New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-25
Yale Regulars Get First Hard
Work Since Saturday.
HARVARD TEAM CONFIDENT
Captain Wendell Not Likely to
Take Field in the Brown
Game To- morrow.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune

BY Telegraph to The Tribune.
New Haven, Oct. 24-The Yale varsity
resumed hard work to-day after a lay-off
lasting since the West Point game, last
Saturday, and the policy of the coaches
was more than justified by the great i'm
provement In the play. In scrimmage
lasting thirty minutes the regulars scored
three touchdowns against the freshmen.
The general Improvement was not SO
much indicated by the scores as by the
powerful work OF the eleven. 1t not only
tore the freshmen to pieces extensively,
but was equally strong defensively. al
lowing the youngsters only one first down,
and that toward the end Of the game
when the substitutes we're playing.
Howe sent the following team into scrim-
mage: Gallauer and Avery, ends; Talbot
and W. Warren, tackles; HARRISON and
Cooney, guards: Ketcham, centre; Wheel
err quarterback; Pumpelly, left halfback;
spalding, right halfback, and Flynn, full
back
The freshmen kicked off and after a
run back OF twenty yards the varsity
took the ball straight down the field for
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was all done on straight football, simply
carried along by the power of attack and
unrelieved by forward passes or end runs.
Practically every play was directed be-
tween the two ends Ketcham missed the
goal.
The freshmen kicked off again, and this
time held the regulars enough to force
several exchanges Of punts Flynn gained
considerable ground in this manner, and
II resulted in the varsity getting the ball
near mldhed and again scoring on
straight football. Pumpelly scored and
HARRISON kicked the goal in twenty min
utes Of playing time.
During the entire practice only one for
ward pass was tried. and it worked for
a short gain, Flynn to Spalding The play
was almost entirely straight plunging
football, and It is almost certain that Yale
will play little else this fall. The coaches
have worked out this policy, inasmuch as
the team is one capable OF great power.
resulting in short but steady gains. and
this power will be developed rather than
the more fanciful and spectacular but less
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passes.
Flynn's capabilities as a punter and run
ner in an open field will round out tho
teams attack 10 just the extent needed.
and the Yale coaches will concentrate
their work on these qualities OF the eleven.
II successful-and everything points to its
success-Yale will have a powerful. al
most irresistible, scoring machine for its
final games. it's plays depending on
strength and power rather than on In
tricacy and variety.
Tho quarterback situation seems slowly
TO he clearing, with Wheeler, as first sug-
gcstcd in The Tribune. coming into the
position. Cornish is still laid up with his
ankle, and Cornell did not play to-day.
WheeleTs work is steadily gaining, and
he will be started on Saturday against
Washington and Jefferson. On his show
ing in that game much will depend. His
fight against Cornish and Cornell is a big
one. for the former two have remarkable
individual qualifications. However. this
years Yale team will need driver. and
Wheeler seems the best as such Lotus
also IL showing steady improvement.
Pumpelly has temporarily displaced
Phibn for Saturdays game as left half
back The latter's qualities are well
known. but Pumpelly has been showing
such all round ability as a back during
the practice that the coaches have about
decided to gee him work in a game. Pun
pelly IS better all round back than Phil
bin, but not 80 heavy nor so strong q
plunger, but he will get his chance to
make good Saturday.
Hutchinson. Field. Glass and Corey all
assisted the coaches to-day.