The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-05
IN THE FOOTBALL WORLD.
oyER $4,000 PERSONS ExPGCTED ON
soLDIERs, FIELD TO-DAY.

HA~ inc @.AN
harvard Teams Compare in Playing
strenrth-Quakers Weak In siRnals-Mo
chung VIII Referee and Dashiel Umpire.
eosroS. Nov. 4.-Present indications point to
vsoord-breaking attendance at the Harvard
ytn,vsrsIty OF Pennsylvania football game on
s.ldisrs, Field tomorrow. The weather to-
a. has been 10 nearly perfect that thousands
~ "a A rule stay away from the grldiron
S,o.use OF chilly winds and possible ~dampness
"a making preparations 10 90 out early to-
morroW morning. Tho managers say that
svsr 5000 persons will see the game. and
~ base this prediction on the fact
Nj avery ticket has been purchased or
,roten for. while hundreds OF appll-
,stIops are still pouring In. Those
~ Old PENIS supporters who are here
.rnsay to be unwilling to give the
oads on the Quakers that have prevailed for a
w.sk past. They want TO wager at even money.
hrt Harvard men are still holding on even
vhsn odds are offered. The practice OF Penn
,v,sn men at Auburndale has demonstrated
,hs fact that they are weak In signals. Both
outland and Gardiner. who have been giving
tb.m. are lacking in good Judgment. their
coaches say. and any mistakes By them to-
morrow may result fatally. The Quakers
have been playing smooth. clean. easy foot
b,Il this season. while Harvard has been
uniting up a rather aggressive game. II
the ouakers play tho kind Of football that
has been drummed into them by Woodruff.
thew ought to win. the experts sny, but the
general belief is that they will have to fight
harder than they did last year for victory. The
Harvard coachers. it is thought. have been per-
t.ctine a method by which "Pennsy's" cele-
h,,ted guards back" play will be smashed
Da,l, tna ~ IVA In Npa nh vufNat trim
with one or two exceptions. and can
,tand the hardest kind OF play. Experts
Who have carefully watched the work
NJ both teams are practically a unit in saying
that Harvard's backs are superior to those OF
the ouakers, while the latter's rush line. taken
"a n whole, outclasses the Crimson's. At the
centre of the two lines Old Penn, with Over
field as snap back, shows ~undoubted strength
over Burnett. c. Sargent or Jaffray. 0yerfeld.
while not exactly a heavyweight. Is strong and
aggressive, q power in following the ball. and q
Ane defensive player. both in the line and
In the open. Burnett, the best OF Harvard's
centres, lacks experience. although he has
learned rapidly. and is not handicapped by SUI
p~erluous weight. Jafrray n Sargent are too
ponderous to play fast football. such as they
will be required to do by the fast pace set by
oyerneld. All Indications. therefore. point to
an advantage In this part Of the line for the
ouakers. At the guards Pennsylvania also ap-
pears to have much in her favor. Hare. at
fett guard, is a star. not only in defensive
ing, He is particularly effective in the
guards back" interference and was rated
BY ' Bu Fisf o'a a ne sSSs sesr. who Ihe T Is s tS SGp0s SS.
~Eresstve. but altogether inexperienced when It
2 to playing IN 9 big game. McCraoken at
great player. but he viii have in Boai OF Hsr-
ward a likely antagonist. who may succeed in
Rnullifying some OF the big Quaker,s efforts.
line, a fierce proposition on the, aggressive,
and as strong as an, OK, But It ,is doubtful
swell as MeCracfen.yho has been wonderfully
developed by Woodruff. outeiassed atthe centre
and guards. therefore, Harvard will have to
AZ the tackles there may be a stand-on. Har-
erous hustler and q physical marvel. he will
same calibre. Either Haughton or Mills will
play right tackle for the Crimson. The former
When e sS SOmP Pnasdfrt to oq MINIS Teat op pp o sea &c eitSes
will be Goodman, who Is q veteran and o hard
worker. The ends are, about, equal. all things
thought that he will be all right when the teams
line up. He Is fully as, fast as Hedges. his oppo-
gept. and is perhaps a better tackler in the open.
class. fast in, getting down the field. but. not up
% Tie standard in breaking up lnseIiereafs
ana IN StOpplDS emu rows. 6dTul0er, Olu
Penn's quarter back. is regarded as the weak
trast to the nice things said OF young Daly, Of
Harvard. Gardiner gives the signals rapidly
but does not run the eleven with particularly
good Judgment. DAILY. on the other hand, han
dies the plays with. skill and can also punt.
which is not one OF Gardeners best points.
At half back Harvard. has. a big advantage In
pIbblee and Warren. The former Is pndopbted-
universities; and as captain .of the Harvard
team has shown marked ability to keep his
men on edge. Warren, is not so brilliant q run
ner. but he is a strong line bucker and, knows
how to provide Interference. Both men
played in the big games last year, and work to-
gether sp%lendidly. "Pennsy's" half backs
Mcmahon. Harrison. and Coombs-are all new
men. Mcmahon is the most powerful in ply
sique Of the three. but Harrison, though light
Interference. Coombs is q strong line hitter
and a fair kicker. but not so. effective as Hare
In the latter respect. Reid. .Harvard's full
Of the big %elevens and a better line
hitter than either Dibblee or Warren, He is
also very fast in getting into interference.
Ogtland, the Qpakers' full back. is chiefly
reference for long runs. He is one Of the most
aggressive men on the team, But though he is
the best ground gaining back on the eleven he
T. not thought to be the qua Of any of the
Harvard backs. McClung of Lehigh will ref
cree the game and Dashiell OF Annapolis will
umpire. Play will be called at 2 O'Clock. Both
slevens did some light work this afternoon.
will probably line up as follows:
Hdrrdrd. Po,itions. U.oT Psnnsvlvania,
SochIan r..,,."..., Left end; ............ Folwell
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