New-York tribune., 1909-11-20
BATTLE A T0SS-UP
YALE md HARVARD
WELL MATCHED.
BlHe EleCen Nay Hin, but
Ground for Prediction
Is Lacking

matter. why Harvard should beat Yale. IN
their yearly battle on the gridiron I'm the
Stadium az Cambridge to-day. After
watching the teams EroW, after analyZing
The work 81 the two elevens IN games
rlayed 10 date. after reading the opinions
a. football critics from Boston 20 Philadel-
rhia. after talking with a number Of men
whose Judgment on football I respect. after
comparing the players as 20 their ability
and skill individually and collectively. l
rne II impossible 10 build Up case from
n EIch fair and reasonable conclusion can
be drawn on which % base a prediction.
The Two elevens are wonderfully well
matched. 80 far as can he judged. both
have proved themselves 10y coming through
rEt season without defeas; both have shown
strong and more or less varied attack
and the ability 10 score N more ways than
ono. both have developed q sturdy defence
which mas been proof against any assault
directed against IL. both are made mp ot
clever. able. skilful players, and both are
blessed with q wealth of substitutes. VINO
.r point OF skin are practically the equal
Cf tile regulars. Il may be said further
rs.- both teams. have been carefully
s.rs5lei. drilled and coached in the Hner
POINTS q the game under the immediate
direction of such capable Instructors as
Howard Jones. az Yale. and Percy D.
E.-cht0r. a. Harvard IL Is hard, then.
T. predict anything except magnincent
e---Eu.e 81 which some fatal blunder or
some clever rGse may turE the tide In
.sva- os one team or the other.
While unable 20 advance a logical con-
r--s.au Tor an 0ut-and-out prediction
claim tle rEht 90 guess with the rest ana
.r --v opinion the Yale eleven which gave
T--e.-.a such au awful thrashing last
] rrr rHrH Ia
Was greatly impressed with Nalas pay
against -.s Tigers, ana Z am satisfied that
81. +.- strength of O. wonderfully powerful
....-- WAS carefully and cleverly masked,
ra--.-l.a--v in the second half. Had II
rr,r u1v Measure 10 see Harvard break
..rr. -.- dsteuces 90 the strong Dartmouth
t..r. m.-nt have guessed otherwise. but
SAW enough az New Haven o. convince
--r --1t 81 viii take a truly renarhaa4e
-..r. ra conquer Captain ,oy.s eleven
Er..l Eas BEEN said and written 10y nose
who saw the Haryar5-DarImouth game
..--sr-inr the weakness Of The crimson
.-.. one man. who made d careful study
.s Tire PLAY. tells me THAI they were easily
..... tEat they missed a numotr OF
lga~ and thar .ley failed 90 cover pants
--- -n. S-r,ues= Ct first class wing men.
AGAINST rris must De- placed the brilliant
game when many critics lauded them 10
--- skies. and The statement OF Jo--A
-r-ks n. Dartmouth f.Ilack. who i
-.-.a5 tr rnauy with Coy and Miaot as
-.rz.uE- back Marks said in speaking %
--- game
Harvard tasu b. far superior 70 max
II Princeton especially ou the CeteI-te-
..-. ~ -he Harvard ends seemed 70 come
.re -su me bef0r, 4 could fairly get
.-.er var. The same Is true of The " Il--
.--1rs fst their strength on s@Feial
rarcur occasions
4ALE ENDS MAY TURN TIDE
r. t-s-. lz an. material weakness on TIRE
1-a-.-s-F ends a reasonably srr1lE ar=--
r-.rt could be advanc-l cor a Yale victory
d. -r- .rla as developed under iae NJ"
-.rls th- ends have a leading part ID play.
IN ..,ra.1rg uluts iu handling the --r"eia
mass I'D providing Iure-.--ener ano D"
quickly diagnosing crH.s-ng PLAYS ''-I-
5e- is pu- uu tLeir shoulders WnlcA y '''
..-e - bear Yale is strong on The -L4S-
-.rferfuly STRONG. klpalilck III i.s
.a.rtor D. quite the equal ~ any man Nl-o
tar g.ayed tnefposil1n- while Naeue'e,
-.....r and Brooks who Ilust take care ot
... other wing now that NaHs-"" '7 -''-
.... -r play. appear a. be g-lte ~ - ti.s
...raE-.
..alr.1au. NelIv. of Wasl Point, eala-
ID. -.5ae toId me some TIME ago that L.
--.... one ot the Harvard ends, was cAe
.. I'D. best rrer iu the position tha1 ne i'e
.- seen GIL Browne Houston ana
r..e-s have shown rare skin al times 80
-.ar Vale men viii do wen not 10 count
Dbl. strongly ou getting the alFahtaEe al
-a.=e important points sun Il ne ---'s
ends -- r b. quite reasonable 10 1e44eEe,
.. ....--r.,- rreir opponents victory would
.e assured. eyerytEIUg else being es-a-
HARVARD STRONG AT TACKLES.
~. o~se, a possible advantage which
1..- a.a. have or tie ends of the line.
Harvard uav be- snEa-y stronger ii'In
tackle - tackle Before Lley made sleh
q u.ae Tor himself against Princeton and
PLAYED such a strong consistent
came +rs critics agreed 70 man th4I
...r..r Fish and MCkay. boyh of Tn n
e-a e.rarle. one might say brilliant, slly-
OIL. r.... have the better OF their UI'po-
-.--- u b. move tlan likely that he two
crimson players, particularly II the exec
-...-.e- ~ captain Fish - IN no Way I'M
-a-. rr His injury IN the DarimollH
Gam. which kept him out - the pra'tce
-.- re.. -srs viii shine at the expense OF
r.He ana I.l,g.. bu- hardly o. "a point
-rr vu give Harvard any material ad-
vantage
H.. Fisher. al right guard. is much
stronger and better player than Harvard
.aH .r that position q year ago, ana Tie
r.. lElt..ret1us. a. centre and let guard,
r....tl-lre.v. are perlecs 'Lg.Is a7 one
rss artIy EXPRESSED n Few days -so,
al. Ha.t taken O. football, ar they dlt 10
rowing. Ike flies % mllasscs- Opposed 10
tnem fgr Yale VIII be lioeDel and Andrus.
F1.a~-s. and Co0uey. centre. The last named
.s aa- The best man iu the game ga the
pvotal position by I0ng wa. but, IN
F-'fa ~ L.s bulk. Dr. b. fast and aggressive
almost roo aggressive. y hIs zeal in ch4rg-
irF costs yale penalty f-om time % time
g. or-d play. as Mas The case ~ the
princeton game He psss-s fairly Wel
t.. and in al probability viii hold his
..r vlrr Paul wilmington.
loeaeI is q veteran with lots of expert
rr"e and brilliant guard iu position
r.er ls hard o. make zh0wy. whiie Andrus
hard working steady and consistent
PLAYER VINO charges well on the o1ence
end Is power in stopping line plungss
aimed m his direction when on the defence.
because % their greater experience. q
sears t1 me thar the yale centre trio de
ss..es more consideration iL a mau-to-
r--r comparison
Ha~vlrd h. lche~. perhaps in substitutes