OVERCONFIDENCE IN FOOTBALL?

The pitiful response which was made to the call for spring football practice cannot be accounted for by the fact that some players are engaged in other sports. When less than enough men for three elevens report on the field, in comparison with more than a hundred who participated in the practice at Princeton, the situation is decidedly dubious. The prospects in football were made bright a short time ago when the services of Percy Haughton were assured as head coach. But a team cannot be made by coaching alone. Some amount of spirit is necessary on the part of the players as well. Although the records of football at Harvard have been satisfactory during the past five years, these victories cannot be expected to uphold our position in the future. The achievement of 41 to 0 makes it all the more important that the years to come bring teams which can do things.