The Washington times., 1922-11-26
YALE UNABLE
TO GAIN MUCH
ON OLD STUFF
Roper Thinks ELI Players
Awoke Too Late Before Civ
ing Passes a Chance.
Continued from First Page.)

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HARVARD IS IMPROVED.
To me, Yale showed no improve
ment over the Princeton game and
Harvard did. The Blue machine
was a powerful combination, with
no smart player to direct it's ef.
torts. / don't want to recite it's
mistakes for it's easy for a neutral
coach to sit on the side lines and
pun game to pieces after its all
over. However, the tactics in the
first quarter did not seem to me
sound. for, with the strong. North
wind against them, the Yale eleven
consistently kicked. With each en-
change Of kicks the Blue lost from
ten to fifteen yards. 1t seemed to
me that good football would have
been to hold on to the ball as long
as possible and keep away from
that head wind.
Harvard did not show much i'm.
provement in it's running plays in
midfield. but It played smarter foot
ball than 1t did against the Prince
ton eleven. The Crimson men fol-
lowed the ball well. as shown by
Owens alertness in picking the
: loose ball which resulted in the
long and spectacular run that de-
cided the game. II he had fallen
on that ball the score might have
1t would have changed the whole
complexion Of the contest.
Were More Alert.
Defensively, Harvard was
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It's toes. more alert. I believe In
teaching a team to pick up a loose
ball whenever there is a chance
rather than falling on it. 1t will
win lot of football games. 1t
will lose very few.
I should say that Buell. and Owen
We're the steadying forces Of the
Harvard combination. Buell. PLAYED
most OF the game crippled. My
praise of him is not a criticism Of
Lee. But when Buell. went into
the game, even in the stands there
seemed to be a feeling of increased
confidence among the Harvard
rooters.
That is strange psychology Of
football. but in my experience I
have seen it happen over and over
again. There may be two men on
q squad for the same position who
are almost equally good, but one
has had more experience or he may
be captain. The confidence when
he Is in the game seems to be
contagious. The stands feel 1t and
90 do the players.
Buell.. limping slightly, stood up
there and called his plays as IL he
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should be, and the plays were run
off with more snap and assurance
when he was directing the team
Owen was the bright. particular star
Of the Harvard eleven, not only be-
cause Of his> long run, but also be-
cause he was giant at CARRYING
the ball and stopped many a Yale
play on the defense.
Jordan Plays Well.
Captain Jordan played a fine game
for the blue. He is a great line
plunger. Neale's substitution toward
the end of the game seemed to put
new life and dash into the Yale
eleven, but 1t came too late. re-
gard Neale as one Of the best rum
ming backs in the East.
II the forward passes OF the last
period had been mixed up with the
fine plunges of the earlier periods.
the Blue might have caught Har-
ward off it's balance. In the modern
eame, you've got to surprise your
opponents and you've got to take
chances.
Another demonstration Of smart
ness, combined with iron nerve and
courage, was the substitution or
Karl Pfaffman into the game for
one play--to kick the final field
coal for Harvard. Here is a man
who went into the battle in the cold
with a great responsibility on his
shoulders. This was his one op.
portunity to do something for his
college, to put it in a position where
a touchdown by Yale would not
beat II. He delivered the goods.
That showed rare courage. He had
been built up for this one oppor.
tunity, and he made the most Of It..
It also reflected smart coaching.
Deserved to Win.
To- sum up, think Harvard de.
served to win the game. Neither
team showed much on attack. I
had been told before the contest
that Yale had realized the neces.
eity of an overhead game and scor.
inE plays when within reach of a
touchdown.
looked for a different sort of
an attack from that shown against
Princeton. but excepting the last
few minutes the Blue stuck to the
same old game.
while Harvard showed little In
the way Of a running game, the
Crimson took advantage of It's op-
portunities and played smart foot.
bali. That was the deciding factor.
The game itself was cleanly played.
Both teams deserve credit for the
epirit displayed. While the result
A somewhat of q surprise, feel
that the Yale team has been over
rated BY its critics. 1t has shown
the driving power. but not the
brains. It takes q combination of
both to- win big football games.
(copyright. 1872, BY Bell Syndicate. Enc.)
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