The New York herald., 1922-11-23

mciuOldplt Triumph VI 1J1o-Ciooo n
iicted the Harvard triumph over va
the Bulldogs were favored quite gene
and the Tigers had scored over the
IN the league of football prophets.
Robinson is well qualified to pass
on the relative merits of the Yale and
Harvard elevens. His team played
both, losing to Yale by 20 to o and
beating the Crimson by to 0. The
Blue defeated Brown through three
long runs by Flash Neidlinger and
the wretched tackling in the open by
the Bears. Yale did not excel the
Providence eleven by anything like
the margin shown by the score. In
the battle with Harvard. Browns at
tack still lacked a punch, but It's de-
Tense was right up to the mark and
it managed TO win through field
goal.
81 think that Yale is touchdown
stronger than Harvard" said Robin
son yesterday. II believe that the Ellis
will cross Harvards goal line and also
score with a field goal. But do not
think that the Crimson can go through
Yale for a touchdown. Harvard very
likely will get close enough to get
three points with a drop kick. But
that's all 1t is likely to score-and the
count at the finish ought to be 10 to s.
81 YnIe's Great Center Trio.
4 Against Brown neither Yale nor
Harvard showed consistent or power
full attack. There was no real continu-
ity on offense. However. Yale has big
advantage in its fine center trio. in
which Cross Is the outstanding figure
He Is the most improved player on the
ELI line. 1 believe that the Harvard
tackles are stronger than Yale's. At
least, so they looked in the games with
Brown. also have a strong impress
sion that the Harvard ends are faster
down the field.
'Jn comparing the ends" Robinson
continued. II would add that the Grim
sons wing men have a shade on de-
fense. They drive In hard and are not
easily put out or pushed into the back
field. The material at the command OF
both Tad Jones and Bob Fisher Is re-
markaAle.
"I think that Yale holds a big a0van-
tage In that II has three and probably
four auarterbacks of first rank in Neid-
linger. O'Hearn. Beckett and Kelley. In
cidentally, look out for Kelley. I hear
that he is a corker and may be sprung
as a surprise He has not figured much
- g. o,,I to
possible that he is being held under
cover Jones may be preparing Kelley
Just for the edification Of Harvard.
You viii recollect that until the last
few minutes of the 1920 HarvardYale
game Malcolm Aldrich was unheard of.
Then Jones rushed him into the SCRAP
and he proved brilliant star. for whom
great future was predicted for 1921.
He came through Certainly II would be
interesting IL Kelley were sent in there
and emulated Aldrich. That's merely
hunch.
Against the four quarterbacks at the
disposal of the Yale coach Harvard has
only two--Buell and Spalding. Pfaff-
man may figure. but doubt It."
Lines About Equal.
Robinson then shifted from discus
sion OF the backfields to the line. IA
summary of the good points OF the two
lines leads me to believe that they are
about equal" Ed declared. 1T may be
that the Crimson forwards are just wee
bit faster In charging and just little
more rugged on the defense. However,
granted that the Crimson has some
thing on Yale In the line. I must reverse
that Judgment in so far as the backs
are concerned
"In the backfieid there Is no doubt
IN my mind that Yale has the edge. The
Blue will have to open UP on Saturday
more than u did against Princeton IL II
Is to live up 10 my prediction. But I
have every reason 10 believe that II
will open up and flash a lot OF stuff
II has not shown 70 date
Robinson then made a change OF base
from the cold angle OF football-echniaue
70 the side of psychology. You must
not forget the psychological factor In
that game" he said. 1T favors Yale.
Ii will be playing on It's home field IL
will battle with it's back to the wall
and II will not be denied. Yale's morale
Is stronger-and It's force will prove
stronger by one touchdown"
Well said. Robinson OF Brown--snd
there are many who agree with you.
n IL ever hopes TO beat Harvard at all.
In so far as the setback at Princeton
is concerned. do not forget that Yale
was stopped only one yard from touch
down and tossed away a strong chance