SATURDAY'S GAME SHOWS WEAKNESS IN CRIMSON LINE

Luck and a willingness to fight like the devil when faced with a crisis, combined to give the Varsity a 12-0 victory over Bates on Saturday, but what is bothering the Harvard fans right now is the question, will this same combination be sufficient to take Brown at the end of the week?

The answer is probably "no." Harvard was a little ahead of Bates in every department, but the margin of difference was unpleasantly small. After the first quarter, in which both touchdowns were scored, the boys from Maine did things that no opening game opponent is supposed to do. In the last half Bates made 139 yards and picked up seven first downs.

Outlook Poor

All but nine of those yards were made by rushing. Resorting to deceptive plays that had the Caseymen running in circles, Bates kept driving through whenever their attack clicked in smooth fashion. Casey's 1934 team definitely showed that it will need a week of very hard drilling and a lot of lectures on defensive play before it is going to be able to send the Brown bear back to Providence in disgrace.

On the other hand, while the Caseymen displayed a lack of football experience, an ignorance of what was going to happen next when the opening moves of a play were well obscured, at the same time they pulled together as a team far better than was expected. Three or four days' practice as a unit was all the starting eleven had had, yet the result was not chaos.

The weakest general sector in the Harvard setup was the line between the two ends. Even with Captain Gundiach in action the forward part of the attack and defense was not strong. Gundy himself was not going well, due to his injury, and lack of practice.

Good Defence

The backfield, while on the defensive, did an especially good job. Chet Litman and Bob Haley were most effective in nabbing the rather large number of ball carriers that got by the front line. Offensively, Litman showed that he has not yet lived up to the coaches' expectations. He is fast, has a lot of drive, but somehow is not yet a steady bet for a gain. Don Jackson, at fullback, didn't have very much chance to display his talents on the offensive.

It was the fourth member of the backfield who took all honors. Fred Moseley proved himself the most promising back on the Harvard squad. His running was the best and most consistent of any man who saw action, and his passing showed very definite promise, especially when it is remembered that he was flipping a soaking wet ball. He is by long odds the best chance for an all-purpose back Cambridge has seen for quite some time.

Experience Will Help

Taken all together this may seem to be a tough condemnation of the Varsity. There is no avoiding the fact that a team like Dartmouth or Princeton, capable of a string of smooth-working plays that are the equal of Bates at its best, is likely to turn the Stadium into a cross country meet. Yet, with more experience and cohesion, with the backfield clicking better, this Harvard outfit may go somewhere. Right now the chances are that Casey will start this same team in the Brown game