New-York tribune., 1899-10-18
FrARFI-L OF THE INDIANS.
HARVARD APPREHENsIVE OF THE COMING
cAME-THE BACK FIELD UNCERTAIN.

HARVARD APPREHENSINE OF THE COMlNt
cAME-rHE BACK FIELD UNCERTAIN.
r.,,brase Mass. Oct II (speciaD.-Three Of tho
football matches played last Saturday have set the
Harvard coaches and players to thinking, ana
have caused considerable anxiety. Coach Lewis
came In from the CarlislePennsylvania game im-
messed with the fierce playing of the Indians. or.
as he perhaps nttingly named them. those red
devils" The game with them on OCTOBER ZS -
really causing more apprehension than that WIN
Pe1nsyivania on November 4. but Harvards ex-
ce,len, defence should keep the Indians from
crossing the goal line Again the Yae-Dartmouth
game showed that Yale has already developed the
kicking game far more effectively than Harvard
has and that the Crimson must work with the
greatest care even to equal the Blue IN that most
essential element Of good football. Yale's strong
est plays directed against the opposing
,aclies and those are the weakest points IN the
Harvard line.
The third game Of lessons was that with West
Point The backs undecided still. and ara
being changed around. and consequently Harvard's
offence IL extremely weak. Strong defence STANDS
for nothing with weak offence. as that wretched
to o with Yale years ago showed. or course
the hardest task the coaches have had has oeen
the selection OF the best two backs from the best
lot Of candidates which has ever been at Harvard
But Saturdays game showed that the selection
must be made Immediately TO insure strong
enough offence to score on the Indians even on
Brown next Saturday Reid will be out this week
for playing. Tho final disposition OF the backs Is
next thing to tossup
The material with which Harvard has to do her
kicking is neither good nor bad. The kckers
who are sure 10 make the team Reid DAILY and
Hallowel Hallowel Is the best of the three He
kicks sure and high and works we'll with the ends.
but 1t is sacrificing the strongest end the eleven
TO make him kick and another man to run
down under the kick. Day's kicks. although good.
are not so strong HallowelYs. lie is.
over. frail. and II is question whether he could
physically stand the double duties Of running the
u team and kicking. Reid is an unknown quantity in
kicking. for he has had few trials far His
kicks are hard and long. but erratic and
trouble the ends. and he has the handicap OF
often being muscle bound IN his kicking leg Every
thing considered. Hallowel at present Is the mos.
efhcient punter the squad Sawin did we'll on
Saturday. but his place on the team is by means
assured.
Strange possibilities have arisen for the weak
tackle positions. Cochems. the Wisconsin player
in the law school was first renstated an
Harvard Athletic Committee then declared him in.
eligible for having represented s university four
substitute on the Wisconsin track team in one Of
those four year, and did not % represent the nnyer.
y of the Athletic Committee is now awaited With
S o e G S
doubt or tinge Of professionalism and hope the
time in football clothes. When he made his decision
without the faculty.
The practice Of the Harvard eleven this az
ernoon merely ten-mnute half in prep.
lration for the last OF the easier games
lie and was attended by several features
yawtn dropped goal from the @-yard line. which
With touchdown constituted the scoring Of
a1an, and toyed with spratt Of the second eleven
'Frisky" Merriman. substitute tackle on the q
sleyen was out for the first time this afternoon
He is now in the graduate school. having beer
Al oxford since he left Harvard two years and
is eligible to play He was pushed out OF his place
on the team in 1896 by Swain. but as the latters
play has deteriorated since then they were against
sr6 sua;n Us Vas decidedly outplayed Merriman i.
big strong fellow. and plays the style of hghtina
game Lawrence plays. But he has better physca
Qualifications than Lawrence. and II he continue:
the pace ne set on this his frst day out; Swain vii
lose his position. With Donald and Merriman ir
the line the present fear Of weak tackles vii
certainly be dispelled. The practice to-day was on
trely devoted 10 developing the kicking game
which Yale Is strong IN. and which so de-
moralized Pennsylvania last year
lows: Campbell. left end; Donald, left tackle
Barnard left guard: c. Sargent. centre: Burden
right guard: Lawrence. right TACKLE; HallowelI
back; Warren right hafback: Sawin fullback.