Tomorrow afternoon at two o'clock Harvard and Yale will play their annual game of foot ball on Hampden Park, Springfield. The men here at college who have followed Harvard's play throughout the season know well its strength and weaknesses. At the beginning of the year Harvard had before her the task of developing three centre men and all the left side of the line and of finding a quarter-back. Yale had at the left side of her line and the centre, - except the one position of snap-back - veteran men. She had to find-a full-back. In other words, Harvard had everything to do which Yale had; and moreover had the centre to make.
It has been at this last point that Captain Trafford has had the most trouble. Throughout the season the centre has been inferior to Yale's, and Yale has adopted, throughout the season, a style of play intended to take advantage of Harvard's weakness at centre. Harvard, in her turn, has been generally considered stronger at the tackles and ends than Yale. The work of her individual men has been brilliant, but critics have united in saying that Yale's team play is far superior to Harvard's.
A glance at the table of the scores made by the teams reveals the fact that Yale has not been scored against, while opponents have made 22 points against Harvard. Such a record would indicate that Harvard's defensive play is weaker than Yale's. All of the points made against Harvard, except the "fluke" by the B. A. A., were made by steady gains through the centre; and it is altogether probable that Yale will adopt similar tactics to a certain extent.
Following is a record of the games and points which Harvard and Yale have made during the present season:
HARVARD:Oct. 3. - Harvard 16; Dartmouth 0.
Oct. 7. - Harvard 17, Exeter 0.
Oct. 10. - Harvard 18; Amherst 0.
Oct. 14. - Harvard 26; Institute of Technology 0.
Oct. 17. - Harvard 26; Williams 6.
Oct. 21. - Harvard 76; Andover 0.
Oct. 24. - Harvard 39; Amherst 0.
Oct. 28. - Harvard 79; Bowdoin 0.
Oct. 31. - Harvard 34; Stagg's Team 0.
Nov. 3. - Harvard 124; Wesleyan 0.
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