New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-23
YALE'S HARD WORK ENDS
PhiIbin Likely to Start Big Game
at FuIIbaCk.
HARVARD TEAM ALSO READY
Potter Runs Eleven in Short
Scrimmage, the Last Before
Battle on Saturday.

New Haven. Conn. Nov. 22.-The Aale
football team had its last practice OF the
season this afternoon winding up with the
usual song and dance around the burning
pile of OLD shoes, headguards and other
football paraphernalia. As usual, the men
said il had been a great year even though
II is tainted with one big disappointment
The squad will leave here tomorrow at
1:4S o'clock for Auburndae. whore 1t VIII
stay until Saturday morning. The entire
university is planning to turn out ana
give the team a rousing send off. Defeat
often serves to bring men closer together
and the Princeton defeat has certainly
brought the team and undergraduates
closer together. II has been standing
complaint that Yale victories are no
longer celebrated by bonfres because they
have been too frequent but there Is no
lack of support now The players were all
in fine condition tonight, and every one
is full of confidence.
The work to-day partook OF a general
finishing The coaches grasped the last
opportunity for a long and thorough indl-
vidua drill. This was followed by sig
nal practice of half an hour and twenty
minute scrlmmage with "Sandy's Pets
a collection of good substitutes whom
George Foster Sanford rounded together.
No attempt was made To score, the bail
being given first to one team and then an
other.
After the sCrimmage a long kicking drlll
was ordered. Camp and Howe did the
punting. with the ends and backs working
out Howe also did some drop kicking,
lie
Then came the war dance around the
sacrifcial fire to the football gods and the
work ended. The scrub players, the men
who have been pummeled all year Tor
the sake Of developing the varsity, en-
joyed their annual dinner tonight. The
scrubs will go to Boston in a special coach
on Saturday morning TO see the game.
Some changes are likely TO be made in
the Yale lineup for the Harvard game.
Captain Howe. in speaking Of the players
tonight said Philbin probably would
start the game at fullback i'm place OF
Dunn II was the latters mistake in sig
nails on Saturday which gave Sam White
his opportunity to convert the tumble into
a touchdown Philbin has been played at
fullb2ck this week instead of Dunn. Free
man. Reilly and Dunn will he the second
string backs and all will get a chance.
Anderson probably will not play. The rest
Of the team will be the same as started
against Princeton, but Perry and Gallauer,
tackles Sheldon and W. Howe, ends.
Lorce. either guard or centre, and Merritt
and Strout quarterback, may be called on.
Captain Howe was in much better con-
dition tonight than he has been for two
days. He said he felt fine, as well as
ever in his life, and he looked II. Every
body in New Haven is confident OF the
outcome. including the players. and viii
be more so when Captain lioWe's real
condition is known.
The team will practise in the Harvard
Stadium on Friday morning and get ac-
cLstomcd TO the light ana air currents
Twenty-nine men will leave with the var
sitv tomorrow. The coaches here to-day
were Carl Flanders, George Foster San
ford. Ed Savage, Fred DAILY, Pa" Corbin'
Tom Shevlin. Clarence Alcott and Walter
Camp. besides the regular staff
In the work to-day Merritt was used at
quarter in place Of Howe, and Strout also
went i'm. Strout probably will precede Mer-
rift i'm the game Oh Saturday if either Is
needed The Yale lineup against Harvard,
with the subs most likely TO get In, follows:
Avery and Sheldon. left end; Scully ana
Cidllaucr. left tackle Francis and Loree,
l,ft guard; Ketcham, centre; McDeyitt,
fieht guard: Paul and Perry, right tackle.
Eon,eisler and ". Howe. right end. Howe,
Strout and Merritt. quarterback; Camp
and Reilly, left halfhack; Spalding and
freeman, right halfhack; PhilDn ana
Dunn. fullback.
I'm addition to these the following men
will leave with the squad tomorrow: Bron-
son COOnev. SCribncr. Anderson, Church,
Warren, Tominson and Baker.