New-York tribune., 1909-11-20

Nigglesworth. the first and second string
men respectively for Harvard have not vey
been able 10 claim the distinction OF being
great players. O'F1aherty has a chance TO
earn a place on the aH-America team n
MS play to-day is up 20 the standard as
good quarterhacks have been few and FAR
between this year. On anything that has
been seen this season IL will be Impossible
10 claim advantage for either Yale or Har-
ward IN this position
Yale has a wonderful trio OF backs In
Captain Coy. Philbin and Murphy. and a
host of good substitutes OF whom Field.
Francis Savage tWho may play part OF the
game in the hackfield). Deming.- Robinson
and Holt may he mentioned Harvard "a
quite as well Off. 20 all appearances. with
Minot. Corbett and Leslie as first string
men and such strong understudies as Froth-
ingham, sprague. Perry Smith. Long. Nor
rison and Gallati
As II happens the opposing plavers ara
remarkably well suited for the stvle NJ.
play demanded in the game as now de-
veloped. and are much alike in ability ana
SKIN along particular lines. Coy ana Minot
are ranked as two Of the greatest nlunginr
backs In the history OF the game. and two
of the best punters. withal PhiIbin n,
Yale. has few II any equals in dodgiag
doubling and running with a bali in a
broken field. but Corbett too. shines in
Just these particulars and is counted on
10 play prominent part in Harvard's
scheme of attacks Murphy. Of Yale. and
Leslie OF Harvard. are much alike also in
their ability 20 hit the line or circle The
ehos- Altogether Il is hard. then, 10 find a
peg on which 70 hang a prediction.
"ohn Gammons. head coach at Brown. has
"eeh quoted as saying that in his opinion
'Ne ha'e nachneld was stronger Individual
~ an advantage offset by more concerted
No'h on the part OF the Harvard backs.
% Tar as could see. the Yale backs were
hot 'aeAing In the proper help from their
Ielio"s In the Princeton game. and there
Nas plenty OF that push and pull 20 aid
-, Iui1'leI which count so largely in gain
ing ground BY straight rushes.
Yale suffered 70 a marked sx,e,, =, 49,.
game Iast saturday through the fact that
many OF the players were too keen and too
-ea'ols IN charging. breaking through.
booking on and tackling. for the real GOOD
oi the team. The ground lost by penalties.
10 say nothing OF the loss OF a toucbdov,n
and the hslting OF march down ,bo go
would be likely 20 count heavily IL there
ward to-day. No doubt the coaches hava
aimed to correct this fault without slowing
up the team.
IN kicking game Yale may be able 20
calm slight advantage. not only because
@ 1oys s ability in placing the ball. but he
cause or the skill and speed OF the ends IN
covering punts- The best work in the
world OF punter can be neutralized bv
lax play OF the ends. AS a drop kicker
COY can be counted on also. but II is more
taan likely that Haughton has developed a
player al Harvard 10 take the place of
hennard who went In al the psycboloxical
moment last year and neatly dropped a
goa' from the field, which spelled victory
Tor Harvard
Dartmouth players are OF one mind ,ba,
the Harvard eleven is much stronger this
year than last. not only individually hut
az machine. Yale is inrneasrratl his,
strong. also. and a battle of giants can ha
looked for ere the sun goes down. MAY
'-e "e''ef team win, HERBERT