New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-06
Giant FuIIbaCk Scores Two
Touchdowns in Beating
Syracuse Team.
BLUE FORWARDS WAKE UP
Show More Speed, and Metzger
Says Line Will Be Strong
with More Practice
and Experience.
By Sol Metzger..
lBy Telegraph TO The Tribune.l

m and a hard dry field handicapped the
levers TO a considerable extent. Yale's
scores came early in the game and dur
Ing thatperiod when Lefty" FLYNN (who.
nv all the signs, should rank high in Eli
foo,bal history ere he completes his last
year AT New Haven, three seasons hence)
GAS playing at fullback. Flynn was
taken out at the close Of the first half 10
make room for second string men and
there vanished with him the Yale offence
vale put the game on ice two minutes
otter II started Syracuse made miser-
oble attempt at the initial kickoff, after
SHINING the toss, and 1t was Yale's ball
unon her 47-yard line. Flynn then punted
20 Syracuses 30-yard line, and on the next
,lav an attempted punt, Talbot broke
through and blocked the kick, and Avery
who was on the Job at all times, fell upon
The ball for Yale on Syracuse's 2O-yard
line. Immediately this youngster, Flynn.
reeled off a twenty-yard run through right
tackle for the first score, and it was no
snparent effort for him TO brush of all the
tacklers who appeared. MarlSle immedi-
stely converted this into a goal.
within the next two minutes Yale OBJ
tanned her second touchdown by means OF
. door pass upon the fourth down by
armstrong, the Syracuse centre. to Cas-
tie. who was doing the punting. The ball
went over Castles head, and though he
recovered on his l6-yard line II was
Wales ball on downs Philbin, who Is
yales best bet at the present writing as
line plunger, carried the ball across for
the second score in a series of bucks. and
Markle added the point with a neat goal.
II was not until the second quarter that
yale-or. rather, Flynn for Yale-made
the touchdown. At the close of the first
quarter Flynn, who was punting for Yale,
sent one Of his high end-over-end punts
10 Syraouse's SO-yard line, where vicious
tackle BY Avery caused tumble, and IL
was Yale's ball again.
Yale closed the quarter when Flynn for
ward-passed to Gallauer for fifteen yards
the sole successful pass made out of
many tried by the Blue during the con-
test. At the opening Of the second quar-
ter Syracuse was penalized five yards for
offside, whereupon Flynn waded through
the Syracuse eleven for the last touch
CONN Oh inc CANT ASdih Sioi NIT HN'NNSN
the goal Yale had many other opportuni-
ties 10 score by means Of drop kicks, but
neither Markle nor Castle succeeded In
making a point by this means Castle fall
ing down in a free goal from placement
from the 26-yard line. Syracuse. on the
other hand, had but one opportunity to
score and that was in the last quarter of
the game when Shufelts punt went over
CornelTs head and was recovered by him
on Yale's 20-yard line. On the next down
Cornell punted out Of bounds. but eight
yards up the field, and after three futile
attempts to gain. Syracuse tried goal
from placement from the 34-yard line, but
the bali went wide Of the mark. In rush.
ing Syracuse did not show strength, as
the team made but one first down against
Yale.
went to Yale to-day prepared TO find
rather weak line, judging from the re-
ports. but the weakness appeared to be
elsewhere. .Ketcham, al centre, and the
two veteran ends, Avery and Gallauer.
were all that could be hoped for, and they
form a nucleus about which to build a
rush line Of the best type. There are can
didates galore Of the right build to make
this line Tremendous one in point OF
power and strength. and men like Harbi-
son, who went In at left tackle. proved
they had all the fight necessary TO do so.
From tackle TO tackle II held a big, ag-
gresslVe set of men. who charged with
lots Of fire and power and who were able
to make holes through heavy line from
Syracuse, which had more than II wanted
to cope with as the game progressed.
HARRISON proved his strength to-day. He
is Of the Ketcham type. strong and ag-
gressive, though not so prone TO be over
anxious and get his team penallzed by
offside charging. Besides he is full OF
speed and likely TO lead the field In the
charge down the gridiron upon KICKOFF.
not 10 mention leading his ends and
Ketcham upon punts. Time after time l
caught Harrison doing these things and
INJECTING heavy damage by his strenuous
tackling
The backfeld is the problem at Yale, or
rather that part of it relating to the quar-
terback position. Captain Spalding. when
he RECEIVERS from his present indisposltion.
viii NINulldDlg III Ollt iidliboNh, Gnu Inv
other will resolve itself into struggle
between Walter Camp, jr., who Is in none
too fine physical trim to begin the fall
campaign; Philbin, fullback Of last
year. and the men who were tried out to-
day-Markle, Beckett, Madden and Baker.
At fullback Yale has found a man who
will rank among her greatest. or / miss
my guess in the abilities Of this tall
sophomore. Flynn. Flynn has all the
necessary physical requirements. He is
tall, strong. fast and has the heart for
the game. Furthermore, he has a dash
and drive to his play both upon offence
and defence that is rarely found In one Of
his height. And at punting Flynn did
hity-two yards in the game and sixty In
practice before IT commenced. His kicks
are high and deadly in that they give
Gallauer and Avery, not 10 forget Har-
oisen and Ketcham, time TO get under
them which is all that Coach Howe
should ask for.
Flynn is still a green, inexperienced
player who needs a lot Of coaching, and
tnere is no doubt that he will get IT, hay-
ing all the natural abilities as a ground
plan for the coaches to work upon. At
present he does not fake his fake kicks at
all well. Any one would know Flynn
wasn't going to punt when he drops back
IN that position to forward pass. for he IS
careless and acts in such a manner that
he could not very well punt from the
position he takes unless he wasted time
In shifting his legs about. and that would