New-York tribune., 1907-11-13
YALE VERSUS HARVlRD
Br07cn Coach Makes an IntereSting o
Football DQrisOn.

Edward y Robinson, the football coach NJ tho
Brown team, which played Harvard and Yale On
successive Saturdays. makes the following COM
parson of the two elevens In The Boston Globe :
individually Harvard and Yale about equal
so far as weight is concerned. Yale being slightly
heavier in backfeld on account of the shifting of
Brides TO left half. Both teams will have light
centres II the lineup Saturday is the final for
the big game. Grant did not do much against
Brown. but has Improved I'm the last week judcins,
from the Indian game. apd should outpay Cong
don. At the guards position Parker and Pierce
ON account of their experience, ought to hold their
own with the Yale guards, although Goebel and
Cooney are stronger physically Bigelow and Burr
are about equal but. on the other side of the line
tisH ought to outplay any man Yale will put in.
his work in the Brown game being especially good
On the ends Yale seems TO have the advantage al
though neither Olcott nor Burch IS impressive.
However they harder to fool on trick plavs
and less easy to put out of the play than any end
that played against Brown at Cambridge
Behind the line, If Jones plays the way he did
against Brown, he will be in a class by himself
Newha is good. but has not the physique to eouaI
Jones If Wendell Is declared eligible Harvard
ought to outcass Yale in the back positions The
Yale backs are powerful and heavy. but arc not
shitty enough TO make ground against an equally
powerful team If anything, Harvard follows the
ball better on straight plays but does not appar-
emily adapt itself TO conditions. lacking foot
ball sense. Thus considering the two teams indi-
vidually, Harvard has Il slight advantage on ac-
count Of the veterans In the backfeld Burrs punts
are high enough that there ought to be no
chance for Jones 10 back kicks, as there ia
plenty of time for the team 10 get down the field
'Yales team play, outside Of interfering for
Joncs's running back kicks, IS not UP to the usual
standard. 1t was simply a case OF OutWeighing
and wearing out the Brown llne and did not have
the fire and dash that Yale usually shows. Brown
found 1t easier TO gain through the Blue line than
she did AT Cambridge. and if more plays had been
directed inside of tackle IL would probably have
made II touchdown possible. The Yale defence is
well planned to meet open plays. but is not so
strong against line plays. The Harvard line broke
through faster than Yale and seemed able to han
die plays inside of tackle.
Taking the two teams a whole they are
practically on equal basis physically and neither
would have any advantage far weather con-
ditions concerned. Harvard has the better de-
fence against line plays while Yale is better pre-
pared to meet the requi' ments Of the open game
Yale is better equipped. nd. judging from the game
Saturday, more ti!ac has been expended in
bringing the team up to it's present form. The
Harvard team looks all right for October l. but
not for November II. Much be done I'm the
two weeks remaining. but IL is an heroic task Yale
is improving. while Harvard seems at standstll,
and in football that means going backward"