Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-20
TEAMS ON EDGE FOR FINAL BATTLES.
HARVARD RULES FAVORITE OVER YALE.

This years games mark the passing
of the last players among those cole ses
where the freshman rule is I'm vogue
who made the varsity team in their
freshman year. Harvard, Yale. Prince
ton, Pennsylvania and Cornell all have
the freshman rule. adopted three years
ago. and at none of them after this
season will there be any player who
made the varsity in his freshman year.
Eddie Dillon. Waller and Tibbott of
Princeton played OH the varsity in their
first year in college and have just
wound up four years of varsity foot
ball. Capt Burr of Harvard also made
the eleven in his freshman year, as did
Capt Valdez and O'ROurke of Cornell
and Scarlet of Pennsylvania.
There is no member of the present
Yale varsity eleven who played OF it
freshman. Tad and Howard
Jones OF last years team both made
the varsity as freshmen in 1905, but
being in the Sheffield scientific school
were graduated last June. Had they
taken the academic course they would
doubtless be playing on this year S
team, for both had the ability TO be
four-year players.
Dillon. Waller and Tibbott played
against Yale in the fall of 1905 and in
the same positions they filled last Sat
urday-Quarterback. guard and haifback'
respectively. Tibbott was d substitute
that year. going into the game when
somebody else went out Waller ana
Dillon started the game. Burr Is III the
same boat. He has been up against three
straight defeats by Yale, but this year
has at least an even chance of being
captain of the Harvard team that doWned
old Eli. No captain at Harvard IN
good while has had an aggregation as
we'll equipped in team play and individ-
toll foil
Blue
Scarlet the Pennsylvania end, was in
the Cornell game in 1903. and so were
Walder and o Rourke of Cornell. Walder
has played fullback throughout his col
lege career and O'Rourke guard and
tackle. They haven't been in Cornell
victory over Pennsylvania but in one
tie. In their freshman year the score
was to in favor of Pennsylvania;
the next year it was o to U, and last
year II to in Pennsylvanian's favor.
Waider has missed very few games, If
any, since he cast his lot with the
Ithacans, and no foot ball player has
worked harder. Scarlett's playing IN
cludes a victory over the Indians and
Harvard, two defeats by the Indians.
two victories over Cornell and three over
Michigan, also experience in both the
old and the new games. His has been
varied, interesting and highly creditable
career on the gridiron.
The question of head coach at Prince
ton for next season is engaging the close
attention of the students and those
alumni who take lively interest in
foot ball. 1t is not believed Bill Roper,
one of the hardest working and pains
taking coaches Princeton has had, and
who accomplished a good deal during hrs
regime. will act in the capacity of head
coach again, so a change in the system
is probable. Not few of old Nassau's
foot ball experts would like to see Phil
King the head coach next season and are
using their influence it is said, to bring
that about. They think King would be
the best man for the responsible position
and that Eddie Holt would be the right
man to take charge of the line coaching
King showed ability as a coach at Wis
conSin, and the experience he had there
of being thrown on his own resources as
coach and his ability to cope with 1t are
points in his favor.
Capt Sieglins already is planning for
next season. and there is not little con-
fidence in his ability to steer the team
to a victory over Yale. If his playing
is any indication of his worth as a leader
Segling will be not only hard. agrees
sive and determined captain, but pos
SeSS thOroughnesS in managing the cam
paign. He has a pretty good nucleus OF
players. Tibbott. Dillon, Waller and
Booth are through, but there is goodiy
supply of varsity material left and also
some promising men on the freshman
who was not a success as a back, will
be tried in the line. Il position for which
il is believed by some that his physique
is more suitable.
Yale Loses Fitzpatrick.
NEW HAVEN, November 2O.-The
Yale foot ball coaches changed their
minds yesterday about giving the team
any scrimmage work, but they did not
change their plan to send the eleven into
the Harvard game with it's lineup un-
changed from that ordered when the
present week began. Head Coach Big
low said last night that it seems set
tied that Yale would take the gridiron
Saturday as follows: Left end, Logan;
left tackle, Hobbs: left guard. Andrus:
center, Bddle; right guard, Goebel: right
tackle. Brides; right end, Capt Burch:
quarterback. Corey; left halfback, nil
bin: right halfback. Wheaton; fullback,
Coy.
The coaches decided that the team
would be better able to fight through
the thirty-f1ve minute halves tomorrow
If no scrimmage was ordered. and moth
ing but signal drill was dashed off
This lasted more than an hour, and was
exceptionally exacting in it's severity
Head Coach Biglow said that today the
eleven would probably go to the field in