The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-21
Harvard and Princeton Al
ways Find Old Eli Tough.
WISE ONES ARE BADLY FOOLED
Vale and Harvard VIII Both Lose
Many Veterans by Graduation, hat
Coaches VIII Have Good Material
to work with Next year-HO.e
VIII Probably Captain Yale.

as much as a 2-to-l favorite. An old
timer few days ago, not unduly infu-
eneed by the fact that Harvard has had
a good season and Yale "A poor one. de-
clared that there We're never justifable
odds of to 1 on a football game. espe-
oially when Yale was the short end The
same reckless odds prevailed on Prince
ton before the latters game with Yale.
Entirely too much attention was paid
10 the previous work of the teams con
cerned and none to the showing that
they would probably make when pitted
against each other. Although both Har-
ward and Yale have shown more than
once that they are likely to play a good
deal better and harder games against
each other than in previous games, and
that all sorts OF conditions might ae-
count for previous poor work. that very
live factor was lost sight OF altogether ia
reckoning on Harvard's and Yales
chances this time, Granted that Har-
ward was a stronger team than Yale. and
that she undoubtedly was. the betting
never should have been better than 10
To g.
\ Harvard sympathzer remarked just
after the Yale-Brown game; Don't set
too much store by that, The worse Yale
Is being licked right now the more trou-
bic there'H be for us on November 10"
To say that Harvard outplayed Yale
last Saturday is a sweeping statement
scarcely in accordance with the facts.
Harvard did have the better attack and
gained more ground by rushing. bat there
Is q great deal more To a football game
than that. That Is simply a detail.
There Is the whole structure Of the game
TO he considered. the various points of
fundamentals and the way the game is
managed on each side.
Vale played too much good football did
too much to offset Harvards superior
rushing game, and conducted her own
plan Of campaign too well for more yards
In carrying The ball by straight rushes
10 constitute being outplayed, General
ship IS a great factor TO be considered in
the matter Of being outplayed and gen
eralship was a strong point in Yale's
game yesterday.
Yale Best All Around.
Last year Harvard had a stronger Of
Tense than Yale; in fact. she often does.
measuring by distance gained, bat Yale
was the better all-around team. employ
ed her tactics to better purposes. ana no
body said Yale had been outplayed. Har-
ward had the potential ability 10 outplay
ale this year. but failed TO do so. be-
cause she iraee errors, and because she
failed 10 realize on her fun strength. as
ga Yale. IL was. moreover. the latter
more than the former, influence thai
brought about tile tie. Errors. while
sometimes costly. are often Incidental
and many game Is won in spite of them
Harvard Vgieff lat-a trgf, IN
them by sticking more 10 that attribute
III Which her chief superiority lay-name-
ly. rushing
Yale came on the field toughened and
hardened by scrimmaging i'm practice up
10 a late hour before the game. Harvard
had had much less actual scrimmagiDg
IN the last two weeks An interesting
subject for conjecture is whether Harvard
would have been better off with more
scrimmaging TO harden the attack so
that il would have been able 10 cone
with the stiff resistance 20 be expected
from Vale. ON that point. it NAV be
said that Yale would not have scrim-
mayed as much as she did in the last
two weeks If she had not been forced
10 90 so as desperate measure: also
lhat fitzpatrick. who played as hard a
game as anybody yesterday and was I'm
the best of FORM was not in most of the
Yale scrimmages
one new rule which came in for much
criticism last Saturday was the four
period plan. This year teams hardly
seem to be started before they stop
Games seem very short. II Is doubtfui
II players care for the two additional in
terruptiOns. THE players don't want the
three minute rests between the first and
second and third and fourth quarters"
said Trainer Donovan, of Harvard. in
New Haven last night, and they don't
need It. Nobody is allowed on the field.
and you can't give them any attention
All the men can do is 10 walk around the
field with nothing 10 do"
Donovan. by the way. had his men IN
splendid condition for the Yale scrap.
Likewise Johnny Mack had the Ellis in
the best OF condition. The game was a
model IN that regard; also in the very
little time taken for patching up men
momentarily shaken up Allowing a man
temporarily disabled 20 be taken ont
and then return has worked well, and
seems 10 be an excellent move Two
other things that helped yesterdays
game were the prompt decisions and
action or the officials when penalties were
TO be imposed and the clean playing and
fairness OF the opposing warriors.
Captains for Next Year.
Guessing as 10 who will captain the
next Harvard and Yale teams has begun.
There Is not room for a great amount of
guessing. Bob Fisher 10 captain Harvard
and Arthur Howe to captain Yale would
be good guess Other names mentioned
in connection with the respective cap
taincies are L. Smith, of Harvard, and
Charley Paul of Yale. Smith and Fisher
Will both be seniors AZ Harvard next
fan. az will Howe and Paul al New
Haven The general impression is that
Fisher and Howe have earned the honor
{ by consistently good work and the evil
dencing OF the desirable qualities OF
leadership
Harvard loses this year both varsity
tackles, Capt Wilmington and Mckay.
Their places viii be hard TO filI Mckay
is about the best tackle in the East
Harvard also loses Minot, left guard:
ferkins and p. Smith. the centers. and
Corbett and Leslie, IN the back field OF
the men who played against Yale there
viii still be in college FELTON, and Lewis. !
the ends. the former a good punter and
the latter good drop kicker; L. Smith /
/. right end; Fisher, right guard, and Pot /
Ter, Wigglesworth Campbell, Wendell, |
ana Morrison IN the back field. The two /
ffothlnghams viii also be in college next
year ana any number of good men who /
We're either substitutes or varsity repu- /
isrs; These, with good players from the |
Heshihen eleven. will give Harvard an /
other strong array OF material with 4
which 10 start next season.
Yale loses more men than Harvard lint /
Is almost sure 10 have better material
thaa this year. There Is some 6rst-clsss