The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-06
HARVARD FACES
SPEEDY TIGERS
r~.-
Chances Even in Twenty
} third Meeting of Old
Rivals.
CORNELL is POWERFUL
VIII Present Strong Front
Against Dartmouth at
Polo Grounds.
CORNELL is POWERFUL
~ DANIEL.

~ DANIEL.
This afternoon, with the playing Of
tho first of the seasons classic con-
tsets--the twenty-third meeting Of
Harvard and Princeton. at Cam
bridge--the football campaign will
head into the homestretch. Next Sat-
urday will see Yale at Princeton.
while on the following Saturday Har-
ward will tackle the Ellis in the huge
nowi at New Haven. The Army
Navy clash at the Polo Grounds on
November ~ viii complete the classic
cycle.
The Harvard Princeton game is not
the only major affair for this after
noon. The Cornell Dartmouth battle
at the Polo Grounds, the Yale Brown
game at New Haven, the Pi.tsburg-
Pennsylvania setto at Philadelphia,
ths Penn State-Nebraska test at State
College--all will be OF extraordinary
interest From technical side they
may Guido the game at Cambridge.
But when It comes to popular interest
the Crimson and the Orange and
Black will hold the centre of the stage.
From Boston como reports that
Harvard is giving odds at to I. Re-
suits in the stadium may justify that
sort of thing. but this morning we
cannot see any ground for the belief
that the Crimson will enter the game
with any better chance than the sons
Of Old Nassau.
Harvard has q lot of power, but SO
has Princeton. And when II comes to
strategy and the finer methods Of win
ming a game we believe that the Tigers
hold a slight edge.
Tigers strong ne Quarter.
A man for man comparison OF the
show an advantage In favor Of the Grim
SON at one or two points on the line.
Eft that would be only conjecture.
There is only one position at which we
can say with certainty that one team or
the other looks stronger. and that Ii at
quarterback. There Princeton has the
edge. Il not more than the edge.
Harvard has been having considera-
BILE trouble at quarter. with Fitzpatrick.
Puell and johnson as the three candi-
dates. Fitzgerald will start the game
end may go right through Il. Prince
ton will start with Lourie and no doubt
win call on Murrey before the game Is
over. Lourie and Murrcy, we hold. both
are stronger than Observation-Disclosures
both In handling the ball and hapdling
their teams. Lourie Ia a first class Asrat-
egist and Murrey runs him close
second.
In Lourie and Murrey the Tigers have
- n pair of great runners. either Of whom
n likely to get away for a score. It will
BE- remembered that Murrey was the lad
who ran seventy-seven yards for a
touchdown against the Navy and that
Lourie was the man who skipped over
g. - 4 n
first score. Lourie looks like even n bet
ter quarterback than Strubing. who did
SO well last season.
Harvard Stronger Rushing.
We expect Harvard TO prove the
stronger team In rushing the ball, but
Princeton very likely win be the more
expert with open football The Tigers
IRE likely TO work their forward passes
more frequently and more expertly than
their rivals. Both sides will hold back a
lot. but Harvard will have to hold back
more than Princeton.
In the running attack and the devel-
opment OF the triple threat Princeton
should be the stronger II has a great
set Of runners but do not forget that 1t
has at least one smashing back who
can do little running. too He is Gar
rfty. We have not heard anything of
son. Reports from the Tigers lair have
ignored him. But We will not be sur
prfsed IL he figures In the battle, and
figures In II In letters large and bold
Wittmer also has been ignored. He may
be saved for Yale. and then he may not
The Big Three hasn't a better defensive
back than Wittmer. nor a better throw
er Of the forward pass. And Lourie Is
no SLOUGH In that feature.
We look for Harvard 20 hoid tho
Tigers even at the ends, but to excel
Princeton at the guards. In Tolbert
and Woods the Crimson will have a pair
OF staiwars who will make a lot OF
trouble for Princeton. Tho Tiger guards
have been giving Bill Roper trouble all
season. However. nj the tackles we
favor Princeton slightly. In Keck Il has
an All-American and IN Hooper and
Halsey II has another pair of tackles
who are likely TO do more than their
share
~ Trouble at Centre.
Aecentre both sides may have trouble
Mike Callahan has been something of
an In and outer. but we hear that In re-
cent work he has shown tremendous i'm
provoment Havemeyer has not boon
doing any too well for the Crimson and
n no starts badly we look for Arnold
Horween to move from the back field TO
tho pivot.
II all depends on the way the game
goes. II the Cambridge outfit can gain
with a running attack and does not
need Horween's piunging. yet develops
trouble at centre. the captain will move
between the guards.
Princeton's punting will be done by
Scheerer. white Horween Is TO do the
kicking for his team Scheerer In the
better kicker. However, II Horween Is
moved 20 centre we may look for Fits
TO come In at fuiiback and do the kick
Ing. Fits IL a former Tuftsman who
has been out with injuries nearly all
season. He r. q remarkable punter.
The eievsns will be very evenly
rnatched and II ought TO be great fight.
3 Last year Harvard went into the con-
test the favorite. Princeton had been
staggered by West Virginia. % to 0.
and looked decidedly weak. But Il
made great comeback against Bob
FISHERS pupils and held them 10 tie
at 10 90 10. Rather. Harvard held
Princeton 20 n tie. with Eddie Casey
doing tho bulk Of the work for the Cam.
bridge eleven.
Both Are Undefeated.
This year Princeton IL going into rs
big tests In far better condition. II has
net been defeated--has won five games
.~d allowed only one touchdowr---thai