New Britain herald., 1916-11-27
A GREAT CURTAIN
 FOR YALE SEASON
Defeat Of Harvard Brings Back Lost Prestige Casey Breaks Nose

fished football eleven at the bowl on Saturday was striking evidence that the new coaching system at New Ha- ! ven has accomplished wonders in one short season. This Eli team was able to think for itself without constant Suggestions from the side lines. Thrown upon their own initiative, the Yale players worked out their own salvation. Yale made but one substi- tuition during the whole game, and then Moselcy retired because of an injury, not because the coaches on the side lines thought it necessary to send in a new man with whispered ln- formation Although Yale played more vieious1g game and underwent grueling 2 punishment, every player stood Hp under the physical test far better than the men ofEHarvard.
 Football games cannot always be played as planned ig1attne coaches lroom; for circumstances arise during a hard contest which call for in1me- Giato thinking and prompt < action. Yale had been coached to do it's think sng' on the fiele of play and not be- fore the game. That was why, when the breaks of the game came, the Blue players measured up to their ftask. Too much praise cannot be Egiven to the substitute Yale quarter back, Chester La Roche, who was sent Unto the Princeton game at a mo- fment's notice when the regular quar- tier, Toad Smith, was taken i'll.
 Against Harvard La Roche showed the same cool conduct under fire that he did against Princeton, and proved a # valuable asset to the eleven. He Hn1~Ixa a1 iY, hal wi tain Black, who was the most elert E figure that has led q Yale team in many a day. The men knew just what to do at all times, and their Judgment was never faulty. The Yale eleven took big chances, and de- pended Ion the ability of4thet players for the outcome
 YalesWer Drilled in EIemealts.
 Yale had been taught the rudimen- tary requirements well. The men fol- lowed the ball closely, tackled hard, and played low in the line. While it was no remarkable football team, it was faster thinking, more aggres- siye and a stronger team physically than Harvard. ,
 There was more Individual bril- l liancy in the Yale playing than | smooth team work. Near Harvard's goal line Yale depended on hard line ! plunging. and in this one feature of ] attack showed far more strength than 1 the Crimson There was a punch to 1 the line. smashes ofs-Neville and Le- ! gore, and in spite of the brilliant stand 1 which the Crimson line made when 1 touchdown threatened, it was not ] stiff enough to withstand the Yale at ! tack. Harvard has been criticised for not playing lower in the line when making the valiant stand on her own goal line. It is true that the for wards did not play as low as Yale's and this gave the Blue an advantage which showed when the two lines crashed together.
 Harvard had just as many decep- tive plays in her repertoire as any of Haughton's teams have had, but a trick play and fake formation can work just so many times and no more. Against a quick-thinking eleven like Yale's on Saturday the concealed ball attack of Harvard was promptly diag- nosed and the play broken up. Try. as they would, Haryards men this time were unable to hide the ball from Yale's view. The hidden ball tactics looked foolish when there was a Yale tackler at hand to grab the player who was trying to sneak away with the pikskin. Yale's attack was on the jump, and the men were through in time to see who had the ball.
 One play of Harvard's which in the past had been successful failed ut terly That was the end-around-end E play Each time that Harvard tried 1t the end carrying the ball was thrown for loss.
 Blue Line a Real Bu1wark.
 In Yale's defense, the work of the ends, Cornerford and Church, stood out prominently. The Yale line clear ly outplayed the big Harvard for- wards, who had been counted upon to he the stronger combination. The Yale advance men charged hard and low and nearly every time got the jump on Harvard.
 It was a rejuvenated Yale eleven and it's ability and spirit form a high tribufe-to Jones' system. There was neverE any hesitancy about what Yale was going to do, while the Harvard players frequently consulted each oth- CT on plays before their execution.
 It was fighting spirit, gameness and individual brilliancy that wrecked the Haughton machine after so many years of success. The day of the trick plays as executed by Harvard has passed. Hartard was weak at quarterback, and the Crimson's pet deceptive plays were, not run off with slaoothness shown when Watson worked back of center last season. The Yale eleven marked the great elevehs of former days at New Ha- ven.
 There was a big gathering of old- time football in en at New Haven on Gn&I a rair d Aha,r nl1 inin