Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-22
BY Brad STREET.
(Star FuIIback of Princeton Team.)

EROM all indications, when Har-
annual battle at the Harvard
ward and Yale meet in their
Stadium, there is going to be one
of the hardest fought games that ever
occurred between these rivals.
For Harvard. which was supposed
to have a team which would walk
away with the Eastern champion
ship. will certainly have to fight to
live up 10 its reputation, which
think was very much overrated, and
also to break the tradition OF never
beating Yale in their own stadium.
On the other hand, Yale, which
was supposed to have been an easy
proposition, has proved that its
, team was very much underestimate,
and as a Yale team always will when
it comes down to the big games. 1t
will show fight and spirit which has
made that institution famous.
Now as all the big games of o-day
are so played, we might expect
waiting game instead of a football
game Whenever Yale. Princeton or
Harvard clash each goes into the
game playing safe until the other
team makes a slip. Then they get
that much desired break. So 1t Is
Just a question now of having good,
fast kicker and a good open field man
to return punts.
Rushing Game Fatal.
II is out of the question when TWO
teams so evenly matched as these are
begin to play to start the rushing
game in their own territory Al
though they may gain ground for
few first downs, It is nearly impossi-
BILE to score touchdown, and doing
this uses the men up so that they
would not last through the contest
This brings us down to a comparl-
son of strength and skill OF that
which the result Of the game to-day
depends on--that is, punting.
I think Yale will have the advan-
taee, as SO far this year Hsrdwieks
kicking has been only fair and very
erratio.
think Mahan will do the kicking
against Yale, as he seems to nave
improved since the Princeton game.
Gurnsey. who will do Yale's punt
ing, is a kicker of great ability, ana
this alone will be long FACTOR IN
Yale's favor Saturday
Now. as to the next important side
of to-day's battle--the returning OF
punts.
Both Yale and Harvard are very
fortunate to have such wonderful
men. In Wilson Yale has man upon
whom she can depend to handle
punts perfectly and also to return
them In fine style, as he showed
against Princeton. He is very high
| and hard runner and has the ABILITY
| to shake of tacklers.
I look for him to do good work in
this line to-day but his work will
not be near so spectacular as 1t was
J against Princeton, because Harvard S
ends will give him more opposition
than did PrinCetons The Tiger ends
were in verv bad condition last Sat
urday, as Shea was out with a broken
ankle and stew" Baker suffered
similar injury on the second play of
| the game and Lamberton had to re-
place him with a pulled tendon In his
| leg
Mahan a Terror.
! In Mahan Harvard has an open
field runner who will be a terror to
| Yale if they don't get him before he
gets under way. He is probably the
! fastest man ON the gridiron to-day.
| He is gifted with the ability of
changing his speed, which makes it
hard to tell Just where he is going
to be when you dive for him.
He used this change of speed to a
| big advantage in his long run against
| Princeton. But II Yale can continue
Its great work of Saturday in getting
| down the field Mahan will be smoth-
cred, as HOBBY Baker was. Some
times FIVE or six Yale men would he
waiting for "Hobey" to make the
catch So he didn't have a chance to
show his wonderful ability
! A comparison of the line shows that
Yale has decidedly the advantage
| from tackle to tackle. And as Prince
| ton had the advantage over Harvard
and the Yale line completely out
| played Princeton, it looks as If the
| Yale line will give the backs chance
| to set going. Yale should gain
ground through Harvard's line.
Harvard's ends will far outclass
| Nale's.
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