New-York tribune., 1907-09-29
OPEN GAME At YALE.
Coach Not DriUing Players
Big Squad at n. 7. Z.

New Haven. Sept. % (SpecaD.-YaIe football
coaches have been preparing for the opening game
OF the season, the match with Wesleyan. on
Wednesday. by thorough drill in the rudiments
OF the game, instead Of by selecting a team. AL
though the squad has had three days OF scrimnlaS-
ing no plays except the simplest formations have
been tried and ii is impossible forecast the
makeup OF the eleven which viii face the Meth
odists. The coaches are inclined to give the lead
ing substitutes of last years eleven a compl-
mentary choice in the selection Of the team in the
first games but it seems inevitable that some OF
them. and some of the veterans too will be forced
aside by the splendid players from the freshman
eleven Of last fail.
The three scrimmages already held show that
the forward pass viii be tried persistenty and
that instead OF line-forcing game varieties Of
the pass Will be dashed in rapid succession. In
stead OF trying TO hold the ball" the Yale players
TO try now TO let go of it and hurl ii as far
as possible The punting game is being worked
out eagerly in the preliminary practice, and in Coy
Yale has man who has been sending the hall
fifty-fve and sixty yards lie will be easily Yales
first string choice for fullback. Bomar and Ber-
ger. the veteran substitutes, have been used the
first string halfbacks. but Fred Murphy and
Wheaton the freshman stars of last fall, may dis
place them Burke and Philbin, another freshman
pair, in fine form
Tad Jones. the veteran quarterback, will be used
little this fail Dimes his understudy, viii the
eleven in most OF the practice and in the minor
games. Bingham the freshman quarterback, Is
also showing good form in handling the bail.
Howard Jones, AIcott and Burch, all veterans,
are in fast form ends but Logan. the phenome
nal freshman end, Is almost sure TO push one of
them aside. Since practice opened Howard Jones
has done the best work, especially in handling the
forward pass. Captain Biglow and Paige, tackles
last year, in improved form and are head and
shoulders above their rivals Buster Brown and
Goebel are in the guards positions and they are
likely to STAY They were the freshman guards
last year and are as good guard material Yale
has shown in years Carroll COoney, the former
Exeter centre is showing fine form in the snap
back place. He was played IN that position last
year for the Yale freshmen. Cooney weighs 250
pounds and is the most picturesque gridiron char
acter Yale has had since the days of the Hawaiian,
Judged by the material at hand the Yale team
should have one OF the greatest seasons in It's
history. II faces the shortest. season Yale has
planned in twenty years, and. aside from the
Wesleyan match here next "Wednesday, there Is
contest On the schedule. which looks easy.
Cambridge. Mass. Sept, IS (speciaD.-The Har-
ward football situation is more encoura ging The
first game is with Bowdoin october :, and Crane,
the open game enthusiast, should have a clever
team OF basketball by that date. At quarterback
NewhaiI. Starr. veteran of three seasons;
Galatti, Of the team, and Cate. who has played
his class team Starr is considered the strongest
candidate. Wendell fullback last fall, has been
moved to left hafbaek and the TWO other positions
contested by number OF fast men. most
prominent Of whom are lockwood and ApoAonIo-
starr, first choice for quarter FOR nearly three
years. IS considered the strongest candidate Tor
that position
ApoIlonio and Lockwood are the best men for
the two other positions Apollonio came out with
q rush last season and had things his own way for
the fuliback position until an injury placed him
among CrppIes. where he remained for the
rest Of the season There are two other possibiii-
ties for backs for the new game in Gilbert ana
Rand
The line does not look good this fall kersberg
and Osborne leaving gaps that not easily filled
There are many possibilities offered for the vacant
places. but none TO tit into the shoes OF the
mighty guard and powerful tackle Captain Par
ker. centre 4or the last three seasons. VIII hoId
his position again this year Burr VIII be IN
at left guard again, and by far the best all
around player the team ) =. Alley a ra"
bc.,ed Westeraer. has the best chances for right
guard Waldo Pierce Will again hold down right
tackle At le:t tackle Inches 10 Be the most
available man. Inches fought hard to oust Pierce
last fad but under weight and could not down
the big from Maine.
The material for the end positions IS not above
the average. Thus far the candidates are hght,
Macdonald being the heaviest man. Macdonald
plaved on the team at New Haven last season. He
is adapted The old style play than the new
open game and forward pass. Among the lesser
lights NJ - Pierce. brother OF Waldo Pierce. has
shown up well. His experience was gained at
AndoYer.
Football practice at New York University is well
under way. Thirty-flve candidates working
under Il. 2. OlcOtt. Yale, 80 An-American man
:n his day. The had their first work yesterday
with the dummy. II by far the hardest prac-
tice the men have had yet. half hour or iast
signal work completed the afternoons practice.
The regulars Of last season who have returned 10
college are Captain Mowen. right half; IL Brown.
left half: W Brown, quarter; Decker, centre FERN
stein, right end. Arnold. left end: Auhant, left
end. and Freherg, left tackle good nropoFtlCA
a. last wears scrub team is on hand and q EufloeT
Of husky in the freshman class promise TO
ma Ike good material. Fifty on the squad
The first game viii be against St Stephens OF ONO
Field October 5.