The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-10-31
CUT1EN BEGINS TO PLAY.
PRESS URE BROUGHTTO BEAR UPON
HIN BTGRADUATE COACHERS.
sharp Practice Yesterday-LargeC Crowd
of Students at the Field Yesterday-
Mcbride Calls for More Coachers.

Mcbride Calls for More Coachers.
Yale men take their defeat Of Satur
day philosophically and make no com
plants. They admit that they were
beaten by better team, but have alsC
set to work in grim earnest to remedy
the faults that Columbia's superior
playing made evident in their owr
form. The old Yale spirit is aroused
and this week and next will see things
hum on the football gridiron.
The management has not heard from
as many coaches as was hoped, but re-
plies are of such nature that indica-
tons point to numerous company OF
old players returning by the end OF the
week for the remainder of the season.
Yesterday Head Coach Rodgers was as
sisted by Murphy Thorne Bull and
Louis Hinkey.
| The enthusiasm which the defeat de-
veloped in the student body was the
most pleasing feature of the afternoon
practice. Three hundred strong, COM
pany mainly seniors and juniors, march,
ed into the field enclosure singing Yale
songs and upon taking their places In
the cheering section repeatedly made
the field ring with their cheers for Cap
tain Mcbride and the leading players.
When Cutten appeared In football uni
form they sent up deafening cheer.
Cutten, last years center, will proba-
bly, yield to the pressure brought to
bear upon him by graduate coachers
and alumni, who feel that the parson
player is better than Cunha, and as he
is still enrolled as a student in the grad
uate department he is eligible to play
If Cunha proves his superior Cutten
Will be as happy as If he himself made
the eleven again. He hopes to wake
up the Hawaiian giant" and make him
play In manner worthy Of himself, to
quote Cutten's own words. He would
not consent to play at all until he saw
that his services were needed. Cutten
has not been in playing uniform this
year at all, but despite that fact he
played one whole half and part of the
second. He was taken out. then, as he
felt groggy, not being quite in trim. A
few days of the exercise will put him
back in his last years early form and
he will then give Cunha lively tussle.
AS it was, he made the big chap look
about him lively. Cunha, being in good
condition. stood the fight better in the
long run, but had his hands full until
Richardson took Cutten's place on the
varsity side.
In the first half the varsity had but
little difficulty in scoring touchdown
by straight football, but In the second
half, when a number Of substitutions
were made, Cutten going out also OIL
colt and Brown at guards, Stillman at
tackle and Thomas at end, the college
side had better success and came near
scoring on the varsity.
Fumbling was the main trouble yes
terday, Fincke and Cutten not working
well together Practice will probably
do much to remedy that however AS
to the general work of the team yester
day it must be admitted that it was
ragged and uneven. The interference
was poor and the team play was not
well worked up. To remedy this and to
effective the secret practice of one-half
daily will begin to-day.
Two men who have hitherto played
halfback were used yesterday as ends.
Chadwick and Roby were the men and
both showed their lack of knowledge of
the position. Both are fast and fierce
tacklers, and be hammered into good
ends though they lack the essentials
now. Thomas and Gould were far SUI
perior yesterday. Schweppe was rest
ed.
Preceding the regular lining up the
two rush lines faced each other and
Mcbride and Auchincloss by turns
punted the ball down the field to relay
of backs in the back field. BY pairs
the ends, the guards and the tacklers
We're run down under the kicks to nail
the man who tried for the ball The
of the punts was lamentably
weak with the exception of the work
by Richards Fincke, deSaulles and Du
pee. Sharpe and the lesser lights SEEM
ed to be too nervous to get the ball.
Coach Thorne lectured Sharpe roundly
for his eagerness to get the ball on the
run. He told him to run the risk of
losing a gain in distance rather than to
sacrifice a sure catch. The varsity
side lined up as follows: Gluten, CEN
ter; Brown and Olcott, guards; Still |
man and Francis, tackles; Thomas and
Winter and Gould, ends; Fincke. quar- |
ter; Sharpe and Adams. half-backs; |
Mcbride and Auchincloss, ful-backs. |
were made in every posi- |
lion except that of Francis in the sec |
1nd half Keane was taken out for an |
injury to his right leg, which has once |
before been seriously hurt. 1t may prove |
If small consequence, as he felt able to !
continue, but Robinson, the trainer, |
would not permit it.
The remainder of the week will, if |
plans are carried out, find the eleven |
worked along the lines of developing in
reference and formation plays that