Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-17
COLLEGE FOOT BALL

criticisms urged against the 1904 eleven was
that it contained too many useless fat men,
and not enough men with speed, endurance
and Fighting power.
Reid told his men last spring that he
could not use any candidate with super
fuous weight this fall Knowing Reid g
character for discipline, his lnernen set
themselves to work during the summer and
when they reported last week with hardly
an exception they had taken off from fifteen
to twenty-five pounds of useless weight
This was especially noted in the cases of
Bril-. Parker. Squires and White, who were
the most conspicuous heavyweights last
year, and who have all reported greatly re-
duced in weight, and consequently better
prepared for the rigors of the coming sea-
son.
The number of candidates who reported
to Coach Reid was extraordinarily large
for the first day. there being fifty men in
all. with more reporting every day. All of
the old men reported. with the exception of
Matthews and Randall. substitute ends;
Derby and Meier. tackles; Mills, the full
back and Noyes. the substitute quarter
back. With Parker at center, White and
Squires at guard. Brill at one tackle and
Pierce. a last years substitute of great
pre- mise. at the other: Starr at quarter
back Capt. Hurley and Nichols at the ha IN
backs. and Hanley, who crowded Mills SO
hard last year. for full back the Crimson
starts out with the best nucleus in its his
tory This leaves only two ends to be de-
veloped, and with so much good material
on hand this ought not to be such a hard
matter.
Reid evidently does not believe in risking
injuries to his men at this season. for lie
has started several innovations in his carly
practice. One of these Is cutting ont ali
falling on the ball until the men are hard
ened 10 their work. He figures that the
Gahdldates, while not in condition, are thus
likely to get hard bumps which might in
capscitate them for the championshin ga roas
later in the fall.
Gloomy tales continue to come from Yale
regarding TINS years eleven The thing
which Yale processes to be worried about is
the lack OF promising school boys from
which to recruit her eleven. The Ellis started
work on Wednesday with small squad of
veterans and freshmen. which has been in
creasing daily. BY the middle of the coming
week the squad will be nearly complete
Yale weakness this year. after consider
ing the material which has already "a
ported: is to be In the line. OF the 1870. line
Neai is missing at one end, Hogan and
Bloomer from both tackles Kinnev ,ra.
one guard and Roraback from center Al
though Yale's loss of veterans in tha l;na
mas been extremely severe. the line will be
S''oSs siioh 10 ScHeTdlly Deleved Dy
siders. Capt Shevin will hold down one
end. but the incoming class will have to
supply the other Kineon. a star oarsman
LOOKS nest Tor one tackle and Forbes, the
fcrmer Wesleyan tackle for his mate Trim
can take care of one guard and much Il
expected OF Donald Mckay a for,,ar
pitcher. who weighs 200 pounds and is
thought to be his most likely running mate
~ capable center can be developed Yale
VIII have line which can uphold the ren,,~
tation made by its 1904 predecessor.
In the back field Yale has no cause for
worry. Hutchinson and Stevenson. the
substitute quarter-backs. are both on hand
while Hoyt and Morse can play the half,
at full-back for Owsley, Is almost "a GOOD
as the man Yale has lost. Among the 1901
substitutes much Is expected OF veeder. who
but Tor an injury would certainly have
made one OF the haif-back positions. m is
quite likely that he WILDE tried out at end
dates for this position.