New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-02
uARvARps SUPERB DEFENCE.
THE SECOND ELEVEN FAILS TO MAKE ANY
GAINS WITH IT'S GUARDS BACK
FORM ALTON

Cambridge Mass. Nov / (SpecaD For the hrSt
time in ten days and the last time before the
game with Pennsylvania Harvard's football prac-
tlce was open this afternoon. and five or six nun
dred students sat on the llcachers in a DRILLING
rain and watched the practice game between the
varsity AMI the second eleven.
4 half hour OF sharp signal practice mad pre-
yiously been held behind closed gates. Two nara
halves OF twenty minutes each were played and'
Notwithstanding the muddy field. the varsity was
able TO score four times The most noticeable
point for those who saw the practice today was
the wonderful defence Of the varsity. This has
been previously intimated by those who have had
the good fortune TO see the secret practice On the
offensive the second eleven actually lost ground. no
matter what formation It used and the guards
back play stopped short. The first eleven did
not try the tricks to-day which went 80 well
against the Indians. and which have been worked
over in recent practice.
The simpler plays alone used and the
students present were edited by brilliant long runs
through broken fields and around the ends. behind
excellent Interference Warren gave evidence that
he has found himself again by playing a fierce
ground gaining game which should easily give
him preferei &c over Kendall at right hafback on
Saturday. He followed his interference. and even
when II was broken up he made long runs by
dingng aside the tacklers Sawin. who played at
left half again to-day. distinguished himself more
than once and was. as usual good to run
back punts. With DAILY and Sawln in the back
field all punts into the territory Of the Harvard
this year should easily be clipped off by about
fifteen yards.
Burnett had many chances to mako goals on
place kicks this afternoon but on account of the
muddy field and the wet ball Ae successful
only once. He tried one from tho ffty-seven
yard line. which went two feet from the goal
posts. and above the limo Of the crossbar. Law
renee showed little improvement at tackle. There
was n feature about the practice which caused
uneasincss which be entirely overcome By
Saturday. The men not frisky as they
should be- and appear battle worn and thin DAILY
rested to-day. Fincke playing In MS place. Reid
was taken out OF the play after few minutes,
and Hallowcll is not In the best OF shape. These
men are not exactly overtrained. and as Jack"
McMa.ters says. They only need little rest
B7ai IS entirely over his lameness. and ran through
not enter the practice game. expected.
To- morrOW's practice Will be lighter than to-
days and earlier I'm order to allow tho team TO
catch the ii2 train for the Fail River boat
The following men will be taken Burden, Boal.
Burnett Donald. DAILY Fincke. Gierasch. Halo
we'll HOilingsWOrth. Kendall. Lawrence, Matloy.
Hawkins. Devens. Brayton. Blagden. c. Sargent,
A. Sargent, Talbot. Reid. Campbell. Eaton, Parker,
! Ricslino SaWln. Warren. Ellis PeytOn. Stevenson
and Swain. Managers Spalding. Little and Tai
madge; trainers McMasters and DR.. Williams
coaches. w. II. Lewis and John Cranston. and
Young. caterer.