New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-24
NEW WAYS AT HARVARD.


PROBLEMS TO SOLVE.
Cambridge. Sept. % (SpeciaD.-IIarvard's coach.
Forbes saws that the Harvard football system has
| not been changed except for 'ew matters 81 40
! tail but now after a weeks practice. II looks as
~ the detail covered about all OF the system. The
! old system appears 10 have been hammered and
pounded and given n final thurnp on the head To
| give A. few examples OF the changes. Under tho
Iathrop administration last year the candidates
were nut through a long exercise for the first four
weeks with iron dumbbcs. Tho work listed
about fifteen minutes and II was work in every
sense OF the word. II this way Mr. Lathrop
pected 20 bring tho men into condition after thor
summer jaunt This year. however. the dumbbells
work has been abolished. except for few moments
10 timber the men up. and then wooden bells are
used.
| Another condition developer that Mr.. Lathrop
considered prime thing WAS to have the men run
| about the gridiron once and then tnko stroll
| about II. and this was continued for a couple OF
! miles IT was monotonous running and the men
aid not like II. II too tedious. they said. Now
| however Captain Dbblee believes In cross-country
runs and every day the football men can he seen
| eoinp I'D tho Charles River Road for three
| four mile taunt This dose Is 10 be increased the
season advances,
| Another change IN the training method is IN he
| found IN the treatment OF the heavy men. Last
wear II seemed 10 be considered necessary for
|
II was said that they had acquired too much beef
over the summer. and 80 a sixteen-pound cannon
ball was rugged up in leather jacket and the fell
lows had to throw that massive thing 10 ono an
other as they stood In circle. II was a success
| full operation, and all the men lost many pounds
hut II seemed TO be lttls too quickly done for
men who wanted to keep In the best physical con-
dition and Norton Shaw, who weighed DO went
down to 100. but tagged out for about a month
! So this idea has been aside with OF tho
others.
Last year two lne-ups "A week was the Harvard
slogan for about the first month OF practice, when
some of the coaches began to kick and the num-
| Der OF scrlmmages was increased. II was firmly
believed that this ali the practice necessary to
| keep the in condition. This may have been
true enough but many objected that It not
enough to keep tho men playing winning football.
which certainly is feature TO be desired. Men
like William II. Lewis. the centre of 90; ex-cap-
tain Waters and II. d. Wrenn believe in playing
hard football. and this season It is promised that
the line-ups shall be many and the coaches will
keep the men playing for dear life.
Last year. too. the freshmen were kept separate.
until late In the season II was found that Harvard
losing the seT S OF sTme really good
dozen of the freshmen were asked out with the
fore being handed back 10 the freshman team.
TO get down to the team itself: The big prob
S FOR sve 1nS POSITION in e s Except
goal at guard To DO sure Donald expects to be
! back but MS leg Is tIOuDilNS MN hbnIl ana rs
he has never gone through season without hart
ing it, his chances small Besides. FORBES has
expressly announced that no crpples will be played
this year.
Jack Hallowell, Of last seasons freshman
team: s. Lewis. who has been substitute on the
Varsity; Gray. OF tho class team. and Fred Rich
ardson who really II Varsity material. are trying
hard for the vacant end positions. For tackle Law
renee, also OF the freshman team, has done best
thus far He II aggressive and full of 90. Trmnor,
Burnett and Brayton have also been Paying
tackle but Burnett will be tried at centre well.
For guard Burden who substitute centre. Is
being developed by Coach Lewis. lie is ABOUT as
conscientious player as can he found and much
Is expected Of him. T. T.. Catn. n two-hIrndred-
pound man: A. Sargent and G. Sargent. "A fresh
man heavy and a tribe Rawky. but full of'zea are
among the other men whom the coaches am trying
to work into stone-wall centre men.
Behind the line Coach Forbes Is nof much
troubled. For quarter he has DAILY. OF the last
years freshmen, we'll as Hatch. Varsity sub
stitue., Cochrane, OF last years team wIh also he
out. and Fincke. OF the freshmen has shown great
Improvement. For Captain Dibbees RUM Ing ma IL
there are half dozen men. all Of whom hare Var
sity material. Sawtn and Warren. OF last year
\ eleven. are back, as are Ellis and Kend8ll OF the
freshmen. Parker is expected In Eew days
Gonterman. who played three years aCofa and is re-
turning to thu Law School viii be outtthis week