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 Departments,
BY W: Fl. ("Big BID
Edwards,
New York City Street Cleaning Com
missioner and One of Princeton's
Most Famous Grrdiron Heroes.

missioner and One Of Princeton's
Most Famous Gr1diron 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, are over,
and every team which is to be sue
Sessful has mastered these points.
Coaches everywhere arc now whip
pfnR their teams into machinelike
form
Eleven men IN every piay--that In
Inc slogan--and II that proves true a
good quarterback can drive team on
20 success.
/ would rather have eleven good,
hard fghting, spirited players of fair
ability than to be surrounded by star
players. Teamwork fails when too
many individual stars are together
Haughton has ahead OF him a task
70 perfect team play. 1 had expected
Harvard to be more on the top OF the
wave than she proved to be against
Cornell. Perhaps the absence Of Ma
han, O'BrIen aud Hitchcock accounted
foI a lack OF finished play.
Harvard's playing Saturday did not
prove TO football critics that the
Crimson team is the best OF the year.
Much has 10 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 Wednesday and
Thursday before Saturdays game.
Whether or not the three men,
O'Brien Mahsn and Hitchcock, enter
Saturdays game. Harvard has fine
material on which to depend,
Should these three men enter the
Princeton game they VIII at least
need some scrimmage work this week.
Those who have played football know
100 well how much tt AJudiCaps
cam TO lose even for a short time
only some Of its best men. Tho alb
sentecs find themselves out of prac-
tice and their playing and signal work
Is not VI ,c the standard.
juSt whas esSeCs the presence Of
lheSe men viii have on the Harvard
cam ] do not know, but If they are
cot in good physical shape and have
not engaged in some practice this
week their presence win not DO Of
much help.
expect Princeton to be in better
physical shape and TO have better
teamwork than Harvard on Saturday.
Brickley Only Kicker.
AarVard's kicking department, out
side of Brickiey, seemed weak. But
Haughtou no doubt has his eyes on an
available kicker. Surely no team
could have better coach than
Haughton. so ! expect TO see better
dcking on Saturday.
I am pretty certain some OF Har-
YARDS kicks viii be blocked by Prince
ton, uIAcSs Harvard's line holds bet
Ter than ii did last Saturday
l understand Harvard win devote
much time in perfecting the forward
pass this week Very little of this
play was shown Saturday, and with
the numerous Princeton and Yale
coaches about doubtless Haughton
took no chances OF uncoyering his
real forward passes.
Harvard will have to improve in tho
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-
wards eyes, catching punts would
have been most difficult
Harvard Grasps Chance.
When Harvard got the wind she
ooll advantage OF the opportunity.
cornell preferred to rush the ball al
he start, consequently she lost the
bah in Harvard's territory, and soon
Bricldey, the ever sure with the
strong wind against him. kicked a
flne goal