Harvard and Yale.

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.

Nov. 7. - Harvard 44; Stagg's Team 4.

Nov. 11. - Harvard 38; Trinity 0.

Nov. 14. - Harvard 51; B. A. A. 12.

Totals - 13 games, Harvard 588; opponents 22.

YALE:Sept. 30. - Yale 28; Wesleyan 0.

Oct. 3. - Yale 26; Crescent Athletic 0.

Oct. 7. - Yale 36; Trinity 0.

Oct 10. - Yale 46; Williams 0.

Oct. 14. - Yale 28; Stagg's Team 0.

Oct. 24. - Yale 36; Orange Athletic 0.

Oct. 31. - Yale 38; Lehigh 0.

Nov. 3. - Yale 78; Crescent Athletic 0.

Nov. 7. - Yale 76; Wesleyan 0.

Nov. 12. - Yale 27; Amherst 0.

Nov. 14. - Yale 48; Univ. of Penn. 0.

Totals - 11 games, Yale 467; opponents 0.

Last year, before the Yale game, Harvard played ten games and scored 543 points to her opponents' six. Amherst was the only team to score, and in the game wherein she scored Harvard rolled up 74 points against her.

The Yale team last year did not preserve, up to the Harvard game, the clean record which she has this year; for early in the season the Crescents scored six points against the blue. Up to the Harvard game last year Yale had scored 446 points to her opponents' six, in twelve games played. Including the Harvard and Princeton games Yale's record last year was: games played, 14; points won, 484; points won by opponents, 18.

Harvard's record including the Yale game was: games played, 11; points won, 555; points won by opponents, 12. In regard to Harvard's record it is also interesting to note that up to the Yale game last year Harvard made 92 touch downs as against 103 this year.

The following table shows the age, weight and height of the men who will represent Harvard tomorrow. The first eleven are given as they will probably line up against Yale:

Age. Wt. Ht.

R. W. Emmons '95, l. e., 19 173 6 1-2

B. G. Waters '94, l. t., 20 176 5.11

S. Dexter, L. S., Lg., 24 201 6.1 1-2

F. R. Bangs L. S., cen. 22 179 5.9

W. C. Mackie '94, r. g., 21 196 6.1

M. Newell '94. r. t.. 21 167 5.7

F. W. Hallowell '93, r. e., 21 155 5.8

W. B. Gage '94, q. b., 19 154 5.6 1-2

E. J. Lake '92, h. b., 21 179 5.9

J. Corbett '94, h. b., 22 157 5.8

B. W. Trafford '93, f. b., 20 170 6.1

G. R. Fearing '93, h. b., 21 173 6.1

G. A. Gray '94, h. b., 20 149 5 8

A. M. White '92, h. b., 21 159 5.11 1-2

F. W. Cobb '92, q. b., 24 158 5.8

G. A. Collamore '93, I. e., 20 156 5.10

F. Mason L. S., 1. t., 23 156 5.5

D. R. Vail '93, 1 g., 21 187 6.

W. H. Shea '92, c., 23 211 6.1

J. A. Highlands, L. S. S., r. g., 23 191 6 2

E. F. Fitzhugh Gr., r. t., 23 179 5.11

N. Rantoul '92, r. t., 20 171 6.

V. Grant '95, 21 163 5.8

C. T. Bond '94, r. e., 18 171 5.9

The average weight of the rush-line, the backs and the whole team, as it will line up against Yale is given below:

Average wt. of rush-line, 178 1-7 lbs.

Average wt. of backs, 165 1-7 lbs.

Average wt. of whole team, 173 4-11

Following are the men who will probably represent Yale. Wallis was hurt in the Pennsylvania game. If he can be got into shape he will have the place at right tackle instead of Mills.

Age. Wt. Ht.

W. W. Heffelfinger, '91S., 23 200 6.02 1-2

S. N. Morrison, '92. 21 183 6.01 1-2

P. J. Stillman, '94S., 18 190 6.02

W. C. Winter, '93S., 20 174 5.11

C. W. Mills, '93, 21 173 5.11

J. A. Hartwell, M. S., 22 170 6.00 1-2

F. Hinkey, '95, 20 146 5.08

F. H. Barbour, '92S., 21 148 5.05

L. T. Bliss, '92S., 19 150 5.08 1-4

T. L. McClung, '92, 21 155 5.08 1-2

V. C. McCormick, '93S., 19 149 5.06 1-2

Average wt. of rush-line, 176 4 7 lbs.

Average wt. of backs, 150 1-2 lbs.

Average wt. of whole team, 167 1-11 lbs.

By these figures it will be seen that Harvard's line averages about one pound and a half heavier than Yale's. Her backs average fifteen pounds heavier; and the average weight of the whole team is six pounds heavier than Yale.

Following is a table, showing the individual work done by the players on the Harvard eleven during the present season:

Games. Touchdowns.

Lake, 13 39

Trafford, 13 24

Fearing, 8 15

Gray, 7 8

Corbett, 2 5

Hallowell, 8 5

Mason, 5 3

Newell, 13 3

Emmons, 10 1

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Total, 103

GOALS FROM TOUCH-DOWNS.

Trafford, 77

GOALS FROM FIELD.

Trafford, 4

Safety by opponents, 1

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Total points, 588

Last year, up to the Yale game, Lake and Corbett were at the head of the list, each with 16 touch downs. Trafford had made only one. Last year he kicked goals from two-thirds of the touch downs made. This year he has kicked goals from three-fourths of the touch downs. In the ten games last season, previous to the Yale, Trafford kicked eleven goals from the field. In the thirteen games of this year he has kicked four.