The Washington times., 1912-11-16

Proud of the athletic skill of her sons,
Harvard ever dreams of those mighty
football heroes OF the olden time who
carried the Crimson to glory on many
hard fought fields - Marshall Newell.
Cumnock. Cranston, the elder Corbctt.
and the elder Hallowell. But those who
came after are not forgotten. elmer
on the shady campus among those old
colonial buildings at Cambridge, ana
great praise is heaped upon the deeos
CT Arthur Brewer. Bert Waters, Nor
man cabot Edgar Wrightington.. Charlie
Day. Campbell. Tommy Graydon. Frank
Burr. Dan Hurley. and the Withingtohs.
The football hero is OF gigantic propor-
tlons at Harvard.
In the earliest DAYS were Cumnock'
wonderful end: the elder Halloween, an
other great end: Dudley Dean, most
alert OF uuarterbacks; Ma" Newell
IIaryards idea of what a tackle should
he even until this day; Bert Waters
who came close to approaching Ncwell
class; Bill Lewis. wiry but powerful
center: Arthur Brown, curly topped
halfback OF great brilliance In the run
uinr game, and Norman Cabot the
ideal end OF his day:
against Frank Hinkev VIII never De
%nown' but any Harvard man will tell
Nou that Iiinkev would lose MS iusttr
IL compelled to oppose the Harvard sat
" Cranston was a giant guard: Wnen-
o,,.r assaulted he lowered his head like
, hull and shook OFF the foe. Harvard
svore by him in the line. He was
worth MANY ordinary men or ordinary
' Newell the Prize.
rut MA" Newell was the prize OF the
Uaryard collection. For four years ne
took the highest rank as tackle never
showing the slightest weakness he WIS
equally strong on attack ana deiense
and never bowed his head before iot
on the field. He was accidentally klileu
some few years ago and they nave
memorial gate on the campus named lor
him.
Rert Waters. black k-haired and scowl-
ing. followed Newell as liarNards par
tIcular hero at tackle and he kept up
the high standard set by his predeces-
sor. Every now and then. when mar
ward is most In need or CCaChihS' wa
tiers forsakes his busines i'll Boston ana
goes over to the stadium and tosses the
Varsity players around like sacks OF
meal lie hasn't fogotten his old
tricks.
Daily the Brightest.
Charlie Daily was the brightest ouer-
terback OF all in '9S and 30, while at
Harvard. Later. while cadet at West
Point, he continued to outshine every
field general in the game. Days stand
ard is still used to measure quarter
backs at Harvard. Compactly built and
fast as lightning, he was absolutely In
vulnerable on defense In the backheld'
his spectacular tackling being, the mar,
vel OF every game. AS field general
ha trIilN "a wizard His quick. nDrN-
Gus style Of driving his eleven made
even the most sluggish leap at the zoe
while his judgment never failed. In
many ways he was the greatest quarter
back ever seen.
While DAILY was still at Harvard
there arose Harvard's greatest end in
Dave Campbell. Tall and wiry. tire
less as the tabled Indian hunter, Camp
bell was the ideal wing. man, It was
his greatest claim to fame when he
led Harvard eleven to glorious VIC
tory over Yale at New Haven, win
ming by % to 0. That is still claimed
to be the best football eleven ever
turned out at Cambridge. that outfit Of
1901.
IT was the terrific sledge hammer
blows of the tackles back. with Cults
and Blagden heading the assault, that
brought that great Harvard victory.
These two men were great players,
six feet and being fully thirty years
old, Cults was the Ideal athlete of
all time
Dan Hurley Next.
Dan Hurley, small but filled with the
Celtic spirit OF battle, was the next
Harvard hero. For two years he was
captain of the eleven, though out of
the game one season because of in
jurics. This little halfbaCk was a
demon on defense, as any Yale man