Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-19
WITH BIG ELEvENS
Yale Will Send Weakened
Team Against Army.
BACKS AND ENDS SCARCE
Nearly All Teams Practice on Fields
Slippery From Hard
Rain.

NEW HAVEN, October ia heavy
downpour did not interrupt the practice
of the Yale foot ball squad yesterday.
The heavy. wet ball and swimming field
decided the coaches to omit scrimmages.
but an hour was used in signal practice
and fundamental drill Kicking and ham
ding the wet ball were principally en-
phasized.
The changes made in the varsity lineup
Of Tuesday were retained yesterday, and,
though it is still uncertain. there is
strong possibility of yesterdays team
facing West Point Saturday There are
many men on the hospital list Their
injuries are for the most part slight but
sufficient TO incapacitate them. 1t has
discouraged the coaches, and Yesterday
eight prominent members OF the squad
were checked off as being unavailable
for Yale's important contest Saturday
All of the men bid fair to round into
shape before long
Spalding has bad leg, which was hurt
earlier in the season. He was rested last
week. but again injured it this week. and
Is IN such shape that the coaches are
unwilling TO use him unless driven
Spalding is the best all-round haIfba ok
on the squad. Philbins shoulder and
general condition are none too good. and
while he gets into signal practice he
! cannot possibly play against West Point.
bone1sler Is altogether too valuable an
end to take any chances with and his
wrenched shoulder will keep him out I'M
til the Brown game. McDevitt. the var
S1ty guard. never before hurt, now limps
with twisted knee and cannot play
st. German. the big Indian guard. re-
Joined the squad yesterday Capt. Howe
was not permitted to report in the rain.
Kelly and Andersen. both badly in need
or rest, were excused. Freeman will start
Saturday, and with no worry as to his
| work. Howard Jones and Todd Lilley
were yesterdays coaches. The signal
lineup: Francis, left end; Scully, left
tackle: Childs, left guard: Cooney CEN
ter: Parker. right guard: Paul, right
tackle: Avery, right end; Merritt, quar-
terback: Freeman. left halfback: Spald-
ing, right halfback: Philbin. fullback
Substitutes: Perry for Paul: Ketcham for
Cooney. Howe for Merritt, Reilly for
SpaldIng and Andersen for Philbin-and
there is the tentative West Point lineup.
Harvard Practices Indoors.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. October 10. - In
the base ball cage yesterday afternoon
Harvard had the only practice possible,
for 1t rafned heavily and the stadium was
| too slippery for any chance for a scrim-
mage. The opportunity was taken to give
| the regular defense a thorough try-out
The ball was given to the scrub team,
which has been working out several new
| formations. including the ones Yale has
| been using in it's earlier games. There
| is room in the cage for all sorts of foot
ball. except kicks and wide forward
passes. and the men had more than an
hours hard work.
The coach. Haughton. shifted his varsity
| backs repeatedly during the defensive
practice, for the team has not been I'D
against much of an attack in it's three
early games. The personnel of the rush
line was not changed, but there was a
shift made in 1t for the defensive prac-
tice. Bud Smith, who was at left end
for a few minutes against Williams Sat
| urday, played outside Jencks yesterday.
while FELTON, was at the right OF Gardiner.
Harvard was held or from making any
| change that would break the combination
that has been playing on the right wing
all this fall, but Smith has played left
end before. and 1t Is believed that he will
do a lot toward improving the general
play Of the new men who are coming
along for the vacant places at left guard
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