Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-24
Harvard Has Advantage.

Early in the season it was felt that UNI
der the new rules Harvard. with much
veteran material, was no better off than
Yale, Princeton or Pennsylvania. which
lost many stars by graduation. The the
DRY was advanced that it would be no
easy thing to teach an old dog new
tricks. and that the Harvard men would
have so much to unlearn while studying
the new that they would Ice at quite as
much disadvantage as the green men
at other colleges who were being coach
ed to play the remodslcd game. While
WORKING out TINS Theory me c1ItIcs appear
ed to overlook the fact that practically
all the men who were trying for places
on the elevens of Yale. Princeton anC
Pennsylvania or Cornell had played foot
ball before, and consequently had as much
to forget in adapting themselves to the
new requirements as the men at Harvard,
who had the advantage of greater eXperi-
encc. This is the reason. no doubt, OF
the vast difference between theory anL
practice as indicated in the fact that a.
the present writing the Harvard eleven is
ranked as the strongest i'm the field. Ii
is just possible, of course, that the Army
eleven. strong as it is, may prick the
bubble by defeating Harvard Saturday.
But If the Crimson eleven wins. and wins
decisivciN. it will be a strong favorite a;
New Haven November ~, even though
Yale is sure to improve 10 per cent, II
not more, under the direction of so many
able coaches.
Capt.. Hart of Princeton is more likely
To shine as u tackle in the line than as a
halfback. William Roper, the head coach,
has done well to change Harris position,
even though rather late in the season.
" lille Hart is a brilliant defensive player,
his value as "a plunging back is nullified
by his SlowneSs in starting and the lack
of foot ball instinct in picking openings.
In the line his great defensive ability and
his strength can be used to better advan-
tdgc. and he .iS sure to bolster up the
forwards, where some bolstering was
needed.
In moving Hart TO the line Roper may
be forced to sacrifice weight for speed in
his backfield. Unless some heavy ma
can be developed to take Harris place. the
average weight OF the Princeton backs
will not be more than 40 pounds. This
Will put premium on speed and open
field play. but under the new rules this is
no disadvantage In Pendleton the Tigers
have one OF the greatest backs In the his
tory of the game. He can be called a sec
ond Tibott. but, unlike Tibott. he COM
bines unlimited endurance and strength
with his speed and natural foot ball abil-
ity. and apparently is as effective at the
end of the game as at the beginning.
The coaches have been making altogether
too much use of Pendleton. and this may
account 1Or the 1aCt tflat Dttle Work Was
required of him last week in the daily
practice. Keane Fitzpatrick can be trust
ed. however, not to let him go stale. An
other danger arises in the constant use of
Pendeton, which should be avoided, and
that is in making the OffenSe too much of
Il one-man affair. The backs must be
developed team, as team work, even
under the new rules. will be potent fac
tor in winning games. Sparks. Sawyer
and Ballou are good men, who must not
be spoiled by being encouraged to lean
TOO heavily on and expect too much of
Pendleton