New-York tribune., 1912-11-20
COACHES FAIL TO
DRIVE YALE ELEVEN
Harder Work Looked For with
Harvard Game Only Four
Days Away.
BRICKLEY AT OLD TRICKS
Kicks Th Out OF -FOUR GOALS
from the Field in Lively
Scrimmage with the
Crimson Scrub.
rBv Telegraph to The Tribune, ]

IBy Telegraph to The Tribune,l
New Haven. Nov. 19.-Yale had another
singulariy light practice this afternoon in
view Of what apparently remains to be
accomplished before Saturday, If Harvard
is to be beaten. The scrimmage lasted
only twenty minutes, and was not of the
driving, gruelling kind. 1tfs a somewhat
unusual attitude TO find around a Yale
camp after a tie game with Princeton
which had been beaten by Harvard, no
matter how much the circumstances Of
the two games differed.
The coaches and players are taking mat
ters rather quietly, and the great I'M
movement conceded to be necessary 10
defeat Harvard must come, apparently, as
the result Of slow and normal develop
ment, and not because the coaches have
spurred the men TO unusual efforts Even
conceding that drastic measures are un-
necessary. il would seem that little
more effort TO stir up things IS needed
Spirit Is not lacking but it is more OF the
spirit TO fight off defeat than TO carry on
to victory.
The coaches evidently believe they have
matters IN hand, and are satisfied to let
the team take its course. There is not
the slightest worry over the Harvard
game. Whether this is justifable, the
game only Will tell. as all Of the practice
IS held in secret. Football does not worry
the squad once Il reaches quarters, that
Is certain.
Another long signal practice started the
work Of the day, with the men lining up
as they did against Princeton, with the
exception that Gallauer was In Bomeis
ier's place After the signals a twenty
minute scrimmage with the scrub was
held. Bomeisler and Pendleton being ex-
cused. Neither is injured, and both will
be ready for Saturdays fray. Read and
Arnold alternated in Pendleton's place at
guard. The rest Of the team was Avery
and Ganauer, ends; Talbot and Warren
tackles Cooney, guard; Ketcham centra;
Wheeler. quarterback; Philbin and Spald-
ing. halfbacks, and Flynn. fullback.
During the course of the scrimmaEe
Sheldon. Carter and Gile were used on
the ends: Cornell and Dyer, the latter
only for a few minutes at quarterback.
and Baker. Pumpelly and Markle in the
backheld. The varsity scored two touch
downs after steady advances Of thirty-fve
and forty yards, respectively.
The usual type of game followed all
year by Yale was used, and there were
no long runs or gains. The plunging of
the backs was good. and all Of them had
plenty Of chances. Some plunges Of from
eight to ten yards were made by Philbin,
Pumpelly and Spalding. Howe said after
the practice that he thought the team
played a little better and showed some
Improvement over it's work on Saturday.
It was nothing to be elated over, however,
and no more than should be expected.
Tom Shevlin is working hard to rouse
the sleeping ire Of the team, and there is
little doubt, despite somewhat comatose
appearances, that once Yale faces Har-
ward on the field ii will be a much more
dangerous team than faced Princeton last
Saturday. More might be done In this
final work, and more apparently was
being done in former years, but that does
not determine matters finally.
Howe said tonight he probably would
not use Cornell at halfback on Saturday.
He remarked that Cornell could play there
II called upon. and reflected a moment
upon its possibilities, but said he would
use him only at quarterback, II at all.
LOTUS will go in ahead Of Cornell and
Wheeler will start as he did against
Princeton.
After the scrimmage there was long
punting drill and Markle, Pumpelly
Flynn and Spalding had long workout
in drop and place kicking. Yale is eX-
pecting the game to be more or less a
matching Of Flynn against FELTON, In
punting, and II either team gets In posi-
tion to score II will be Pumpelly against
Brickley at drop kicking. Yale does not
believe Harvard will come as near scor-
ing a touchdown as Princeton did and II
anything that Yale will have little ad-
vantage over Harvard in such possibili-
ties TO neutralize the Crimson advantage
in the matter OF kicking.
A break Of the game either way may
determine the result, the teams are ex-
pected 10 be so evenly matched. Yale's
practice tomorrow will consist Of a
rather short scrimmage, and as for Thurs
day nothing definite has been decided on
except that the work will be light. The
team will not go out Of town, although
some of the players will be sent to the
tnfrnary for rest and quiet.