The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-04
HARBARD IS WELL I'M THE LEAD.
Walter Camp Writes Of Football Sea-
SOP of 1893.
SOP of 1893.

TN the seasons football ona team stands
out prominently above all others, and
II that team il Harvard Undsfe ated.
but more than indicated The team
whose advance has been steady, whose
play In all departments has been uniform
b good. a team relying upon no one style
or play, but able TO shift their game as cir
cunsfances Indicated, and finally team
With 90 discovered or diacernihie weakness.
That Is indeed q record 10 be proud Of. and
one tia, can be held up as an example TO
teams that come after.
II seems invt6ious 10 compare portions OF
tueh team. but If one were to select The
poin; OK greatest strength in the Harvard
team. II would certainly la found in tho
ability OF the back field TO handle a kicking
game and make that sole refuge OF thu
hard-prsssed opponent In itself an aided
danger.
The Princeton Team.
Princeton. too, is an undefcaiei team.
But Princeton ala not play Harvard nsr
Pennsylvania and her big match with Yale
was not without faults that would lead
even her own adherenta 10 recognize the
better form oe the Harvard team. Next TO
Harvard. Princeton was the most able OF
all the teams when Wheeler was in cond.-
ton. in handling and returning kicks.
Neither their offense nor defense was UP 20
thar Of the former eievens from thai uni
sersity.
The middle OF Princeton's line was rather
too SLOW, but her ends were fast and alert.
and their work gave Princeton the advan-
tage In her chief match.
Princeton this year as in some former
seasons. is almost the only team. bar Har-
wards rs eleven. that has given evidence OF
Possessing the courage OF her convictions
and steaifassly PLAYING a kicking game in
her rs
Kicking game was better than her running
game. for her interference never rally
reached a satisfactory uuanimty OF move
nert. nor aid IL operate uniformly with the
runner.
PenusylvRnin's showing.
Pennsylvania. like Yale. was not ur 20
she standard Of past years. Her team
added 10 Improvement o. their play Of last
season. and in some respects refrigerated
There was less life and dash to the play
ard far more expensive f.mhlng. There
was toe much reliance unon one man and
with Hare crippled thu fact became appar-
sHt Yet Pennsylvania put forward some
exceptionally good men
Hsrg and outIand were shining lights.
ana the game The latter put M In the Cor
Rel match WAS 4 pheHnmensi cne. when
TIE coad tioH % the grotlna WAS taken into
consideration. Hai Thanksgiving day
beer flne fer better opportunity u doing
Justice 81 Pennsylvania would have been
offered for even Al that wretched field
iaere Was marked evidence OF "a far
stranger offensive game thar she exhibited
Al Cambridge. one styie of attsck N par
teuiat. ron<tsting N sending the runnec
on; slraos, parallel ~ their dwn line ara
isen turning him rather sharply hack ard
N Just outside the tackle. vas weli worth
isr'her development Aud R better day Ter
rs oxidation
faIr's disappointing work.
The yalo team. despite monerts ~ ,he3r
ca visor ARD bulldog tsnSctty. WIS., far As-
on tie standard ~ teams from; that ins;!-
'nigor. e~;- iaf}V ~ tae snsivisCal perform
afces e. tAr ends and hack Sel1s ThSy
were entirely unable 10 perform 4 kicking
game - aHs advantage. and In hatA shFir
Hs mat rhrs we're outclassei IN sAis depart
msaf Wh}e there wece cs,ra Sims ~ tota
'ss Princeton ard Harvard games when
1@tF FpH0 rig play VAS strong. tt partpseS
q Ire Da'ufv brave attenp; - retrieve
WAT VS. continually being sacrificed ~
e.hsr ways. -t-heF tAa0 the conndeai spirit
~ aggres.,. trerSs usually evidenced by j
lals tesrr
sul nsore sr>1srkah.e taat certainty -
aasins wh,h hss been Amos a tradition
. teams Wearing me blue has apparently
sSAapearesi. aut 10 Gre man 81 ihs eleven
eaaeT ~ the .'-1n ,ipal games save pSs-
10y Brow aaa Chsmbsrl.n seemed abe
y N.e unasd@a with = runner ert bring
ss'h eeNn- Wat las become - TIA: old
<'.s' fsa, - }s.e ccaia set eH- man with
= NrIAaHS distance ~ a ranae-. that ran
- as scsi "a IN ieSe
Aas diva % tie aerce ara confident tack