New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-09
LOU DILLON.

ball # exhibited, the melancholy showing
Of Carl Marshall. CAPTAIN and quarterback of
the Cambridge team. He came upon the field
with the reputation of being a COOL clever foot
ball general and brilliant individual player,
both in offence and defer ce. He left the field
with that reputation half lame, blind and all
but gone. It quite the most astonishing
individual slump Of recent years, and one which
IL is most difficult to account for. 1t NAV be.
of course, that the Harvard captain had drawn
things too fine, what with the worry and re-
sponsbilty OF his position and the knowledge
that he led inferior material quite unable )
maintain the football traditions of the univer-
sity, and at the last minute went hopelessly
and -calamitousy stale. For his own football
reputation. it is to be hoped that this was the
case. But the casual observer, in the absence
of information possessed only by the players
and the coaches, could only what took
place the field, and what took place
very melancholy indeed Marshall missed
15-yard goal from the field. muffed easy
punt that gave Pennsylvania a touchdown,
ran his plays off in halting, uncertain style,
failed to vary them, and let many strategic
opportunities go by never to return. There
were redeeming features about the match. and
chief OF these was the brilliant work of Nichols.
who, reversing his captains experience, came
speak of, and left 1t acknowledged by all who
saw the match to be the most remarkable
find" that the season, already well along to its
close, had yet developed. The big back proved
himself to be a most difficult man to stop,
started quickly, ran fast, hit the line like
thunderbolt. and kept his feet like a cat.
Schoelkopf and Mills both played good foot
ball. too, but Marshall overworked all his backs
frightfuly and seemed to think that the rules
forbade any other style Of play There is not
much to say about Pennsylvania's game except
that 1t was far behind the times. 1t was golden
opportunity for the Quakers to win from Har-
ward, the best they are likely to have in a long
time. but the Philadelphia coaches have evil
IDENTIFY fallen behind the procession Observers
OF the game were surprised to note that abso-
lutely effort was made to take advantage of
the exceptional opportunities offered by the new
rules for the development of a new style of play.
1t not particularly surprising that Har-
ward showed nothing new, for she was to have
been expected to keep something up her sleeve
for the Yale match, which she wants most to
win; but for Pennsylvania the Harvard game
was practically the climax of the season. She
doubtless showed her best, and her best was con-
spicuous for paucity of invention. Worse than
that, her players played slovenly football, Smith
in particular at fullback, being guilty of some
costly fumblng But there is little profit in fur
Their consideration Of this most unsatisfactory
match Its principal usefulness lies in the en-
phasis II places upon the previously well demon
strated fact that Harvard has weak team. So
far as appears, Yale's eleven is not up to the
standard of 1902 but 1t fall far short of that
standard and still have very comfortable mar
gin over the Crimson. II is to be hoped by every
lover of the game that Captain MarshalPs col
lapse will be only temporary, for If he plays on
November 81 the game re played on saturday,
the Harvard eleven of 1903 will be the worst
beaten team that ever wore the Crimson.
The most reasonable explanation Of Prince
toms Unexpectedly poor showing in the Lafay-
cite game is that the Tigers were a bit off in
physical condition. Lafayette is certainly not
the strongest combination Princeton has met
II Sc +tu hat al
consideration the stage of the teams develop
rnent. It played its worst football of the season
All along through the season De Witt has been
trying to brace up the centre of his line, and
this was the weakest point on Saturday. La
fayette made gain after gain through Short.
Bradley and Dillon. though the Princeton captain
on his side of centre as invincible as he has
been all along this year. 1t is doubtful If it is
advisable to try many experiments around the
pivotal position OF the line late in the season
as the Princeton coaches have been doing it this
year. On the whole. most coaches would prob
ably agree that better results will be obtained
by picking out somewhat early the men who,
all things considered. seem the best. and bend
ing every energy to accustoming them to the
work they will have to do. Yet the line was not
the only weak spot in the team Henry was out
OF the game with an injury, and all the backs.
who, up 10 Saturday. have been doing such fast.
active, concerted work, seemed TO go 10 pieces.
They were uncertain and slow in following in
reference, and often failed TO find holes tnat
were yawning 20 let them through Netterleln
was the only exception This man is a second
De Saulles but he ought TO be kept at quarter
back where his confidence. speed and dash have
an incomparabiy stimulating effect upon the
team II was a mistake TO shift him to half,
even for short time.
Fumbllng is a fault that often accompanies
moor phvsical condition. and the fact that the
Tigers did so much OF il is another evidence that
they were badly off their game. IL Is llKely mat
the Princeton coaches will let up on the team In