El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-29


- gan and Washington & 'Jeffer-
son in 1915 is a clear case of cold
feet and something more.
w & j. came so close to beating
Harvard last fall that they are SILVER
ing yet up Cambridge way. And that
such a great fight against the veteran
Harvard team that the Crimson wants
no more of Maize and Blue.
Michigan was offered a game with
Harvard for 1914 and Michigan &C
cepted, although it looked like a Ger
tain defeat for Michigan. Harvard had
veteran eleven-an eleven made up
OF the greatest stars in the game.
Michigan, on the other hand, had two
veterans and nine green men. But
Michigan was game-Michigan took
a chance in the hope that Harvard
would give it a chance in 1915 when
the positions would be reversed.
Would BE More Than Difficult"
But Harvard has crawled out of a
1915 game with Michigan with this
excuse:
"a game with Michigan in 1915
would be too difficult"
The Harvard folks are right 4
game with Michigan in 1915 would be
"difficult'-and it would be something
more. It would probably be a walk
away for Michigan, for the Michigan
eleven in 1915 will be an eleven that
has had the benefit of 1914 experience.
It will be veteran eleVen-and it will
be one that every team must fear.
Harvard's great 1914 team will be
shot to pieces by the graduations Of
Hardwick, Bradlee, Pennock, Brickley,
Logan and a half a dozen others who
brought fame and victory to Cam
bridge Harvard enters 1915 with
Mahan and few others of the old
I guard left and COACH Haughton up
against the proposition of building up
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likely looking recruits and just a few
veterans.
Unwilling to Take Chance.
If Harvard went against Michigan in
1915 the chance of victory would be in
favor OF Michigan, but the 1914
chances were all with Harvard. Yet
Michigan was sportsmanlike enough to
accept the game. Michigan was will
ing to take a chance, They haven't
cold feet or a yellow streak out in
Ann Arbor, but in Cambridge it seems
they will play only those teams they
are sure they can beat
Refusing w. & j.
W. & J. was dropped from the Har-
! ward schedule for 1915. There's a
reason and the reason seems to be
that W. & J. gave Harvard too hard
| a tussle last fall Harvard beat W. &
| J. by a 10 to 9 score and that Howard
! victory was a fluke. Harvard won
| through luck and nothing else. W. &
/ j. outplayed Harvard IN every depart
/ ment Of the game.
Probably up Harvard way they fig
ured that If W. & J. could make such
a showing against Harvard's veteran
| 1914 eleven, 1t might go so far as to
/ beat Harvard in 1915. And the Grim
/ son folks are taking no chances. They
/ just ignored W. & ]. for 1915. Harvard
/ may offer the excuse that it dropped
| W. & J. because one of its players, was
/ a bit rough during the game. That's
| q weak excuse, for the action of the
! Queer early in the contests As early
/ as the third round it was seen that
/ Davis had no chance. and his defeat wal
/ simply a matter of time.
| Flynn is the same man who fought
! Jack Johnson at Las Vegas in 191;
| for the heavyweight title Flynn will
/ act as sparring partner to Jess Will
/ lard if the proposed match between
/ the giant Kansan and Jack johnson
| is gone through with. And as q
! sparring partner Flynn has no equal
/ He is constantly boring in and com
| pels his opponent to keep on his toes
| even in training bouts. Flynn will
| fight Tony Ross on New Years day
\ and the long delayed Flynn-Reicf
j match will be pulled off January 5
| making three fights for the Pueblo
| fireman within little more than a week