New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-10
ON COLLEGE GR|D|RONS
Work Goes on at Strengthen
ing Yale'S Line.
sCRIMMAGE FOR CRIMSON
Second Team Holds Varsity to
One Touchdown More
Changes in Line.
[By telegraph to The Tribune J

New Haven, Oct 9.-Most OF the rudi-
mentary practice at Yale Field was
omitted to-day, and instead the varsity
team was given q long signal drill on
new plays. AS soon as the field was
reached the gates we're closed as usual.
After signal practice the freshmen were
again called over, as they are stronger
than the scrubs, and the coaches wish 10
work the first team hard.
A thirty-minute scrimmage followed, in
which the varsity scored three touch
downs The freshmen failed to score, but
several times they came near the varsity
goal. The Yale line is still causing
trouble, especially the guards The fresh
men gained consistently on line bucks In
side tackle. The varsity guards are not
yet UP to the calibre. and, If Improvement
is not shown, there will be change
Captain Spalding got into the scriih-
mage for the first time within a week at
his old position OF right halfback. and
Walter Camp scrimmaged for the nrst
time this year. Camp lost twenty-five
pounds during his illness, and viii WORK
gradually from now on. Lefty flynn
did not report because OF recitauons, ana
Markle was the other varsity back. In
the line slight injuries kept Cooney ana
Marrying out Of the play. York ana NC
Nell taking their places.
After the scrimmage much attention
was again given to drop and place KICK
ting and punting. Bun" Chamberlain
and Ed Goss worked with the line indi-
yiduaIly, and Jim O'Neil with the backs.
The following players were used on the
varsity: Avery and Gallauer. ends; Smell
don and Osborn. subs; Warren, talbot
and Pendleton, tackles: York and Ran
DALI. guards; Ketcham and Mcneil, CEN
tire; Cornish, Cornell and Lotus, quar-
terbacks; Markle and Beckett. halfoacks;
Spalding and Wiser. right halfbacks, ana
Camp and Castles, fullbacks. Yale is
making no special preparation for the
game with Lafayette on Saturday.
AS most of the serious scrimmage work
ts done in secret, little can be told Of the
team development, but the coaches are
far from satisfied with the quarterbacks
and guards.
tBy Telegraph to The Tribunel
Cambridge, Mass, Oct. Gin long
scrimmage to-day against the second
team the Harvard varsity was able TO
score only one lOuC1luO"hb tAlS '-'o
made on a long run by Halfback Bradle'
who did some brilliant lodging In the
broken-up field. running back one of the
scrub teams kicks.
The practice again was held behind
closed gates, but most of the work done
by the coaches was with individuals
In the scrimmage Lawson was at left
tackle and Wilmington at left guard
Lawson was taken up from the varsity
scrub team to-day. while Wilmington has
been on the substitutes line all fall.
Lawson weighs more than $50 pounds, and
is one of the most aggressive men on the
second teams line.
Hitchcock and Driscoll were not in the
line up to-day, both being out Of the game
because of minor injuries. OBrien, the
right end also was on the side lines.
Hollister spent most of the afternoon at
quarterback for the second team. lie Is
improving, but, as neither FELTON, nor
O'Brten has been doing well at end, Hol-
lister may be needed in his old place.
Trumbull, who has been tried at centre,
guard and tackle this year, now is work.
ing with the ends, and probably will find
a place on the line somewhere before NO
vember ]. There will be no practice to-
morrow, as Haughton plans to take MS
entire squad to the baseball game be-
tween the Giants and the Red Sox.
Friday there will be short scrimmage,
but hard one between the varsity and
nine members of the 1909 varsity team,
which will be led by Hamilton Fish, who
was Harvard's captain three years ago.