but her
offensive scoring play is far from Yale's. and this
scoring power is the part Of footplay most to be
desired. 1t is the one feature of Harvard foot
ball that has been wanting for years. and Har-
ward owes her many defeats by close at
the hands Of Yale 10 this one fact more than any
other Many Harvard team has been able to
get to Yales ffteen-yard line and then lost be-
cause II did not know how to score. This year
and last year that particularly weak point on the
Harvard eleven has been to a certain extent cor
rected but the eleven Is not yet coached to play II
best at the scoring moment:
Cornelrs game Saturday week was not on
the whole equal to her work year ago. Oil is
very much missed at fullback. for the policy OF
Newelrs coaching is offensive kicking and Oil
was the best man in the football world last year
for that except possibly Brooke of Pennsylvania
Young is a good kicker, put his punts neither
carry far Ohrs nor do they go with such
perfect direction the latters did year ago.
and for that reason principally Corners play was
weaker Saturday than in the last Harvard
game. Still Cornell has good offensive play and
an aggressive pirit which came very near
giving her something Of score against Harvard
in the first half of the game. The increased
power Of the Cambridge mems play In the second
half showed however. that against a strong
team the Cornell defence was weak In the main
though there We're few badly played places on
the team. The game was fine lesson 10 Har-
ward, and the second half gave the Cambridge
men capital opportunity for putting some in
divdual play. some play that was not entirely by
rote, as most OF the work III the first half
The Harvard eleven. however, has much TO
learn In this particular direction yet The system
Of coaching, the plan of telling each man contin-
ually just what he Is to do under all circum-
stances, has the fault OF not leaving enough to
the individual judgment Of each man The work
OF the men from now TIL the PENNSYLVANIA
game. which comes on the 23d. ought to be mainly
on this point. Coach man day and night on the
theory Of the play and let him learn all he can
Of II, but make him realize at the same time that
he Is playing ball on field and not on paper,
Make him understand there are times when rules
or play which have been laid down for him must
be broken, ana that he must constantly be ready
To meet a situation which has never been pre
sented to him before. The Yale men plav fha,
way to-day They are wanting in the theory In
the team play and the system OF working to-
seiher as one body, but each man plays his own
football game with spirit. and that wins I'm the
long run. Harvard mas better team play bettar
theory but poor individual work. and Princeton
has better team play on the defence and poorer
team play and individual play on the offence
The Pennsylvania eleven. taken comprehen
sively is the best team In the field to-day es
pecially If Brooke plays. The team Is a veteran
one. the men work wei together and their system
OF interference with that terrible but effective
nigh forearm-warding-off plan Will do much 10