The New York herald., 1921-11-04
HARVARD HUSKIES
TROOP INTO TOWN
Crimson Football Players Stop
Over Night on Way to
Trenton.
FISHER SURE OF VICTORY
So Is Mahan-Gherke and
Rouillard Are Out for
the Season.
BY DANIEL.

BY DANIEL.
SO then, is the Harvards, eh? Looks
like q strong club to me. What do them
fellers do for living-handle freight"
1t was Signlund Klein who was speak
ing--Sigmund, of Klein & Klein Of Doyle
burg--buyer OF mems shirts, y'under-
stand, and Sig for short was giving
things the onLe over in the lobby OF the
Pennsylvania at 8 o'clock last night.
The Harvard football squad. forty play
ers and any number of coaches, man
ayers, doctors and just merry villagers.
lad trooped IN on it's way to the battle
with Princeton at Nassau tomorrow.
They certainly looked like husky
1ot--those men who are 10 carry the
standard Of the Crimson against the
Tiger. They seemed to be bigger than
the average Harvard team OF other
years, and Dick Higgins, the undergrad
uate manager, explained that Bob
Fisher expected to have a rush line av-
eraging 1870 pounds In Tomorrow shin
dig No wonder sig thought that the
boys had been developed handling
freight. A few Of the line men had the
general contour Of a box car.
NO soner had tho players located
themselves than they hit for the lobby,
where Fisher met them and took them
out TO see the electric lights OF good
o.d Broadway. But the walk--brisk and
not very long--soon led away from the
lights and the crowds. and then back
10 the Pennsylvania, where Fisher
sounded taps early.
on to Trenton To-day.
This morning the squad will so to
Trenton and this afternoon 1t will shoot
over to the Palmer Stadium to get the
gauge OF the air currents. We do not
remember that a Harvard team ever be-
forc had 4 Friday practice session at
Princeton After the workout the boys
viii return to Trenton--another inno-
,Vation--and stay there until noon to-
morrow.
The reception in the Pennsylvania on
the arrival Of the squad was nothing
like that which used to greet Harvard
Jeans OF other days In the old Murray
Hill. There was no graduate reception
committee. just a few friends OF play
crs were there waiting Tor them. Nary
B. Harvard cheer resounded through the
big concourse. The only committee
which greeted the Crimson players was
composed OF sig and his friend. Marcus
1<linker OF salt Lake City---and Marcus,
believe It or not thought that Harvard
was the brand name of klassy Aollege
ilothes.
The reception was not so much. but
thc young men were full of pepper and
confidence and certainty that Princeton,
altar two years OF ties, was to be de-
Geated 1T last. Fisher was confident. and
10 was Eddie Mahan, his baciSf!eld
coacil. Eut both made IL clear that Har-
ward would have to play far better foot
ball than 1t did even against Penn
state to take the Tiger into camp.
Percy HaSghton. Dick Wiggleswortf,
1:abs FELTON,, Tomnie Woods, Dick Par
nenter cnd Trumbull were the other
coaches who came down with the bunch.
Dr. Nichols and Or. Richards and Major
Fred Moore also We're among those
present.
Uncertain as TO Lineup.
Fisher declared that no was not quite
sertain how his lineup would look when
IL went cut for the klckoff. II think
that Buell.. Fits, Owen and Gratwici;
Will start in the backf!eid, but there is
p chance that Gratwick will give way 20
,~oburn," said the head coach. "Tierney
is almost sure TO open the game. but !
10 not know whether he will be at centre
or at tackle"
No doubt Fisher wants 20 see the con-
iition of the 1ield before making his de-
risions. II the footing should be heavy
Harvard would want all the weight Il
am ge.--which would mean that Tier
ncy will be at centre IN place OF the
light Clark. This also would mean using
T.add at tacllie-and would bring The
rueh tine average up TO 100 pounds.
II would be Grew or Hubbard at one OF
the guards II the field Is heavy IL Is
certain 70 be Grew. vino has twenty-five
rounds on his rival.
Flsher was highly optimistic about
fhe game with Princeton II feel that
we have the greater number OF hardened
players, and that the derlorabfe mental
letup which had the team in It's grasp
in st Saturday has been cast away" the
coach said. "Wo have had very hard
schedule and our regulars have had a
Tot OF injuries AS result we have a
great many substitutes who have had q
lot Of experlence--more than in an
ordinary season. These second etring
lran are not up 10 the old standard. but
;hey will do. ! think that we have an
advantage in kicking. and that's very
important factor.
Two Backs Are Lost.
II regret greatly that we will not havo
the services OF Gherke and Rouillard.
two of our best backs. They might not
rave EI3TtCO Llb EEluCtNci GdAtAS, bdL
they probably would have been starters
agaInst Yale. Gherke broke jawbone
against Centre and Will join US to-mor-
row. Ho viii, be spectator for the
rest OF tho season. Eouiilard is here
on crutches-and he, too, will watch the
remaining two games from tho side
lines. We ought 10 win, but lt will take
more than tho men have shown thus far
20 turn the trick
Mahan said that the Harvard squad
he'd IL IN II TO beat Princeton. that IL
was purely n mental state which lost
fhe gsme with Centre. Harvard has
We goods. and think that II ought 10
heat Princeton, Eddie declared. Don't
figure tho Centre game in your calcu-
ianJns. The boys wanted TO win that
game by as little as possible. They
waited too long. saw Centre get touch
,lown, and then could not overhaul the
Kentuckians.
AZ that Harvard would have won "
n had not been for the offside by Field
Tfe got soak oil the beam lost his
head and committed an offsido on a
may In which offsde was ridiculous
on a forward pass. But he is a wiser
lad right now. The whole bunch ia
-rrich wiser. There will be no more
diilydallylng--no moro letting the other
fellow 60 the work. Imagine a team
which tied that great Penn State eleven
taking a beating from Centre. Ridicu-
ious"