New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-24

Yale game they were not edge. They lacked
perfectly 1T This year the report is that Har-
wards eleven is trained to the hour. Nobody
win know as to that until about 2:30 p. m. to-
day Harvard men figure. though, that how
ever clever q trainer Murphy may be he can
not possibly keep the Yale men up to the
Princeton. Everybody knows how difflcult 1t
Is to hold an eleven at top form for q week.
Yale Will not be so fast to-day she a
week ago. This is one thing that Harvard men
rather look for. too.
TWO DISTINCT STYLES OF PLAY.
Apart. then. from the question Of physical con-
dition. which is likely to cut larger figure the
whole game resolves itself down TO a struggle
between two well defined systems and modes OF
attack. Harvard plays the open game, the
quick dash between tackle and end, OF around
the end entirely. Her interference for this style
Of play is wonderfully efficient. and she will
count upon several OF these end runs netting
her in the course OF the game anywhere from
ten to twenty yards apiece This Is the style Of
gains that eat up territory very quickly and. II
they can be carried out, bring the ball TO the
enemys goal with far less effort than the line
bucktng method which Yale adopts This style
of attack known as the close game. had a splen-
did example and vindcation in the contest
against Princeton. There was nothing snowy
about the work. and against Harvard, unless the
Cam bridge line men become worn out, 4ale ex-
poets TO make no long single gains through the
line. w nat Yale does expect 10 DO, however 10
TO hammer her way steadily down the field, tax
ing three PUSHES perhaps to gain ner Instance
each time. This method is a fearfully hard
strain upon both sides, and it Is largely because
Yale believes her physical condition 10 De per-
feet that she relies upon her men standing up
better under the strain than Harvard $ Ger
tainly If Yale can. even without scoring, sue
coed in pounding Harvards line TO pieces IN the
first half, then she will surely win out IN me
second half of the game.
Those bull like rushes Of Hale and Brown, and
of Stllman and Bloomer. who will drop behind
for the tackles back formation, are what Yale
relies upon to carry the day. Unless Harvard
stop those four men in the various COM
binations which they form the sun Will set on a
New-Haven triumph. Harvard men believe that
their defence IS lust strong enough to keep those
men from running away with Things. harvard
men say that the tackles back formation is no
worse than the guards back; they stopped the
guards back and therefore they can stop this
Yale attack. They of course, believe Yale VIII
gain many yards by these plays, nut tney think
they break them up before the goal, or else
that some Yale man Will drop the oaIL
BRIEF COMPARISON.
This point of funbling Is the one that has
given Yale's coaches most worry, though Har-
ward is by no means without blenish in hand
ling the ball. But Yale has shown in a marked
| manner her apprehension on this point Wear
who has been at quarterback almost all the
season made three bad muffs at Princeton last
Saturday and 1t seems certain that Fincke will
be at quarterback to-day: IEls change mas
made vacancy at left hanback, where Sharpe
| will probably play. Sharpe is the man VINO
| kicked a field goal from the 45-yard line in
the Princeton game last year. He is strong.
| too on puntng-a department in which Yale
| has been weak this year. In fact, IT looks as
if Yale even with Sharpe booting the leather.
| would probably be outpunted by Harvard. Back
| of the line, with the exception that Ellis is
| hardly the equal OF Hale. Harvard is accounted
| as stronger. Captain DAILY is certainly head and
| shoulders in generalship and body play above
| YaIes quarterback. In the line Yale, from
| tackle to tackle. is considerably better than
| Harvard though Lawrence will hold up his
| side well for the Crimson. At the ends Yale is
! thought TO be much inferior. but the Blue ends
| certainly played a whirlwind game against the
| Indians and Princeton
| There Is every prospect that the day will be a
| first class one for football Both sides want a
| hard firm turf under foot and a good crisp
! air to enliven them II looks as II both these
| blessings would be vouchsafed to them for the
| officials Of the United States Weather Bureau.
which rules wind and weather. give forecast
| for to-day In Connecticut of partly cloudy TO
| fair and colder" Nobody could ask better than
| that The officials OF the game have had long
| experience in big contests and can be counted
| upon to bring things OF promptly They are as
follows: Umpire. Paul j Dashiel, OF Annapolis
| referee. Matthew McClung, OF Lehgh; time
| keeper A. E. Whiting Of Cornell. The game
| will be called at p. m. sharp.