Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-23

to defeat for the first time this season.
The freshmen had the honor of conquer
ing it in one of the most stubbornly
fought battles on the gridiron this year.
From the kickoff to the end 1t was up
and down for each side. First the varsity
maging waxed fierce when the score was
tied with only three minutes to play.
Just before the game closed Savage lifted
a neat field goal from the 3O-yard line,
winning for 1912. Each side scored two
tOuchdowns. Stellar work was done by
Vaughan, formerly captain of Exeter; by
Merritt formerly Andover captain, and
by Savage, for the freshmen.
Murphy AndruS and -Philbin OF the var
sity rested and Bingham ran the eleven
at fullback. Wheaton was in fast form
at. left halfback and Richardson played
left guard.
A half hours practice was allotted the
goal kickers Yale has decided to try to
make every point count in goal kicking
this season. and painstaking practice was
begun yesterday. Coy and Wheaton We're
worked in drop goals and Goebel, Cooney,i
Hobbs and Haines in placement kicking
Assistant Chief CoacE BiglOw has a full
coaching staff, including Sidney Overall,
now coach at Amherst: Ned Glass. Carl
Flanders. Ralph BlObmer and Roraback.
The Yale coaches plan to work the regu-
lars only lightly today. in view of the
strenuous game expected Saturday with
Washington and Jefferson. Every regular
player except Hobbs and Andrus will be
in the lineup. Hobbs is still too lame
to get into the scrimmaging.
Tigers Experimenting.
PRINCETON. N. j., October 23.-There
was some let-up in the hard daily scrim
mage work yesterday, as Coach Roper
feels that the men are little off color as
a result of the Fordham game Wednes-
bo hon fhoV
nevertheless received some bruises from
the fast Fordham eleven. So there was
only short scrimmage of fifteen minutes
yesterday afternoon. The varsity lined
up against the scrubs, but neither side
scored
For the first time the forward pass was
tried and was used repeatedly with fair
success. There was also some further ex-
perimenting with the lineup. Sparks was
played at fullback and Pfeiffer and Smith
at ends. Unless the wings of the Prince
ton line are strengthened there is grave
da niger that the stronger elevens will find
them easy. Dowd and WEIGH play hard,
but are light and there are no acceptable
were on the field. William H. Irvine. 'S8.
took charge of the backs and paid special
attention to the drop kicking. Ballet,
81 coached center.
Army Strengthens Back Field.
WEST POINT. N. Y. October 23.-The
accident to Chamberlain last Saturday,
in which he dislocated his shoulder, has
caused the coaches to try to increase
their back field material. and this week
many men have been given try on the
varsity.
Walmsley, one of them. a new find
playing tackle and end, certainly made
things hum in yesterdays scrimmage.
Soon after the game began Walmsley
got the ball and shot through tackle.
breaking clear through the line and dodg-
ing forty yards through broken field.
A couple of line plays followed. and the
varsity had the ball on the scrubs s.
yard mark. only to tumble. Later In
the game 1T got the leather to the
downs, and Flint tried to punt out from
behind his goal line. The ball went
straight up in the air and Byrne broke
through and caught it. scoring touch
down for the varsity.
Dean was not out yesterday. the
coaches advising a rest. and Brown was
in at left half. Stearns got in the scrim-
mage at right end. and johnson played
at left until Carberry relieved him.
"sub" on Cornell Varsity.
ITHACA. NJ Y. October 23.-Hoffman.
a fleet, light-haired halfback who until
yesterday has been playing in the posi-
ton of third back. jumped to the front
yesterday afternoon by scoring the Cor
nell varsity's only touchdown against
the scrubs after a 6O-yard dash on a
forward pass. Throughout the scrim-
mage Hoffman played fast sure foot ball,
and last night the coaches were plan
ming to send him into Saturdays game.
He will probably be Howe's running mate
instead of Hutchinson. The latter will
probably go back to the scrubs.
The scrimmage was fully as hard as
Wednesday. and the scrubs. familiar
with the varsity's signals. raised havoc
with many Of the offensive formations.
Pavek and Leventry in particular smash
ed lot of goal plays, and 1t is thought
that one or the other will take right
guard on the varsity away from German
and McCollum. Bell continued his good