New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-09
HARvARD's TWO WEAKNESSES.
TRYING TO ELIMINATE FUMBLlNG AND M
PROVE IN KICKING FOR THE
GAME WITH YALE.

ca-s-dse Mass Nov. s (SpeciaD Harvard de-
,ss.as PENNSYLVANIA Saturday. but the sa'ls'ao-
ton - A decisive victory is not unmingeo win aP
,-eh4nsion for the next two weeks HafFd'u ny"
realize that Yale is far stronger than pennsylvania
80 ,ha. the mistakes OF SATURDAYS game cou'u
.ssf- lose the game with Yale two weeks hence
Tho erst and most dangerous OF these tauits was
>,-hfing Reid funbed when he had toucno"""
- make Kendall fumbled and DAILY juggieo Al0As,
49, <u-ohlinS by Harvard atrocious' ana al
tbs IN he face OF two weeks coaching 10 eliminate
this very fault. 1t is late in the season ana o"e
csrro help feeling that with two weeks more tiine
&c short 70 correct such fundamental errors. i'''
vii be more alert than Pennsylvania ana Will mar
more out OF Harvards mistakes tnan was maui '''
Saturday. -, Ltd,
,,g 11alloweu was the only kicker Harvard hao'
s,d ne was feeble and. in the frst haf was OUT
kicked by Coombs. II Coombs outkicks Halo"e'"
what will Mcbride do Harvard has been deVe'oP-
Ing a kicking game. but without a kicker al cas-.
equally as good as the opponent, that style OF
game will be ineffective Little can be done IN TWO
weeks 70 improve any mans kicking Harvard
stands now less than TWO weeks from the mai ana
great game OF her season with the two weaknesses
OF fumbling and ineffective kicking staring her IN
the face. ~ .
Rut ne more sanguine Harvard meu-and there IS
an unusually large number % them this year-say
ia. the Crimson is strong enough 10 win even II
chose TWO weaknesses exist Fierce rushing backs
and q strong defence may save the DAY. Duh appIe-
henson and perhaps disappointment Will come II
Harvard has not again the well rounded team she
had last year The defence IN the Pennsylvania
came came ID 10 expectations and showed that
coach Lewis IS a master in this department OF foot
hall Pennsylvania not only did not score. but also
failed 10 make substantial gains on straight foot
han The defence however. does not provide
against t-icks Both Brown and Pennsylvania nave
been able 10 fool the Harvard team this year on
trick plays. and the weakness which permits TINS
mus be due to the defence. since the Crimson play
.-s ara unusually alert this year and should other
wise scent out the fakes which their opponents use
-eIiovs 10 the Pennsylvania game Harvards Of
fence was more OF unknown quantity t"al. nj M
defence but in that game Penns! is%a ss IN ana
Kendall dashed around the enas ana ,,ra ' so5e
tackles and whenever Ellis bucked me nhe sour
PENNSYLVANIA man needed the doctors assistance
Reid was badly handicapped by game anKie any
NAV perhaps not play again TINS year DaIy or
tear oIsv however Harvard's back field should be
trvincible by the tine o. the Hale gam, I'D
T--e Harvard squad took day of on Monday ano
hsd essv nractiCe on Tuesday. The players were
naturally very stiff after seventy minutes OF pa!
IN, no one except Reid. Is on the lst o. cllpp.c5
game next SATURDAY 70 save the pes p5 ' deferce
80 12fftfe viii employ against Yale II there
should be any changes at all, mas not YET Oee"
sss,vrsav's incident in which Overheld figured Is
regarded al Harvard as chiolsh @I -hicb some
lines mar football and which must be Forgotten d
sqen as reglar team are troubled with slight
,-.--.as md viii not play until tomorrow hey
49, F<oai campbell Kendall and burnett Ha-'oo
wei diI some e~ i1 he squad As Ellis is doing
s,c5 good rushing in all probability Reid VIII De
so,iov,ne fifteen men who PLAYED IN the Penn
s,.,,aria football game received the on 'nI q
sweaters Campbell DonaId . aN rem Halloweli
ne 1Trei; vr kendall Warren. Reid and Ellis