Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-20
HARVARD HEAVY FAVOR|TE
IN TODAY's GRID CLASSIC
Indications Are Crimson Eleven
Will Tramplc Blue, of Yale, in
Dust-Eiis Mako Changes.
by Associated Press. ]

10y hSSOCiateu HTcS5.
NEW YORK. Nov. 1s.-The Har-
ward Yale game. the last of the great
Eastern intcrvarsity football classics.
rows Eridiron schedule. Regardless
OF the two defeats which mar tho
Ellis record and the great tie game
Tyils,srSd , between n, Harvard and
tie of the Crimson and Blue trans
ccnds that conferred in any OF the
other games which go TO make up
Saturdays football card.
Harvard will enter The contest in
the Yale howl AN overwhelming IA
Norite against the home eleven. hut
the probable playing form OF the TWO
quoted This one-sided favori,ism is
based. 10 a great extent. upon the
unexpectedly weak showing OF Yale
against Princeton last Saturday. \
careful analysis OF that game would
appear to indicate that iapses OF the
Ellis were more mental than physi-
cal and II such conclusions are ar
rived at after 4 diagnosis OF the de-
Yale play is not only possible but
probable.
Man. for man, the Blue line and
eleven. Yale football materials this
season compares favorably with that
81 The Crimson; 1t will be in the
'ii'SS' VI toaGnlnE ana inGlNlil1l
play that the Cambridge eleven mag
be expected to excel IL such is to
he the case. The Yale ends and
tackle were easily decoyed or forced
ton offensc week ago. but with the
lesson learned it is not likely that
similar tactical errors will be shown
against Harvard.
Yale Team Strengthened.
Yale teams OF past years. defeated
~,
ing football against Harvard, hold
ing the Crimson to a tic, or falling
before the Crimson PUSHES by a small
struggle. Many close followers Of
football are looking forward to a
somewhat similar stand tomorrow, as
the entire Yale student and alumni
of faith In the Eli eleven and the
resultant do-or-die spirit OF the team
should go far 10 make up for tho
,ecnn'cai errors in the play. 1t APP
enicr the contest stronger in several
positions than was the case in the
Princeton game. II these proposed
eleventh hour changes are made and
tho Blue combination develops an
alert. hghttnE spirit. n real Yale
harvard football battle may be ex-
That Yale will win. even under
these circumstances, is not the pop
ular impression. but the last light
OF the Blue is. expected to lift the
game 10 the. plane which has made
mails; As a team. Harvard is likely to
sNnihii far more polished combi-
, nih'!2n. = majority Of individuals
r! a,gs a more finished position
ball and repertoire of plays. Harvard
!. expected TO outclass the Blue as
h hnHo ne r., Crimson coaching stan will
unique scoring plays. which may
nave been reserved for such an oc-
caSion Against this fnesse Yale can
"hrr SO FAR as Is known. little ex-
strength and eu f@''"S w Spstis 'f ,hs
combination will lift the ELS 10 the
football level OF the Harvard eleven.
ohiy the actual play can decide.
Army and SnNy Idle
Neither the Army nor Navy will
play tomorrow rescryinp ,hnir
strength for their annual Conflict a
week hence :"
The leading games of the East.
with the scores of the 1919 matches
Where the same colleges met, fol-
!, i HARVARD at Yale, 1914; Pennsy,va
not meet; Dartmouth and Brown. ar
Boston. 81: Colgate a. Svr, 49,, a.
40 Williams at Amherst. 10.
N Wvssiryan al BowdoIn, did not meet T:
ncgic Tech. coo: Swar,hmorc =,
iavcrford, ito: Muhlen6crE a. Ford :.
nan did not meet: Western Marv
s =, ,t z, Johns Hopkins. $50 Lehigh
ANA. 90; Washington College y.
pennsylvania Military College. a oS
Ssw York University al stevens
liz i.n ,iiamiiion a; Union. Go: Catho.
IL University at Eillanova l3or.