Evening star., 1903-11-21
SPORTS OF ALL SORTS
Harvard and Yale Battle on
the Gridiron Today.
CLOSE GAME LIKEL 7
MANY HIGH SCORES IN BOWLING
CONTESTS LAST NIGHT.
Cornell Drops Georgetown in Base Ball
~-Lakewood's Fine Golf Course
Sporting Notes
CLOSE GAME LIKEL Y

annual foot ball game at Cambridge tooay'
Yale has the better of 1t on form, which
embraces knowledge of the game and team
work. That is, she has the better OF II SO
fer All season Yal. has played better
grade of foot ball than Harvard. Harvard
on the other hand. has the advantage IN
weight, and owing to the hard game the
Ellis went through last Saturday and the
Injuries several of the best men sustained
Harvard may have the better of 1t in con-
dition today However, the latest reports
fre m Boston say the two teams. with one
or two excep IONS, are fit. Yale has been
the most unfortunate Of all in injuries this
season. Were she edge 1t would be dl1-
t1cult to figure her other than winner TO-
day. Ability to keep at top speed and TO
play ones hardest from start to finish
will be telling factors today Har-
ward has shown mighty little frst-ciass
ported Improvement Of this week Is
enough to Offset Yale's thus far superior
article Of football is the question still inns
may be the day when Harvard VIII pay
strike her long-delayed form With a., a
change in the middle of the line Yale VIII
not be as strong individually as last eaa- "a
urday. One cannot reckon with the eIe-
ment of fumbling. which, although impoi-
tant, may or may not crop out. But TINS
much is true: Both Harvard and Yale nave
suffered from 1t considerably.
Harvard is heavier in the line and heavier
in the back field than Yale-not enough to
count against a team Of the Yale CAMPER
unless backed up by speed ana conceIleu I.
effort, qualities which have appeared oIiy
spasmodically with Harvard. However WIN
or lose, there is no reason to bei1eve that
the Crimson will not show Its pest IorHi
today. since this is the all in all OF Har-
wards entire season. Yale: having ma nso naI nd
No chance to improve in form, Wh1ie t1ar-
ward has had.
Taken as a pair Yale's ends are superior
to Harvard's, always provided they are aS
At Shevlin wnen in shape is the best al
around end of the season, and RaHerly Is
almost as good Bowditch. who Will play
opposite Rafferty,, Is In the same Grass "
ends knows the game and is proficient IN
all the requirements of his position he,
too, has been out of shape lately, and, hke
the two Yale ends. there Is doubt as 10
whether he will be at his best. CiotneT'
the other Harvard end, is weak spot, q
man who repeatedly has been fooled and
boxed in the defense. The tackles OF both
ball. and while Hogan of Yale is the best
ground gamer on the gridiron, either
knowlton or Meier Of Harvard Is also a
hard man to stop. Kinney of Yale is fine
work last year he has been something Of a
disappointment this year. Yale has a shade
on Harvard at tackle and should be still
better if Meier, who has been nursing a
lame arm, is unable to play. If he does not
play, Derby or Squires will take his place.
while Bissell. reliable man, is Yale's lead
ing tackle understudy
If there is any advantage In the middle Of
the line 1t is with Harvard. Andy Mar
shall, strong and experienced, will force
Batchelder. Yales left guard also strong
but not as experienced, steady or consistent
as Marshall. Miller. who takes Boomers
place at right guard for Yale, Is light for
the place. but as sandy as they make them
and a fighter. He will face LIE Moyne LIE
MOyna better end than r6
may be one of the things Harvard has up
her sleeve is 10 put him back at end. He
is weak defensive1y at guard, and the two
other men are unknown quantities as con-
Germs big games. Parkinson, the Harvard
pivot, is better passer. steadier and more
aggressive than Roraback, the Yale center.
Carl Marshall, the Harvard quarter back
has been anything but success so far this
year He is good general and runs and
kicks well, but he has been muffing punts
badly and does not run his team fast Rock
We'll OF Yale is the best general among the
quarterbacks when himself, and puts lots
of life into his men. He has not been right
since his injury before the Columbia game.
SO his value today is problematical. Soper,
ms underStudy, has done well whenever
called upon.
Fast men behind the line are plentiful.
Nichols. Hurley and Schoellkopf of Harvard
combine speed In clearing the ends with
ability to hit the line hard, SchoelIkopt be-
ing the best line breaker. They are bigger
men than the Yale trio, Mitchell Metcalf
ana Farmer, about equal in speed. but on
the whole have been easire men to stop,
There Is not much choice in the secondary
defense of the two teams, and not much
choice in the two back fields, all points con-
sidered. Nichols Is the hardest back of the
lot to get hold of. and Hurley is fast. Met
calf OF Yale is very speedy, but fails to
make his speed count in taking advantage of
opportunities. He can make some of the
best and some of the poorest of plays and
is anything but reliable. Unless 1t be for
his ability to catch punts. it is something of
mystery why he does not adorn the side
lines. The Yale backs are quicker to take
openings than the Harvard men, and wrig-
gle through better. but are not as proficient
on plays swung out to the extremfties. Each
Mills. Goodhue and Harris for Harvard
Owsley, Bowman and Hoyt for Yale
Mitchell of Yale Is the best kicker on
either team. In fact, the best kicker of the
year. He is the equal of LeMoyne in dis
tance and places his kicks better, working
in fine harmony with his ends. His kicks
from close to the line make an effective
play for Yale. He is regarded as a bit bet
ter than E. Marshall of Harvard in drop
kicking.
Today's schedule follows:
Georgetown VS.. Gallaudet, at Washington.
Harvard VS.. Yale, at Cambridge
Annapolis VS.. Virginia P. L., at ANNAPOLIS.
New York University VS.. Union, at Ohio
Field
Indians vs.. University Of Virginia, at Nor
folk
Lafayette VS.. Lehigh. at South Bethlehem.
Bucknell vs.. Buffalo. at Buffalo. g
F. and NJ VS. Rutgers, at New Brunswick.
Oval.
Hobart vs. Alfred, at Geneva
ford.