Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-09

be appCrtioned between the crimson.s strong attack and the Orange and | Blacks weak defence. it is hard to say The trite baseball axiom that any team looks strong wben 1t Isl hitting hard and the opponents are not" fits the case neatly Almost ev- cry play made by Harvard moved smoothly and proved successful against Princeton. but the New Jersey com bination proved such a negligible uuan ury that the result did not warrant the belief of an easy vtctoKy over Yale in the final big game of the season Princeton, although it presented d splendid collection of players, from d physical standpoint was sadly lacking in the individual and collective fun damentals and generalship which 20 Tar toward making the finished foot ball team. With one or two excep- tions, the Harvard players were su- perior to their opposite position op- ponents and In general team work offensively and defensfvesly as well as In generalship and tactics, the IT, gers were oJtclassed.
 The analytical figures in am deparf- ments of the play as well as careful comparison of the work of the rivaa lines and backf1elds. demo [ rate this, Haryar dfairiy smothered t4le Prince ton attack in it's conception moments and completely outwitted and bewfid- cred the defense when in possession of the ball. In fact, so emphatic was this feature that the Crimson was not forced to show any of the special at- tack nanoeuvers which 1t has been practicing in secret since the openfna or the esason. When the ancient cross puck or wing run with the opposite and carrying the ball can be used for good gains, there Is no need for real football strategy or trick plays
 Brown Showed Unexpected Strength
 Several of YaIe's strongest players were present in the Harvard Stadium in company with the coaches. endeav- bring to spy out the weakness in the Crimson offensive play, and meanwhile Brown made it exceedingly uncomfort- able for the team on Yale field AL though defeated 14 to 6, the Providence team showed unexpected strength and It required the personal appearance of Captain Talbott in the line late in the game to arouse enough fighting spirit to hold the visitors in check.
 With a second string backfield play ing, it was hardly to be expected tha. Yale's attack would be up to the regu- lar standard but the disconcerting feature was the lack of a high class nine defense. Brow nfound it possi- bic to gain ground both through and around the forward formation, and worked the forward pass over the first and secondary defense-once for a touchdown. Since 1t was not the en- tire varsity combination that the Brunonians faced, these weaknesseI cannot be charged heavily against the Yale eleven.
 Both Cornell and the Army followed the pace set by Harvard and crushed Franklin and Marshall and Notre Dame, respectively. Somewhat simi- lar tactics were used to bring about victory in such of these games. Cor nall vUnFlrnA fhn 41o attack, varied now and then by end runs snd Franklin and Marshall was unable to stand up under the batter ing. Not equal to advancing the ball in the same manner, the visitors fell back upon open game using forward which the Ithaca team successfully blocked. n the same way the West Point cadets conquered the Notre Dame eleven, just failing by one point to equal the score made by Yale against the same western aggregation on October IT,
 Two games that were played strictly according to advance form were the Syracuse Rutgers and Pittsburg- Washington and Jefferson contests These four teams, among the most powerful in Sthe east, battled strenu . ously for 60 minutes each and when the final whistle ended the game Rut- @gers and Syracuse were tied at 14-14, while Washington and Jefferson had defeated Pittsburg by the narrow margin of three points, the score being 13 to 10. All four teams showed a ter rife attack, using both the mass and open attack, and each had a splendid defense. It seems doubtful if any one day this SC; weill develop better football games than the ones played l by these well-matched elevens.
 Dartmouth did the unexpected in 7iT1er rrTa f1n T-v-u of the day in defeating Tufts, 6s to O. The losing combination held Har- yard to a>13 to victory on October II and was thought capable of making the Hanoverians play thier best to win by a moderate score. Instead showing little offensive strength and even less defensive force. The navy too. found Fordham easier than ex- pected. and although the middies did not run up a heavy score they always held their opponents safe.
 In the other games of importance Colgate defeated Rochester rather easily; Springfield did likewise to Am herst; Trinity just managed to win from Haverford; Lehigh upset form by defeating Penn State, and Lafayette crushed Muhlenberg. Michigan bal rtddltng Pennsylvania at Ann ArboI and winning, 34 to 8. The Wolver- ines victory gave the west its first wiE of the season over the east, and apparently Coach Yost's machine fully deserved the credit accorded it by the Quaker players and coaches after the contest.
 Vale Players Scouting
 New Haven, Conn, Nov. S.-The del egation of Yale players and coaches who saw the Harvard Princeton game Saturday returned to New Haven to- day with 8 healthy respect for the proyess of the Crimson eleven. There is no doubt in the minds of the Yale football fatu1cy that the Blue will have to make great improvement in its play even before the hard game with the Tigers in their lair at Princeton this Saturday. Accordingly, a hard weeks practice is in prospect Special at. tention will be given to strengthenins the line, which so far has played he.