New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-08
FOOTBALL NOW At HAND
Candidates for Various Teams
Reporting for Practice.
MUST MASTER NEW CODE
outlook Bright at Yale and
Cornell on Account of
Good Material.

81 new conditions. II will be several
s,oaks before interest in the great Ameri-
.an college game will supersede that Of
Sosobsu. golf lawn tennis and several
S.har sports. but I'm the meantime the
coaches and the players have much to do
a. femiliarizing themselves with new
carnations, both offensive and defensive,
vb,eh will be possible under the code as
II now exists
psfore another week is over a number
n elevens including Yale, Princeton,
cornell and Pennsylvania, will have set
,iad down 10 work in an effort to master
,bs rules while getting into condition for
,hs more strenuous practice later. Sew
.ral OF the teams began earlier than has
baen the case for two or three years,
Int there was reason enough in view OF
the somewhat radical changes in the code.
1t is not the purpose at this time to
rsvlev I'm detail the outlook for the lead
ing elevens, but the fact that Yale and
Cornell have set the ball rolling. so to
sneak. makes something concerning these
elevens timely
There is a confident. buOyaDt feeling at
New Haven this fall. and much is eX-
pected of former Captain Howe, who will
he the head coach AS a field general
CAPTAIN Howe had few equals, and he
ought, 10 be eminently successful as a
coach.
Then. too Yale has a captain In Spald-
IMP who seems we'll fitted for leader.
He was a high class player last year, and
has already introduced a number OK IN
poyauons, at least for a captain. He was
mainly responsible for the unusually long
and severe spring practice which the Yale
candidates had last April Captain Spald-
ing's idea was that the men should have
The rules thoroughly mastered before the
fall work began. Just what was accom-
nlished cannot be told until the sea son is
NELL started, but all those in authority
were enthusiastic over the results OBJ
tanned.
Yale is abundautly blessed with good
material OF last years veterans Cap
lain spalding, Camp. Dunn and Freeman
Stor the back field will be back, although
some doubt is felt about Camp playing
On account Of Illness. With the exception
'0f Howe, IL Is practically the same quartet
that wore the blue last year. In the line
Ketcham Will be back at centre, and
Sheldon and Bomeisler for the ends. In
addition 10 them there are two good men
IN Avery and Gallauer. The'most serious
problem the coaches will have 20 solve
is that Of finding competent tackles and
guards. The freshman class, however,
Will provide a number OF good men.
:. To take Howe's place at quarterback
the Yale coaches think highly of Cornell,
qthe former Exeter man. Cornell probably
was the best all around athlete In the
freshman class last year. Besides being
good football player he was 10 sec
ond man on the track. and particular at
teution was devoted to him during the
spring practice.
The feature Of the new rules which
]eases Yale more than anything else is
The granting Of an extra down in which
40 make ten yards. Yale men see In this
amendment not so much likelihood that
Il will mean a resumption Of the old line,
amashing tactics as that 1t will give the
quarterback O. better opportunity TO try
on. his offence They also assert that II
Will bring about a better equilibrium be-
tween the offence and defence.
Ills said on good authority that Yale
10 planning 10 arrange another bis game
next season when the new stadium is
completed II such lie the case Cornell,
Pennsylvania or Chicago may get the
plurl
Although the statement is entirely un-
cacial, II Is said that Yale intends to
oser the use Of the new stadium to the
Army and Navy football teams for their
annual game.
Cornell men are looking forward 10 the
coming season With more confidence than
usual aud counting much on the new
coach That DR.. Sharpe, Of Yale, accept
Cd the cali is taken by his enthusiastic
supporters as an omen predicting a radi-
eel change for the better in the future OF
football at Ithaca. In fact, IT can be said
hat Dr.. Sharpe is the choice Of the play
ers themselves, the choice of a team
which returned from the seventeenth de-
fat st the hands OF Pennsylvania In nine
teen years intact and still a football
team. With this organization we'll IN
hand, the team defed the coaches and
selected It's own captain for the coming
season and then demanded It's own choice
OF coach This victory. however, was
winning fight for the team, for DR..
sharpe comes In charge Of football, base
oail and basketball at Cornell with the
'ndorsement and good wishes Of Cornell
alumni organizations all over the country
snd also OF the football coaches OF years
sunding. Or. Sharpe, in the minds or
cornell men. has long been hiding his
coaching abilities under preparatory
school teams, and II is expected that by
ms dominant personality and keen insight
INTO football he will galvanize the squad
INTO powerful field machine. In his
Work he will be assisted by Daniel A.
heeo, ". who will have entire charge Of
Toe hne' from tackle TO tackle. while Dr.
onarpe Is working on the backneld and
INC ends, Designing their plays as well as
coaching them. Reeds ability as q lines
man was Well known during his active
uays and his development OF the Cornell
ing, -, LOT the last two seasons amply Ats
70 act as a eo-worker.
VI Sharpe has the distinction OF being
we only Yale graduate who ever won
=" rs. He played in the Yale backfield
~ 1873 and 1900 and In the latter season
w was one OF the bulwarks OF the famous
GORDON Brown team He nlaved FIRST
base on the baseball team ana tool, tho
rest OF his letters in basketball, track and
crew Adapting his vast knowledge Of
a'hieucs' no comes into his new situation