The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-28
BOSTON COACH SAYS YALE
 INFERIOR ID HARVARD TEAM
Major Cavanaugh of Outfit That Defeated New Haven Eleven Declares Crimson Has Better Kickers
 and That Line Is Better

Coach Cavanaugh of Boston College gives the following comparison of the Yale and Harvard elevens:
 The blackest pail of darkest night enshrouds the Yale Bowl, and the chill winds of discOntent and doubt par. alyze the sensitive heart of old Eli.
 Sharpe, Brides and Gates, the big three. stand backed up against the senior fence. Watching with mingled feelings of cOnsternation, misgiving or disgust, they behold the grues, filter ing hither and yon, loaded to the teeth with chatter, innuendo and ill., timed antidotes for disaster.
 Come pounding now, perchanee, at the gate of New Haven the dyspep- tics, rheumatics and general chronics of the past, the old grid heroes of for gotten days. Scat 'em out. Sharpe, scat 'em. For, if the present day generals of experience are inpotentr surely there is no hope in the pen siOnees.
 The principal error of the coaches to date, and not serious, now that it has been discovered. was in failing to diagnose the predominating fault of the Yale line. This fault may be best summed up in the two words, snug assurance"
 The Yale team entered the contest with one overwhelming thought, to wit. to defeat Boston College by a bigger score than did Harvard two weeks ago. Apparently they failed to remember that the first score, even againsct an inferior team is often times very difficult Also they did not consider that B. c. was improving every day, and that when it played Harvard. it had only two men of any experience in the line. Such a line can improve very fast if the neCes- sary intelligence and determination be present
 A brief comparison of Harvard and Yale may prove interesting at this time, especially by one who has seen both teams in action against Boston College within two weeks. In the first place Yale started practice two weeks later than Harvard, a handi- cap which only time can overcome. As a result Harvard shows a better grounding in fundamentals, and more accurate ana immediate performance of assignments. These are of primary importance, but there is no logical reason why Yale should not overcome this lead very quickly.
 For field general, Harvard easily exceIs in Murray, who is cool, expe- rianced and has a fine conception of how football should be played La Roche has proven before that he can not control in the pincheG.
 If Kempton is as good o+ quarter as he s at half. YaIe's quarterback so- lu.ion will be perfect. and Murray S laureIs will demand perpetual care
 Tn the backfieId. Yale is superior, as regards material, by a wide mar gin. Harvard has but one Casey, whereas in Kenpton, Murphy and WeIIes. Eli offers three men of great versatility who have mastered the mysteries of change of race and di- rection to a remarkable degree. There is also Neville, easily the most con- sistent ground gafner in the 1916 liar vard-Yale contest, and Braden, who was altogether too severely criticised in the last game, is a foe to be counted.
 Of course, I do not underrate Church of Harvard, who is a very fine dependable back, nor Horween whose bunting. though not extraor- dinary for distance, is excellent in consistency and height.
 From tackle to tackle there is little to choose between Harvard and Yale Potentially, Yale is the stronger, witI Walker the best in either camp, pro- vided, of course, he can learn to Over- come one or two needless defects.
 At end the teams are on a par of fensively, with Harvard a slight fa- voTite when the opponent carries the ball. Yale has very properly shifted her ends to a closer position On the defence, but there is still a strong tendency, even from this closer post to play a waiting game.
 If any one thing is to be said o1 the Yale line on the mental side it i. that the inemen at present lack the necessary Individuality to perform offensive and defensive team play There are too many stories at New Haven to the effect that the line can not play up to standard wiLhou Callahan, and that the tackles art lost without kempton or Murphy. do not believe either yarn. There i a wealth of material, and aIthougl these three men are very valuable does not seem possible that the Bi! Blue would have to close shop with out any or all of them.
 If Harvard and Yale were to pla. today Earvard's slight line advantag would be counter balanced by Yale backffeld superiority. But the scale would tip finally in Harvard's favO by reason of her greater efficiency il the kicking game. With Horween' high. weII-pIaced kicks, an opponen has little chance to do more thai fair catch. whereas Yale's kickers ar not sure in direction, height or dis tance, and as yet the line has bee1 unable to master the trick of gettin down the field and holding tn distance.
 It has thus far in nearly all case been the good fortune of Yale to ge one or at most two men down, an they have succeeded very often b this scant margin in preventin serious run backs.
 Here IS Ya1e's greatest fault, an to correct 1t becomes her all import ant problem. When it is accomplish ed Yale will be ready, but onl then"