Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-16
THE FOOT BALL STRUGGLES.
D HARVARD RELY UPON SAME TACTICS

"Beate, to FRAGILE at their own game,
Is the way the defeat of Princeton was
referred to by one alumnus of Yale yes
ertlay afternoon. And ii was the pre-
railing opinion everywhere Saturdays
contest was discussed that the players
rom New Haven won by waiting until
IN Tigers showed their hand and then
-lrlin" Their own style % attack back
,.- them.
p result of Yales uphill fight and
" revelation that. as of yore. the team
his year has a reserve power character
Ii. of all Yale elevens,' Harvard viii
not be- a farorite over the Blue i'll the
game SATURDAY.. The talked-ot odds of
. on the or nson To on Yale have set
He'd back to even money.
y summarizing of the plays in the first
Ga.t of the Yale-Princeton game shows
that thu Tigers rushed the ball 1O3 yards
10 Yale's al: that Princeton was penal
Ted 81 yards, while Yale was only set
back -; that the Tigers only deemed
II advantageous to punt twice for total
IF 50 yards. while Yale punted six times
Tor a total of 80 yards, and that Prince
ton gained 100 yards onSide kicks and
30 yards on forward passes, while Yale
Gid not gain an inch on either. Yale
apparently was outplayed But when
hOsti tiles were resumed in the second
period Yale forced matters along exactly
opposite lines to those that had prevailed
In the first. and this. backed up by Yale
grit and determination, swept the Tigers
off their feet.
Curiously enough Harvard played the
same kind of game against Dartmouth.
VITA Burr out of the lineup Harvard
was outpunted by the Hanover cOleGlanS,
there was little advantage gained by
either in rushing. and up to the last few
minutes of play the pigskin was for the
mos; part in Crimson territory. Then
Harvard called on new men and Dart
mouth fell before the concentrated attack
that followed.
Yale Grit May Be Factor.
Harvard's staying powers are not be-
Iieved to be as strong as Yale's. but there
is powerful reserve force in Cambridge
and the Crimson has the new game down
kick against the Tigers and only made
one forward pass. which failed.
In view of Princeton's defeat by Dart
mouth the following comments on the
Harvard game are gwen:
Lieut.. H. H. Hackett of West Point,
who refereed the contest, said. with
the forward pass Harvard was far suEe-
rior to Dartmouth. Fish's work in re-
ceiving such passes was wonderful"
j. \. Evans of Williams. who umpired
said: There is little doubt in my mind
that Harvard was better at new foot ball
although Dartmouth showed skill and
cleverneSs in following the ball. Fish Isl
a remarkable player.
III. l.. Dadmun, who acted as field Judge,
said: The game was remarkable because
Of the fine feeling that the players showed.
Harvard showed nerve in paying slow
and careful game, even after Trey had
been warned that there were only two
minutes to play. When they put the ball
on the Dartmouth goal line-for they did
not get 1t entirely over-they had only one
minute and seven seconds to play. l was
glad the time was not less. for it might
have put me in an awkward position. AS
it was, Harvard had a little time to
spare
Capt. Kennedy. Dartmouth's left end.
said 1T was the forward pass which
beat US. Fish is a wonderful man In this
play. The last pass and the one which
defeated us was caught by Fish while
been knocked over by Dartmouth play
err but nevertheless recovered the ball.
DR.. John c. O'Connor. Dartmouth's|
coach. said: Harvard won the game on
both extensively and defensively. He is a
marvellous player"
The praise of Fish has increased with
every game this fall, and on him and
Burr Harvard pins mucn OF neF nopes
against Yale. The name of Coy seems
enough to turn any Crimson face pale.
but individualism is less in evidence in
Cambridge this fall than it is in New
Haven.
Burr Saved for Yale Game.
Both elevens will begin their final week
of practice before their game with prac-
tically their full playing strength on the
field Burr could have played against
Dartmouth. but was saved for the Yale
game.
Neither Cornell nor Pennsylvania has
games scheduled for Saturday, a rest hav
ing been planned for both before their
meeting in Philadelphia Thanksgiving
day. The Quakers are favorites for this
contest. but Cornelrs tie with the Uni
versity of Chicago eleven is not taken as
sign of weakness on its part. The
Windy city has an exceptionally strong
team this fall.
PENNSYLVANIA swamped Michigan with a
whirlwind attack. Yost's charges began
we'll but their weird trick formations
were soon solved by the Quakers, who
then began a march down the field. This
may be Michigan's last chance to beat the
fasteners. There is growing feeling In