New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-21
Well Conditioned Squad Will
Meet Wesleyan in First
Game for the Blue.
FLYNN is DEFINITELY OUT
Captain Ketcham Decides TO
Hold His Old Place at Cen.
ire Rush-Wilson Ap.
parently a Find"

season with Wesleyan at New Haven on
Wednesday afternoon will be one OF the
best conditioned ever turned out so early
in the season. The squad has been work.
ing hard the last ten days. and before
that most Of the linemen and backs had
workouts either at Nantucket or New.
port
Howard Jones, the new head coach, and
his assistants. Bomeisler, Spaldlng. Gal.
lauer and DIR. Bull. have emphasized the
rudimentary work. So far most Of the
training has been catching punts pass.
ing. kicking, charging, tackling, break.
ing through and falling on the ball.
The members Of last years team who
graduated in June were Gallauer. 30.
meisler, Sheldon and Howe. ends: Read.
guard: Lotus and Dyer. quarterbacks;
Philbn and Spalding, halfbacks. and
Baker, fullback. The centre of the line Is
intact The work will be to flll the end
positions and the backfeld places.
All of the first string men and suhsti.
tutes Of last years team who are avail.
able have reported. Lefty" Flynn, last
years star fullback, will not return. lie
has been at Morris Cove, a summer re-.
sort near New Haven, this summer, and
there have been constant reports that he
would be in the Scientific School again
this year. 1t is now known definitely tina,
he will not come back. Pumpelly, out
Just now with a bruised leg. probably
Will take his place at fullback. Dunn :
another back field man of last years
squad, has reported and is being tried a,
end He may be shifted TO the back
field, though he is heavy and fast and
just the type needed for a wing position
Metcalf. a freshman last fall, has been
trying TO work of conditions and can't
play until he removes them. Taylor
Beckett. Knowles, Savage. Markle. Cas-
ties. Malcolm, Dietz and Mitchell appear
TO be the most promising OF the backs.
With Pumpelly out, Knowles is the best
man on the field. He IS a fine punter and
consistent ground gainer. but rather light.
weighing only 10 pounds. Wiser is an.
other fine halfback. He will make hard
fight for the first string. Castles aud
MaTkle are good drop kickers but the
former seems TO lack the necessary dash
Savage is a brother OF the 1909 fullback
His weight l55 is against him. Malcolm
showed up we'll in his only scrimmage
Mitchell is n fine kicker and a brother o.,
Yale's former star punter
Wheeler. who was first choice for GUAR.
ter last year is playing on the second
team. as the coaches are trying Wilson az
quarter. The latter is much heavier thar
any OF the other candidates. but has lot.
OF speed and has been handling the ball
clcanly. He is the early season find
and looks like sure "Y' man.
Thompson and Cornish are also out for
quarterback. The latter. of the baseball
nine, is a little light. but was on last
years squad. Cornish won his "Y'' las,
year He has done a hundred yards 10
ten seconds fat and is the fastest man OF
the squad. He Is out OF the game with
tonsillits al present.
Captain Ketcham. twice an All-Amer.
can centre. will not be moved to end
His speed and the experience he has had
make him a fixture for his old Job
Marrying is his understudy. He Is q
the team under ordinary circumstances
Knapp is third choice.
The end positions will be hard 20 OIL
but the coaches are encouraged by the
material. Avery, who played regularly
last year, has reported. He IS fast
and dependable player, but rather light
Roberts and Driscoll. OF last years fresh
uhn
got his ~" at end last year. Is back
while Dave Dunn, who was out u n,
game most OF last year. also has r. I
turned. Red" Brann did good work y
early practice.
Guernsey, last years brilliant freshmG
end. hasn't been out as yet He IS trylns |
TO remove first year conditions. Sheldcn /
it is reported. may return for post-grscS
ate work. Glen Gle. the mines IRIS
string pitcher last spring, is another en-
candidate. while Gardner Osborn. OF 1851
years squad. is husky and fast an
handles the forward pass well.
Warren and Talbot. last years tackles
are back. They are strong and expe
rienced and will be hard TO Gust TAI
a place, but HARRISON will press Warreh |
Roos. the shot putter. who broke tN
university strength test record, is n!
ing for tackle. He is short on expe
rience. Loughridge and cakes. OF ns
freshmen team last year. are shown"
up well. Weidemann. another 1916 msA
is possible tackle. lie is faster tna'
most of the candidates. White me
freshmen centre last fall. also must "
considered
The team is well fortified in guar''
Pendleton and Cooney. a determihN
player who shows more fighting spin
than last year. were regulars last i"N
Arnold. "Y' man. out most of last !sA
on account OF Illness is guard cah''
date. Catln. who is six feet two 81"
weighs 30 pounds. and Robinson Az
Western guard two years ago are o'nV
possibilities. The last named cou'o"
play last year on account of the one!'
rule. So far he has had little chance
show bis ability. 1t is safe TO say
Minnesota reputation won't carry -"
through The work he does on Yale f''
will bc the big thing. Pendleton 81"
HARRISON. with a cold and lame snou'os
respectively. are out OF the game temp
rarily. ~,
one OF the tentative line-ups OF raj |
first team is Dunn and Avery. ends ar
bott and Cakes. tackles: COOney an iI,Ison
mold. guards: ketcham. centre; ,WWaacEs
quarter; Knowles and TAYLOR ha nan
and Savage fullback. This nhe-uPna has
purely experimental So Tar , ,Iiei N the
been no chance to get closer me on Guy
men. Walter Camp. Frank HinKey Rel.
Hutchinson. Burr Chamberlain. JIM nd COR