Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-10

work Of Reid, which was supplement-
ed last year by the good coaching OF
Percy Haughton, former Harvard full
back.
The frst victory which has been gained
by the Crimson over Yale in years served
to bolster the weddings, who had harped
constantly at Harvard on the poor show
ing Of the Crimson players. and who had
extended their criticism. with natural
peevishness, against foot ball In general
because Of the non-success of the Har-
ward eleven.
Today there is more healthy foot ball
sentiment at Cambridge than there had
been for long time, and there Is likely
to be more of it as the sport progresses
under the direction of those who now
have 1t in hand.
It has been freely asserted that society
influence dominated foot ball at Cam
bridge, to it's detriment. Whether there
IS any truth in this charge is better
known by those who are most intimate
with the surroundings at Cambridge, but
it Is certain that when Haughton took
charge of the team, with the positive
understanding that he alone was to as
sumo the responsibility, he succeeded in
obtaining better results from the foot ball
squad than his predecessors.
Some of the men who were foremost in
making foot ball success at Cambridge
last season will not be with the team this
year. One of them IS Burr, one of the
finest players who ever wore Crimson on
foot ball field. Not only was he a good
player, but young man who is popular
with his acquaintance. He was one OF
the best punters that Harvard ever had,
and the team will miss his services in
that respect. He will assist in the coach
ing this year at Cambridge.
Cutler is not to be with the team this
year. He acted as quarterback In his
senior term at college. His good gen
eralship and cool head were prominent
factors In pushing Harvard to the front
last season. and Haughton will miss
him, although the Crimson is said to
have good quarterback material In the
freshman squad and in the squad OF
last season. Still. quarterbacks are
born, not made. and 1t may be one Of
the worries Of the coming season at
Cambridge will be to secure a man
who shall be able to direct the team on
the field as Cutler guided it in 1905
Changes in the Backfield.
In the backfeld there will be
changes Yer Wiebe and Kennard are
out of the team and both Of them were
successful last fall. 1t was Kennard
who was specially substituted to kick
a field goal and whose accurate aim
over the bar Of Yale's goal scored the
only point in that contest and won for
Harvard against its dearest enemy.
and thereby Harvard loses a center who
was selected by some for the all-American
center Of the team of 1908.
With all these vacancies to be filed
Haughton Is not discouraged, because he
has plenty of material coming to his as
sistance from the freshman class of 1905
Harvard as q rule has more men from
whom II can draw for positions than any
university in the United States. Now that
the team has been successful and has won
a victory against Yale, 1t is the belief of
the Crimson men that there will be greater
interest in foot ball than there has been
on the part of the students in the past.
and that 1t will not be such difficult
matter to fill the squad with first-class
material from the lower classes.
1t Is also q fact that there will be
large freshman class entered this year at
Cambridge and from that there promises
to emanate much valuable foot ball ma
terial for 1910. All told. the outlook for
, the future at Harvard Is very bright.
Corbett. Sprague. Dunlap. Smith, Hoar
and Mckay Of the team of last fall. 1t is
reported, will be with the eleven this year.
and from this nucleus Haughton will build
for the season to come.
II must not be forgotten that Harvard
has one of the great tackles Of the grid
iron in Hamilton Fish. jr., captain for l9O0.