The New York herald., 1921-11-03
HARVARD TRIES
ALL ITS OLD PLAYS
Also Battles Against Scrubs
Who Use Princeton Style
Of Running Game.

Special Despatch 20 THE NEW York HERALD
CAMBRIpGE, Mass, Nov. 2.-From
early afternoon until dark to-day the
entire staff of Harvard football coaches
worked with the varsity players. who
will meet the Tigers at Princeton on
Saturday. The workout was the last for
the Crimson before the game. as the
squad will go to New York tomorrow
afternoon and to Trenton on Friday.
where they will spend only an hour or
so learning the wind currents in the
Palmer Stadium.
There was no scrimmage, although
there might have been short one
had the field been hard and dry. AS
1t was. the work was hard on an un-
certain field, but doctors and coaches
watched every man carefully and there
was great relief when the days work
was finished without any sort Of casu-
atty. The Harvard plays. old and new,
were carefully rehearsed and there was
another long session against the scrubs,
who again worked all they know about
the Princeton style of running game.
Later the substitutes and varsity
drilled on kicking. This practice was
witnessed by hundreds Of undergradu-
ates who came down to the Stadium field
with their band and made tremendous
racket. While Harvard is rated on the
short end OF 10 to S betting here, the
students have great confidence that their
eleven will find itself at Princeton. The
coaches also expect that the team will
be Infinitely better than In any pre-
ceding game.
May BE the Lineup.
The varsity worked out again to-day
as 1t has been lined up all the week,
and while Fisher has not yet announced
his official lineup. the combination
seems likely to start as follows. with
Macomber, left end; Kane. left tackle;
Brown, left guard; Clark. centre; Hub
bard, right guard; Tierney, right guard;
Crocker, right end; Buell., quarterback;
Owen. left halfback; Gratwick. right
halfback, and Fits, fullback.
In the last part of the practice
Charley Tierney was at centre and
Ladd was at right guard. Tiernsy. who
has not played for two weeks because
of an injured nose, has been keeping
up his passing both for plays and kicks
He worked very smoothly this after
noon with Buell.. AS a defensive centre
Clark, but it is unlikely he will start
the game In the middle of the line
Clark is a good passer and Is fast down
the field on kicks and Harvard Is very
sure to make the most Of Fitts's punt
ing abilities.
Pitts's Long Kicks.
This afternoon Fits made several
kicks Of more than sixty yards and
booted the ball so high that the entire
team could get down under the ball.
Ladd. 1856 pound tackle but who is
new at football. worked at tackle on the
right wing. while Tierney was at GEN.
ire. Ladd Is one of the new men ex-
pected to be a big asset by the time
of the Yale game. Fits is In shape
apparently. but Chaplin was worked
again to-day in the varsity backfield
combination. He Is not quite in shape
but another two days will make lot
of differsnce with him. Jewett John
son was walking about to-day without
crutches. but did not get into playing
clothes
Head Coach Bob Fisher Of the Har-
ward football team in a statement to-
night to the Harvard Crimson said
The Harvard team. inspired by the
local backing Of the undergraduates af-
ter their defeat last Saturday, has made
excellent progress during the last few
days of practice. and each man realizes
that q victory over Princeton will come
only If the team plays better and more
aggressive football than they have played
so far this season. / have every con.
f!dence that each individual will per-
form against Princeton in q way thai
will be gratifying to all Harvard men,