The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-11-22
Harvard'S Game Against Blue
Proves Princeton Best
Eleven in East.
By William, Abbott.

MALE, supreme in football before
the game was opened up, ends
another disastrous season, the
worst in the Bulldogs career. The
to 0 defeat by, Harvard was the first
time Yale had ever been beaten by
both the Crimson and Princeton in
consecutive years. II was a bitter
dose for the Els, but as night is
darkest just before dawn, Yale fig
ures this years showing will mark
the end OF the Blues slump.
looking ahead, Tad Jones will
again pilot the teams destinies.
There will be lots OF promising ma
terial The Bulldogs freshmen team
this season defeated both Harvard
and Princeton. and the coming OF
new material will be a big help 90
the veterans who have played through
losing games Mai Aldrlch will likely
be elected the 1921 captain. This
ieet-footed halfback was the lie Of
the New Haven backfeld until re-
ceivsng an injury in the Boston Col
lege game that kept him on the side
lines until the second hSlf Of the
Princeton battle. For the big games
| Yale's attack was to be built chiefly
around Aldrich, who runs, kicks and
| passes with unusual skill His al
| sence retarded the teams develop
ment so that it practically had no
offense worth mentioning 'againB,
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Yet Aldrich was only one OF many
Yale regulars who were hurt The
record list of injuries reveals the fact
that the Bulldog scrimmaged harder
this year than perhaps ever before,
Jones coming from Pacific Coast
shipyard to take charge at New
Haven, started out with a system OF
giving every one trying for the team
an even chance. Jones had heard all
about the dissension and favOrltisn
that wrecked last seasons eleven and
he was determined to play a brand
new deal.
with two and three candidates
fghtin9 for every position, there
quickly developed a battle royal tina
N the early stages looked good fol-
J ale admirers, but which later was e
be fatal to the teams chances agains
Princeton and Harvard One regular
after another went to the hospital FOL
repairs,
Boston College came TO the Bow
and not only beat the Bulldog bu
put out Of action Aldrich and Capt
Callahan. This was a costly setback
Callahan came back in several weeks
but not to his old position at centre
because his left arm supported by {
: ! steel brace, would not permit him e
, snap the ball back. In Aldrich's alb
! senCe frequent combinations had Il
) be tried in the backfield. These eX
periments were necessary right up 4
the Princeton game, when il was dis
p covered too late, that the early season
, driving methods had played havoc
=, with the teams development. Aga,ns
the Tigers the Blue seemed lctharg,
p and sick OF football,
The overworked Blue eleven re-
ceived a long rest after the Princeton
defeat and the result was very no
, tIceable against Harvard, In I'll
: third period, following a long run b
Q Kempton on the kick of the Bulldo
displayed fire and dash and soon tn
e Crimson stands began chanting "Hol
4 'om, Harvard" What looked like
= prouising Yale oefensa was nippe
d when Aldrich let q punt hit tn
{ ground and roll far into his own ter
> rltory. This break, followed in a fo'
g minutes by Kempton's dSpartur
y q ON tho game, dlshea rtened the BLU
!, Callahan's team fought dogEedly {
v the end ana found como soiAce !
Harvard's failure 10 register touch
l. down.
:, Yale improved nearly 50 per osn
= eYar its Fh0wtnE the w.eeh .previ9y
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