Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-18
CRIMSON BETTER THAN IN 1908.
Ex- Dartmouth Star Notes Friction Be-
 tween Captain and Quarterback.

Dr. John c. O'Connor, Dartmouth's
 head coach last year, has the follow
 ing to say in the Springfield Republl- can of Harvard's eleven.
 "The contrast of this years Harvard
 team with that of last year at this point of the seasons work is decidedly
 interesting. In the center of the line
 it does not seem that Wilmington is as
 good man as Nourse. Sometimes he
 charges well. but at other times falls
 to advance into the opponents terri
 tory. He is not as good man in knif-
 ing through the line and is, therefore,
 not so dangerous a man in blocking kicks as was his predecessor. liar
 wards right guard, Fisher, is one or
 the strongest men in the Crimson line.
 He is man who has had plenty of ex-
 perience, having played three years at
 Andover snd one year on the freshman
 team of last year He charges well at
 all times, is good fighter, and in this
 position Harvard is stronger than she
 was last year.
 Fish. at right tackle has. I believe,
 allowed the responsibility of captain to
 interfere somewhat with his playing.
 do not consider him nearly so strong
 as he was in the season of 1908. Nelth-
 CT is he as good in receiving forward
 passes and in playing the open game.
 In the Cornell game of week ago
 he did not handle cleanly forward
 passes which were delivered to him
 from O'Flaherty. and which there was no excuse for dropping. Wilmington,
 at left guard, plays a strong, consistent
 game. and Harvard in this position IS fully as strong as last year. Mckay, at left tackle, played better football against Dartmouth than I have ever seen him play before. I had intimate knowledge of his playing during one fr, 1oCf rf contest with Dartmouth watched his playing closely. He seems to have the faculty to arise when the occasion de- mands. Harvard can count on him to play his best game of the year in the Yale contest.
 "On the ends of the line Harvard is well equipped. She has four ends who are above the average varsity ends. In the game with Dartmouth they were not as good in their down the field work as in the Cornell game week ago. But this may be accounted for by | the brilliancy displayed by Ingerson in catching punts and running them back when opportunity afforded. They were. l however. on the spot when dngersoll | fumbled and the ball was quickly re- gained by Harvard down the field | man.
 | "O'Flaherty, at quarterback, in some ways is very much superior to Cutler l last year, but in other ways he is not as good as the 1908 man. Behind the | line Harvard is stronger than last year. Most of Harvard's plays are built around her fullback, Minot He is an | excellent man to keep on his feet 1 seems to be glutton for work, and on \ the defense tackles everything that comes his way. His kicks, while not great for distance, will probably aver age about 35 to 40 yards, and have suf- l ficient height to allow his ends to cov- CT them well. On the whole. I think | that the Harvard team of this year is | a stronger aggregation than that oi last.
 Her line in this years game charg- l ed better on the defense and outplayed