The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-23

y LII S&OioC YIN fA-s ~ a.
two years ago and on the Yale freshman
team last fall. Morse was not CONSIDERS
a wonder in any sense OF the word unit
he began to develop speed on no serut
eleven about two weeks ago. The coache:
CAV him n chance in To Pennsylvania
State game and sigce then his stock ia:
been on the rise.
The other discovery O. the week ha:
been Jydig Hoyt, who entered Yale two
years ago. Hoyt was tried on the varsity
team in his freshman year. but got behind
In his studies and lad to give il UP. Last
year a good deal vas expected OF him. bu,
he made a complete fzzie OF his work.
When the pres ent season opened Eoyt was
not considered worth giving much atten-
ton to. He was tried or the scrub team
began to show improvement. The fact
hat the team was without a pUnter led
the coaches to put Ho-t IN the varsity
back field and ever since he was placed
there he has been literally jumping ahead
in his work Hoyt has always been 2
Splendid purter. but has never been g
ground gamer for a defensive player until
within the past two weeks.
Hoyt - to-day the only man of the Yale
squad who can punt in any style at all.
Hoyt injured his knee in the Pennsylya-
mia State game and since then Yale has
tried to haye Bloome- or Hutchinson, the
substitute quarter back. do the work
Goth OF these men have failed. In the
Springfield game on Wednesday Yale's
phnting was ridiculous. It seems to be
The irony Of fate thst the Els Should be
50 weak in punters this fall in view OF the
fact that 49, .s-1l.tY -.-A
back here solely to look after the punt.ng
game this fall. This is the first time that
leie has ever had q special coach in
charge of the punters, and yet II is dirr.-
Cult to recall thet time when tine Ellis were
% weak In this department of the game.
Al fuH back Tom Sheviln seems to be a
necessity on account of his defensive
Work faie's second string of defense IS
20 weak that Sheviin il needed TO brace
up this part OF the team In the last three
from being scored on = handling punts
aDa in running with C bali S1eylin's
work Is still very crude
Fhe condition of Rockwell has been a
matter OF deep concern for the past ten
days. Rockwell, never p strong man,
scc1ns to set tired this fall by very little
work The coaches have not allowed him
10 do anything to speak of for over zen
days. Their plan viii be to nurse Rock
we'll and save him FOR the big games on
eccou:t of mis- seneTalship and thorough
knowledSe OF the game In tie meantime
Owsiey is learning the position very rap
idly and viii be a good substitute in the
event of Rockwell going out of the gane.
Harvard's football coaches are greatly
concerned over the problem Of developing
two good ends this year. In every other
position the crimson is amply provided
Tor. but the weakness here is becoming
more and more evident every day. Mont
Ecmery. substitute to Bowditch last sea-
son. Il pretty sure to hold down right end
1ucase he meets with no accident
On the other extremity the situation Is
Blagdcn. last years substitute.
tried at first. but his being down too
nn8 has seriously interfered with his
EofK Jones, the old coiored player from
ne mas failed to realize the expectations
OF coaches. He has a marked ten
to get of-side: which. taken with a
action. has SO far given the coaches q very
idea OF his ability.
during the past week several new men
nsge e tried at the place. OF these
Ftltey. the big captain of the varsity
has shown up the best. FIiIey, who
- an English boy. played the association
came while at school at Rugby and was
one or the stars Of the English scholas-
dlers' Field last week, however. he had
never attempted the game as played in
.AEicflca- 50 that his progress since then
has been well-nigh wonderful.
Another man who shows considerable
promise is Leary. a Junior, who played on
his class baseball team two years ago. |
and also figured quite prominently as a
Ehc are out for end Shurtlen and II. Il. |
whitman. the tennis player. are the most
c-ouspicuous.
But although Harvard has been di@p-
pointed in her ends, she has been happily
surprised In some of her other PLAYERS. |
IN particular. has proven himself |
q much more capable man than anyone
weeks ago. When the season began the
undergraduates looked upon
Noyes as an extremely second-rate PLAYER. |
and they naturally have been greatly de-
iighted at the able. not to say brilliant
way. in which he has been running the !
team of late Meier. at tackle. is another |
man who is doing better than was expect
cdsof him; Although weighing cniy 1856
on blocking and breaking through on tho |
entire crimson line. Still. another PLAYER |
who Is proving a'bie SUNRISE is Parker.
the freshman guard Although Parker
has, always played at center before this |
fail. he hts Into his new position beauti- |
fully n Is proving a tower OF strength
the left SD of the crimson team.
Princeton has swallowed Saturdays BIT
ter pill OF defeat phI~losophically. hoping |
IT viii act as a tonic that VIII enable her
AFTER all to win the championship. and
comforting herself with the remembrance |
in the year Of a similar defeat from |
cornell b outpiayed Yale from start TO
finish Tiger pride has been touched to
the quick and every ounce of nerve and |
fight the Princeton can muster viii 90 in
10 the rest OF the seasons work. The pres |
mt problem Is a knotty one. A line whose |
ends are poor. even with the best ma
ierial now ~procurable. a weak and woe
fully slow pivot for the line TO act on and |
absence OF reliable backing. are the
issue. the Tigers must face The plans
to q great extent been broken end
wise b. the unexpectedly slow develop
nnent OF the raw stuff of which the team
IS largely made up. 1t is excellent ma
good teams for two or three years 20
come. but II Is yet in the rough and is in
no wise able to meet the present dilemma
as Il could have been met had Princeton |
not loet SO many Of lasts years veterans.
In a close game the kicking 's often of
Importance, and here in the loss Of |
De Witt # Is of course crippled. To-day's
with the thought OF SATURDAYS
vet fresh In all minds was in no way
lacking In spirit The coaches made every
enort to meet the problems exposed by the
Eether successful A great deal of time
was given to coaching individuals and the
whole squad was practiced on points of
I Us W Nss aeod sf bss fsfs ,s nsp 2 rs 18th, the
e- taken Els criterion OF its reliability
put to any real test.
TeoEer played right end In place of Mil
who waa put at left instead OF King.
In place of Short. who had been given a
temporary lay-of. Holden was substitut-
ed but II proved a poor one. as It was
him and Stannard that most OF
he gains were made. On the whole the
offered little encouragement
On account OF injuries received In the
Brcknell game, very little scrimmage
york has been INDUCED In by the Carlisle
Indians during the past week. There IS
a man on the team who does not
bear come mark OF remembrance OF that
Consequently. only light signal