New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-19

eevens is still going on in camera and the chances
are that the coaches Will continue this onscurlN!
TO the last possible moment
Certain features OF each eleven cannot be hidden
The numbers and general utility Of its members
must be exposed and other relative statistics such
as weight. strength and agility are not to Do
hidden but It may be taken for granted that
none OF the more formidable teams whose Nove1a-
Der matches are looked forward 10 as the climax
OF the season have yet disclosed any considerable
portion OF the style OF game they viii adopt when
then are fighting n their last bitches In none OF
Saturdays games was seen anything unusual In the
way Of formations. Il was straight football on
every muddy field in the land. Yet that does not
mean that new plays are not brewing. UndOubt-
edly they or. II they are not. the coaches are
neglectirg most obvious opportunity. But every
thing points activity along this line Both Yale
and Princeton have announced the beginning Of
secret practice for this week, and Harvard will
not be FAR behind. The beginning o. the end IS
not far of
There is no doubt that a feeling Of distinct relief
pervaded the yard" at Cambridge when the West
Point score was posted. After the discOuraging
showing made in her early practice games by
Harvard the worst was undoubtedly feared at the
hands OF the soldiers Yet. on a muddy field. in q
driving rain, the Cambridge eleven not only won
but successfully defended all assaults on her goal
There IS no question that The performances Of the
Cambridge eleven up 70 Saturday We're OF the
most dspiriung order. There seemed TO be fair
material but no amount OF hard work on the part
Of the coaches seemed TO b. able TO achieve any
thing like a concerted. consistent game. while the
Sumbling was something appalling. Not only did
little Amhurst actually Win in the country Of her
enemy bat. The heels Of that disaster. along
came Wesleyan. fresh from defeat at the hands OF
the weak Brown eleven. and rubbed it in by scor-
ing once while Harvard was scoring three times.
1t was not strange that defeat al the hands Of
West Point seemed imminent And vet II was only
a question OF time when the team pulled itself
together and Saturdays victory the first ray
OF sunlight that Harvard has seen this fall II
things went on as they had been going she could
not Dossiblv have hoped TO make even creditabe
showing against Yale. she has yet TO convince
Football observers that she IS TO be formidable 10
me New-Haven aggregation Of talent but at all
events her stock is looking UP bit
--sIe.s week rather married her record. Holy
Cross scored twice against her on "Wednesday, but
much comfort IS be derived from the fact that
rotb the Worcester Colleges touchdowns were the
s,lr Of f,IrabIes by substitute players. The var
- ,sar, proper on the other hand played an
AGGRESSIVE game that was IN marked contrast 10
The ustless showing made against Springfield IRAN
ing School on the previous Saturday. lale Io'Ied
@ ,o5 score too. on SATURDAY against Penn
sI,l,a1ia state college and all things considered,
80 ,-o IN r fairly prosperous condition at New
I4avan There IS no doubt that Il 1t were the
-,idd1e Of November Yale would now he o pro-
s fs,-orfte over both Harvard and Princeton.
kae VET
- porabark is still slow and una gEressive r.
-. ,,-CtaI rasition while satisfactory mate Tor
- a5o,b+abIa Bloomer has Vet been discovered.
.lo,,rb F2atcheIier acquitted himself well against
- cross Yale like Princeton. is steadily de-
,.loning speed and accuracy in her backfeld. and
q, pockveI Soper. Mitchell. Owsey. Metcalf Al
h, rovyunan and Farmer has aggregation Of
taIent that will furnish four backs Of quality.
I,,clrUen in particular had no superior and only
one equal tDaly OF West POINT az guarterliteh
iast season and he is reported 20 be better than
this year.
Good news SIN comes from Philadelphia
where Pennsylvania continues % roll up good
scores against al Corners. On Wednesday she
simply swamped Gettysburg. making 2 points, a
total exceeding that made b any other o. the Dig
Eastern teams this autumn. Thirty points against
Brown IS practically equal TO Priuceton's reeoIo
against the Providence coLegians. and botn gains
were PLAYED under practically identical couuIuo4s
I: is 10 be menbered, however. that tho bIo~"
OF 1893 is far from being the Brown OF lso-. ne
coaching problem at Providence was coHpii-e''
BY dissenslon early in the season. and u''@ 'DVN
charge OF the men too late 10 get the pest results
The evil consequences are seen In Brown sio'''
work in the elementary departments OF me satl n
Her backs right ma king fuIilni a. -Teirbf
and nothing more fatal. skill spec -.
strength and pluck all 70 Tor noLnlnE ~ - fC-s
cannot freeze" 10 the pgskn ana 5tt al 49,
deIpha and it nav be shat Pennsy - II
more turn out team OF which the pes ma
stand En- ave Prnceton's showing aEaihsL =
10 to g. was far from diseourasns. LOT N@1i47'e -