The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-21
HARVARD ELEVEN
HAS HARD TASK
COACHES DO NOT FIGURE YALE
TEAM LIGHTLY IN ANNUAL !.
GAME.
BLUE HAS MATERIAL
SONS OF orD Ell pEGARDED As
BLUE HAS MATERIAL
SONS OF OLD ELI REGARDED AS
MORE POWERFUL TEAM WHILE
JoHNNIEs ARE BETTER
DRILLED THAN RIVALS.

BOSTON, Nov. zo.---Can Harvard's
perfectly drilled team Withstand and
overcome Yaie's powerful aggregation?
That is the final. question OF this foot
ball season
There ia much unreasoning conf
denee among Harvard partisans, and
indeed a victory on paper may be
easily made out. but careful analysis
OF the factors that will be decisive
next Saturday would seem to show
that there lis no balance OF chances In
Harvards' favor; in fact. rather the
reverse.
Games are not won by preliminary
records, and the fact that Harvard
clearly outplayed Princeton. while
Princeton apparently outplayed Yale
two weeks later. and that Yaie's score
was much less than was Harvard
against Brown. have little bearing on
the final contest. All agree that
Princeton played a vastly stronger
game last Saturday than ever before.
and Harvard's score against Brown
was the result OF series OF lucky
breaks which were no indication OF
strength
While the Harvard team has thus
far played good football. II has not
yet shown any power such as ensures
scoring against strong line.
Yale. on the other hand. has not
thus far played good football, bur she
has shown tremendous latent power.
and that she will develop il for her
nnai and most important game, one
may rest assured.
Different in Methods.
Never did two teams come together
that were SO clearly different in their
$ early a@@aSos work aud training 1laT-
ward, with light. mediocre material,
early developed finished, consistent
game. but with no great crushing force
to it's attack. Yale, with wealth OF
heavy, powerful material. has devoted
her time to perfecsing her individuals
and. has nat set polished them into A.
team. Never has Yale had better ma
teriai. Rarely has the Yale team play
ed together well enough 10 show its
strength, but when 1t has there has
been an eSerpewsring force to both
her offense and defense. which, to a
close observer. has indicated startling
possibilities. Doubtless the coaches
intended to draw the team together
before the Princeton game. They ap~
parentiy delayed little too long. but
this Is no Indication that they will
net be In tune for next Saturday. In
iact, now that their error has been
made manifest. they are almost sure
To rectify It.
Upon studying Harvard's work and
record closely, it has been apparent
that Harvard has not been able to
smother It's opponents offease by huri-
ing back their line. she has no more
than held her own in the line. and
stopped the runner rather by skiifui
massing at the point OF attack than
NY killing the play. So, too. On the
effense, Harvard has not shown the
strength necessary 20 force the hstii
down the field for a touchdown. She
has been able TO score against serious
opposition only by her opponents err
rers and Rrsekifys goal kicking. More
ever. in the Princeton and Dartmouth
games, Harvard played game strate-
gically almost perfect and singuiariy
free from critical errors. AT that she
barely won. and while this increases
rather than detracts from the credit
Of these victories. it shows that Har-
ward has no surplus of strength
What Harvard Can Do.
What Harvard can do against line
that ia admittedly more powerful than
hers. and which. Ii reused. as 1t surely
will he reused by the sting OF Prince
tens practical victory, can force the
Crimson line, both Extensively and de-
fensively. is an unknown thing. An
oponents' errors can never be banked
on; goal from the field In the most
uncertain of hazardous chances. and
YaIe's offeuse by rush or kick Will be
n constant menace, Camp. matched
only by Haughton, outmatching all
others. Is sure to put Yale on the field
with a well conceived, resourceful and
dangerous plan OF campaign.
The Harvard team now have the
result in their own keeping. They
have been coached with extraordinary
care and masterful skill. They have
learned all that can be taught them,
and now comes The test of whether
they can apply II against stronger OPP
position than they have vet faced.
The determining factor will be the
team spirit, because powerful though
Tale u.s. and superior as she will prob
ably seem during parts OF the game.
yAie's polish viii be too recent not
to crack II the Harvard men play with
tho skill and cars. the dash and des-
perAtion Of which they are capable.
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