The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-10
HARvARD-YALE FOOTBALL.

It is always proverbially easy to see perfection in the winner and all sorts of weaknesses in the lcsers. but this year the Harvard team stands out upon the record of their play in two critical and important games as an exceptional one Butterworth in his bunting dur ing the Princeton Yale game, in the first year of Hinkley's captaincy, saved Yale from more than one touchdown at Princeton's hands, but Percy Haughton kicked Harvard to two victories this year. De Saulles by his running back of punts enabled Yale last year to tie the Harvard game and win the Prince ton match, but Dibblee and Daily have never been' equaled for actual work ger formed in the handling of an enemy's punts Yet it was upon the perfection of the performance of no one man that HarVard's game this year hung; 1t was upon the thoroughly drilled work of each man upon the team, and for the first time in many years Harvard team worked together, and every man got into the push, and never was man alone in extremities. His comrades were always by his side, behind and in front of him. until one felt, in both the Pennsylvania and Yale games, that Harvard had more than eleven men. And that is, after all, the real test and the real yard-stick by which to measure the team play of an eleven Why did Harvard always secure the ball on fum- bles? Because a Harvard man was on the spot at the right time. And how did the Harvard man get there? By being made to get there so often in the daily drudgery of practice as to make it second nature for him to present himself at that time and on that spot. It is not until every man on team is perfected in the duties of his individual position that one sees team play as 1t ought to be, and not until each man is thoroughly self-reliant from his own knoWledge of his position that he can be of assistance to his neighbors. Har- ward has earned the lesson and put 1t into practice.
 It is hardly correct to speak of cer- tain plays as turning points in a game where the score was seventeen to noth ing but in the HarVard-Yale game there were plays which deserve especial comment because of their final impor- tance and the effect they had upon both of the teams engaged. The first test of the two teams came almost ct once. Yale, as soon after the kick off as the ball was returned to her, essayed her running game. Harvard had, from past experiences. wholesome respect for Yales lunges at line. Here was tine first trial of the relative strength of the two teams-Harvald's defense against Yales offerse. Harvard was moderately and modestly confident of her abi ities in a kicking game, but the running game hung in the balance. Would Yale in this way be able to, in a measure. even up the scales? Harvard held--held securely and impressively. But that was only part of it. Could Harvard make further impression against the Yale line? Would that line, that kept Princeton in her tracks, be able to repeat the performance against the Harvard offease? Harvards run ming game had so often in past years met its match and master in the Yale defense that those coaches by the side lines, and those older men up in the seats, and not least. even those g1imy warriors on the gridiron. had sort of wonder as to what the test would show. And it came within few minutes. Harvard started in midfeld. and, un- checked. began to walk over the five ward lines, each moment growing more and more confident of their ability, re- ueat'ng with more Vigor and a more de- terrlined shove each gain. It was be- fora Harvard had scored her touch- q VII that her team and her coaches f.!t that indeed all was wel.-WaiLer camp in Golfers Weekly.