New-York tribune., 1902-10-13
ON THE GRIDIRON.
YALE'S FOOTBALL OUTLOOK Is MOST
PROMISING
THE WELLNIGH IMPREGNABLE DEFENCE
OF THE BLUE-PENNS DARK OUTLOOK
HARVARD Is IMPROVING.

The smoke has cleared away from the prelim-
mary battlefelds Of the big elevens sufficiently
'r enable the coaches TO see what problems lie
before them before they rally their forces in the
last ditch for the supreme struggles of the year.
OF course. there is still time for the backward
warriors 10 develop into really valuable sol
dlers Of the gridiron. and for the stars of the
present day TO give way to their betters. IL such
shall be discovered. But for the most part the
coaches have made up their minds about the
ability OF the material with which they have 10
work and from which they have to build up
their teams. In other words. the plans are laid.
The execution Of those plans is what remains.
II IS not too much 10 say that OF all the
big" elevens Yale finds herself in the most
promising condition. Her coaches. rail though
they may while practice is going on. and shake
their heads dubiousiy they see tit. when
asked how things are coming on. are more con-
hdent than they have been in years az this
time Of the year that they are going to put
winning team in the field Their problem is
likely 20 be entirely onesided. The quartet OF
heavyweights that forms the backbone Of the
blue line IS OF such stun that Il VIII be a tre-
mendous task for any eleven 10 penetrate 70.
Glass is in the line this year and he has no
peer in his position. Goss is on the other side
Of Holt and Hamlin. and any team that ham
possessor Of n wonderful attack Shevlin's
work on Saturday in the Brown game was more
than encouraging, while Coffin and Hart promise
to be satisfactory. II not positively brilliant. on
the ends. Captain Chadwick is not having az
good luck as he hopes To have later IN building
up a backheld. II is offence that Yale IS
weak in and TO which the coaches viii he forced
70 devote their attention. What the result of
their efforts will be- II Is. Of course. too early
10 say. hut there is great deal TO do in that
line before the last Of November.
Pennsylvania is as Yet in formative condi-
tion. Swarthmore played her 10 a stsudstil on
Saturday. scored on her and it took the life OF
the Quakers TO prevent a tie. Dale played
wretchedy sovenly game at quarter and How
ari was almost as bad II looks dark for Penn
sylyania this year. but there Is still tim 10
whip the team into shape.
Harvard's eleven showed Improvement in the
University Of Maine game. but there is much left
10 be desired IN the offensive work OF the eleven.
Cambridge men do not feel especially down
cast early in the season If the wearers OF the
crimson DO not display excellent form, as they
well know that the teams advisers are training
il progressively with a view Of getting II into
shape for just one purpose. and that purpose Is
to beat Yale. There would be regret Of course.
II any Of the smaller colleges were 10 beat or tie
Harvard but il would net be especially poiG-
nant for the football season al Harvard has one
object ANA that IS TO win the Yale game.
Princeton's showing against Annapolis was
far from encouraging To be sure. the heavy
rain was an obstacle TO excellent play, but the
..NIiddles" have had scarcely more than fort
nipbt 10 get a team together. and were vastly
o,ltveighed That Princeton did not roll up a
much larger score ought To make the coaches
az tho Tigers do a lot OF thinking.
There seems 10 be doubt that without
,iouned I,v Buffalo on Saturday. The two half
bscks did wonders. and seemed 10 be every
y,bere al once. There was considerable dlsap-
,olnttneut among the followers Of the New 1oTk
team that their players were unable 10 MAKE a
larger total and il is fact that there was niue
cNfscti,e team work. still, To win by - 10 IS
certainly better than 20 be defeated by the same
score "a was the case last year. ana the team
,-,,rlt,. rs nothing to be discouraged at IN the
,o-,,It of the game. inasmuch as BUualo mas AT
iCa'st as strong an eleven this year as last But,
-, ,- Io-a II is a good thing for the sport ana
= -Io, tbing FOR Columbia, that SANFORD mas
-, uppl4uted on Morningside Heights by
49,, Sanford was one Of the best PROBES
sionaI coaches i'm the country. nut II Is 10 be
$3.50 ,b.t he was not so great a help 10 Colum-
ti- Lo might have been. II was next To i'm
,,ilsiI,la 10 prevent him from coaching rom the
- - =, non a game being played, ana
tba~, us a great deal of complaint from othet
- ~, hoIt rough playing by Columbia men
,,.biIc Sanford was in charge SahIoIu, ny tue
NhIIe ,,,, coaching the Northwestern Uni
Wy; = ia,.a, and hopes 10 secure another VIC
I .tIs'Iy -, The University Of Chicago