The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-09
TIGER TEAM UNABLE
TOGET UNDER WAY
Bottled Up by Harvard Limo, and
Crimson Backs Benefited
by, the Assistance.
POOR GAME COMPARATIVELY

like a champion football team than Har-
vprd or any other team has looked this
year. Harvard looked like a champion by
comparison. The chief difficulty In form
| ing CORRECT estimate of Harvnrd's
strength Ia in differentiating between
Harvard strength and Princeton weakness.
but the immediate result OF last Satur-
days games is to make Iarvard's out
look for finishing on top better than II
has been at any time this season.
Frank Hlnlsey. DR.. Bull walter Camp
and other Yale men who were in the
stadium on Saturday had no appearance
| OF worry oven after they raw tho for
mtdable Crimson players lambast the car
nivorous visitor from Jersey and knew
how close the game az New Haven had
been. II they were downhearted they
didn't show Il, but that may have been
| that stage OF maturity at which sport
| even footballs not regarded as the most
| important thing in life, and possible de-
feat not to be looked forward to as some
thing which would take from the world
all its Joy. Anyway, they will go on
getting ready for Harvard and Princeton
II tho Princeton team has gone forward
any since the Dartmouth game tho Har-
ward team effectually suppressed any out
ward indication Of II. There was an ALB
sence OF apparent zest in the work OF the
Tiger players A Harvard tumble early
In the fray gave the ball 20 Princeton
in Crimson territory, and right there the
JerseyTmcn had their best chance for n
touchdown but that opportunity was lost
speedily, and then all the rest OF the time
| Harvard had Princeton so bottled up that
the latter mover got into the swing OF
the devices she had with which to make
progress, Comparatively |; was a poor
game. a deal OF high class football was
shown by Harvard. but one respect IN
! which 1t was Plush" football by both
sides was in handling of tho ball.
From impressions which can be had OF
Yale's playing on Saturday from the ac-
counts II is altogether probable that
had the Ellis met the Crimson on that
day they too would have been trimmed
That depends in measure on how
good Brown was. Undoubtedly Brown
was better team than in any previous
game--the Providence men usually are
at their best when they meet Yale--as
was limited by their improved work in
practice last weeh However, Harvard
came far between the Michigan and the
Princeton contests. and Yale has further
TO go IN tho next two weeks TO DO on a
plane with Harvard than the latter has
TO 60 to ne At for Yale. Meanwhile Yale
has another encounter on its hands. and
it must not be assumed that the Tigers
poor showing against Harvard makes
They'll be eager to get even with some
body. to redeem themselves, and Yale
knows this.
With big scores one week and being
hard pressed the next, the Yale teams
work has been variable TO the extent OF
making It difficult TO estimate tho Blues
latent ability, whether II IL n team that
can get together and put on great power
or whether pronounced weaknesses will
moro than offset whatever degree OF
power may he attained. The Blue has a
sashng bacllfeld and an uncertain line.
and II is the Rreenness OF the limo which
imparts the greatest uncertainty 10 the
situation.
Tho advent Of the real Harvard team,
meaning with all it's regulars play
ing, was awaited with interest, and what
Il did and the way Il did It assuredly
confirmed the belief that II was capable
OF much better football than any previous
combination had provided. For the first
time there was that smooth coord ination
among the linemen and between the line
and the backheld which IRughton teams
have when on edge. Individually the line
isn't as efficient as last year or In 1912.
hut good enough individually. supported
by the unison II is attaining, TO give
! promise OF getting fairly close TO tho
sought for standard OF team play.
The effectiveness Of the Harvard for
wards on defence in the Princeton game
strengthened tho Harvard offence The
effective work Of tho forwards in stopping
Princeton plays saved the secondary de-
fence a lot OF work. What was the re-
suit? Simply that tho backs were fresher
for their own attack. And when the time
TO attack cane the eh!fted line became a
Crimson wall, which screened the move
ments OF the backs from Princeton and
Z increased the effectiveness OF the opera
, tons The forwards did their share In
making the shuffiing OF players and de-
ceptive movements in handing the ball to
a runner which were going on behind the
line. The shift itself was merely a mod
lfcation OF Harvard's shift OF the last few
: years 20 conform with. the changed rule
on that point, II was a wheel SHIFT as
formerly, but with the centre stepping
back 80 that the men who revolved In
, front OF him wouldn't encroach on the
neutral zone,
Running the ends. Harvard had six car
riers OF tho ball and ETH util!zes Hard
wick in that capacity. That Ia. the most
Is made OF his all around efficiency We
, haven't seen any other team this year use
the ends TO take the ball. The Harvard
attack was overzealous once. that being a
palpable case OF helping the runner. A
team mate came from behind and grabbed
hold of the runner
: II will he noticed that in this season OF
big teams much shaken defence the Har-
ward defence has come further tho last
two weeks than any Of the others, No
body has scored on Harvard IN tho las,
: games. which Is more than Yale Prince
2 ton. Cornell, Pennsylvania, the Army
. Navy or Washington and jefferson car
, say, However, no touchdown has been
2 made on Cornell IN It's last two games
The six points for opponents. or Visitors
10 be properly euphemlstic about IT, were
] due TO two field goals
j. Cornell. by the way, Ia booming along
, at a great rate. and had no trouble ir
beating Franklin and Marshall a team
I which defeated Penn. The games were
, played good way apart, however. anC
more will be known OF the respectiv,
strength OF Cornell and Penn after tn,
: Ithacans have faced Michigan. The latte,
" team, by the way. has given rnc exampl,
!, OF rallying. Holding Harvard to sever
Il points and smotherlnG Penn after losinI
a TO Syracuse is a notable feat. From al
=. Army and Navy standpoint the score
/. made by those two teams. one agains
I. Notre Dame, tho other against Fordham
: were satisfactory in point OF size. w an,
: J. and Pittsburg furnished the gruelllnj
!, scrap looked for, The ease with whcl
!; Harvard beat Princeton. the drubbng o
y Penn State by LehiGh and the one side,
" defeat OF Penn by Michigan were the un
looked for results OF the day.
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