New-York tribune., 1902-10-27
THE UMPIRE
YALE'S IMPROVEMENT.
COACHES AT NEw-HAvEN WELL Salts
FLED WITH THE ELEVEN


New-Haven. Oct 26 (speciaD.-After week
of secret practice the Yale football team emerged
Sa turday and played a whirlwind game against
Syracuse University surprising those who had
not had the advantage Of watching the weeks de-
velopment by the remarkably fast play shown. A
week ago Yale played slow game against Penn
sylvana State College. Yesterday the Eli team put
up an entirely different kind of ball. rushed the
visiting team off their feet, and did not allow them
TO make a single yard by straight line rushes
The change OF gait was unexpected. and was due
entirely 10 the rigorous drill given the men in
secret practice and 70 the large number Of grad
uate coaches who returned and took the eleven
in hand
After Saturdays Syracuse game Yale cannot be
charged with being slow If anything. the line
played too aggressvely. both Goss and Glass being
guilty of offside play several times The backdeld
plays were all executed rapidly and with precision.
while week ago they bungled half the time.
The weeks hard work has brought the team up
to concert pitch again. and it is expected that
1t will remain there for the rest of the season
As yet Yale has decided the lineup that
Will face Princeton and Harvard in the champion
ship games The choice of the eleven is delayed
becaus of the fact that for the ends. one tackle
one halfback and fuIback the right men have not
yet been found. Usually Yale team is decided
upon by this time. From present indications it
will be two weeks yet before these positions are
definitely determined upon. The ends giving
Captain Chadwick and Coach Swan the most un-
easiness. Not only the men filing those places
unsa tisfactory. but there are no men in signt
to fall back upon Neal. who led the list the first
of the season. was injured, and may be unable
to play until much later in the year. Hare. who
took his place. fast but light. and could not
stop a heavy backield tandem play. Coffin. who
has held right end all the year. does not give much
promise of developing much. He is heavy and
strong player but slow. He played fast tackle
on the Columbia team three years ago. but he
seems to have lost his quickness. 1t is believed
at Yale that his rowing on the Yale varsity has
changed his style of play, as he is now slow on his
feet and not at all aggressive The new end. VIII
heImi, seems 10 be the best man in sight, but
he needs a great deal of hard coaching.
At tackle a difficult question is coming up for
at left and right tackle where they played against
Harvard and Princeton last year eHt S1, pGtn = aI OF
kinney two freshmen Hamlin has in fact been
yeaIseu Years ago go'N as substitute Hogan has not
lost his varsity position; but this week
Hogan put up a smashing tackle game.
aPa a he kf p5oDs G te are d for 8 good
Glass and Goss. both of whom play an aggressive
work 21a of sT psgers He IS nd% playing WITH
the speed Of last year. getting into every play ana
Glass that drags a Yale runner yards after he is
GGwned and Gaptan "a taH Brown on long end run
sprintng after him and tacking him from behind
much in a game and leaves his own place open
to gains while getting into 2noJneT 2n mans man PLY Pfth
the instinct and the Yale coaches are allowing
him considerable latitude in developing his own
game. --. - a.
Behind the line Metcalf has now secured a hrm
hold on quarterback. Winslow has been relegated
10 Substitute quarter Captain Chadwick will. OF
course, M left halfback Al right half there Is
still question. Both Enkle and OWSley are IN
eligible for the eleven this season. Preston ana
Farmer have thus far been taken as first substi-
tutes for the right half while Allen is new can
didate WHO had his first tryout on Saturday.
when ne PLAYED good game. At fuHback Bow
man and Farmer now have the first call
In general, the week of the Yale-West Point
vufb h-aft
ago seemed probable. The last six days have
bTought the team up into much better football.
bava eradicated most of the slowness that char
acterzed the play the last week, and have brought
out the most eligible of the candidates