New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-29
ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD.
THE COMING NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
STRUGGLE-QUA HEROIC
MEASUREs-wORK AT YALE
AND PRINCETON.


season will he played at Philadelphia next Sat
urdav between Harvard and the University Of
Pennsylyania What are usually known as the
big games in Eastern college football each year
are the contest Just mentioned scheduled Tor
November 4; the Harvard-Yale game and the
Yale Princeton game. Therefore. extraordinary
interest naturally attaches to the struggle in the
Quaker City. AS matter OF fact, II looks now
as II the game would hardly be 80 close or so
bitterly fought as some OF the minor games that
have already been played in which the Carlisle
Indians. say. Columbia or Brown have ns-
ured.
Unless a miracle intervenes. Harvard VIII win
a decisive victory over the Pennsylvania eleven
next Saturday Reversals in form are ire
ouently the case In football but II is impossible
for any expert 20 figure out how the Quakers
can fail TO suffer defeat ct the hands of the
Crimson players on November 4. The Phladel-
phia team has been IN q state verging on dis
organization for the last three weeks. and at no
time has shown anything approaching cham
pionship form With one or two exceptions the
work Of the individual men has been weak, and
there has been hardly sembance of team play.
How are the mighty faen." is the exclama-
ton Of every who has followed Pennsyl-
vania's work on the grdiron in the last few
years The Quakers reached the zenith OF their
mower In 81 when their eleven probably
the strongest that has ever represented an
American university. Last season they ran up
big scores against all their smaller opponents
and were cocksure Of winning the Harvard
game But IN that contest their famous guards
back formation that had been held responsible
for many brilliant victory. was shattered to
pieces and melted away before Harvard's line.
This year Pennsylvania has hardly taken her
- 10 quHl ont 10 heart for IN
all the recent games at Philadelphia the rather
threadbare guards back formation has been
worked almost exclusively Harvard knows
how TO put damper on that style Of play eff
fectively. and IT will not work next Saturday.
TO KILL OR CURE.
Desperate cases require desperate remedies,
and Coach Woodruff and his advisers, within
.he last week have made some radical changes
in the makeup Of the team, moving Outland 70
quarterback and Guard McCracken 10 halfback.
This does not seem especially wise adjust
rnent ohhand. for McCracken has had no ex-
perience back Of the line and his absence at
guard Will leave a great gaping hole there that
can hardly be filed. Whether Mr.. Woodruff
Will continue this makeup remains 10 be seen.
Pennsylvania second defeat Of the season was
at the hands of Lafayette week ago IT is ut
tery impossible to explain away this defeat on
any GROUNDS except tDOSe OF poor plhyiHB On lHc
part Of the Quakers It took the Philadelphia
players several minutes to shake themselves to-
gether and wake up. and before that Bray, OF
Lafayette, making a brilliant run from the kick
off and superbly protected by his interference
dashed through the whole Pennsylvania line
grasping at him In vain. and placed the ball be-
hind Pennsylvania goal posts The goal was
readily kicked and thus made the number OF
points scored against Pennsylvania this season
e total Of 80.
HARVARD'S STRONG AND WEAK POINTS.
The Harvard eleven is in fully as good shape
as 1t was last year at this time, with the add
tional advantage OF last years prestige and con-
fdence 10 secure victory. Harvards offence
early this year was not especially strong. but
has improved vastly in the last ten days In
defensive work Harvard is first class. though IT
IS surprising that the Crimson players allowed
themselves 10 be fooled many times week
ago by Browns trick plays. The line men per-
mitted themselves 10 be bamboozled a number OF
times by fancy plays. and threw altogether too
much work on the brilliant men back OF the line
who more than once were the only stay between
Brown and "A touchdown
Last week the Harvard second eleven was
especially coached 10 play the guards back for
nation used by Pennsylvania. and the varsity
was instructed In the art OF breaking up this
mode OF advance quickly and effectively. 1t IS
by no means certain yet that Boa. Harvard's
crack guard. Will be able 10 play at Philadelphia
His loss would be serious indeed. The tackle
positions VIII be better filled than was thought
possible three weeks ago. The ends will be espe
Cially strong this year providing Hallowell gets
his game leg into shape. Back Of the line the
Crimson IS in superb shape and outclasses the
Pennsylvania back field by a big margin. 1t
will not be possible for the Crimson TO do such
effective kicking as in the Pennsylvania game
last year. and this VIII be drawback to the
Cambridge team. Last year IT was really the
kicking on the offence and the strong line on the
defence that won the game from the Quakers.
This year expect to equally strong de-
fence on the part Of Harvard. but on the offence
she VIII Try 10 gain more by steady line bucking
than she did last year.
II may he rash 10 attempt any prophecy as 10
scores. but in view Of past performances-al-
WAYS providing that the Harvard men go into
the game I'm good condition. shall be surprised
not TO see a score Of at least u to in favor Of
the Crimson. and three points more than that
might not be out OF the way. These calculations
may be sadly upset but II they are II viii be be-
cause points which have not as vet appeared on
the surface enter largely into the results or the
contest There VIII be an immense crowd at
Philadelphia TO witness the game and a consd-
cradle Harvard contingent will 20 over from
Cambridge and from this city.
WISCONSIN AND YALE.
Wisconsin has no reason 10 be anything but
proud Of her work at New-Haven week ago.
ANY team which can hold Yale down TO six
points al this time Of the football season has
strong aggregation. and a good deal OF praise
should be accorded 10 the plucky Western men,
II must be remembered that they came East
handicapped by the fatigue of a long Journey,
iv the change Of air diet and water. and by the
partial Gripping Of one or two Of their good men.
Moreover they had to play on strange ned IN
the heart OF the foes country. Wlthal' 'heI
80 90 near tieing Yale as TO make her head
swim the Blue scoring only in the last -FOUR
minutes OF play through an unexpected ana
brilliant run by Richards. who Is almost a raw re-
cruit O'Dea's kicking for Wisconsin was feat
ure Of the struggle and 1t was the source or the
In IN