The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-21
BY WILLIAM Il. HAMA.

Ivy w LILLIAN ". HANNA.
The football schedule dwlndes in size
materially to-day. but by way OF a climax
for those who finish their season con-
tains the Harvard Yale game and that
will he the great battle OF the season.
one reason for that is that because of
the new bowl, which holds 10000 per-
sons. 1t will draw the biggest crowd that
ever saw a sporting contest in this coun-
ny. Another is the rivalry between the
football powers OF the Crimson and the
llue, also the records they have made
th!s fall. both having scored heavily
against Princeton and in way which
promises a hard, picturesque and excit-
ing. If not close. game this afternoon.
The campaign OF each has helped work
UP to to-days climax and make interest
IN II white hot Finished. crafty and
powerful football mas been shown on Of
fence by Harvard, by Yale less finished.
hut a powerful attack. and one which
with its fast and complex passing and
diversity has been the most gripping and
spectacular development OF the year
The chances OF scoring by both sides
haven't been as good in years as they
are Today. Both have built up a pro-
ductve offence. No team has been able
to keep Yale from scoring this season.
No team except Brown has prevented
Harvard from scoring. and in that game
all but one or two OF the regulars laid
OF. SO then, with an attack strong be-
yond the ordinary ON both sides. a telling
factor will be the respective defences IN
keeping the other sides total down to no
points. few points or small enough
quantity of points to make their own out
put a winning number.
Harvard. because of a more consistent
a.f.. oil a. l.. \
because of the success which has gone
9TH the HauGhtun system of coaching
he has been at 1t longer than Hnkey,
although the latter has done admirably
his first season and because the Harvard
lluemcn are more experienced and ap-
parentH better individually than their
Yale oppositeS-bcCause of these things
Harvard is the favorite and logically SO.
new clement has entered into the
situation the last few days, brought
about by the weather. The Yale ma
npuvres. for their dashing tricks of null
I pie passing require shifty speed in foot
work to be atthe.r best, and the opinion
prevails that If the field. after the rain.
is muddy and heavy the Eli backs will
he considerably handicapped in skipping
over the ground and Tipping the bail TO
one another. The wind and sun of Nes-
icrday must have helped some. II they
grt In few more earnest lcks the
condition of the turf may be such that
there won he any material advantage
one way or the other, although the foot
ing hardly can be - satisfactory as II
there had been no rain.
However. this is a meter not within
control, aud ability tn make the most OF
conditions of soil and weather such as
they arise is part OF the game. The less
spread out. the more compact, operations
OF the Harvard play behind the line
don't suffer any in effectiveness on a
heavy field, though they may lose less
in effectiveness on heavy footing than
manpuvres calling tor a wider range OF
footwork. If the tussle narrows down
10 q question of field goals the advantage
wouldn't he with Harvard on wet field
'i'hc Crimson has done better at ield
goal work than the Blue. and heavy
bah from heavy floor is harder TO KICK
than when both are dry.
Rut there will he eleven men side out
on the ficld, whether the latter be wet
dry or medium, TO play the game II
the reports be true the Yale players reacf
this finale ~ the top of their physical
condition. at the top of their general con
dltion although there have been loca
bruises and twists this week To prevent
Two or three from taking part in Tho
gruelling practice, unusually gru~lling for
a final week. which went right on after
tho Princeton game. They were in excel
IN
been asked to do that work, and the team
has had a chance to brace up its defence
The brace VIII be much needed, for Har
wards attack is FAR stronger than Prince
TOMS far stronger for SIXTY minutes
though II may not ne stronger thar
prluceton's was in the last fifteen min
utcs But the Harvard offence viii b,
far more trying over the whole game, anc
Yale this week has gwen time to tough
enlnG, hardening, preparing the men fo
Just such an ordeal.
The final week was an earnest on
at Harvard too. Hours OF work au'
thought were put i'm to prepare a dcfenc'
for the Yale tactics. II isn't often tina
both Harvard aud Yale do as much hare
Wort, in their closing week az they hsv
IN this one. and to-day's game viii III
n rare test of defensive addptability Il
an opposing offence That vigilance an,
keenucss mental and physical. whicl
count 50 much in coping with another
attack, has been more in evidence on lin
Harvard than the Yale side, tho seasor
as whole considered, and largely 81
because the Harvard line play has show
more finish and more cNcuuess In indi
vidual execution. ON tho other hand (
the chance of the Yale men reaching thi
classic IN their best form ana beinl
keyed up to better defensive efforts thai
at any time heretofore.
ON the end OF the tine Yale hasn't an
man who can do 50 many things and d
them wen as Harvard has in lIardwlck
II Coolidge on the other nank isn't Hard
,vicks equal, probtbl, not T.: any dcta,
hut he IL capable enough 10 give some bal
ancc to the cNtTemticS. Both Brann an
Stnlman played better against Priuceto
than in any previous contest, ana as
TSCe.yer of the forw pass Hrann is a
expert. Nevertheless his work in tina
respect, while rs efficient as Coolidge
against Michigan. WAS no better stu
man has been nursing a lame ankle a
week and that adds uncertainty as I
hat ne viii DO n n" starts Carter. u
experienced cud, but who hasn't had niue
Practice this fan VIII take right end
Stwau donsu' play or leave. the game
Talbot OF Yale and TIumbull of lial
ward are high class tackles and Of h,ghs