New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-22
RIVAL TEAMS WORK
ON THE SAME FIELD
Yale Coaches Still Working to
Rouse the Players to a
Fighting Pitch.
BRlCKLEY QUITE AT HOME
Kicks Goals at Will, Even on
Strange Gridiron Where Big
Football Battle Will
Be Waged.
{ By telegraph to The T..buae J


New Haven. Nov. H.-Yale and Harvard
practised on the field which will be the
scene OF their football conflict two days
hence this afternoon, Yale giving the
visitors the use OF the gridiron until 2;3o
O'clock.
Contrary to expectations. the Yale team
INDUCED in a scrimmage, but it lasted
only ten minutes. The coaches again
directed their energies to rousinG the
PLAYERS There are faults in the play. but
The coaches are willing 10 let these pass
II only they can get more aggressiveness.
One OF them said this evening:
IF Yale carries the attack for five min
utes to Harvard instead of laying back
until within the shadow Of the goal posts
Yale will win. as the team has power
football ability and everything else needed
except aggressiveness. 1t is impossible to
account for lack of aggressiveness. as
sually it is easy TO rouse Yale team"
IN seven years the coaches have never
talked of Yale team as they have this
season, and resentment against the type
Of play exhibited burns deep on all sides.
IF Yale fails to come through" an
other coach said, 1T will be the nearest
10 a Yale team quitting that has ever
been known"
Whether or not the proper lighting
spirit has been stirred in the team is
matter Of question. The men have worked
much harder this week and showed
stronger offence than at any time this
season, which is encouraging.
IN Yesterdays practice Pumpelly tried
abort twenty drop kicks at all sorts Of
angles, and missed only three. The kicks
we're all between the % and 80 yard lines.
The best thing about Pumpelly's kicking.
outside OF its accuracy, is the drive and
height he gets The ball seems 10 sail
straight upward from his toe, making It
hard to block. He was almost as good in
to-day's practice. and he can be pitted
against Brickley, OF Harvard. with a fair
chance Of holding his own Markle and
Dyer also are good drop klckers-bctter
than the average-and with Flynn and
Philbin showing good form in place
licking Yale will not be weak in this de-
.rtment.
The question of the eligibility Of LOTUS
Is still unsettled. Howe has not learned
all the facts as yet and will not know all
about the case until tomorrow.
After the signal drill to-day the regu-
lars scored one touchdown in the scrim-
mage after carrying the ball forty yards
by line bucking plays. AS usual. there
we're 10 long runs. and straight playing
was the rule. Philbin scored the touch
down through the left side of the line on
a Vineyard plunge, and Flynn kicked the
goal. The practice then ended and the
kickcrs were put TO work. The ends COW
cred punts beautifully, and will be better
against Harvard than against Princeton.
The men used in the lineup to-day.
most OF whom are likely to oe used on
Saturday. follow:
Carter, Gle, Avery and Howe. ends: w
Warren. Talbot, H. Warren and W.
Baker. tackles: Cooney Pendleton, Ar
mold Reed and Madden, guards Ketcham
and Marting, centres: Wheeler. Cornell
and Dyer. quarterbacks: Philbin, Spald-
ms Flynn. Markle, Pumpely and Dick
Baker. backs.
Among the coaches on the field were
Howe. McDevitt shevlin, Camp, Sanford,
Smith, Howard Jones. Ted and Sherman
Coy, Fred DAILY. Dewitt Cochrane and
Frank Butterworth
Regarding the rumors of a change in
the coaching system. Howe said tonight
there was absolutely nothing In II, so far
as he knew. and that the present system
probably would continue.