South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-28
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Sport Fans KeenIy Interested
in Harvard Oregon Game
New Years Day.


OF 1920 is still some nine months
away the prospects Of record
gridiron session during the coming
year are clearly indicated by the
playing Of the Harvard oregon
game at Pasadena, Calf. on New
Years day as part of the Rose Car
nivaI. In many respects this con
test is the most unusual ever staged
and the breaking down OF genera
tiOn-old football traditions bears
out the fact, demonstrated in the
latest schedules, that the sport will
reach a pinnacle next season never
approached in the past
Sport Advances.
While there have been numerous
intersectionaI football games in other
years and the playing of eastern
elevens on the Pacific coast is rot
unprecedented, the appearance OF a
team from one Of the oldest and
most famous Of Americas univer-
sites IN this role is a decided ad-
vance and recognition of the ever
incre asing scope OF the autumn
sport No championship is at stake
and the claim is not made that the
two elevens1 are the best in their re-
spective sections. They were. how
ever, ranked high at the close Of
their seasons and can be accepted
as fully representative elevens of the
Atlantic and Pacific coast type OF
play
Oregon won five out OF six gam IS
played during the 1919 schedule and
was scored upon in three others.
Harvard took part in nine games,
won eight and was tied by Prince
ton in the other contest The totai
scoring against the Crimson consist
ed Of two field goals, and one touch
down made in the Yale and Prince
ton games There is no way in
which to obtain a line upon the re-
spective strength OF Oregon and
Harvard, even through the unsatis,
factory method OF comparative
scores tor the institutions arc so
widely separated that a mutual OPP
ponent was out Of the question.
West Has Advantage.
In the few Atlantic VS.. Pacific
coast intercollegiate football games
played TO date the advantage rests
with the Pacific institution eleyens.
In 1915 Washington defeated Brown
/ 4 10 O.. The following year Oregon
defeated Pennsylvania by a similar
score During 1916 Syracuse made
"A tour Of the Ear west, defeating Oc-
cidental college 80 to 0 and Oregon
Aggies rs to 0. Previous TO reach
ing the coast, Montana had tied the
Syracuse combination in "A TO 8
game In 1917 and 1919 Syracuse
played Nebraska winning the first
game 10 TO and losing the second
3 TO 0. These games constitute a
majority OF the contests involving
far western trips by eastern colleges.
While Harvard has never made such
an extended trip an international
game is not an innovation for the
crimson, for Harvard and Michigan,
TO cite only one case, have met in
four games. In 1881 the Wolverines
were defeated 4 TO o; in 1888, 3 to o;
in 1885, 4 10 0, and in 1914 Harvard
completed its quartet Of victories by
winning Z 10 o.
Easy Schedule.
Harvard had an easy schedule
this year and until the Princeton
game on Nov. did not have TO eX-
tend itself. Crimson teams are de-
veloped physically through a season
with the idea solely Of having them
in condition 10 play their best
against their old rivals of Yale. All
other games are taken lin stride"
A result of this. combined with an
team is expected 10 be able to pick
up again for the post-season con-
test much easier than teams which
have been trained for several special
games in a season of hard play.
"Poock" Donovan, trainer OF Grim
son teams for many years, said be
fore he left with the eleven for the
coast: My boys ought TO be in
top form by New Years. I don't
think they have been at their high
est vet this year. I'll bring them
along. I'm sure, and well make Cali
fornia's milder climate help, instead
of retard US"
The eastern team Will outweigh
Oregon on the line, but will have a
lighter backfield.. Harvard's line
advantage in poundage will b con-
sidera BILE. probably 100 pounds from
end TO end. or an average of about
IA pounds 70 "A man. In the back
field Harvard's shortcoming in
weight is represented by the differ
ence between the 1855 pounds of
Casey. its slight star, and the rs
pounds OF Brandenburg. his Oregon
opponent
Eastern Game Varied.
The eastern college game this
year was a varied one. II included
something of the old-time line buck
ing attack. some Of the more ad-
vanced tactics OF forward and lat /
eral passing. and a freer use of the !
punt and kick. both for the strategy
which looks 20 ultimate advantage /
and the more direct scoring action /
OF the field goal. The Harvard team
as developed by Coach Robert T. /
Fisher while not the best OF the /
eastern colleges in any Of these sew
eraI phases OF the game. com bined 1
an Of them to round out a method
OF play.
This gained for the eleven an |
eastern reputation as an alert and