Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-12
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Two of the best ends that ever played football will take part in the coaching at Harvard and Yale from now on. Frank Hinkey has yielded to the despairing urging of Yale and is on the ground to give the end candidates q few needful lessons. Hinkey was out west. and it was not until Jim Rodgers added his persua- sive eloquence to that of other Yale men that the king of all ends packed up and hiked to New Haven. That the playing of the ends will improve ing. Yale has another good end coach in Jack Gates, who spent few days at New Haven last week. Gates has been very successful in finding capa- ble ends at Annapolis. At Harvard Dave Campbell is to be with the squad for the rest of the season. No better man can be found to take hold at Cambridge in this hour of trial. Campbell was not only d past master at end play, but he, with Bill Reid as head coach. welded the Harvard candidates of 1901 into the hardest fighting and most powerful combina- ton that has sported the Crimson in years. There are those at Harvard who think it would be a good idea to shift Grant from center to eud and put Nourse at center.
 Every Saturday produces something ! sensational in goal kicking. Last Saturday O'Brien of Swarthmore came to the front once more, rivalins the feat of Capron of Minnesota in making three drop kicks in one game. O'Brien is said to have kicked no less than ten field goals this season, If | that is the case his toe alone has counted for forty of the III points by | Swarthm than third of the l total
 Germany Schulz dragged Yost ove" ill the corner of the gym the other af l ternoon with an air of great mystery and secretness. Yost expected to hear some of the signals had become known and trotted over wide awake, but when he got away from inc crowd the 240 pound center asked him in a whisepring voice; Say coach, do ! you care if I cut out my heargear | after this What's the matter?" asked Yost. Well. you sec" went on Germany. swallowing the lump in his throat, 'er--ah--nly girl thinks I'm getting bald. and she wants me to quit wearing the thing. Michigan Daily.
 The defensive formation used by Yale last Saturday attracted q good deal of attention. The men scattered out until the defence looked like q sieve. but it was q sieve only n ap- pearance. There were more men back of the line than op it. Congdon. who did a good deal of open field tackling, dropped back several yards. and tho 1 ends. who were on the extreme outside were back ten yards. This formation proved efficient in stopping forward passes and other open plays. but it looked very inviting for line plays, It had knack of closing up. however before material gain was made through the line. It isn't forma ton to be used with team on its ! yard line or with only yard or so to 20 by the other side. What's this?'' exclaimed Johnny Mayhew of Brown the first time Yale assumed the for nation.
 There was a bit of thinking by liar Ian of Princeton in the Amherst game if he did what be is credited with do- ing. Time for the first half was near ly up when the ball was passed td Harlan for run. Just at that mo. ment his eye caught the official whistle in the act of going up to be blown to denote that time was up. So liar Ian made an instant change of plans and let go with drop kick instead of running The ball was in the aiI when the whistle sounded and the goal counted Harlan must have a hair trigger thinking apparatus.
 The Yale football ticket manage. ment announced that all the 32O0f seats in the big gridiron enclosure have been applied for. IL is believed that with the general expectation that the Princeton game next Saturday will be brilliant. a record crowd vii attend. Every preeaution is heinz taken Is keep the field dry by cover ing it with straw and guards gre OT !