Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-14
YALE'S VIEW Of
SATURDAYS VICTORY
Blue Thinks the Tackle Shifts
Responsible for Victory
Over Princeton.

NEW HAVEN. Conn.,, November H.
Yale's victory over Princeton Saturday
is regarded as her greatest in recent
years with one exception, that of Jim
Rodgers team in 1897. The odds dropped
lower against Yale before the game than
at any time since that year. One Of the
leading Yale coaches said that Yale had
less to do to grow better than Harvard
this week than she had last week to
grow better than Princeton after the
Brown defeat
In the tackles shift Yale feels that
she has the gem of the plays that have
been created under the provisions Of the
code of 1910. 1t was explained that the
play is derived from the famous tackles
back attack. and comes from the brain
of the inventor OF that play. Harry l..
Williams. Yale. 81, now University OF
Minnesota coach. Williams sent the
tackles back attack to Yale seven years
ago. and Camp perfected and developed
Williams succeeded in doing at Mime
sofa. Williams has been at work with
the play this fall and he adapted 1t TO
the code of 1910. 1t has won the western
championship for him. and he sent it to
Yale last week. first explaining 1t In de-
tail to Tom Shevlin, the famous old Eli
captain. who has been helping him
coach at Minnesota this fall. Shevlin
was given full charge of the team the
past week by Capt. Rally to perfect the
play. II was taught accurately. and
pulled Yale out of many holes. 1t will be
drilled more emphatically and with great
er varieties this week, and will be used
against Harvard. with what Yale coaches
believe will prove sensational effects.
Ted Coy. Yale's head coach paid a
high tribute to Shevlin for his part in
coming to Yale with it; to Williams.
whose brain devised it. and to Foster
Sanford. the father Of the Yale defense.
He said: TOO much credit cannot be
given to Tom Shevlfn for what he did
the past week in giving new plays to
the team. These plays were the soul OF
the Yale attack. At the same time vast
Sanford, who created the Yale defense
which withstood the attack so wonder
fully 1t is due To his coaching that
Yale has one of the strongest rush lines
she has possessed in years.
THE return OF Walter Camp and his
advice proved invaluable to the team. and
was great factor in it's success
Yale's undergraduates are hotter than
the players over the actions of Capt
Hart of Princeton in Juggling the tactics
IF professional base ball coaching into the
game Hart all through the game jeered
at Yale and called out derisively at the
Yale players at every opportunity. One
Of his tricks was to try to tumble the
Yale signals when Howe gave them. In
case Howe gave a signal 4-1S-23-7. Hart
would chime with parody of 4-28-21-7
intending to confuse the Yale players
who at times were actually muddled. II
| Is felt at Yale that such tactics are al
variance with The spirit Of amateur sport
nd the intercollegiate rules committee will
| find a rule awaiting 1t when 1t meets this
winter proposing that hereafter player
who talks to members of the opposing
+, team, with intent to confuse or jeer, shall
| have his act severely penaiized.
| None Of the Yale players had returned
| last night. with the exception Of the sub
stitutes who did not get into the game
| The players left the Murray Hill Hot
Yesterday morning. Half dozen who
| i've near New York city went to theil
homes Capt. DAILY, Fitzpatrick, Scully and
| Baker went to Ardsley as the guests OF
Dewitt Cochrane at his country home
| The others went to the clubhouse of the
Meriden Country Club. The squad viii
not gather hare till tomorrow for practice
Trainer John Mack said that every man
! felt like playing again today. but they
! would be rested and kept away from the
campus till tomorrow.
Head Coach Coy said that the program
| calls for short but brisk scrimmaging to.
morrow, and a long, grueling drill Wed.
| nesday to close the preparation for the
Harvard game. sfg