The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-24
CHASING THE PIGsKIN.
Weight With Speed to BE the For
muIa Pf Yale This Year.

NEW YORK, Sept. 22.-Capt. Gordon
Brown has his squad OF Yale football
players in better shape for the beginning
of the season, next Saturday, than my
Yale team has been in a great many
years He could put any one of the three
frst-class elevens into the field against
Trinity next Saturday, in the opening
game. The strength of the Yale squad
has caused hopes that Yale will defeat
Harvard this fall, for the first time since
1894, and also the Princeton Tigers.
No serious problems face Captain Brown
in the makeup of the eleven. The most
complicated question is the straighten-
ing out of the centre position. Taking
Hale out Of that place and playing him
behind the line has left a gap which
Brown wants to fill with a heavy man.
The fact that Hale and Cook, each tip
ping the scales at over $50 pounds, will
be used for Yale's backs this fall makes
it necessary to find ali equally stalwart
centre trio. olcott is good enough for
the centre If ne can learn to play in that
position. If Qicott goes TO centre, one
of the guards positions will be vacant
hlCndTu5Ou Will LOT L. he mas ldQ
a long experience at guard. There are
three other candidates for guard. bayne
and Gle. last years varsity suits flutes,
and Hamlin, guard of the freshman last
year A great deal of attention is being
paid TO Holt, last years freshman cen
tire, in his candidacy for snapback.
Stillman will return and play one of the
tackle positions. AS he weighs more
than $50 pounds, the policy of putting a
heavy eleven into the field will not dis
place him. The most likely candidate TO
succeed to the position of the other
tackle is Phil Kunzig, the oarsman.
Goss a freshman guard last year; Hook
er. a prominent substitute last season;
Bloomer, the Andoyer Academy tackle of
last fall, and G. Francis, of last year,
freshman eleven, are now the candidates ]
who head the competition for this posi-
ton, which is very sharp.
End material is plentiful. Coy, who
was far from his best last season, owing
TO an injury; Thomas who was also kept
off the team last fall through an injury;
Blount, of last falls freshman eleven;
Hoppin, substitute last season; Dupee,
whc has just been moved from halfback
TO end; Gould, who played in the Prince
ton game last year. and Rafferty,, the An
dover Academy end OF last season, are the
leading candidates.
head and shoulder above all rivals. They
are jim Wear and Billy Fincke. Fincke
was the regular and Wear the substitute
in this position last season. Fincke is Ia
his usual fine form, out Wears work is Of
the most aggressive type and Finc'ie will
have the most terrific struggle to hold
the place. The half and fullback problem
is complicated by the large amount OF
good material al hand The Yale eleven
frato bar GA wit
the backfield made up as follows: Left
halfback, Sharpe; right halfback Cook;
fullback, Hale. This trio is the heaviest
that ever smashed into any opposing rush
line. This disposition Of the backs crowds
out of the running several stars who would
have made any Yale varsity eleven In
recent years. Keane, last years right
halfback, will return. Chadwick now
weighs about 155 pounds. He is an ideal
half for the minor games. He and Keane
will be alternated with Sharpe and Cook
this season, and both are practically GER
tain 10 get into the big games as substi-
tutes. Adams. who was on the varsity
when hurt last fall. and Barnwell. are the
most promising Of the other candidates for
half. Hale has timely understudy in
James Hyde. who was fullback for Wesle-
van two years ago. Hyde is too light FOR
regular work on a team made up Of young
giants
Practice twice a day will be continued
until the university opens next Thursday.
The morning drill is devoted TO the work
of the backfielders which is coached in
punting while the entire squad takes
hand in the afternoon practice. The Rev.
Mr. Gluten is the only graduate player
now here to assist Capt. Brown in his
coaching Captain Mcbride OF the last
fall team, and Captain Mccormick, of the
'95 eleven. are expected this week to re-
main with the Yale eleven the greater
part of the season.
The opening of the college football sea-
son viii take place next Saturday with six
games. Harvard will open with a game
with Wesleyan at Harvard Butknell will
play at Wyoming Seminary; Lshigh will
play the University OF Pennsylvania; Knox
College will play at the University of Chi
cago; the Western University will play
Pennsylvania State College, and the Yale
team will play Trinity.
The football teams of Monmouth College
and the University Of Chicago will play at
Chicago next Wednesday
Jim Corbeff Coming Home.