Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-04
HARVARD READY FOR WORK
Coach HaughtOn and Assistants Are
Getting Material in shape.

Coach Haughton and Assistants Are
Getting Material in shape.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Oct. 3.-With the
opening of Harvard university the prelimin-
airy foot ball practice under the direction
Of Head Coach Percy Haughton will soon
give way to formal work, with the usual
accompaniment OF undergraduate watchers
and the inspiration that comes to the squad
with tuli sidelines. That the early season
practice has proved OF more than ordinary
value is demonstrated by the spirit shown
by the candidates trying for the eleven and
the satlsfs ction expressed among the Har-
ward supporters In the system that Haugh-
ton has adopted. According to the present
Ideas prevailing in Cambridge the coach
ing system this fail at Harvard will be far
different from that of the Crane regime.
In Haughton Harvard has a couch Of the
Bill Reid type, a man who will work the
men for everything that is in them and who
will not tolerate the least bit of fooling on
the field.
Haughton's policy is TO select a first
squad at the earliest possible time and to
keep that squad intact until the goal Of
the season, the Yale. game, Is reached. BY
l. playing the same men in the same positions
every day he expects finally to have a
WE'LL oiled machine that will run smoothly
all season and will not have the ups and
downs of Cranes team, due Il eleventh.
hour changes in the lineup. The idea is an
excellent one and under the supervision of
Coach Haughton 1t should result is a far
stronger combination than that OF 1907.
While Haughton has had his squad hard
at work he has not as yet permitted the
men to indulge In s~crimmaging or in
rough tackling work, but nevertheless they
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had no chance to loaf occasionally as was
the case a year ago.
Harvard. as usual, has an abundance Of
end and backfield candidates, but there is
a dearth of heavy line material. OF last
years line only Captain Burr and Fish are
available. Captain Burr will this year be
in as guard, as he did not play his best
game at tackle last year, and moreover
the duties of the position interferred ma
terially with his kicking. For the vacan-
cies in the line there are a number of
promising candidates. Nourse, Mckay,
! Forcheimer, Hoar and Yer wieb are
the most likely choices. With the excep-
ton of Nourse and Mckay these men will
| require much working and driving to make
them of varsity csliber. For the end posi-
tons Crawley and Corbett of last years
freshmen eleven and Houston, substitute
on the varsity are regarded as the most
likely candidates. At quarterback Brown,
Cutler, Sprague and Gailitti are all doing
well, with the choice resting possibly with
Brown, Cutler and Sprague. The backfield
positions will be hardest of all for which,
to select men. Kinnard of last years
varsity, Corbett and Smith of the freshmen
team. Wilmington, Graydon. Gilbert and
Gray are all showing good form, and it is
certain that Coach Houghton will be well
fortified in this department.
Last year Harvard lacked driving power
to score when inside an opponents %
yard mark. This was, no doubt, due to
confusion in the team; a lack Of concentric
working between line men and back field.
This fault should be overcome IL Haugh-
ton persists in his policy to turn out a
machine that will work intact from the
opening of the season. and IL enough line
candidates report to insure keen .competi-
ton there is no reason why the Crimson
should not turn out an eleven stronger
than usual. The same system was tried
with the crew last spring with most bril-
liant results. and it would appear as
though Haughton had taken a leaf from
Coach Wray's book of experience.
An attempt will probably be made at
Harvard to play the kicking game to the
limit of its possibilities. with Haughton,
Herman and Burr on hand to coach all
possible kicking material, there is every
reason to expect that Harvard will have
the onside kick developed to a high de-
gree OF proficiency. As thos play has
been shown to be the superior of the for
ward pass, when conducted properly, there
is every heason to expect that Harvard
will show great strength in at least one
feature OF the open game.
Harvard's schedule this year is an UNI
usually rigid one, calling for games with
the Navy, Brown, Carlisle, and
Yale. and lends itself readily to the plans
Of Coach Haughton. In addition to these
three big contests Harvard plays Bowdoin,
University of Maine, Bates Williams and
Springfield Training school. These minor
games should weld Harvard's machine so
that by the time Of the Navy game 1t will