New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-19
Michigan Cannot Boast of a
Great Eleven, Says a
Good Critic.
"CLEANING EN- OUT"
COUNTS AT HARVARD
Former Brown Baseball Captain
Doing Better in Politics than
in Big Leagues.

Roy Reeves, sporting editor Of "Ths
Philadelphia Public Ledger" who saw
Michigan defeat Pennsylvania by a score
of 10 TO on Saturday, says:
Michigan has far from a great eleven
As a matter OF fact, the Wolverine ma.
chine is weak in spots and inferior IN
certain technique OF the game. This was
patent many times during the game. both
on the offensive and defensive But Penn
was so lamentably weak i'm most every
essential that she could not take advan-
tage of the Wolverines deficiencies in any
respect To have done II it would have
been necessary for the Quakers TO have
played almost as well as did the Ann
Arbor eleven. II is furtherest from the in
tent of the writer to deprecate the play
and underestimate the strength OF the
Maize and Blue. At all times Michigan
played good football-a game that would
have been equal to victory had Penn been
vastly stronger than she showed"
In commenting on the players Reeves
goes .on TO say:
Captain Miller Of Penn State vas the
best quarterback OF the year before the
writer saw Hughitt play yesterday. Whils
the two men perform somewhat different
duties in the position. the Wolverine star
showed himself TO be as valuable, II not
of more value. TO his team than Miller.
The latter's forte Is the catching Of punis
and running them back I'm broken field.
Hughitt does not do this for Michigan.
Gait ing given first choice in this work,
with Craig the second man TO play back
for kicks. But Hughitt runs the team.
always driving il with Judgment dash
and inspiration. He is physically mucn
stronger than Miller. as good dodger,
and bv reason of his superior rugged
ness harder TO stop in the OPEN while he
performs In a highly meritorious manner
a function Of the game Of which Miller
IS physically incapable-line plunging. In
wide sweeping runs from a fake KICK
formation he displayed rare ability, Ms
lodging and straight-arm work being re-
markable Twice he made sensational
gains OF twenty-five yards, the longest
advances of the contest. Hughitt remind
cd the writer Of Charley DAILY, the former
Harvard quarterback. both i'm physiaus
and manner Of play
Perhaps Reeves may change his opin'
ion about the best quarterback IN the
East when he sees Wilson, of Yale, N
action against Harvard on Saturday
Mel Webb offers the following good
noint in THE Boston Globe concerning
the play of Yale and Harvard:
Without making an attempt 10 H'
plain or analyze or 10 make more tnan
casual comparison, would like to make
a point that appealed TO me very mucn
after seeing Yale and Princeton play at
New Haven one week after having seen
Harvard and the Tigers down at Prince
ton.
TO nv mind. Harvards greatest asset
and one that Yale so far has not seemed
10 have matched, is the ability OF its play
ers to sweep the other fellow out OF tHe
way. Cleaning 'em out Is honey
phrase to convey the meaning furthef'
Harvard's methods Of interfering for the
man with the ball. when in a broken field
or after play has succeeded in forcing
through the primary defence have oeen
the envy OF college coaches everywhere
Kenneth Nash. captain Of the Brown
University nine In 1912, who later received
a trial with the Cleveland Maps. is meet
ing with more success in politics than IN
baseball. Despite the fact that Nash was
turned loose by Cleveland, and even
failed to hold Job In the American AS
ISOLATION the people OF the 7th District
of Norfolk County. Mass, thought wen
enough OF him 10 elect him 10 the Massa'
chusetts House of Representatives.
Nash played with Waterbury IN tns
Eastern Association, last summer, but 10
is thinking of giving up baseball ana DE-
voting his full time to politics.
Barney Dreyfuss. president OF the Plts'
hurgh Pirates. received letter yester'
day from Fred Clarke. manaGer OF ths
team. requesting that contract oe lot
warded Immediately TO Clarke's Kansas
ranch for signing. The document was
mailed forthwith.
Word comes from the coast that Many
on the solicitation OF his wife. may change
his mind and continue the tour OF ths
world with the Giants-oCean or no ocean