The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-15
IN THE FOOTBALL WORLD.
CONSISTENT IMPROVEMENT BY
HARVARD ELEVEN.


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In 81 FIR n .oor.. ,h.rosc,v.. tall ANYTHING
Harvard has bs.n going along more con-
ststsntiv in the Jsvslonmspt ~ the attaching
siJs ~ hsr gama ,h.r auv ~ tha other bIR
team DersnsIyelv ike progress Is\ not
indicated by the scores. for the Yale and
Princeton goal lines are etill InvIolate and
have not been seriously threatened, while
the Crimson has been scored on. But in the
matter OF attack Harvard has been making
scores that indicate a gradual. sure inn
proVement and also n change Of policy nc
Cambridge to the extent Of beginning the de-
vslopment of the offence earlier in the season.
HarvArd's attack against the Amherst Aggies
last Saturday was not 90 much diversified
Is IL was strong along the lines TO which Il
was confined. It bespoke considerable latent
strength, signs OF which heretofore have
not been forthcoming until at least two weeks
later in the season.
The onslaught on the opbosing line was
hard and concerted. the helping Of the runner
being nOticeably effective. II smacks not a
little OF the line ripping tactics OF the dis
carded game and less OF the open play which
the new rules are designed to foster. but lie
6hing that no team IL ne9iecting entirely,
for there are times when hard, straight strik-
Ing at the opposing line Is in order. Harvard
apparently Is bent on developing a means OF
gaining the ten yards In three downs with
some degree OF reliability when the occasion
arises for such a course, Coaches are not
dwelling on the advantages OF the Increased
versatility OF attack possible this year TO
the extent OF carrying IL TO the hit or miss
stage.
fale's total OF 81 points again INST Syracuse
followed by drops to ~ and II against Spring
Held AMI Holy Cross respectively indicates
that more att entiOn has been paid to the
defence than the offence the last week at New
Haven. There was plenty OF power, both
latent and actual In the Blues attack against
Wesleyan and Syracuse. IL was a varied
attack too. and unless there was a slump
probably was made secondary consideration
to defence for the time being e. The new
game presents its defensive problems no
less important than offence. Unless Holy
Cross IL much stronger than Springfield II
looks az II the Els were not showing their
hand on the offence. Last week saw better
playing by the Hale ends but brought little
laudatory concerning the work Of the much
praised backneld. In the centre OF the line
Yale does not loom up as fOrmidably as
either Harvard or Princeton. Pennsylvania
was weak ut centre last saturday, and also
Ia badly ia need OF a quarterback OF the Ste
Vensonian skill.
Army and Navy teams have such a oon-
nrmed habit OF rising to the occasion when
they play a big college team that Prlnceton's
slim total of 8 points against the midshipmen
il not surprisinR. A bigger score was ex-
pscted, IL ia true, but a big team has to take
its chances OF running ND against an uneI-
! pectedIy stiff game and cannot depart from
its noIicv and maSa "odna nrsnarssior. Snr
~
csnDos Ss oiSsrsi.s tS.S game anoo'-s a;~s :"
the Navy, A week from next Saturday the
Army plsys Harvard. and it will be interesting
TO see whether the soldiers do as wen against
the Crimson as the Navy did against the
before 1t looked "a II the main trolole with
No especisl drilling had been done FOR swarth.
mors wbiIs the latter we're on edS. for mis-
particular game. There were some dismal
reports concerning Swarthmore's condition
which were far aneld. At all events. IL the
S~s,On.Iore e mW was nov pIysiVanS n. 20
a man. mere vii! De a warm time Tor intnre
The Swarthmoreans sre a big. active crowd,
with the physiaue to cone on even terms with
any team. This. nevertheless. does not de-
tract one whit for the credit due them for a
rally that resulted in defeating Pennsylvania
Sne week y Ai'er 0e'"E ne'a 10 Os'Ofe 0S
'Ianovs,
M the eve nicely. They are ransy. clean
IImbcd athletic lodging The material What
there is Of il. looks to be thers so far az
physique u concerned. Need OF more knowl-
edge Of fundamentals was Indicated by
Saturday'a game and after that more unity
~ on,ion TrdividnoI yv.sLrass In r. nIsrtna
. nnaqtons was tn a.,Ndanna ~ ~ RIaS,hs
wors and sxr rsms cr~ditv IN hsndiins IN
han Tha iina unsn ,ysre ali n1 49, a ~
savsn IN charg;nS moved ,orward ~ eS.iv
.hrs vs. ~ ,scsirn ~ "nunenSt
"a, ncss and oi,icGness IN aatIing sr.er
inose hsn wy " " s0'""s ""' "
w nniv was ,hers M hs ruonv n, .c,;on
nm PennsyIys MA = mart hmt their oana Va
Tuu ~ eTrorsHsrrors Of ivdgment snd e,rnrs
~ connrnissior ri wa soInawha, .urnrisad
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rar nsns = ~ Tnacb Vost Or ,tnHian
attsr ,bs Same -T sbnnId him this MAJ
co,,Id ave- hsen triad 70 adyan,na ncrs
han once. That same tbinS ncc1r,.d 70
Jn1ans Sesidas H. tsTra i've Nr W., Al
~ ~ sDScts tors Sera Wsi,Ins ~, re samn
20 mn IN INF thev Waiad in vsin Ths
Crst1v shiftipS swi1oins 1Sctics so ot,an
aa.n u pannsv1 va nia e MA Ala not mstsr,ai-
- RI tsa6i ssamed 10 X rsttIsd
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the heart OF the Pennsyiysnia line and that
III, snd tha sioIeniv wopE og an hscLs e.
2ppJsina and bandIing Eicks and The nroDn
SnnIs 80 inrs,r nsn.itH.. ~ ri ~. Tndnnont-
49, &c yia rinS Ssuifs in penpsyj 20 ~. !. =
With HnIienbacb the PennsvIvs nia cen,re
hacr ~ Inc iins on the dsfs1ca CobIe ~,
49, br,oro cen,re Who NJ naariv = !" ~ y
no r. broad and Who ia A crackeTisc H got