New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-12
FOOTBALL.
HARVARD HOPES NOT ROSY.
sBE WILL. LOSE MOST OF HER OLD FOOTBALL
MEN-"cAM' FORBES TO BE HEAD


COACH AGAIN.
Car,,,,oge Mass Sept 10 (speciaD.-For almost
the first time in dozen years the harVaru ioo'-
ball SQUAD will start of with policy much the
same as that used he year before. just what
team will be like without new regime IS grave
question. but certain II Is that those men VIM
had control Of the eleven in 1897 have never peeh
satisfied with the way In which their plan WAS
carried out last fall and they are resolved TINS
year TO stick to the system which landed thei'
nearer victory than Crimson elevens usuaIy ee'.
The system. however, which HarVaru "oihou
under In 1897 generally misunderstood anu
this year Coach Forbes wants 1t clearly stated
that the policv is not and never TO make a
selection of the men the start and TO stick 10
that choice through thick and thin. lie says;
There are always five or six men whom you can
name the opening Of the season as moran!
certain TO make the team. These men this year we
shall put TO the so-called first eleven ana then'
as last year we shall At in the newer men as they
develop beside those who are already IN rih'
But this is by no means an early selection as IL
has always been called. on other points the WORK
Will be much the same as In 81
This means that w. Cameron Forbes will be at
the head OF the coaching department. with as
many Of the graduates under him as can spare inc
time to give the men the benefit OF their expert
ence. Chief among these Will be Lewis, harvard
famous centre, who has had a hand In the WORK
ever since he left college: Bert" Waters. who had
full charge two years ago and this year has post
poned his vacation spend his time or Soldiers
Field, and "Bob" Wrenn If he Is able 10 get away
from his regiment in time TO take hand In the
work.
With this coaching board. and many others
as can be had. Forbes will carry on the work II
IS possible that there may be trainer In addition
10 them. although 1t is certain that James Lathrop
will not have a hand Captain Dibbee wants
professional trainer but the difficulty seems to be to
get hold Of the right sort OF man.
ach Eorha ha
change In the policy will be that ''crpples VIII not
be played as they in the big games of a year
ago He thinks 1t is better to play man of aver
age ability who is well than 10 play star--as
Cabot and Moulton In the Yale game-who can
hardly stand alone. Altogether. Harvard plans
seem 10 smack very strongly of common-sense.
As to the who will make up the eleven. they
present the worst difficulties OF all. There are
plenty OF who are TO be back and plenty OF
men entering from the different preparatory schools,
but there have been many cases OF hard luck ana
some Of enlistment which will take away number
Of stars from the squad. In Dibblee Harvard has
man who besides being a brilliant player seems to
be made of Just the material which captain should
be made Of His position is at left haroack ana
IN II he has done some amazingly good WORK III
the two years that ne has played he has never been
known to receive a scratch that was bad enough 10
put him out of the play and he always follows the
ball He is q frst-rate ground gamer Besides
he is a man of great nerve. and not the kind that
would lie awake to worry about the conoitoh OF
The men, Harvard Of late years has had few
captains able 10 play through the big games
Haughton. who played at fulback for the most
of last year is captain OF the baseball nine for the
coming year and for this reason he will not be
able TO start in with the squad, but instead Will
have to attend to the fall work OF the nine In
the mean time, however. he will be doing some
kicking and later will Join the eleven. Warren,
who played fullback part Of the time. is the only
tha
taken his degree. But Reid who last fall did so
much exceptional work on the freshman eleven. ana
this spring caught on the baseball nine, is one OF
the who is likely to develop TO high stand
ard. His chief fault last fall was his slowness In
getting the ball away although when II did start It
went further than any Of the other backs could
put it. In rushing and tackng he was easily the
one of the men whom Harvard looks to for big
work. Both Dbblee and Reid are Cahiorhia
Parker who played at halfbaek for part of the
season and in the disastrous PENNSYLVANIA game
touchdown has been the sick list for the greater
part Of the summer, and i is toss up whether he
will be able play this year not. At any rate,
he will not be in his best form until pretty late in
sawn, whom many Of the coaches, rated highly
at the first Of last year. rather fell from favor as
b hg s19s EP +" his G best he BAYS in
Ellis and Kendall, who did good work on the fresh
year. DAILY. Of the freshman team of q. Is the best
Of the men who have made themselves known as ye,
Cochrane viii leave vacant at quarter Doucette at
centre rush has finished. but Burden, who played
a little Improvement in handling himself and bit
OF waking up. he will I'll the bill II is more than
there are to be vacancies. and that some
sssw msH DONE % and so are Bonve
and many less known Of the big men who could III
the centre positions. BOal. who played there much
Of the time and who made many big gains through
the n9s Is the 0 only good or 9 ,
men who are likely 10 fiji the bill and they are not
ND to the standard OF Harvard centre men.
Mills's absence with his regiment and the acct
dent to Swain while playing baseball last spring
men III tackle Mills will be mustered out in time
to join his college brigade. but Swain is only lately
ably not be able to use his leg readily until very
late in the season. This leaves Donald. who has
never been able TO Keep himself whoIe through
one or two others to pick from
Cabot and Mouton have left the college and are
now only TO be recalled as the best two ends Har-
ward has had In several years To succeed them
there are Lewis. 'OO Taylor. '0l Jack Hallowell
'0i; Hawkins '0l. and few upper-class men who
have been on the lists for two three years. Al
together Harvards line prospect is pretty slim. and
the men who are TO make 1t up are for the most
developing into stars this year. Behind the line
The prospect is little better, but altogether 1t
OF the men who played in 'a7 Cabot. Moulton,
Doucette Bouve. Haskell Shaw. Mills; Swain;
Cochrane. Garrison Brown Cozzens sullivan Ia ana 70,
men Such is the problem which confronts Dibbee
ward captain September 10. ten days before the
college opens Is the day set for the return Of the
football men. and from then on there VIII be super
II Guy Murchic can get away from the Rough Rid
ers in time he will have charge OF the freshmen shin n;
his class squad Until he has done something 10
warrant change 10 the varsity.