The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-23
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New Haven, Nov. 23.-Yale has
it within her to beat Harvard in the
annual football game which will be
played in the Yale bowl Saturday.
The writer expects the Ellis to win.
Modern football is rife with
chances and there is always the
chance that an eleven elected for
defeat may confuse the best opin-
ions based on preliminary form and
turn in a we'll wen victory. Prince
ton did precisely that against Chi
cage. Harvard may do likewise.
But the football critic may judge
solely upon the merits of what lie
has observed. Facts thus adduced
show that the Yale team this year
is an outfit capable of rising to
heights that would align it with the
finer Yale teams of the past 20
years. It did not attain these
heights last Saturday at Princeton
but the signs were unmistakable
Standing On Yale's practice field
with the face Of Westrock and the
adjoining countryside bathed In
that red glow OF an autumn sunset
which Yale football players have
known SO well, one signal fact was
made clear; Yale morale is keen
and highly pitched. The team &C
cepted its defeat by Princeton and
accords the Tigers the highest NEED
Of praise. but not man feels thai
this beating proves anything thai
! would tend to destroy faith in the
potential strength Of the team. In.
deed there is an impression thai
the defeat in the Palmer Stadium
was the lash that was needed tt
bring this band Of stalwart. clear
eyed Young Yale athletes to the
proper competitive pitch.
! Against Harvard the Ellis will BIZ
able to pit their full strength. Thai
is, they will have Mallory, Wright
i Neidlinger and Jordan in the back
field, Human, Beaver and Lunar
/ first string ends; Diller and Millel
at the tackles; Cruikshank ani
Cross at the guards. and Lovejo,
at center. O'Hearn, Scott, Beckett
and Neale are fit and ready fol
backfield replacement duty, an,
there is plenty Of qualified materia
for all line positions.
Harvard's defense will be stron,
and discerning, but it would seen
as though Yale has the weapon
wherewith to force penetration O
the Harvard wall. On the contrary
unless the Crimson has improve,
greatly it would seem as thougl
the Harvard defensive game is no
sufficiently coordinated to max
dangerous gains through the Yal
line or around the ends. so
Small doubt that the Crimson
will make strong efforts to brea
Yale's defensive triangles, whic
include tackles, ends and win
backs On either side, but Will
sweeps and aerial heaves probabl
4 will gain here they are not, as ha
been said above, likely to be dan
gerous gains.
Harvard to date has not given
single hint Of great possibilities 10
deep inroads into enemy territor,
She may have that power and
may show against Yale. II SO,
Will be surprising and will be
great tribute not only to last ditto
ability Of the coaches, but to tn
spirit Of the players.
Yale on the other hand has d.
veioped a real punch. of varie
sorts She took it with her To tt
Princeton game but did not kno
how to employ her new possessio
to the best advantage. II there
anything tn Yale football at all
and every one knows there is-the
the Ell coaches and players ha,
profitad by the lessons learned
the Princeton game.
In all that has been said. Il
writer is assuming that Wight ,
O'Hearn will punt for Yale and tn
either one or the other will be alb
to last the game. A lot will deper
on the punting. Fur Gehrke
Harvard is q fine booter of the bs
and Yale must match him In ord
that the superiority in other d
partments which she seems to NO
sess may be fully utilized. Dow
field Yale should be at least Ha
wards equal, perhaps her superie
From tackle to tackle the Bl
should hold an edge while in Nei
finger, Mallory and Jordan the Bl
has q trio likely to upset a footb,
1 game at any time. For Harva
Owen alone stands iout- Buell.,
semi-cripcle, will probably not
very useful in carrying the ball.
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