New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-21

sonal magnetism with which to inspire conf
dence and who has kept up with the later deVel-
oprnents of the gan1e-and put him in absolute
authority for term of years. Then he can
have time to work out his policy consistently
as they do at Yale. The more help he can
have from old graduates who have played the
game the better, but he should be undisputed
master The right put in power in this
way would soon put Harvard into condition to
win her fair share of victories. Such man is
Bill Reid"
This seems 10 me good sense. But we are
concerned here at this moment more with what
has happened than with what is to take place
Certain it is that Harvard was outplayed in all
departments Of the game on Saturday Had
Nichols been substituted for Sperry all through
the match I doubt if Yale could have scored
that second touchdown from the blocked kick.
It seems strange that the coaches should have
played Sperry at all. Whatever skill he may
have shown in practice, he showed little of any
sort in the big game. He was practically use
less as a ground gamer, cut little figure IN de-
fensive play, and when his punts were not
blocked they seldom covered more than thirty
yards OF ground. OF course, he had to deal
with the poorest passing seen in big match
for long time. Neither Parker nor Parkinson
had mastered the rudiments of passing, but
seem to help Sperry much. He was by all odds
the weakest spot in the team. When Nichols
in for the last few minutes Of the game
Harvard had a punter worthy of the job 1t
may be that his physical condition would not
have allowed him to play full game. If so. he
ought to have been played as long as he could do
good work The bright spot in Harvard's cloud
was the brilliant defensive work of Captain
Hurley. This player was always following the
ball. and on several occasions he got through
and stopped the Yale backs before they could
get fairly started. No halfback has played
better defensive game this season or any other,
so far as I can remember. On the other hand
the Harvard captain showed a periIous and
costly tendency to let go the ball when savageIy
tackled. Indeed the whole Crimson team was
deficient in the imperative quality of freezing
TO the pgskin with an invncible grip and on
numerous occasions errors in this line checked
mer ATTACK as 1t was beginning TO make some
Fairness, however, requires the statement that
at no time in the entire match was the Crimson
threatening Yale's goal seriously. That noun
tain range Of Blue practically impervious
to attack. Harvard could gain against it with
little more success than West Point gained
against Princeton, and that was practically not
at all. 1t was a great defence that Walter
Camp and his helpers had built up. So much is
evident. On the other hand, it must be said
mat as a scoring team the Yale eleven Of 1904
is not a phenomenal aggregation No team that
depends entirely for scoring its power and
strength for battering down a strong enemy's
line Will ever roll up big score in an important
match. There are too many possibilities of
hukes While a team is hammerng it's way forty
or fifty yards by short gains of three or four
yards each A poor pass, tumble by a back,
a stolen ball in a scrmmaSe, is enough to undo
many yards OF breathless and strength sapping,
rushing. All the same, with reasonably good
luck. such as Yale had against both Princeton
and Harvard, that invincIble line, with two
clever and fast ends, has been enough to squeeze
out victory by small score.
Yale's game, though monotonous and one
sided, was more interesting TO watch than her
play against Princeton, and more like old fash
Toned football The tackles back formation was
less used ana the backs We're employed oftener.
Finn and Morse were the chief ground gamers
Hogan and Bloomer being called on only for
the NEST part III tight places Shevn played
his best game OF the season. and wherever the
ball there also was Shevlin. He several
times got the ball after a Harvard tumble For
and fast game that abundantly justified his
substitution for Randall. and this despite the
fact that Yale's forwards got after him with
ferceness not entirely called for by the exigen-
ces of the game. Montgomery, at Harvard's
other end, did yeoman service in boring through
what interference came at his end, but slow
in getting up under punts. Starr. the freshman
quarter justified his selection for the place run
ming the team smoothly and putting UP q fast
and reliably defensive game. In the middle of
the line Harvard was inferior at every point
In the nature of things there can be no award
of the championship of 1904. unless Cornell
should perform the unexpected feat Of whtpping
Pennsylvania on next Thursday Yale has
beaten Princeton and Harvard. to be sure but
Pennsylvania has also beaten Harvard and
many who saw the Quakers at Cambridge are
of the opinion that the combination OF speed
and power which the Philadephians exhibited
would suffice TO conquer Yale There is, un-
Fortunately, no way of determining that fact.
West Point conquered Yale by q combination OF
luck and fine ability for taking instant advan-
tage of Yales mistakes. but the Army would
probably not lay claim to the CHAMPIONSHIP
after having succum6ed to both Princeton and
Harvard any more than Annapolis would base
q similar claim upon her victory over the Tigers
In the early days OF the season
For two years have been contending against
the desirability Of the style of game that Yale
has this year used with such success. Tremen-
dous power and strength, well organized and dis