Morning journal and courier., 1891-10-13
YALE NEWS.

Football Prospects for This Year
 Most of the old Men Back-Abund-
 ance of New Material-No Question
 About the Yale and Harvard Game
 Princeton Not In 1t.
 The recent game that Harvard played against Exeter, resulting in score of only 17-0, does not speak we'll for her future prospects. To be sure it was team made up mainly of new material to be tested, Newell, Lake & Trafford being the only old men on the team, but even under those conditions Yale men have grounds for encouragement when they compare their scores made against the Crescent 260, against Wesley 2S-0 and lastly the game against Trinity of 36-O. The eleven has lost this year Holcomb at center, Rhodes at right tackle, 0. Morri- son at full, and Williams, who played half back, besides Lewis, Harvey and Adams substitutes. But this year is un- precedented in the quality of the new material offered. For center (a place which has always been weak ever since Cowin's time) Payne and Sanford are the most promising candidates. Payne has somewhat the advantage in weight, and the strength which a year on the crew has given him, but Sanford's superior exper- fence will probably give him the position, he having played for two years as center on the HilIhouse high school. Payne's principal fault is his nervousness and tendency to lose his head at critical points of the game. Stillwell, another | man who is sometimes tried at | center finds great difficulty in keep ing his feet. Winter is playing oboh1 1D tion of right tackle, as Mills. who was sub stitute last year, has not yet fully recover ed from his, sprained ankle. Wallis is playing his usual brilliant game as left tackle, while Hef1einger and Stan Morrison | who is expected back this week, will be the guards, as on last years team. Jenkins, | from Harvard ;94, is playing right guard at present until Morrison's return. Hart well and Crosby, last years ends, are back | though Cox, Hinckey and Cochrane are all l promising candidates. Cochrane, who has | been training ever since the last of August, | is putting up an exceptionally good game. Barbour, last years quarterback, will doubtless play there this season, while Me Cormick, captain of last years freshman team and who is now acting as captain of the college side, will probably be substi- tute for that position. Back of the line McClung and L. Bliss will of course play right and left backs, while either Moves or Dyer will play full. These two men are both of them playing brilliant game, though Dyer, who was captain of St. Marks eleven, fumbles badly as yet. Among other candidates for halfs are Rich ards of the Hopkins grammar school and Van Ingen, who was a substitute on last years team.
 There has been some question as to whether Yale and Harvard would meet on the football field this year, owing to "dual league" complications.
 This is a question that admits of no manner of doubt. Both universities are eager for the fray and if Harvard does not challenge Yale, why then, as Captain Nc Clung remarked significantly: "Yale'll do the asking"
 The result of the game with Princeton may be regarded just at present as some what foregone conclusion. Her team is composed this year for the most part of raw material, and has not showed up es pecially well in most of the games already l played.