The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-20

Victories over it's three major opponents, Army, Dartmouth and Holy Cross, have made Harvard defeated, united record against the bulldog.
 There is no surplus of confidence at Harvard, however. The know ledge that a Harvard Yale game knows no faorite until the final whistle, has been drilled into the varsity these past few days. Break for Booth Tn fact that Ben Ticknor, all- American center last year, Is no longer at his old familiar post may prove unfortunate for Har- yard. In two previous Harvard Yale games Ticknor's defensive play, which amounted almost to fullback work, was largely respon- sible for the failure of Albie Booth, Yale's midget halfback cap- tain, to perform as he had before other teams. Two years ago coach Arnold Horween used Ticknor at defensive left tackle to take care of Albie's line thrusts. Ben took care of them very nicely. But there is no Ticknor to stop Albie this year.
 A Harvard victory tomorrow will mean that Harvard has had its first team to go through the season without defeat or tie since the days of Percy Haugton. The last Crimson eleven to pass through season undefeated and united was the 1913 aggregation. It would be fitting, therefore, if coach Casey's team should win tomorrow. Casey Is himself 8 product of the Haughton regime and has incor- porated much of the Haughton system into his work. Preseason predictions were that Casey would use the Warner system but he up- set the prophecies by using an of- fensive was basically Haughton'a
 A Toss. Up?
 Comparison of the work of Har- yard and Yale against Dartmouth and army, their only common op- ponents, leaves the observer irn-, pressed with the practically even showing made by the two rivals-- that is, if the observer has any faith in statistics.
 Captain Barry Wood of Harvard completed II out of 38 passes against Army and Dartmouth. Yale's forward passers did the same. In the two games Harvard gained total of 195 yards by for ward passes and Yale 1855. Four of Harvard's passes were intercepted and three Yale passes met the same fate. Harvard made 16 first downs against Dartmouth and Yale II, but Harvard scored seven points whereas Yale scored 33.
 Total yards gained against Dart mouth were 243 for Harvard and 279 for Yale. Against Army Har- varl gained 200, Yale 197.
 In brief. it's anybody's game.
 Psychology Stun New Haven, Con. 20-(UP)- Captain Albie Booth Is not in per- feet physical condition for his fi- nal game against Harvard but the diminutivei Yale backfield star is expected to start tomorrow's game and play most of the four periods.
 Booth, probably the most rubli- cised football player, has gone without victory against Yale's ob- jective opponent ever since he was Q freshman and the tall, cool-head- ed Harvard captain and quarter back, Barry Wood has been Booths nemesis at every meeting. Despite the fact he has been unable to engage in strenuous drill since his knee was wrenched in the romp over St. Johns Booth has asked that he be used unsparingly against Harvard.
 Both May Play
 Albie cannot expect to play the entire game, however, for head coach Nal Stevens will want to use Bob Lassiter, wild -galloping left halfback replacement of Booth. Stevens may. however, revert to a backfield combination he tried in practice this week, using the big Lassiter at right halfback with booth at left.
 Stevens appears to have found the answer to his center problem in Hillman Holcombe, substitute center on last years freshman team.
 The Yale squad of A players was to leave for Cambridge at 10:3O e. m. today.