New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-11-18
HARVARD THE FAVOn|t
ODDS TumbIing. However. as the
Battle with Yale Approaches.
a MaN-TO-MAN COMPARISON
Crimson Players Not Likely to
Shine at Expense Of Men
from New Haven.

,,- At odds ranging all the way from ~
90 70 10 l. depending on the enthusiasm
nj the Harvard followers when the qnes-
= 4, wager comes up. There is a rea-
so,, ror ;his. perhaps. in the fact that 1ae
,.,-,,rfare eleven f1as gone through the
-, :, y smooth even way without
,ae,f,,s~ defeat whereas Yale twi'e beaten
and once lied did not begin 10 show her
ef1I strength until the game with Prince
-,, LAST saturday There was power enough
and anish enough on that occasion. how
c,o- ., si1p the followers of the Bl'ae more
l,esrt 80 that odds Of to have been
SNAPPED up so quickly in the last two or
three DAYS that little money is now eeins
1,iaced at better than TO =
F7os-fau under the rev rules makes foot
ban form more than ever hewiIdeFlns
maze. and long ODDS are not justified more
particularly as The Yale eleven measures
,.- ga ,b, Harvard team in q man-te-rnan
comma rizon in spite of the fact that more
,.e-,srat,s Of wider experience viii represent
the Crimson.
From tackle 10 tackle the Harvard fol-
lowers claim an advantage and some even
maintain that the ends and backs with
the possible exception Of Fitzpatrick. are
better arac stronger To this do not sub
scribe and il Is my opinion that II Haf-
s-a-d is counting on beating Aaie because
Of
ward viii find a surprise awaiting at New
Haven quite as startling as the one Prince
ton found last Saturday
Morris the Yale centre, is PLAYER OF
All America caiibre who goes about has
work IN a quiet but nevertheless forcible
way HIS keenDess in following the ball
and his sIreness in tackling are his strong
est assets and il strikes me that ne Is
likely to be more conspicuous than Perkins
OF Harvard although the latter is night
fully ranked enc Of the best centre
TIsl1ers OF the season
Fuller and McDevitt. the Yale guards,
viii he opposed by Fischer and Minot. re-
ef,ec1ively. and while the Harvard men are
IN the top class and may be aple TO claim
= slight advantage because OF their eX-
l,orience. the Yale men do not suffer much
;n comparison. Minot was fullback last
year and one Of the best line plunsers IN
the country He has adapted himself read
5;v 70 his new position, and because OF his
weight. speed and natural football instinct
las aoistered Up the centre Of the Harvard
line &c a marked degree. lie Viii tower
afa,,a the short and chunky McDevitt. but
# the latter plays as he did against Prince
ten the 9aI. backs VIII have little TO fear
from Minot's blocking. breaking through
and tackling Fischer is a steady, consls-
7art r,!aver but Fuller has 10 live up only
"a his work against the Tigers TO Offset by
,,;s ascressiveness the greater experience OF
his direct opponent.
Mckay and Captain Wilmington viii be
opposed TO Paul and Scully. respectively.
and here slight advantage appears TO lie
with Harvard. two better. stronger
faster and more aggressive tackles would
l,e hard TO find Scully did moi shine against
/ s-s,er. but he showed enough IN the
n Princeton game 10 indicate THAI with more
..z-,arieno,. he could be counted on TO hold
his own even against Such Il brilliant
,.f3,c- A. captain Wilmington. He may
Use 10 the emergency. hut 10 all appear
encas VIII be pretty well covered zap and
lose fnuhil chance 10 shine
Pam is me hest tackle a. New Haven IN
my opinion. and one Of the best OF me sea
son bur ne is not in top physical cohditieh
and NAV Dee forced TO give way to Savage
Ia. Is a sire tackier- and oftentlmes gets
down The field with his ends because 81
Us sharpness in breaking through and his
,s,.eeG Ia Mckay however. he meets one
Of Walter CAMPS roll OF honor men OF last
season. 4 l5layer who combines all the
qualities thai 20 10 make up a good tackle
The meeting between the Two men should
he worth watching in itself
on :be ends Yale can well afford 10 court
comparison Johnny Fitzpatrick. in ny
ol,nfon is one OF the greatest ends In the
Ifs-or, Of the game. He has the happy
faculty of quickly diagnosing opposing
-,lavs. has wonderful speed in covering
-4snt- handles tie forward pass well. is
,arolv al fsut in his tackiing ana is a
hard man 70 box up Z viii be surprised II
- does not outplay and ouigeneTal l. d
Smith. SO good man a. the latter Is
on the othe- wing Lewis VIII be opposed
20 Brooks. III the start. aud while Lewis is
another Eflnatricil with all the striking
qualities 50 necessary for good end. ne IS
-oi likely to shine much a. the expense Of
Crooks. who played so wen and followed
The IeaH SO keenly against Princeton, The
latter is handicapped however, by his in
experience.
IN All probability Lewis viii be called on
20 sHrlaei and ourplay three men, as both
Romeisler and Harry Vaughn have been
pleading 20 play PaGr Of the game and
CAPTAIN DAILY has consented. Bomeisl@r
was considered = better end than Brooks
,utl Al injury put him oui Of the running,
while Harry Vaughn is rlEhtfully ranked
among tie top Hotchers. being particularly
clever II landing the forward pass
Vaughn. unfortunately. s said 10 be suffer
ing from some constitutional ailnnent ana.
>yl.Ile ia fne condition. has not played this
-csf Gnder the advice Of his doctor Cap
Izfr Daly has listened 10 his plea. Low
ever and Vaughn viii play At least one
period against Harvard. which means added
strength 20 Yale K he lives up 70 his prom
- Of last season
Behiud the line Corbett stands ont per
f,aps as tie bright particular star because
o. aiS brilliant running and lodging through
? broken field. but otherwise the Yale mon
Ny5s! rot suffer in comparison. and IL IS quite
POSSIBLE that Cor5ett's effectiveness. like
pendleton's may Toe nullifed TO large OK
-eni by the speed and deadly tackling Of
1Ise Yale ends Al This writing IL looks as
s. Wendell would start the game for Har-
ward al right halfback as a running mate
for Corbc1t, as rockingham has been suf-
fering from jaundice and may not he able
10 play. The last named is clever drop
kicker. but otherwise Wendell is quite his
equal. particularly in hitting The line or
Close formation plays.
Leslie. a veteran az other wears. may
start the game al fuliback, and at his best
lis s-aIue 10 the team cannot be oyeresti-
mated. He = not likely 70 prove stronger
ground gamer however. than KistleT
Taie'S latest ind who made q name for
himself against Princeton. ard who Is like
L. 10 improve with the experience Of that
game behind him