The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-20

LudC contest very IQuCH III a game CCIl-
ing two weeks later.
Back OF the quarter Harvard has in
Nichols as brilliant a man as either of
Yale's halfbacks, ard at the same time a
more powerful man. Hurley and Putnam
are also good, tho not as experienced as
Metcaf Of Yale, but decidedly more
so than Mitchell of Yale: Yale's full
Schoellkopf or Mills has a reputation Of
being the most consistent man that has
been in Yale's back field for a long time
and Of always aiding his man. -
The style Of play Of the two teams has
been similar in one characteristic, and
that lis that both have shown a tendency
to be slow in getting warmed up to. ground
gaining, a. thing which bothered Harvard.
very much. in the early part of the season,
which struck Yale in her West Point and
Columbia games. but which of late has
been exchanged in the case Of Harvard
for a very decided improvement in the
early part Of the play. This was shown IN
the Pennsylvania game.
/ Yale shows periods of greater brilliancy'
than Harvard, and when seized with one
Of those fits of unanimity and strength is
almost sure to- make good gains. On the
other hand, every game that Yale has
played has shown time when the blue
lapsed into decidedly third-ratc perfor-
nance and ground gaining seemed out of
the question, even If the opponents got
out Of the way and let them try all by
themselves.
Harvard has lately shown a greater eon-
sistency; but can that consistency make
up for the spurts OF Yale? That Is the.
question. On the kicking. LIE Moyne kicks
La long ball. but his record has not been as
good as that of Mitchell or Bowman
Neither LIE Moyne nor Mitchell, however,
has played in a Harvard match be-
fore, and hence they remain to be tested,
AS for covering these kicks, Bowditch
Is, OF course, as good as anybody could
wish Whoever plays the other end for
Harvard cannot be classed as good as
Bowditcfl, whereas Shevlin and Rafferty,
the Yale ends, are equally good, and thus
far this season, at any rate, have shown
themselves to- be on a par with the light
haired Harvard man.
In defensive work Yale has made by far
the better showing. In fact, up to the
end Of the first week In November there
had been absolutely no comparison pos
sibIe between the two teams, SO far. had
| Yale's defence been ahead of Harvard 8.
On Noy.7, however. Harvard showed !, a
very decided Improvement, altho still not
reaching, the point which her coaches
could desire.
| "A good deal OF comment was made upon
| the weakness Of the left side Of Harvard s
lime because Pennsylvania was able to
make ground thru that side In securing her
two touchdowns. Reference to the ac-
counts and predictions Of former games
played by Pennsyl yania, and the writers
J comments thereon, show that Pennsyl-
vania's play on and around her own right
tackle was repeatedly stated to be by all
4 odds her strongest offense and an offense
with which she could make ground against
i Columbia or Harvard.
In point OF fact, that attack with Smith
running with the ball or interfering, II
Pennsylvania had been able to present 1t
/ in the same way on Harvard's right side,
would have gained ground there equally
well and the credit would be due to the
4 strength Of Pennsylyania's attack in that
/ particular position rather than to any
: weakness OF the team facing It. Yale's
defense, while not SO strong in the middle
i CT the line as last year, has been the best
aof that Of any of the colleges save Prince
81 ton thruout the season, but it has not yet
met an attack with as much weight In II
and push behind 1t as Harvard Is now pre-
i, senting.
j 4 Toss sum up. Yale has thus far exhibited
/, the stronger defense and has shown &
more varied attack, is the equal Of Harvard
in kicking and probably more able to hole
the ground gained by those kicks, and, or
1.-THE attack, when her men get in STEP, will
d make longer gains. To offset this Har.
i ward is coming fast. is a. mighty diff
4 cult team to stop short OF two or three
! yards to a down, has in Nichols a yer,
+ dangerous man and possesses plenty o.
ii fresh material in case Of accident. Thi:
y last point in case OF injury to g. line mar
might be very serious Tor Yale. Thus TIL