The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-23
Team Composed Of the Most
Famous Stars Among YaIe's
Former Players Lined Up
Against Varsity Substitutes
OLD TIMERS HAD NOT
FORGOT THEIR CUNNING
In the First Ten Minute Half They
PIoughed Their Way Through
the Second Eleven Line and
Scored Two TouChdOWns and
Kicked Both Goals

NEW I1aNtuy OCl, OOtbctll VI etil
extraordinary character was witnessed
by the bi-centennial guests at Yale
Field today when a team composed of
the most famous stars among Yale's
former players lined up against the
substitute university eleven in two
halves of 10 minutes each.
Despite the fact that they were I'M
disciplined and unconditional, the great
veterans outplayed their younger ri
walls from start to finish, and during
the contest the stars goal was never in
danger, while the old timers succeed
ed in making two touchdowns, both of
which We're converted into goals. The
score in the first half stood: Stars II,
second eleven 0.
The game was played Immediately
after the regularly scheduled game be-
tween the Yale varsity and Bates. and
all of the II, 900 spectators remained to
witness the old football against the
new In the first lineup for the kick off
there was a bewildering array Of stars.
Every former Yale player of promi-
nence who had returned for the great
festival was in football toys, and all
were lined up in sort of dress parade
for the kick off
Walter Camp, the dean of Yale foot
ball, was the captain. Lined up with
him were: PA" Corbin, the most ia
nous of Yale's centers; Heffelfinger,
the perfect" guard of a decade ago;
the more recent ideal guard of last
years great team, +. Gordon Brown;
Burr Chamberlain, former captain and
tackle, and Fred Murphy, also an old
captain and tackle On the line were
Louis Hinkey and Josh Hartwell both
perfect in their positions. Behind the
| line We're Mccormick, former captain
| and quarterback, and Ely, another
! crack quarterback; in the halfback
| field were McClung, the captain of the
| famous team of 81; Brink Thorne, an
other captain and half back; 'Broncho'
Armstrong, and Al Sharpe. At full
/ back was Butterworth and the plung-
! ing Perry Hale. ~.
Other former players of prominence
on the field and in the kickoff line III
were Harry Cross, a guard, Chadwick
a tackle and Gluten, center. Walter
Camp kicked off amid tremendous
cheering The kick was short one
l and the college runner was soon down
| ed The squad was then reduced to l.
l men as follows
Left end, Hartwell; left tackle, Muir
ply; left guard Heffelhnger; center
| Corbin; right guard, Gordon Brown
right tackle, Burr Chamberlain; RICH
end, Louis Hinkey; quarter Vance Nc
, Cormick; left halfback, Brink Thorne
} right halfback, McClung; fullback
Butterworth.
From the moment of the first scrim
i mage, it became evident that the sam
surprising skill remained in the grea
players who had often brought victor,
to Yale. From the start off the olde
men -ot the jump on the youngster
and tactics of the old timers showed
that they were still past masters in tn
i art of football None Of them seemed
to have lost the peculiar cunning fol
which they had become famous. AL
! though theye were soon putting they
were still in every play with a fire anC
dash which amazed the spectators.
Z PA" Corbin at center was the same
( great center as of old. Heffelfinger al
guard, tore his way through the play:
and into the thick of it like locomo-
tive. Gordon Brown was counter
part. Chamberlain and Murphy at the
tackle positions were just as sturdy as
ever while at the ends Josh" Hart
! we'll and Louis Hinkey delighted the
| crowds with the consummate tactics OF
| the end rushes. At quarter Mccormick
/ was the same masterful general.
I McClung on his first dash for the
end resorted to that thrilling lodging
which made him a marvel in the early
QlnetleS. BflDK lnofne was lHe SAINT
hurdling plunging implacable half
/ And at fullback, Butterworth brought
| back the days when the football world
| was astounded at his prowess as a line
| bucker, end skirter and long, low kick
/ ing fullback. His first punt today was
a screamer In short order this all
! star team took the ball down the field
and by line buckng, mass plays, emo
rushes and magnificent interference
/ scored a touchdown.
/ Chamberlain kicked an easy goal. A
few minutes later Corbin repeated a
! trick for which he was formerly IA
nous, blocked a kick and made posi-
BILE another touchdown in quick time
Chamberlain kicked another goal The
old players soon began to feel the eff
fects of poor condition however, and
/ substitutes began to go in.
Chadwick, Armstrong, Ely, Sharpe
| and Hale went in one by one. In spite
of their best modern football the col
lege team could not score and the final
score stood at u to in favor Of the
stars