Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-25
MICHIGAN'S. CHANCES GOOD
Without Bricklsy TO Depend on Har-
wards Eleven is Weakened.
BACKBONE OF THE CRIMsoEs
Famous DrOp-KiclSer a. Laid Up
from sn Operation and HIS An
senee from Line I'D Looks Like
Like Defeat for Team.
nv FRANK G. MENKE.


NEW YORK. oct. 24-Harvard, with
out It's marvellous Brickley. seem due for
a beating when Il tackles the powerful
Michigan team that Hurry Up Yost has
assembled and which he will send against
the Crimson warriors in Cambridge next
Saturday.
One of the most regrettabie features OF
the year, from the sporting viewpoint Is
the fact that Brickley has been forced out
OF the Harvard lineup-that he will spend
next Saturday in the hospital recuperat-
ing from an operation when his services
are 20 badly needed by his team.
with Brfckiey in tho lineup, the game
promised 10 be thriller. II promised to
be one Of the greatest battles in foot ball
history. But with Brickley hors du COM
hat, only a few OF the staunchost Har-
ward supporters feel that the Crimson
will triumph over the Maize and Blue.
Tho Harvard team was built around
Briekiey. The great fuliback was the
main cog in the Harvard machine. With
that cog removed tho machine seems
minus it's power and its tremendous drive.
To Brickley more than anyone else Is
due the credit for Harvsrd's great show
ing during the last three years. Br1ckley's
boot beat Yale and Princeton last year.
and II was figured that BrickieYs boot
might repeat against Michigan.
The Harvard team during the last three
seasons has not been drilled 20 make
touohdowns against IT, strongest foes. 1t
hasn't been drilled to smash through the
enemy's lines and smash ana smash
again until II has carried the bail over the
line. Its main drilling has been 20 get
the ball 70 within twenty or thirty yards
Of the rival line ana to leave the rest to
BrickIey and his boot.
BrickIey Does Heavy Work.
Rarely has the Harvard team at
tempted TO carry the ball over the line
OF lie powerful foes since Brickley Joined
the squad. Coach Haughton probably
figured there wasn't any use in taking a
chance on having his men battered In n
fierce fight in the shadows OF the goal
posts when he had Brickleys toe 10 lead
Harvard TO an easier and less dangerous
way TO victory.
Brckley's absence from the Harvard
lineup leaves Harvard without n real
drop-kicher. Mahan has some skill IN
that line. SO has Hardwick But neither
has more than ordinary.
Haughton now Is face 90 face with !
the task Of drilling the Harvard team
into becoming a touch down machine
He realizes that he must scnooI 81 not
only 20 carry the ball TO the twenty or
thirty yard lire. but then carry n over
the line. He has no Brickley now 20
forestsll a bitter battle within the ten
yard line. The task that he faces in
the limited time that he has IL a huge
one.
Haushton may succeed. Harvard may
give Michigan q beating when they meet
next Saturday, This is the year when
all the dope" IL being upset But II
Harvard wins II win be e surprise-and
> big one. because Harvard win be pltted
against a powerful eleven.
Must Respect Michigan.
The Michigan team OF 1914 is n team
that it's every foe must respect and fear.
IL isn't cIuttered up with ail-star men. II
isn't given to Individual playing. but the
team is perfect In its machine work. II
u fast and II surely can fight II is
equally powerful on defense and offense.
Yost has sohooled his men as he never
schooied a team. The greatest ambition
IN his life has been to beat Harvard. The
opportunity lies before him-and he means
20 GRASP It. He Is drilling his men 10 use
an alternating attack 90 Harvard-a mix
ture OF old foot bali with the new. And
Yost. too, has taught his men some tricks
that only the wonderful brain Of Yost can
figure out-trieks intended 20 amaze the
spectators and sweep Harvard off It's
feet
It's too bad for the sake OF the game
that Brickicy won't bs able TO play. A
wonderful and thrilling Eridiron contest
was in prospect with both teams sending
their FULL strength into battle-a battle
that would not permit alihis. such us
are likely 20 come from Harvard--and
with justification--if Harvard is beaten.