The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-12-01
HARVARD'S CHAMPION ELEVEN
BEST on RECORD, ANDTHE EQUAL
OF LAST YEATS YALE TEAM.
Coach Reid and Capt. Campbell Chen,
Responsible for the Development
Of q Team That Surprised the
Crimson Graduates Points About
Methods and various styles OF Play.

~ VI Nh' N''Ns ~
wards Varsity football eleven, a. it played
against Yale at Cambridge a week ago.
excelled in almost every department any
previous eleven wearing the Crimson, and,
for that matter. may be considered tully
as strong as Yale's champion team OF giants
OF a year ago. Those who saw Harvard
conquer Yale and who remembered Har-
wards play In years gone by could not be-
lieve their eyes. II seemed to them as II
the two elevens battling on the gridiron OF
Soldiers Field had traded uniforms and
that tho big men In cAnson who were
sweeping all before them were really the
warriors from Yale. while the beaten foe
represented Fair Harvard.
Time was when Harvard year after year
went up against Yale as a hopeless task
A crushing defeat at the hands Of the Blue
was not received with expressions OF as
constituent, but was merely regarded "a a
matter Of course. Harvard kept plugging
away year in and year out, ever hopeful
thai some day success would come to the
Crimson. In her e..ort to achieve suprem-
acy Harvard sprung Deland's flying
wedge and other intricate
which we're impracticable. Harvard also
introduced leather suits with the idea
that some good might come from them,
But. failing in these useless innovations.
Harvard finally decided TO build up en- eleven
on methods based largely upon common
sense and orthodox ideas.
The first pronounced success came in
1875, when, coached by Cameron Forbes, "
II. Lewis. Bert Waters and others, Harvard.
captained by Ben Dibblee. wiped Yale of
the football map down AZ New Haven 10
the tune Of II to o That was the first in
dication that Harvard had AZ last got
upon the right track, and there was plenty
Of encouragement for those who had laid
the plans. II 1869, however. there was n
setback, when Yale PLAYED Harvard n o 70 O
draw al Cambridge, and in 1900 there was a
stunning blow administered TO the Crimson
when Yale won at New Haven by the I'M
usually large score OF 2s 10 o.
II seemed as If Harvard's ideas Of football
development were then knocked into a
cooked hat. but with the election Of Dave
Campbell to the captaincy came another
reorganization and still another system OF
play. Campbell's selection Of william i.
Reid AZ head coach created much comment
some of which was not calculated TO create
a belief that satisfaction was general In
fact. before Campbell's selection was made
formal there was pronounced opposition on
the part Of certain social factions, but the
Harvard captain was obdura,e and Reid
was confirmed as head coach From that
momcnt Reid and Campbell were absolute
masters Of the situation al Cambridge
They loon won the confidence and support
- not only the entire university. bat also
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Harvard eloVeus in recent year, With the
Harvard spirit OF greater breadth and depth
than ever before and enthusiasm running
high. Reid and Campbell took hold OF the
Harvard candidates this fall ~ a way = al
iudicat.d suoccss The hI,i motto wa THE
Fight for all YOU are worth Never ray
die. and obey instructions
i wac this hghting sIlut that surprised
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