New-York tribune., 1909-11-23


against the eleven was lucky touchdown
10y PENNSYLVANIA. Eleven points were
scored against Pennsylvania State-eigbt
by Carlisle and three by Pennsylvania
eighteen against New York University.
which has still another game 10 play De
fensve strength is seen. therefore. 10 have
been well developed by all tho uubeaten
teams They have had offensive power
too Of course.
The task OF picking officials for football
games in 1910 is going to be a stiffer one
than ever. because Bill Edwards aud W
;. Lansford, two of the best OF them ALL
say they never wili act again Edwards
says II u altogether too exactiug a task.
and too thankless a one withal and the
press Of business has made il hard for
langford To get away several times this
year. Moreover, ne IS a member Of the
football rules committee. and. altogether.
does not want To- act again. Membership on
the committee ought not To affect his ac-
ton. however, for T.. X. Hall. of Dart
mouth. an excellent field judge is secre-
tary Of that body Good officials are too
rare 10 he spared easily and the loss or
Langford and Edwards would leave some
vexinS problems for the men who have
t. pick the judges
Melville Webb. in The Boston Globe "
has some figures that make the superiority
OF Harvard In rushiug tho taU against
Yale on SATURDAY easier To- reconcile with
the fact that Yale won. The Tribuue's
summary showed that. Harvard gained
eishty-six Yards more in this fashion. bu,
II is pointed out that Of Harvard's total
gain Of l76 Yards only ~ were gained in
hale's territory, while Of YaIes 90 wards
an equal number We're made in Harvard
country. That i. Of course. simply a con
crete way Of setting forth what the de-
tailed account OF the game made plain
Harvard. 10 get the ball anywhere nea
the Yale line, mad 20 plough along through
the defence of the Plue, while Yale was
pushing Harvard back after taking the
ball on her own side Of the centre line by
means Of Coy's kicks
Yale apparently has an easier task than
Harvard in picking ont captain. The
choice AZ New Haven seems To lie between
DAILY and fitzpatrick. and Kilpatrick's de-
ciued eligibility for the track team leader
ship may leave Daly. who halls from
Cambridge. 10y the way. clear held ~
Harvard there were fewer seniors on this
years eleven. and Ninot Corbett Mckay
and Lothrop wilmington arc among those
talked Of for the honor. NcKav and cor
bett are m" most experienced Of this
group. but Mnot is probably tine most
valuable as PLAYER. Minot and Cortett
are backs, but the last three Harvard cap
taius have been line men Parker centre
I'm 1s07 Burr a guard IN Is1S. and Fish a
tackle this year.
Whoever may he captain At Cambridge
there Is little doubt as tu who viii coach.
Percy Haughtou has changed the whole
spirit Of Harvard football and II he can
be persuaded 10 return no RiII Undoubted-
Iy bo hack. It's little early 10 make such
2 guess. but barring about a hundred diff
ferent things that might happen. Harvard
might present a team something ike :his
against Yale a. New Haven next Novem-
ber: Left end. l.. Smith. left tackle. Nc
KAY; left guard. L. Wilmington; centre.
Perkins. right guard. Fisher. right tackle.
Bush. right end, Rogers; quarterback.
rockingham. left halfback. Corbett: right
halfback Perry Smith. fuIlback. Minot
team made UP like that might well
prove 10 be just a shade stronger than the
one Yale beat on Saturday. even nov.
and with an extra year Of coaching and
the experience the men got. it ought 10 be
a mighty hard combination 70 beat i'm 1910.
Of course. FrothiuEhau, may not play
quarterback But II seems to he the gen
eral opinion a Cambridge that he would
have made a good one this year. better
one that either OFlahcrty of WiggIes-
worth.