New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-07
Kicking of Mahan Counted
on TO Bring Victory to
the Wearers of
The Crimson.
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Cambridge. Mass. Nov 6. Harva j
did no work 10 speak OF to-day, but
rested for the Princeton game to-mor-
row. The players came back from
the Brookline Country Club 70 attend
Rotations. after which they went back
TO Brookline. A few did 90 10 the field,
but there vas nothing IKE regular
practice.
The coaches feel that the team is in
good physical trim TO meet the Tigers.
Mahan and Pennock have not been IN a
football game for several weeks, and,
Of course. they will be watched with
considerable anxiety. Al the same
time both OF these stars are beheyed
TO be IN tiptop condition. and II either
IS hurt il viii be due to the fortunes
Of the game rather than because either
is taking any desperate chance by
playing.
Out at Brookine there was long
blackboard talk and general quzZlnG
covering plays. assignments and rules.
/ The backs did little kicking also.
/ II has been decided that Bigelow IN
/ stead Of Wallace viii start the game
| at centre, but the latter will be on
/ the field and ready to 20 IN at an
/ instant's notice.
There is no doubt that llaward's
team As IL will start the game to-mor-
row will he the strongest that the
coaches can put in the field. There
will be seven old men IN the lineup
and four now ones. and on the new
mon will depend not only the Grim
sons success tomorrow. but also the
eleven's chances against Yale. Parson,
Weston. Bigelow and Francke all have
shown "A lot of promise, but thwey will
be under real pressure for the irst
time in the Princeton game.
Harvard is confident that II viii be
able to win. but yet holds the Tigers
At their true value. The Crimson won
last wears game by only a 8 20 score,
and it is admitted the present eleven
is not up to last years standard at
this time. Princeton, not being de-
veloped around a star. is expected oy
the Harvard men to put on better
balanced football machine than IN 1912
Much is expected of Mahan's kick
ing and the work Of the ends. Inc
fact shat the Tigers have been scored
arainst so often this fall also makes
Harvard feel sure that its own offence
will 90 well enough 10 do some leglti-
me.e scoring. Harvard is well pre-
narrd TO defend itself against omen
football. In fact. Il is the general
ooinion here that the Crimson has
como 10 the extreme limit of weaken
ing its attack against stra ght foot
hall to make sure that no open passing
or end running will be successful!
against her.
The Princeton backfeld men in charge
Of SNAKE" Amcs, who played on old
Jarvis Field twenty-five years ago
when Princeton beat Harvard Al to 70
arrived i'm Boston this morning. anc
this afternoon visited the stadium tf
practise kicking and catcn'ng KICKS
The bows then went 10 Auburndaie
whore the rest OF IA Tigers arrived
At dinner time tonight.
Kpcnc Fitzpatrick says that all hand
arc I'm ,aapc COR the hardest kind Of .
football game. The Tiger lineup has
not heop given out officially yet. bat
it IS rumorcd that Hlghley and Snea
,,Ul be the end rushers rather thar
Lambcrton and Brown. who started
The game against Dartmouth.
Princeton evidently expects great
deal Of Mclean. the tackle. who mas
lust come back 10 the game after d
lone absence The Nassau coaches say
that if their team can play as good
football as IL showed against Syracuse
a few weeks ago it will be able 10 beat
not only Harvard but Yale rs well.
briggs will start the game 20 90 the
kicking. The weather forecast Is Tor
CLOUDY day, but one that Will DC iair
. enough for surofooted play.