New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-10-20
fALE'S LINE GOOD; BACK FIELD WEAK
The DEVELOPMENT OF THE TEAM PUZ-
zIING THE COACHES
JRr TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNE

Try TELEGRAPH TRIBUSEl
New-Haven. Conn. oct. 19-In spite OF the rapid
development OF the Yale varsity football team in
te hrst part Of the season. it is admitted generally
/ here now that Yale has not come up to expecta-
u"hs or at least. that only a small beginning has
/ been made toward bringing out a championship
eleven one OF the coaches said yesterday: Yale
ana Harvard are on the footing to-day in
regard to the final outcome OF the season. There
/ Is no basis for expecting a Yale victory. judging
from the work accomplished thus far by the team. -
| mis- statement is not depressing however. as II
reads IL Is not question OF material with which
10 work at Yale but OF getting the results out
| OF what material there is With abundant and
1as' coaching the next three weeks may easily see
ale advance 100 per cent in all around ability.
The situation at Yale amounts 10 this to-day: A
strong line. from tackle 10 tackle for boh defence
and offence. though thus far A slow one a back
heid which is as yet chaotic both in its selection
ana IN the style Of play TO be adopted three posi-
tons-left and right ends and fuIIback-undeter-
mined and apparently in no way of being deter
mined until much later in the season The best
ta4e football authority claims to-day for Yale
line that will prove superior TO Harvard except at
me ends, but a back field that will be IN at least
three places, inferior. Herman. Marshall and Gray
don at Harvard. have no peers Yale this year
behind the line Yales only back field candidate for
equal honors being Captain Chadwick
An old Yale football observer said this week
Yale and Harvard Will put up the game Of a dec
ade AZ Yale Field November % The teams will
be balanced. Harvard's heavy backs will not he
able 10 get through around Yales great line and
Yale's light backs will have equal difficulty with
Harvard Whichever side wins VIII win by some
thing other than touchdown"
Up 10 Saturday there had occurred nothing N
weaken the general belief that Yale this year has
an unusual football eleven In all the minor games
rae tore up the opposing lines with perfect ease
IN the wesleyan gome the opponents gained their
furoms attack h R m yne br@%n game faSt and
RED Yale Off its feet. but the gaias made were
ed on 4ie -
yard line Thereafter Brown did not gain a ward
through Yale 81 any time I'm the game while Yale
but FOR rank fumb!ing ana the poor ,dsynarf If
Metcalf in sending Hamiin three times in success
four yards q Browns goal line
But the minor never a criterion The
Yale varsity has had consistent hard work in beat
practice The line between ends bovevsr 'e ,"oi
regarded az practically mpenetrable Holt. Goss
ana class as centre trio. are the strongest COM
ger, and superior to Ocott Brown and sheldon
OF the famous 1900 team. II may be SIT down as
certainty that Harvard will find Yales line the
worst proposition that a Harvard attack has ever
daced. BLt ne ends are weak and are. moreover.
Neither Coffn Neal nor Hare comes up 10
are neither accurate nor fleet There are no better
men IA sight. and this is. perhaps the most formi-
The whole line. while powerful and Experienced
Is AS vet slow. Glass weighs PA pounds to-day
bnt he e. pa{rin sne ib loss Is always SLOW
better than he was last year while Hogan Is also
better. though he is still very slow especially on
tackles back play. If the line presents problems
difficult to solve the back field presents more and
harder ones. Just what the makeup Of the hack
carries out the plans for the sea s6n@hard driYin
tackle and guard back playa heavy back field
will be necessity In that case Chadwick Ward
and possibly Bowman viii be used. II the other
policy; Of pony" back field. with a heavy rush
line Is adopted. IL Is likely that Chadwick, VIII
helmi or yanderpoel. and Farmer will be sent in
The probability is that the tackle and guards back
formation, with heavy hack field will be the
favorites al the end Of the season.