YALH ALUMNI WEEKLY
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HARVARD ‘COMING FAST.”
Boston Opinion Places Her Ahead
of Wale Now.
[Correspondence of YALE ALUMNI WEEFKLY.]
Cambridge, October 18.—The pro-
gress of the Harvard Eleven during
the week has been more rapid than
at any previous, time. To use an
expression familiar to the college
athlete, “the team is coming fast.”
Judging by the showing made in the
games with Amherst and West Point,
the Eleven is playing better football
than the team of last season at this time,
and this in spite of the fact that there
are green men in a majority of the posi-
tions. :
The opportunity offered to witness
the games between Harvard and Am-
herst and Yale and the Newton Ath-
letic Club during the week was taken
advantage of by many Harvard men,
and, while the weather conditions were
very different on the two days, a com-
parison of the showing of the two
Elevens was certainly in MHarvard’s
favor. Harvard in the Amherst game
made the large total of 53 points and
suffered a safety touchdown, owing to a
blocked kick. The team played with
spirit, and the formations and interfer-
ence of the backs was excellent. End
plays were used against the light weight
players on the opposing team for long
gains, and it was by these plays that the
score was pushed to so high a figure.
But good gains were also made by
bucking the line. Only once during
the game was Harvard held for four
downs, and Amherst made the necessary
five yards on but few occasions. The
most costly fault of the visitors was
their wretched tackling, the Harvard
backs shaking off their opponents with
ridiculous ease. In spite of the weak-
ness of the Amherst collegians, how-
ever, it was quite apparent that the
home team was playing a strong game,
particularly on the offensive. This im-
proved showing was maintained in the
game with West Point on Saturday,
when Harvard won by the unexpected
score of 28 to o. Captain Dibblee put
his strongest team into the field in the
expectation of a hard-fought contest.
His expectation was realized during the
first half, but at the close of the game
the lack of endurance of the Cadets en-
abled the visiting players to run up the
total. Harvard’s team played through
the game with a well-sustained pace and
finished the longest game it has played
this year in excellent condition.
HARVARD SURPASSES YALE.
The most marked superiority of Har-
vard’s game, as compared with that
played by Yale against Newton, is in the
more effective work of the men behind
the line. The Harvard backs in the
Amherst and West Point games were
well together; the work of the Yale
backs at Newton was ragged. The in-
terference lacked the necessary swing
to carry it around the ends, and the
efforts at the line seemed to lack in
force. In spite of the longer intervals
of play, the score was less than in the
game a year ago, Richardson at center
and McGee and Richards at tackle were
not able to prevent gains through their
positions, and the Yale ends were not
what they were expected to be, here.
McBride’s punting was excellent, and
the spirit shown by the team did much
to win the game against the superior
weight of the Newton rush-line. A
number of substitutes were played
which kept the score down, and the wet
ball made clean work difficult. But
the general impression of those who
witnessed the contest was that the team
has not yet gotten together and that it
has much hard work to do before the
game with Harvard.
THE WEEK’S PRACTICE.
In the daily practice of Harvard for
the past week, the most gain has been
made by the men behind the line. Cap-
tain Dibblee is himself a good runner,
an exceptional dodger, and skilful in
interfering. The season is now reaching
that stage when his work and instruction
is beginning to tell in the improved
showing of the other backs. Reid
Warren, and Kendall, as well as Daly,
are showing up in the interference and
both the former are running well with
when receiving punts.
the ball. Kendall may oust Warren
permanently from _a place behind the
line. At present Gierasch is substitute
for Captain Dibblee, Brayton for Reid,
and Warren for Kendall. Warren is
handicapped by a bad shoulder. Daly
continues to play a strong game at
quarter, but has fallen off in his kicking
game. Against Amherst last Wednes-
day he showed slowness in getting
punts away and fumbled disastrously
i One of his
block kicks cost Harvard her safety
touchdown. On receiving the ball on
the kick-off, he frequently returns it
without attempting to rush it forward,
when he has a clear field for a con-
siderable advance.
The line has exhibited the most im-
provement in defensive play. No
change has been made during the week
in the center trio. Ellis, who has been
played against Sargent at center, is
being tried at tackle, leaving Kasson as
first substitute center. Mills and
Haughton have been tried in the tackle
positions and both have started in well.
This accretion of veteran material will
force the new men, Lawrence and Bur-
nett, to cut out a faster pace. Cochrane
and Hallowell are putting up a steady
game on the ends of the line, but their
light weight will be against them in
meeting heavy interference.
The coaches are congratulating them-
selves on the improved condition of the
team. Thus far no serious injury has
been sustained and the men are show-
ing more endurance than usual. Trainer
McMasters has been either very suc-
cessful or very fortunate in his first few
weeks at Harvard.
J. Weston ALLEN.
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. Phi Beta Kappa Change.
At a meeting of Phi Beta Kappa held
in. the Society’s rooms in White Hall,
on Oct. 12, the following important
amendments to the Constitution was
adopted: Art. II, Section 1. “The So-
ciety shall elect as members those who
shall attain a Philosophical Oration
stand the first two or the last two years
of the College course.”
Previous to the entrance of the
Ninety-Eight members into the Society
a man was eligible if he attained a High
Oration for the first two years in Col-
lege, which meant an average mark of
3.15 for the first two years’ work.
Should he fail in this requirement, and
at the end of the four years of his
College course, if he should have raised
his stand so as to average 3.15 for the
entire four years, he was still eligible
for election at graduation.
When Ninety-Eight assumed control,
they raised the requirement as follows:
Philosophical Oration, or an average
mark of 3.30, required for the first two
years, and in case of failure to attain
this, an average stand of 3.30 for the
entire four years’ work would entitle
a man to election at graduation.
The amendments adopted by Ninety-
Nine are to take effect with the Class
of 1900.
Messrs. Nichols, Spitzer, and Morey
have been appointed to arrange the
work of the Society for the present
term, which is to consist of a limited
number of first-class lectures and of the
regular fortnightly meetings.
Yale Union Debate.
The Yale Union held its first debate
of the year last Friday evening, October
14, at 7 o'clock. President J. K. Clark,
’90, presided. The subject debated
was: “Resolved, that the Faculty rule
on digests is for the best interests of
Yale scholarship.” E. W. Ong, 1900,
and H. A. Dow, 1900, were the speakers
on the side of the affirmative, and L.
D. Armstrong, ’99, and E. B. Boise,
’°99, on the negative. There were also
about twelve speeches delivered from
the house, which were very good.
The judges rendered their decision in
favor of the affirmative.
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University Club Elections.
At a meeting of the Board of Gov-
ernors of the University Club, held on
Oct. 10, the following men were elected
to membership: From ’99—T. F. Law.
rence and E. O. Jones; from 1900—H.
Taft, N. W. Bartlett, W. C.. Mackey,
Bi), Cary. lt. Gb, Clarke . W. One.
M. Mills, C. A. Starne, W. E. Lom.
bardi, C. B. Spears, W. R. Clark, and
R. A. Spalding, Jr.
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