The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-06
ABOUT THE TALE TEAM.

Final Preparat 'ons for tho Big Gam es-The
 Shifting of Men and ths Uncertainty as to soinn of the Piaces-The Yale News Com
 ment on the le-Brown Game.
 The final preparations of the Yale eleven for the great games with Har- ward and Princeton began with the secret practice at the field yesterday afternoon. It has been found best that 1t serves the best interests of the team to keep spectators out. The shifting of the players has been going on as though the big championship games were no nearer than they were three weeks ago. Two places are still open to competition, and two other positions that have all along been considered filled are now In doubt. These latter are quarter and right end and they have been made un- certain by the discovery during the past week that Adee's physical condi- tion Is worse than had been expected, and by the illness of Greenway, brought by severe cold contracted at the West Point game. The latter may be out again this week.
 Adee's condition is more alarming. He has not played all fall until ten days ago, and 1t now appears that he has badly deranged leg muscle that is likely to compel him to stop training almost any day.
 On fhict unoounf Co IJ;nIxn,, zax about to find a quarter "Chub" Morris has always been a favorite with Hinkey, but he has shown that while he can play @ good game, he cannot handle the team. Butterworth cannot handle the team satisfactorily either, so that the only available can- didate for the place seems to be Fincke, | the, captain of last years freshman team. Armstrong, who is now captain of the Varsity crew, and who last year played half back, has again been in- duced to put on the canvas jacket and go into training. He is in fine physical condition and all he needs to do is to learn to pass the ball. and he will be a valuable man. for he has lost none of his effectiveness as 8 defensive player.
 If Greenway's place on right end should have to be filled 1t is probable that Louis Hinkey, the younger brother of Captain Hinkey, or Bass, will be put in there.
 It now looks as. though "Anse" Beard, who has returned to practice. would play at guard, a place for which he appears ttos be better suited than for tackle. He may crowd "Jim" McCrea off the team. Chadwick is not improving and "Skin' Brown is suffer- ing from a bad knee that may keep him laid the rest of the season. Rodgers, captain of last years Andover team, has appeared as new possi- bility for tackle. It will either in the end be McCrea at, guard and Beard at tackle. or Beard at guard and Chad wick or Rodgers. at tackle.
 Captain Hinkey has been working hard with the players recently, teach ing them great deal about the plays and tricks in private. Every evening after supper he keeps the men who are at the training table sometimes for half an hour and lectures them and makes them rehearse the tricks and signals. The evening practice of tricks will soon be begun in the gym nasium, and that Is, of course, always the touching of of the team.
 It is expected that Billy" sRhodes, the go captain, will be here before many days to remain with the teams until the championship games. How ard Knapp, "Billy'' Ball and half a dozen others are, also booked to do more or less coaching from now on.
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