Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-12
ALL EYES ON SATURDAYS GRIDIRON BATTLES
BENEFICIAL EFFECT OF CHANGES IN YALE'S TEAM

Arthur Brides and Ted Coy. who tigur-
ed I'm the Yale shakeup. over which much
publicity fuss has been made, are not new
to the line by any means. Brides during
his, foot ball career at Yale has played
both guard and tackle. In fact. he was
a line man before he ever went to the
back field 1t was only last season that
he was sent behind the line. Coy played
tackle on his freshman team at Yale
year before last, but last year on the
varsity eleven was more useful as full
back than in the line. Last year in the
Princeton game he was the most promi-
nent figure in one of the most striking
plays that has been worked under the
new rules. the run from a fake place
ment kick, which worked havoc with
Princeton's lead. That play and the long
forward pass the year before made from
a maneuver which masked what was
coming were two that helped put Yale
in the lead in the new foot ball
The point about the shakeup is not so
much the changes in positions as that
they are necessary at the eleventh hour.
And the shifting of Brides and Coy is
not such a momentouS affair the dig
sing up of two practically new men be-
hind the line. Field, who has gone to
fullback, and Johnson. who is now the
first choice quarterback. were scarcely
ago. Johnson is a junior who came out
little as a freshman and as sopho-
more, but didn't play much or attract
much attention. He is said to be an
excellent general and to give his signals
with qufckness and snap. one likely to be
of more value in driving his team than
to shine as a back field player. II look
for him to be a star quarterback next
year If not this" said one of the Yale
coaches yesterday. Field is stocky lad
of about lis pounds, who hits a line
good and hard. Johnson is regarded as
a conner. though until lately less premi-
nent than Murphy. Bingham, Corey or
Hopkins. the others tried.
There is little doubt that the Yale team
will line up against Princeton as follows:
Coy and Haines ends; Lilley and Brides
tackles: Andrus and Goebel. guards; Bid
die. center; Johnson. quarterback. Daily
and Philbin. halfbacks, and Field full
back. That was the lineup yesterday,
except that Brown was at guard in An
drus place. Andrus developed water on
the knee last Monday and didn't practice
yesterday, but 1t Is expected that he will
enter the Princeton game Things were
looking up bit at Yale yesterday The
coaches were feeling more hopeful after
the practice and say they have a fighting
Harvard THE team is better than it
was a week ago." said Capt. Burch
Burch. incidentally, while not able to get
into the game. is keeping in condition
alongside the trolley cars which carry the
other players back to the gym.
Tigers Leave Princeton.
PRINCETON. N. j., November IL
Princeton's final outburst of foot ball en-
thusiasm before the meeting of the Tigers
and Yale eliminated in a royal send-off
which 1900 undergraduates gave to their
team last night. The Princeton squad
left at 6:1S o'clock for Fort Washington,
Penn, where the gridiron warriors can
spend day or two from the disturbing
crowds and take their final brace
The send-off at the station was the sec
ond demonstration of Tiger enthusiasm
AT O'Clock the whole undergraduate
body formed In parade, headed by the
local fife and drum corps, and marched to
the field with cheers and songs to watch
the last practice in Princeton. Though a
continual driZzle soaked spectators and
players, a roll call of the undergraduates
at the field would have revealed few alb
sent students. SO thoroughly are the fol-
lowers of the Jersey jungle beast rallying
to the support of their team. When the
carload of Tiger players pulled out of
the station the strains of "Old Nassau"
Princeton'S famous and beautiful hymn
rose for the first time this year.
Il am not taking the men away for
change OF air." said Coach Roper before
he left 1.-THE air at Princeton is as good
as any, Out the members or the team
have been overwhelmed of late by a con-
tinual shower of letters and kilograms
from friends and relatives, and the con-
CALCULATIONS on making the team. advice
and requests for tickets, together with the
influence of the other students are getting
on the mems nerves. Hence the rigid
secrecy which will be maintained as long
as possible about the location where
Trainer Flood. assisted by a change of
surroundings, will prime the Tigers to
meet the Els
The team will return to Princeton on
Saturday morning.
Yale's Hard Work Ends.
NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, November r.
Head Coach Bigelow of the Yale foot ball