New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-18
ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD.
a FORECAST OF THE HARvARD-YALE
GAME-sPLENDID STRUGGLE IN PROS
PEcT-woRK OF OTHER TEAMS

nght between Harvard and Yale next Saturday
At Sew-Eaven-is likely to prove the closest
and nercest OF all three. There is every indica-
tion that the contest on Yale Field VIII stand
out one OF the most notable in the long line
Of bitter struggles between the Crimson and the
Blue. Public interest in the coming game is al
ready SO intense that every OF the seven
teen thousand seats that surround Yale Field
was applied for and snapped UP long before
the tickets were ready for distribution Be
tween three and four thousand seats additional
have been securely built 70 take care OF q part
OF the overflow. Yet even so. good many col
lege men are complaining that they cannot pos
sibly secure accommodations. II the weather
IS anything like decent al immense throng VIII
flock 10 the City OF Elns next Saturday. ana
the crowd itself will be worth going long way
TO see.
When il comes TO the purely football end Of
the proposition the game should present features
10 make Il OF the most vital interest TO the two
universities Harvard has the satisfaction at
present OF being able 70 say that Yale has not
beaten her in football since 1894. As matter
Of facr. games we're played in 1895 and 1896
The games in 1897 and 1899 al Cambridge re-
suited in q tie while two years ago at New
Haven Harvard won, Il 10 o. From these fig
TRES II is clear that Earvard's record is not par
ricuIarIy glorious. but. the other hand, Yale's
is FAR worse. ana the 1aIe unCerEradual are
loudly cIaroring for one u those oldtime vic
tories over the Crimson that il the days pre-
vious 70 SIX wears arc were pretty nearly reg
uIar thing From the Yale point OF view much
depends upon the manner in which she acquits
herself IN the game against Princeton. which is
being played al tine u writing. But disre
garding this for the moment and sizing up the
situation simply OF the work II the two elevens
ID 70 yesterday morning. 7 believe that neither
SIDE Will be justified n Offering any odds. Har-
ward certainly would BE- rash 70 offer odds on
q game 10 be played at New-Haven. At the
same tine, I look 10 see the Harvard eleven
put up q game fully as perfect as that displayed
Two years ago. Ever since The victory over
Pennsylvania the Crimson eleven has. accord
ing 70 reports been in a rather demoraIized con-
ditIon- The men had been trained pretty fine
for the Quaker game. and after il over were
advised deliberately 70 break training. Their
play IN consequence, Immediately fell of good
deal A nota bic instance Of this vas the Brown
game Another thing was that the heads Of the
eleven men seemed, despite everything 10 swell
several sizes, and this made them careless and
slothful n their work The third point Is that
over one-half OF the varsity eleven have been
afflicted with various bruises and sprains which
made them stay in bed and take long rests
while the misfortune 10 Captain Days knee
rate. although il IS Two weeks since the Penn
syIvania game. II is only in the last two or
three days that the Harvard team has begun
70 show signs q renewed life and dash.
PRETTY EVEN NAN FOR MAN
But an inclined 10 believe that the Harvard
football authorities have taken a leaf from
Tale's ole book If hard luck stories ! venture
TO say that Harvard's team VIII be perfectly fit
next Saturday. and VIII be playing the game Of
tts life and also think that Il Will go over 20
New-Haven with the idea that i can win tho
game Compare The TWO elevens man for man
and Harvard shows UP fully as well as Yale: AT
centre Sargent, Of Harvard. ought TO be able 10
hold his end up with Olcott. who is not brilliant
by any means. Captain Brown al Yale will
OUTLAY his vis-a-vis, Barnard. bur Lee at the
other guard for the Crimson IS very aggressive
and ought 70 break even al least with Sheldon.
Al right tackle Stiilmal. q Yale viii outplay
Eaton. Of Harvard, but a. the other tacle Jim"
Lawrence, on the Cambridge team. ought TO
prove a biz more valuable than Bloorer or
Hamlin. for Yale. lawrence is playing a su-
perb game this season N getting through and
opening up holes. though, % be sure. he has
dreadful weakness II getting ofside and losing
his team anywhere rom twenty yards 70 fifty
yards IN the course Of the game. If he does not
curb that Impotence Of his next Saturday he
ends OF the line Harvard is decidedly superior
70 Yale. no matter what combination Yale gets
together. Even SO. the playing Of the Harvard
ends this year has been great disappointment
Last year Campbell. for Harvard was the bes-
end rush On the fridiron. This year ne has
fallen OF badly II his play. overrunntng his man
frequently, and being boxed every now and then
Hallowen on The ether end was also q star last
year, but this season ne has been aid I'd most
N and
Hare made The Quaker touchdown. Neverthe-
less. these two men will OUTLAY Gould and
Rafferty, or Coy, Of Yale. Unless Captain TaIv's
leg proves very Troublesome he will outshine
Wear decidedly st quarterback At fuIIback
Perry Hale IS N the whole. better all around
man Than Ellis. % Harvard, but at the half
back POSITIONS consider that the Crimson has
q shade the oerter q i II Sawin and Kendall
against whatever combination Yale puts out
A QUESTION OF TEAM WORK
On paper, therefore, the teams show I'D about
evenly ale n The rushine mas an advantage
al one guard and tackle. Offset by Harvard's
superiority al he ends Back Of the line Har-
ward Is stronger al quarterback and Yale II
fuliback. with the hslfbacks just shade per
haps in favor Of Harvard. With the elevens so
closely matched individually he whole promo
sttion bOlis down 10 one Of team work and Of
bunting ability. II the way % kicking Yale
VIII probably have some little advantage bur
she tOuchGowns MIST be made tv straight IiCe
pUcklng anc END running and that IS where
interference and team work come in Il *
utterly Impossible &c say at this writing which
OF the TWO elevens Is more efficient Al rbasa
points. but u viii become evident next Sat,Ir-
day that the one that has team play down hne
VIII be the win the game This ts ~
course assuming that the physical condition Of
both eleYens is all right II viii De q superh
struggle. and may the best team win.
CARLIsLEs POOR SHOWING