New-York tribune., 1906-11-25
STARS OF THE GAME.
Tqd Jones and Burr Earned For
scard Place by Good WOrk.
icy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]


New Haven, Nov 2t-In the lineup of the Yale
and Harvard elevens were twenty-five Of the best
football players i'll the East to-day. All of them
may he fairly said to be of stellar magnitude.
Every fought hard and conscientiously and
ably in the game to-day. II the strength Of
the elevens as units and individuals. how
ever that counted in the desperate grdiron
battle that was waged the length and breadth Of
Yale Field.
1t would be unfair to select any one man and
call him the hero of the day. OF those who shone
brightly however. Tad Jones' the Yale quarter
back. deserves first mention. He played one of
the best games in his career. 1t is true his work
was marred by one or two fumbles. but these mis-
plays cannot more than dim his other brilliant
work To Jones's superb generalShip and driving
Of the teIIn Yale Owed to large extent her vic
quarterback runs ne was a consistent and even
and general ability to keep going recalled the
DAYS of Dibhlee and DAILY.
played, crippled he from the Princeton
game His dashing run Of fifty yards after set.
the game and indirectly resulted in Iales touch
Captain Morse played unusually strong game
both on the offence and defence Wernecken was
smashing was perhaps the herccst of any Yale
Forbes played good game at end. but was not
up % has Princeton form: this was due to the
he suSrc in the middle e0'SGn9S OF 3S fFSm se which
centre iioJNs u berger surprised every one by out
playing both Parker and Fraser His passin- was
eXceptionaly steady and accurate "''
On Ntt,utr rested the important duty of doing
the puntlng Tor his team. He aid it excalrenti,ee
6nu was Il worthy rival TO the mighty I{urr In
Nsi}.lte 70, itit a few yards behind Blirr hut Ia
uipJSSu MN N direction. He seemed 10 have thS
hu t - os pacing his pUnts where they would ba
Cisis'cSI Iot ms ends 10 cover and harIeSt Tor
E!n., Gle marvard backs TO handle several times
49, WIS cdiied upon TO punt from behind btS
he never failed ''''s N'AS"''ls'ShCes' bUt
~ n '''e Harvard men, Burr PLAYED bv far tho hest
e9rI bi,, >, Vih IN yesterdays game will doubtless
- r tlc Hoior ot place on the All Ameriran
- aI,, ISVo As a distance punter ne is s1Derior
vgl,T ~ the East The only fault TO be foIlnd
oc,asir lrrs puhtng - It's poor direction ON fonr
ran ro Yesterday he got long punts after tIa
innosSnyIa 10 uhl IN way 10 make a kick almosf
fHr 80 "te On the offence he opened up big holes
broka' odCks' and on the defence he cOnstantIy
il WAS Ju1Sn VII M and smashed play after play before
Pierce, Osborne and L-ar,,,,,..- 49,, -,
Them -, - MHoie. superior TO the who faced
them v, ,s.a't ana orr played well at end Both of
ball well ON'cd uercely ana followed th9
wor1 mIfVdrds EDS back leld was disappointing in f.,
OF abi tbrae ana Lincoln at halves, scarcely
eensrs,sht4S aoIIity while Newhal exhibited moor
Wendsu ,Su ai.u ohIy mediocre Individual ability
hack H"Ia pig1yed the best game IN the Harvard
arJHlad - re MT the line hard kept his feet we'll
Vale u"ed o'y ahd followed the ball closely.
,piputes - number or substitutes In the closin@
Dimes ~ "i me the game, and all Of them aid wsii
snsppy manner srS . S9nderstudy. ran the team in a
rsotinS his nls =. ahI showed good headwork Ia d.
~ 9s~$A "a also handled tia bali assauin