New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-15
MORE HOPEFUL AT HARVARD.
s,oy RIFT INSTINCT IMPROVEMENT AT CAM
BRTpGE-PRoRABLE MAKEUP OF
THE ELEVEN.

Cambridge Mass, Oct "A tSpec'aD.-There IL a
big gap between the present Harvard Varsity team
and the form which must be attained before the
eleven Will be In condition to meet It's big rivals On
ANYTHING Ike an even footing. But for oil that
the men are coming along. and by the last OF this
month there is bound TO be an eleven at Cambridge
which will do credit TO the University.
But the fact that only three weeks remain be-
fore the Crimson lines up against Pennsylvania IS
enough TO show tho coaches that they have DIG
task on their hands Thus far the whole work
seems 10 have been directed TO the finding OF men
who were worth developing: and. that done In
some measure there is now an ocean OF work 10
get these men in trim. At present the men are
so green that they are likely to be fooled AT any
time by trick plays. and. more than that are not
In shape to withstand the steady PUSHES or DIX
team. With Bert Waters I'm charge OF the tackles
Lewis in charge of the centre men, ana Edgar
Wrightington looking after the backs. there ought
10 be lots Of football instilled into the men in a
few weeks Still. three weeks Is very short time
The best part OF the present work Is tho rapid
Improvement Of the men, and the worst Side Is that
the cripple brigade remains constantly large Re!d
IS frequently laid off for the day with leg which
is bound to trouble him constantly. His substitute.
J. W. Kendall, is out OF the game for good, with
a shoulder which will not stay In place. DAILY.
quarterback has had to leave two or three games,
while Captain Dibblee has been laid off In the sec
ond half OF several afternoons work
In the centre the trio seems fixed I. sargent, al
snapback, and Boal and Burden. at guard. are tho
men. c. Sargent is a steady man. He is TOO short
and too fat TO make a brilliant player, and never
can be counted on TO do much more than block up
a hole against the rushes Of the opponents HIS
inexperionce leads him to occasional blunders, but
in general he Is reliable and, under Lewis. VIII get
the knack I'm time for the big games Burden has
not the head 10 make good guard. nor the dash
but he sticks his work and. like machine. does
lust what ne has been told 10 do. He Is In general
20 be relied upon and will I'll the bill ia lack OF
another man. Boal Is faster and all-round better
man, yet he. too. loses some of his opportunities
and occasionally gets fooled lie IS good rusher.
and ought make up with this for other faul's.
The developments Of the week have come at
tackle. Realizing the quandary In which the team
was Haughton mas had 10 come over 10 the grid
iron after his baseball and get into the actual line
UPS. But. 10 the delight of every Harvard man. II
was not at fullback where he hzzcd last year. but
at tackle. wnore for TWO years previous he made
q good man. lie has a tendency 10 get hurt. hut
If he stays in the game 10 can Toe relied to keep
lis man busy This relieves temporarily tho doubt
that hung over the coaches as 10 the tackles
More than this. Fred Mills, who has been recover
ing through tho fall from his attack Of fever tho
last week and evidently is strong ever.
These are the men who will probably MI the posi-
game sill and the aggressveness Of their earlier
work IS proof that Harvard will have some good
tackles. in spite OF the poor start. nith man ~
found in Eaton lie played AT tackle IN nttinG
school and was n star. he did not do wen as a
cAn,ro on the Varsity and the coaches tried him
tackle. where he showed up 10 better advantage.
or the places which remain to be nlcd the ends,
within reasonable conjecture. Will hh HallOWen and
Cochranc, who have steadily improved until they
are now an that could be asked at this period or
the season. DAILY at quarter. and Dibbec at left
half are fixed for behind the line. and the other
places depend the cripple list. Reid VIII play
fullback II he s able To rush. Warren viii play
the other half II he Is well and keeps up his pres
enf uace. But both Of these contingent upon
two pretty bad injuries. and that is why Harvard
men are counting less upon the offensive sams
ihan thoy did al the start. II Warren and Rod
play there will he three good backs who can all
punt well and ruin fast and hard. DAILY Will DO the
regular puuting. but with tho kicking game which
Harvard u playing 1t Is necessary 10 hav" all the
backs good n punting. and all these men arc. DAILY
in particular IS kckins well.not 50 much in d.a,
tanco. which IS always fair. but In accuracy and
in steadiness H. getting each kick away ceanly;
n Warren ard Reid cannot play. T.. Kendall. " 40
IS steadily coming along and Sswin. who IS the
same haf-brilliant and halt-poor player that ~
was las year. will have n snow Al right half.
while Brayi0n. who has been taken from tackle
and tried ~ fullback. will probably sei the middle
posi'ion behind the line. low that J. w. Kendall II
out OF tho game. The fault Of nearly all the backs
T. slowncss I'm starting. which for the most part ~
caused by the taking OK back step Just as they
rush off instead of starting from both feet.
In general. Harvard - improving I'm defensive
piav and. barring tho hospital list. would be- well
along in offensive. But tho great weak point in
lIarvard's game. when she has the hall I'm her
own hands. Is that. FAR. the men have been ablo
20 learn only the simplest Of plays. and even these
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