New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-15

can+a,n University Of PENNSYLVANIA eleven.
more or less stale. Such criticisms. however.
ought not to be sound. for with proper handling
veterans should improve and not fall of In their
work The difficulty with the University Of
PENNSYLVANIA eleven to date has been its almost
total lack Of aggressive team play in offensive
work. and compact defence when the other side
has the ball. Already 90 points have been
scored against the Quaker players. and look
ing at the matter In the most favorable light
this means that Pennsylvania has poor de-
fence Not in the last ten years. II might almost
be said, have so many points been scored
against Pennsylvania early IN the season as the
record has shown thus far. These are rather
melancholy facts for the Pennsylvania eleven
to contemplate but it is quite probable that tho
contemplation will be Of excellent service. The
men without question will begin to realize by
this time that the Harvard game Is only three
weeks off and that an immense amount OF hard
team work must be done II the Quakers are TO
hold up their end Of the proposition on Novem-
her T. Pennsylvania has plenty OF brilliant IN
dividual players. and If they be pounded
together so as 10 work as a unit. after this
dscouragng beginning. all may Yet be we'll.
Coach Woodruff is having an extremely hard
time to develop a competent kicking back but
far rushing halfbacks are concerned his
results are far more encouraging.
SOME OF MBRIDES TROUBLES.
Yale is making long strides in the right direc-
ton She is certainly having her share OF hard
luck in cripples, Adams. OF her best candi-
dates for the back field being laid up, and
Sharpe. a brilliant line bucker. also being tenn
porarily out Of the game. Captain Mcbride
himsolf has had little opportunity to get into
the game. so large part Of his time being taxi
en- up by coaching. While Captain Mcbride
Is naturally brilliant player. he should not for
get that owing TO injuries he practically
out Of the game for a large part Of last season.
and that If he continues TO give so much time
to coaching his own Individual work full
back Is bound to suffer grievously 1t had been
thought az New-Haven that Cunha. the centre
rush. who halls from Uncle Sans new Hawaiian
possessions in the Pacific. would be a fixture at
the middle OF the line. There Is certainty
Of this, however, Cunhas work is pretty
clumsy. and he is not lively enough. In spite OF
his great strength. for an ideal centre rush The
tackle positions are growing stronger every day.
and 1t is altogether probable that the Blue will
be stronger than the Crimson at these places.
There is a good deal Of talk TO the effect that
Wisconsin stands a show to win against Yale at
New-Haven next Saturday. There is little rea-
son for any such result. though IT seems to be
certain that the game VIII be q very wearing
one on Yale. owing TO the fact that she will
have to play two twenty f1ve-minute halves.
which Is rather long for that time or the season.
PRINCETON MEN UNEASY.
Princeton has had two cold chills in the last
eight days The first one arrived at Annapolis
when the Tigers were eble to roll up only Ave
points against the naval cadets The middies
showed up IN surprisingly strong form and
gave the Princeton boys an excellent run for
thnir ha ShlNerS
Wednesday, when Princeton was able 10 score
only two goals with preceding touchdowns
aganst Lafayette on b 5ns nome fsr er9uaS but
nothing extraordinary and a paltry two touch
downs the Princeton men thinking hard
when the game was over. Not only mat, but
LAFAYETTE was able TO push her way down the
field in the first half for steady gains Tlght
straight through the Orange line Next "ednes-
day the Pennsylvania State College eleven.
which covered itself with glory by its victory
over the West Point Cadets will line up against
Princeton. which will give Princeton an excel
lent practice game. Some or the enthusiasts
from the small college in Pennsylvania are so
eager as 10 believe that there Is chance or
their winning against Princeton, but any suCh
idea is a delusion and snare. The Tigers do
not allow that sort OF thing to be done
Harvard is still extremely weak at her tackle
positions and the centre is yet an uncertain
Quantity The college. however Is relieved 10
see Donald last years left tackle. once more
out on the field. and despite his eagerness Tor
the acquisition Of legal lore he Will take time
enough TO play the big games and make
strong one Of Harvard's weak points. The
right tackle position is still puzzling but IN
the back field there is superabundance. II
anything. Of first rate material. Harvard mas
certainly a fine collection OF superb rushing
halfbacks-strong heady players with weight
and swftness all on their side. DAILY at quar-
terback is ten pounds heavier than he was last
year and puts ginger into his men from the word
60 But Harvard would be many degrees happier
II there were only punter who could be classed
with Haughton Of last years team. Harvard
has no first class kicker this year. Reid punts
too low and too swiftly. Hallowell Is too er-
ratio and DAILY punts too much up IN the air.
Tho Harvard critics complain good deal Of this
lack Of kicking ability at the university this
year. Still. distinct progress has been shown
by the team and the whole the Crimson
eleven 10 perhaps trfe more advanced than
any other OF the larger elevens Harvard has
an advantage In the way In which she has ar
ranged her schedule. especially as compared
with Pennsylvania's schedule. Harvard for IN
stance meets Brown next Saturday and the
Carlisle Indians on the succeeding Saturday.
These two games will be hard ones and Will
show I'D the weak spots in the Crimson defence,
N that the coaches will know just where to put
IN their hardest ticks In preparation for me
pennsylyania game. Pennsylvania. on the
other hand has had nothing but hard games all
The season, and the Harvard men count upon
one or two OF the Quakers being killed OH oe-
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