New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-21
Coaches Think Team Knows
Plenty Of Football but
Lacks Fight.
FINAL WORK AT HARVARD
Haughton Says He Will Take
a Splendid Machine to
Do Battle with Blue
at New Haven.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune

a.. ,o-dav the latter part of which was
or.,.d N the largest crowd of under
graduates that ever marched 10 1aie le'u
TO cheer the team, except When GAM
was being played. An editorial IN ne
News" stirred up the entire undergradu-
ate body, and, headed by band ana the
.bs.r leaders. the men showed their falth
and loyalty in the team in no uncer'aih
way. Yale probably has not been SO
stirred since two years ago over the pros
pect Of defeat by Harvard.
The coaches have decided that II is 100
late 10 attempt TO teach the men any
new football In the way OF plays lot the
attack OF new methods OF defence II
is felt that IL four resident cosches anu
an average of six others a day coulo not
teach men to play football In whole sea-
son Il would be hopeless TO attempt II the
tost week. One Of the coaches said to-
night
The material is there. and the kno"l-
edge is there. The trouble Is the men
don't know the meaning OF the word
yale II they could only get some
fight and spirit and play as we kno"
they cen. there is nothing In this country
that could stop them"
That is the general feeling here, and
Tor this reason Tom Snevlin and e. fos-
Ter Sanford are working hard to infuse
Rome OF their own fight and spirit m "a
bunch OF wooden boobs," as another of
the coaches expressed Il. The weeks
work practically is being devoted 10 rous-
ing the easy going giants of the Yale
line, and II is succeeding.
In yesterdays practice, and again to-
day, more fight was shown than at any
time this year. Each man on the team
has been continuously "bawled out" and
each has been hearing things TO make the
meekest worm turn.
AS q good illustration of what the
coaches are doing, large newspaper cut
Of Cooney, Pendleton, Madden, HARRISON
and Gallauer was posted in the dressing
room, and over 1t, in typewriter let
tiers, appeared these cheering words:
.'You bunch of oversrown boobs, some
one would think you were going to do
something that would be some good
Everybody at Yale, from coach 10 fresh
man, has risen in wrath, and if that team
does not come through on Saturday with
ali OF its ability it might as well fade
away from Yale.
The most important announcement Of
the day was the possible disqualification
Of Lotus, the quarterback, who appaT-
emily woke Yale into action in the closing
minutes OF play IN the Princeton game.
Howe told the Tribune reporter tonight
that he has not used Lotus this week
because ne is not certain whether he will
be eligible to play because of his studies.
Nobody can determine just yet whether
LOTUS will be allowed to play or not and
Howe plans to have a conference tonight
with the dean of the college faculty to
settle matters one way or the other
Howe said Wheeler would start the
game and Cornell would be next choice,
with LOTUS third, against Harvard, but IL
the first two slipped up, as they did
against Princeton, II might result in
Lotus playing most Of the game, so
there was an imperative need OF his SER
vices
The injury 10 Castles yesterday was
another blow, and Yale is anxious that
no more be forthcoming.
The secret practice to-day started with
the usual long signal drill, but Shevlin
and Sanford were soon anxious to get
the men at one another. so they could
show some Of the fight they want TO APP
pear against Harvard. The scrimmage
lasted only twenty minutes, but 1t made up
in herceness and dash what it lacked in
duration. The coaches just got the men
warmed 10 the game in good style and
then called halt.
Bomeisler, Avery, Gallauer and Shell
don rested, so that Gle, Carter and Howe
were the ends. W. Warren and Talbot
w. Baker took their places later. Cooney
and Pendleton started at guards and
Arnold, Read and Madden also were
used. Ketcham and Marting were the
centres, and Wheeler, Dyer and Cornell
the quarterbacks The first backheld was
Markle, spsldng and Pumpelly. Dick
Baker, who came so close to running
through the entire Princeton eleven,
worked as substitute and seems 10 have
legained his old form. If so he will be
a valuable man after the Harvard team
has slightly tired. Flynn and Philbin
both had recitatons and did not appear
Until late.
The Yale scrub broke training with a
thinner tonight, at which Captain Spald-
ing, Johnny Mack and one or two Of the
coaches made speeches. The work to-
morrow and Friday will be light
Cambridge, Mass, Nov. 0.-The Har-
ward football team held its final scrim-
mage to-day for the Yale game. The
gates Of the Stadium were closed until
after four o'clock, and for an hour the
team put on the finishing touches and
had its last defensive drill in dummy
scrimmage The work was much lighter
than on Tuesday, and, as has been ex-
pected, the team has come down TO it's
last game in first class condition. Trum-
bull played at right guard and Hardwick
was back In his old place behind the
line
The coaches made up their minds to-
dav that Il will be best TO have Trum-
bull start the game at New Haven. The
team had played with him in all except
two games, and ne Is quicker than Dris-
coll. IL not quite so strong.
Hardwick has not entirely recovered
from his cold. but this afternoon he was
in most OF the drill, has place finally
being taken by Bradlee.
Gardner was back at quarter and no
concern is felt about his condition, al
fbon4h his tendAney to hold ND the play