The sun., 1905-11-13

Harvard has Joined the ranks Of the ailing
ones. but her defeat WAS not accomplished
by anybody outside the charmed circle
though she has game with Dartmouth
coming. II Yale meets with defeat or tic
1t will not be by anybody outside the Big
Sicks" circle as has been the case with Prince
ton, Pennsylvania and Cornell,
But Pennsylvania has made glorious amends
Tor previous disappontments, and as some
intimated might be the case, she found herself
when the finding was most desired. The
Quakers play good deal of in and ont foot
ball, but they generally play their best in
their most important games. and that means
q plentiful supply of sand If not consistency.
Notwithstanding reports of III feeling be-
tween the rivals, the Harvard Pennsylvania
game was rot a rough house affair II was
hercely played. by Pennsylvania especially,
but the players OF both sides conducted hem
selves for the most part as if they wanted it
first OF all to be clean and square A player
on each side was ruled OUT for smuggling, and
these outbreaks, while not excusable. seemed
TO be offences committed on the spur of the
moment rather than deliberate. malice afore-
thought actions.
Nevertheless there has been so much heard
about coaches having instructed their heir
men TO cut out roughlng and not try TO evade
the rules that the conclusion must be reached
that either the influence or the coaches
Is not very lasting or else certain players
cannot control their tempers. Young Mr..
Stevenson. however. kept a restraining hand
on himself all through last Saturdays game.
He is peppery young man. but he played
clean football, and there is no excuse for
others not doing the same or for him not
having done In previous games. But
when there is much holding. which practice
ls an attempt to take an unfair advantage
by evading the rules. then it must be inferred
that the coaches have not believed that
practice an offence unless detected or that
.
violate the rules have not sunk very deeply
Into their charges. With strict and watch
ful umpire like Mr. Edwardss s holding is a
losing game. That such was the case must
have been apparent to the players last Satur
day. The quantity of it recalled Shakespeare's
How use doth breed a habit in a man;
but as coaches know that il is losing game
and as there are coaches with whom sports
manship is everything it is only fair to as
sumo that the holding was less their fault
than the players
The Harvard attack last Saturday when
working at its best looked TO be stronger
attack than that OF Pennsylvania under like
conditions. That il petered out and did not
grow stronger and prove as profitable as
Pennsylvania seemed more a matter Of
men than tactics. theoretically. at least.
the Harvard tactics looked TO be the more
destructive. Personality was more in evil
dence in Pennsylvania game than in Har
wards. The latters style OF play seemed 10
be one built largely around movements,
while in Pennsylvania s play there was that
that impressed that the man was para
mount 10 tactics, The Quakers seemed less
bound by prearran ged lplans and more q bIe
10 cope with the phases of the game as they
developed.
The Harvard attack. with it's sharper edge.
needed more OF Jump on IL than the players
ing and not enough vigor and speed IN start
ing and continuing II. mere was ponderous
pressure would have helped, it. Had it had
more spring, it would not have been piled
poory p worfed Ee BY A HarTard, beeause TOOK
10 too much OF sweep. was too wide and
worked the quarterback run with but indlier-
enI success but got away WIN II nicely {inSS GncSs
for holding. on the whole, however the
proportion OF plays that both sides hung
TO the average. even II the quarterback run
did fail olteper than il SUCCEEDED Pcnnsyiji
beer had Been ai Tined "q ber af but II showed
the possibilities of the play, JUST as vide trick
plays showed the possibilities OF gaining he
necessary ground were there ten yard rule
Yales offensive machine was as effective
points Tor he simple reason, that Brown
RV have e games s that haSe gone gone before it, called
attention 10 the uneveenness OF iaie's defence
attsok r9 thaa here6tope hereto ' This S Year doaotlsss
the strongest Yale has yet met Brown
was nearer EAR 70 s,9rag on ave & men 2 on 2 har tbsv
can keep on holding teams in the shadow
OF their goal posts.
this year than Brown. There have beer, no
slumps one week and splurges the next. The
yania 10 to by Harvard and ii 10 by Yale
That is pretty even gait
The Columbia team will be pointed this
week for the game with Cornell Il at Ithaca
made s 5y 6oib 'u and 2
last SATURDAY. has done something 70 disa-
Suse the EGiumbia men Of the idea IIa that
ground among the local eoliegiaps A.
SATURDAY. the Ithacans showed good attack,
will be told to. the PLAYERS when practice !
cons q nis aassnsge o Que Hdf
rom Sornss shpEnE vi E fnd that is tha5 the
20 the 4oe wi" Gs Sa pSshd Aside
in the latter part Of the second half by Prince
1on but no not SnIy MAS & a3e to To- gTS in tn" s
Both ends and one of the tackles of the
Hid not escape the eyes Of the Columbia |
scouts. The Princeton nackaelii was litla |
laoks, who have be en- working nercCly the !
ast few davs, will be able 10 make consider |
bic impression on the lines oI the big red !
cam.
II is expected at Columbia that Douglas !
arter. the fullhack. will be able TO start
.ractce again either to-day or Tomorrow. ,
he has been laid up with wrenched knee.
II he gets back into the lineup something
ell have 10 be done with Lindo, the former |
Cornelian, who. has been playing great guns
behind the line in Carter's place. He may be !
ised in one half Of next Saturdays game, |
because he is a valuab ble man TO have, in the
lineup. He is fast and a reckless line plunger.
e would surprise none of the Columbia men
should Marcus Hurley, the basil ketball captain.
3e sent r9 In as one q tte hsii6aSSKs next Sstgr-
With any kind of Interference he would be
likely TO turn loose good gains around the
end. Ryan is making hard fight for a
guard position, and NaethinR il AhoWinR nn