New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-24
YALES EYES OPENED.
VALUABLE LESSONS OF THE GAME WITH BROWN
PROGRESS OF THE TEAM

Ney.Uaycn Conn Oc, - (SpeciaD. yale football
practice has been rather broken UP this week by
the two hard games with Brown AMI Carlisle. 50
that no systematic line ~ development has been
followed These games occurred Just al the RICH,
time however and have shown up the weak points
OF the Yale team before ~ TOO late 10 mend
them Brown showed strength which entirely
unexpected and kept .pcctators and coaches guess
Ing ~ 10 what would happen nex'. Yale was COM
PEELED TO play her hardest. Although the game
was practically tie with respect 10 the number OF
touchdowns made IT remains to be said that II
Brown had not employed the sparring for-wnd tao
ties SO commonly used by the teams or the smaller
colleges Yale would have scored another touchdown
In the last minute OF play. The Brown players had
to be literally lifed up and showed into their places
by the Yale men after each play. so great was their
anxiety 10 delay the game Although Yae's play
was conspcuousy inferior to that OF Brown In some
respects her characteristic speed effective in
keeping Brown "wnded."
The most tangible result Of the Brown game has
been the gratifying influx OF coaches this week.
Never before we're there 80 many here ut this time
Of the season. AMI so large "A number is uncom-
mon even for the week before one Of the big games
In addition TO Bu,terworih and Louis Hinkey who
have been on hand from the beginning. Henelhngcr
Laurie Bliss. 'kid" Wallace. Captain Murphy OF
last years team, Captain Thorne OF the 'Sd team
and Harry Cross. centre OF the 80 team. have come
TO the aid OF the eleven While o, these men
cannot remain mere long, duultlpnS expo cte1 tns
week In the persons OF Vance Mccormick and pos
sibly Sanford and Stman With such n wealth OF
volunteers Yale cannot lack for good coaching The
old football players realize that this IL important
year in Yale football and If the winning OF the
Harvard and Princeton games depended entirely on
the coaching Yale thizers might teel confident
enough.
The ends have been the weakest part Of the
team. In the Brown game they were skiried for
Zig gains repeatedly and sometimes the interfer-
ence went by them almost intact Perhaps the
weakest point Of the whole team displayed
when Yale kicked. The Yale ends got down the
field well. bur once there, seemed 10 use little
hcadwork as was possible. Time and again the
opposing fuiback slipped between the two ends
or got outside OF them. II he was dorned and
passed the ball 10 another man II was made evident
that for such . move the Yale ends were unpre-
pa red, and this common trick invariably netted a
Warren and Hall have none OF them overcome
these faults. Chamberlain and Slocovich the
heaviest OF the ends and II the lnlo line is 20 be
heavy right through, II is clear that there Is good
deal of improvement still necessary. Chamberlain
IL Improving and may pan out we'll in the end hut
II is Doubtful The policy OF trying him In several
different places has proved n failure. ana IL Ia
not unlikely that on this account he may not make
the team ali. and man who Is good when
ola we'd I'm the right place Will thus he lost Hazon
Dudley played n poor gam" this week. Iiazen has
been putting up good game but since he II played
so little II il hard 20 form final opinion. Last
years experience has taught the coaches lesson.
and will be PLAYED carefully enough this fall In
order 10 keep in good condition. Abbott, who early
At tackle the beet work has been done OF late
nv Chadwick-from whom II WAS least expected.