The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-11-18

Harvard Is favorite over Yale for the
battle OF the gridiron al New Haven to-
morrow, at odds ranging all the way
from 10 TO 10 2 TO 1. depending on the
enthusiasm of the Harvard followers
when the question OF a wager comes up
There is a reason for this, perhaps, in
the fact that the Cambridge eleven has
gone through the season In a smooth,
even way without tasting defeat, where
as Yale. twice beaten and once tied. did
not begin &c show her fall strength IN
I'll the game with Princeton last SatIr-
day There was power enough and I'm
ish enough on that OCCASION however,
10 give the followers Of the Blue more
heart SO that odds Of to . have been
snapped I'd SO quickly In the last two or
three days that little money is now be-
ing placed al better than : 20 5
Football under the new rules makes
football form more than ever a beWil-
dertnE maze, and long ODDS are not JUS
tihedr more particularly as the Yale
eleven measures up 10 the Harvard
team in a nlan-tO-Uau comparison IL
spite Of the fact that more veterans Of
wider experience viii represent the
Crimson.
From tackle 10 tackle tie Harvard fol-
lowers claim an advantage ana some
even maintain that the ends and backs,
with the possible exception Of kilpat-
rick, are better and stronger To this
many 90 not subscribe, and II Harvard
5 counting on beating yale because OF
greater individual skill and ability Har-
yard viii ind surprise awaiting at
New Haven quite IS startling as the one
Princeton found last Saturday
Morris Is Strong
Morris, the Yale center, is a player OF
AH-Ame-ica caHber, who goes about his
work in a quiet but, nevertheless, fore
ible way. His keenness In following the
ball and his sureness IN tackling are
his strongest assets. and is likely TO be
more conpiCuOus than Perkins, Of HaT-
ward, although the latter is rightfully
ranked as one OF the best center rush
ers Of the season
Fuller and AfcDevitt, the Yale guards,
will be opposed by Fisher and AFiDot, re-
spectiveIy, and while the Harvard men
are in the top class and may be able 70
claim a slight advantage because Of
their experience, the Yale men do not
suffer much IN comparison MinOt was
q fullbaCk last year and one OF the best
line plUnEers in the country. He has
adapted himself readily 10 his new posi-
ton and because Of his weight, speed,
and natural football instinct mas bols--
tered up the center Of the Harvard line
20 a marked degree He VIII tower
above the short and chunky cDevitt.
cut II the latter plays as he did against
Princeton the Yale backs viii have
breaking through anC tackling- Fischer
IS a steady, consistent player, but Fuller
has TO live up only To his work against
the Tigers to Offset By his aggressive
ness the greater experience Of his direct
opponent
Harvard Better.
Mckay and Captain Wilmington viii
be opposed 70 Paul and SCully, respect
lively. and here = slight advantage ap-
pears TO lie with Harvard. as two bet
ter, stronger. faster and more aggres-
sfve tackles would be hard to find
ScuIly did not shine against Brown.
but ne showed enough in the Princeton
game to indicate that with more eX-
perience he could be counted on to hold
player as Captain Wilmington He may
rise TO the emergency. but to ali appear
s-nces viii be pretty well covered up and
lose much chance to shine
Paul Is the best tackle at New Haven
and one Of the best Of the season, but
ne is not in top physical condition and
may be forced &c give way 70 savage
Re is sure tackleT, and oftentines
gets down the field with his ends b.
cause Of his sharpness IL breaking
through and his speed In Mckay,
however, he meets one Of Walter
Camps roll OF honor men OF last sea-
son, a player who combines all the
qualities that 80 TO make up a good
tackle Tho meeting between the two
men should be worth watching in itself
On the ends Yale can well afford to
court con- parison- Johnny Fitzpatrick
is one Of the greatest ends in the his
tory Of tie game He has the happy