Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-06
LACK Of TEAM
PLAY LIKELY To
BEAT HARVARD
big Bill" Edwards Says Crimson
Squad Must Bolster Up in
Several Departmental
BY w. H. ("Big BID
Edwards,
New York City Street Cleaning Com
missioner and One OF Princeton's
Most Famous Gridiron Heroes.


NEW YORK. Nov. s.-This Is the
time of the year in the football
world when team play is the
main essential factor in winning
games. The hard preliminary days OF
individual coaching, falling on the
ball, learning to tackle. etc, arc over,
and every team which is to be sue
cessful has mastered these points.
Coaches everywhere are nov whip
ping their teams into macDinelike
form
Eleven men in every play--that is
the slogan-and If that proves true a
good quarterback can drive team on
10 success.
I would rather have eleven good
hard-iiGhting, spirited players Of fair
ability than to be surrounded by star
players. Teamwork falls when 100
many individual stars are together.
Haughton has ahead Of him a task
70 perfect team play. l had expected
Harvard to be more on the top Of the
wave than she proved to be against
Cornell Perhaps the absence Of Ma
nan, O'BTien and Hitchcock accounted
FOR lsck of finished play.
Harvard's playing Saturday did no;
prove to football critics that the
Crimson team is the best Of the year.
Much has u be done during the com
ing week To perfect her offense, or, at
least. get ready for Princeton.
Two Days Serimmage.
Harvard has but two days for
scrimmage lert--W Wednesday and
Thursday before Saturdays game.
Whether or not the three men,
O'Brien Maban and Hitchcock, enter
.Fa..
material on which TO depend
Should these three men eu5er the
Princeton game they VIII mt least
need some scrimmage work his week
Those who have played football know
LOO well how much fl uaudicaps
team to lose even for short time
only some Of its best men. The alb
Sentees find themselves out of prac-
lice and their playing aud signal WORK
is not III 30 the standard.
Just Nhat s%gC the presence Of
hese men viii have on the Harvard
cam I do not know, but If they are
cot in good physical shape and have
not engaged in some practice this
week their presence Will not be of
much help.
expect Princeton to be in better
physical shape and to haVe better
teamwork than Harvard on Saturday.
Brickley Only Kicker.
Harvard's kicking department, out
side of Briokey, seemed weak. But
Haughton no doubt has his eyes on an
AVAILABLE kicker. Surely no team
could have a better coach than
Haughton. so l expect to see better
kicking ON Saturday.
I am pretty certain some OF Har-
YARDS kicks viii be blocked by Prince
ION uIsseSs Harvard's line holds bot
Ter than Ii did last Saturday.
/ understand Harvard win devote
much time in perfecting the forward
pass this week Very little of this
play was shown Saturday, and with
the humorous Princeton and Yale
coaches about doubtless Haughton
took no chances OF uncovering his
real forward passes.
Harvard will have to improve in the
handling of punts. for Princeton will
surely do a good deal OF punting Had
cornell been alert IN the first quarter
and kicked often when a strong wind
was with her and the sun in Har-
Yards eyes, catching punts would
have been most difficult
Harvard Grasps Chance.
When Harvard got the wind she
took advantage OF the opportunity
Cornell preferred to rush the ball at
the start consequently she lost the
ball in Harvard's territory, and soon
Brickley, the ever sure with the
strong wind against him. kicked a
fine goal