New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-21
Yale May Dedicate
It's New BOIL NTH
Victory Over Harpad
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INN0 IMAM n MNNh NkNt
Referring 70 Harvard along this same
line il must be admitted that against
Michigan the defence was easily shat
tered and broken and that IN other
games this year-notably those win
Washington and jefferson and Penn
State-there was nothing Of which 70
beast. Only against Princeton, men,
uid IL show anything approaching sollu-
itv and cOmpactness. and princeton
really furnished no test, as the llgerS
had nothing in the way OF offensive
weapons, absolutely nothing.
liz must be recorded that the har-
vard team has been cut 20 pieces the
greater part Of the season by minor
injuries, and that the line needs the
influence and solidifying power OF rem
mock. one Of the greatest guards IN inc
history Of the sport. But for the pur-
pose Of this comparison u IS posslole
only 70 deal with what has been seem
and there is really no more reason TO
believe that shy greater improV emen'
viii be shown by Harvard IN tins re-
spoct than by Yale.
Often / have found that IL is Tar bet
tc~ 10 follow general impressions than
~ orslvzo too GCcplv. Ny impressions
ere that the Harvard defence is Slght-
iv stronger than that Of Yale, hut hard
w enough 10 Offset an impression OF
greater scoring power on the part OF
Frank Hiukev's team. This Is said, too
with the chance that Captain Brckley,
who has been lost 90 the Harvard
eleven this year on account OF an opei-
alton for appendicitis nve or SIX weeks
ago. may be pressed into service as
pinch kicker. He can SO IN only tWice
az the most. and, anyway, Eddie Mahan
is almost as dependable.
How the Players Compare.
Coming down 10 individuals, both
elcvens are wonderfully equipped I'm
the backfeld and only reasonably so
ir the line. In all probability no TWO
greater sets OF backs ever faced esch
other. Both are powerful, experienced
.alcrt and fast Harvard has the sd-
Eantare Of dependable drop kicker m
Eddie Mahan, but In my opinion 1ale
is better of. with more heady heId
general and greater punter.
Harvard boasts Logan, Bradlee, Ma
han and Francke; Yale boasts wilson,
Ainsworth, Knowles and lie Gore. Lee
those who will choose between them
lut my preference is slightly for the
Yale four.
Wilson is Just about the best quar-
terbsck in the East for besides being
q good field general he has rare ability
FOR carving the ball. and can be called
the KEY Of Yale's lateral passing. game
Logan. Of Harvard. is lighter. and wnie
q good leader has never impressed me
as a great one.
Knowles is the plunPng type, but q
good all around man, both otfenslvely
and defonsively. while AInswortn is one
OF the best men ! have ever seen IN
picking an opening, and also Is elusive
in an open field. Bradlee and Mahan,
Of Harvard, are almost their counter
parts. the former being the plunging
type and the latter the shifty, open
feld runner Mahan is noted, too, for
his quick change OF pace and clever
side stepping In avoiding tacklers, and
also for mis- drop kicking ability. Yale
will watch him closely, as he is dan
gerous man to have loose.
lie Gore Likely TO Shine.
lie Gore, Of Yale. is likely TO shine.
lie can average close TO fifty yards
from the line OF scrimmsge with his
punts, and can be used in any form OF
running attack. whether through the
line or around the ends, while his han
ding Of the ball is almost uncanny be-
cause Of its sureness. Francke, Of Har-
ward. is not a player Of so wide d range.
His chief value lies in his line plung-
ing ability, but he will bear close
watching, as he has been coming along
fast in the last three OF four weeks.
He is a good punter, although Mahan
probably viii do most of this work Tor
Harvard.
The advantage in the line lies with
Harvard, because Of PennOck, who, as
,-sroVl rH
Tack" Hardwick generally admitted
10 be the best all-around player IN the
history Of the game. Otherwise the
forwards are pretty well matched, al
though IL strikes me that Captain Tai
bolt, Of Yale. will be the most effective
and conspicuous tackle on the field.
Harvard has a good pair Of ends in
Hardwick and j. T. Coolidge, bu. Yale
also can boast Of two strong wing men
in "Red" Brann and Stillman on Hig-
ginbotham. These men practically have
all the qualities necessary for the po-
sitions-speed, adaptability IN handling
the forward pass and hard tacklng.
Stillman is a bit clumsy 10 open field
work. but one OF the best line defen-
Eive players seen In long time.
Captain Talbot and Belts, OF Yale,
should more than hold their own
against Trumbull and Parson, Of Har-
ward, in the tackle positions. Belts
will be a finished played by another
year, as ell he lacks now Is a little
mole experience. His work against
Princeton WAS uniformly strong.
Conroy aid Walden, the Yale guards,
have weight and aggressiveness to rec
ommeud them, but both are more or
less green, and consequently may suf-
FER slightly i'm comparison with Pen
mock and Weston, or Wilmington, the
Harvard men. Pennock, of course, IS
cure 20 be a power for good in the Hsr-
ward line.
At centre White, OF Yale, gained
some experience at Notre Dame, and
on the whole seems 70 be slightly more
dependable than either Wallace or Big
low, who will pass the ball for Harvard
Wallace. for a new man, has made
rapid strides, so that there may not
be much to choose between them.
Both elevens will be well served in
substitutes, although Harvard probably
has no men 80 valuable as ScOvil and
Waite. who are really wonderful backs.
Both are sure TO play part Of the game,
and the effectiveness Of Yale's running
attack and lateral passing game Wi.
not be decreased If the eXigencies of
the game demand their presence.
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