New-York tribune., 1906-10-16
ON COLLEGE GRIDIRONS.
REST FOR YALE VARSITY.
Some Radical Changes tn the Rash
Line Talked Of.
rHy Telegraph to Tho Tribune.l

New Haven, Oct l5-The Yale varsity football
PLAYERS had a rest to-day GILES, centre. alone re-
porting The Holy Cross game proved exhaustils'
and. owing the hot wnve. it was decided to iay
of practically the entire eleven Howard Jones
right end last year, Joined the eleven to-day lie
has been laid Off for three weeks with nnuscls
bruise. Frank Hinkey captain In 1904; George
Adee. euartsrback the same year, and Waiter
Camp were the coaches out, ana Vance AcCcr-
mick quarterback In 1852 and Mayor OF Harris
burg. will tomorrow TO work up some drop
kicking.
FIinkey will remain all the season in charge OF
the ends but the others stay three or four
days only. Flanders centre last year. left to-C1y
to coach the Carlisle Indians for two weeks
Signs of general shifting in the eleven are in
evidence and changes are discussed BY the coaches
which might bring about more general alteration
in the makeup than any in TWO years. The trcu-
ble is In the rush line. The backfeld has played
both steadily and brilliantly. but the Hnesnen
have some -slaring faults Congdon. at LEFT end
is Of the whose places are insecure He
is plodder and. although conscientious to a de
gree and a desperate player his sowuess Is fatal
Bob" Forbes may be moved from tackle to the
end Of the line. Forbes was guard when he
captained the Wesleyan eleven three years ago.
He has been at tackle since he came to Yale. two
years ago, but in speed hA is the peer or any end
ever seen at Yale
Not one Of the three centre positions IS anywhere
settled. Gillis has not been success at snap
back and Erwin. Hockenburger OF Levine may De
put there as an experiment and Gils placeo II MS
old position at guard Hockenburger has been
weak at guard for fortnight and il Is thought
that he would do better at centre the place ne
played before he 70 Yale. His career as cen
tre at Andover was brilliant Levine, who was tne
most powerful in the back field last year, II
fast mastering the rush line play. and he is avale-
BILE for either centre guard Forbes position a.
tackle That he will be found in o1e OF those posi-
tions before the close OF the coming week IS eX-
pected.
Behind the line changes will be made, barring
accidents. Tad Jones. who received a muscle
bruise week ago. will be back in his place for the
Penn State game Saturday, while Knox and
Captain Morse of their places at halfback-
Morse by virtue OF his all-round work, notably ms
defensive play. and Knox by his kicking game and
clever handling of the passes made available oy the
new rules Roome is one of the most valuable play
on the eleven. and mis- fullback play is one or
the strongest features OF the Yale game.
One OF the surprises OF the present season Is the
lack OF interest shown in the new game here, II
small attendance at practice and contests is any
Indication Hardly score OF men are present at the
daily practice, and not more than thousand per
sons have seen any game played Most or the
critics loath to believe that interest in football
is dropping OFF because Of the changes IN the rules
1t is the general opinion that the changes have
frightened up the game. The reason most com
monty assigned is the assumption that early secret
practice last year srfed the abt OF the college
OF going out the grandstand afternoons and
watching the practice When the gates were closed
early last year interest in the practice began to
fall of, and. although the gates have not been
closed this year IT has not revived