Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-19

on Snively's long pass to Gilroy in the
closing minutes Of play.
Yale ran rough shod over Brown early
in the season but when the Providence
eleven went to Cambridge last Saturday.
four times as strong as when it met Yale.
according to a statement of the Brown
coard, the Harvard second string team
managed to defeat the BroWnians in
last minute rally 8 to 7 After a two
weeks rest from the Princeton struggle
Harvard's regulars, with few excep-
lions are likely to be in perfect physical
condition to withhold nothing in the way
if perfect plays as was necessarily the
case in the Princeton battle.
It is generally conceded that the Blue
has the stronger group of first and sec-
ond string players. To offset this SUI
periority Harvard has a more polished
football machine with an attack more de-
ce2tive than any thing the Els have fac
ed this fall. Princeton's forward passing
puzzled Yale frequently in last weeks
game and the throws were far from being
masked to the extent that were those u.s.
ed by Harvard against Princeton.
The game will be played upon wet
field and this is expected to initiate to
some extent against Yale's running and
rushing attack. The footing will be none
too firm for O'Hearn's broken field
s3rints Jordan and Aldrich will find
fast footwcrk more hazardous than (.
Princeton. The extent to which the Blue
depends upon this form of offense
shown by comparison Of the gains mad
by both Yale and Harvard. The Ellis
made 1870 yards by rushing while the
Crimson gained but 135: In f3rward
passing the tables were reversed, TO
Harvard made 112 yards TO Yale's 40. L
spunting the average distance of Ii
was So yards by each team
Individually the Yale players are
more rugged combination, possessin .
greater physical power and stamina, Sew
eral of the Cambridge stars are known as
Hbrittle' players and are likely to be fore
ed out CT the game before the sixty min
utes to play expires especially if the
contest develops into close gruelling
battle.
Unless the Blue has prepared and held
in reserve for this particular game a.
strong forward passing offense, the out
come Of the battle appears to hinge up
On Yale's ability to win with sheer pow
er applied through moderately strong
offensive and defensive football Har-
wards advantage if any, should come
through forward passing. kicking, decep-
tive attack and the smoothness of opera
tion for which Cambridge elevens ahve
been noted in recent years.
In the other more important games Of
tomorrow Syracuse is thought to have a
slight advantage over Dartmouth, due to
stronger line and a mo1e diversified at
tack; Lafayette appears to have greater
all around strength than Lehigh, and
Brown and Colgate should prove evenly
matched. Several 4 Of the teams which
have contests scheduled for Thanksgiving
Day or the Saturday following will not
play tomorrow These include Cornell.
Pennsylvania, Army, Navy, Pittsburgh
Columbia and Penn State
The leading games of the day, witt
the scores for 1920, where the same in
situations met last year. follows:
Games
Yale at Harvard, 0 to 8.
Colgate at Brown, 0 to IA.
Lafayette at Lehigh, 81 to Z.
Syracuse versus Dartmouth at New
| York, 10 to 0.
Williams at Wesleyan, so to IA.
West Virginia at Rutgers, II to 0.
| Georgetown at Boston College, to 80
| Haverford at Swarthmore, 6 to IS.
Tufts at Mass Aggie, 0 to 81.
! Trinity Ct North Carolina at New Yorl
University 20 to 81.
Fordham at Springfield did not meet.