New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-11
Betz Gets First Call Over
Club" Sheldon for Place
at Right Tackle.
STILLMAN AND RED
BRANN ON THE ENDS
Men in Fine Condition and Play
Spirit RuleS-Alec Wilson Back
in the Scrimmage.
INV HERRFRT1
IBy HERBERT.l

New Haven. Nov. 1O.-Betz has won
his placc at right tackle on the Yale
football eleven. which, barring acct
dents. Will take the field against
Princeton at Princeton on Saturday
as follows:
left end. Braun: left tackle. Captain
Talbot: left guard. Conroy; centre. Nhue.
right guard. Walden; right tack'c' b.,f'
right end. >tillmani qIHr.Cr o5sh. ris Et
halfback. knowles; fullhack, lie core
Ret earned first call against Prince
ION al the expense Of "Chub' Sheldoh'
buf was aided materially by the TACT
that the coaches have discovered that
the latter is far more effective on inc
left side of the line. where he ana
Iouchridce will act as first substitutes
20 Talbot. sheldon may be calico
,non 10 go in for Betz, If necessary
INT Won Holt. who halls from Hawaii
now ranks as first substitute Tor the
rlscc ON the right side Of the me:
An injury handicapped Won HOLT IN
the early part of the season, otherWiSGC
he would have had first call, IN an
probability. as he has been playing
smashing game on the scrub recently
and coming along iaSt.
Frank Hiukey may he man OF rev
words. but what he says carries We'e".
he invited me out 20 the field TINS al
,crroon 10 sec snappy scrimmage. ana
q smooth-runninC one. TOO, oenlnu
closed gates. between the finally select,
o5 varsity and & powerful SCRUB ana
talked freely Of his players.
Few scrimmaCes this year nave peeh
productive of such a strong running
attack. and four or FIVE toucndoWhs
,rere scored i'm g way TO satisfy the
coaches. ..-,..l. ro~
Alec Wilson was az quarterback TOY
his first scrimmage in two weeks ana
ou Tho REGULARS were IN their places
for mart of the play. except lie core al
f,.Ilbsck. who could not report q" az
count of a recitation. and hno"iSS' WV
was i'm uniform. but dld not 90 Any
strenuous work on account VI
" bothersome ankle. ono
..1,,ost svrc 10 be used in some part
Of tho came against Princeton, were IN /
tbo backfeld with Wilson ana Ans
worth Waite is O. the small sloe' ou'
j. ono Of those shifty. elusive runners
,rbo shine in broken field or IN oasheS .
.ro,,~d the end. Some Of the uhoei-
graduates call him the best BACK on 1.io
scued while his value Is not underesu-
mated by the coaches. ho;ur
Scovl is the opposite type DeihE
, no Of the ugh-and-ready' drlNlns
s,5 smashing kind. Ed Robinson, the
Rrown coach. calls him one or me pes
hacks he has ever seen. and ROBINSON
is GOOD Judge lie was captain OF
the freshman team at Dartmouth j"
1912 10 cv4.
Conroy and Walden seem 70 be ny 1Nl
,,res AZ the guard positions. win nm
ae raT substitutes
The last named lost his chance oy Delhs
out for part Of the season. 80,
White also is settled al centre win
.,Iiller in reserve. Wiley, who was pre-
ferred apparently early in the season
hold the place only because the hIst
named returned 10 college twenty
pounds light and needed lot OF ou4d-
no mn and because Miller. who now is
crawling fast. was slow 20 settle down
White is not q second Martlng, but ne .
ie an active. aggressive player VINO .
!, az surprise the critics IN the TWO plg
games at hand.
Hinkey has LOT OF ends, but has set, I,
tied on 'Red" Brann, who IS good ana
lust fair in spots, ana Stliimah' VIZ
jooks much like Bomeisler on the ueId
and plsvs bit like him, too. ne
others. probably in the order IN Wnlcn
.bev may be used. If needed, are Gould
JTTee{drnsI Blodrett and Church. Hig
einbotham. who made such good start
+ still nursing a minor injury, Wnlle
Runker has gone back as one OF the
substitute tackles.
Gould and Blodgett were among me
five men moved up 10 the Narsil!
SQUAD within three or four days ne
others are Sweeney. who gives promise
nj earning his letter by his clever play
IS a balfback; Metcalf another back,
whose play has pleased the coaches
and Charlton, a guard.
Captain Talbot. who is proving him
self a strong and inspiring leader, -
heart and soul with Frank Hinkev and
the associate coaches, DR.. Bull, BIZ
Narfirq and "Doc" Cornish, i'm making
football al Yale this fall something
more than game IN which the players
are driven here and there As mere pup
pets.
gymnasium and IN the cars gong PACK
and forth was wholesome and refresh
ing Captain Talbot said:
"We're trying 10 make these fellows
have a good time, and they are enjoy
ing il. too. I'm having the best fun !
ever had in my life. It's play not
work
The players are quite serious enough.
however. They are just crazy to win,
but they are not going about depressed,
irritable and tagged out from too much
work. Hinkey is firm believer i'm the
play spirit. and constantly encourages
the men to take their own initiative
and not be bound by any set rules. Win
or lose that spirit VIII be tostered
while Hinkey is head coach. He would
do away with secret practice, too, if 10
was not forced upon him in self protec-
ton Yale has no regularly developed
scouting system. as at Harvard and
several other institutions.
Alec Wilson showed no signs of lame
ness in the practice to-day. 1t S whis-
pered about that he Is billed for cap
tain next year
Hal Pumpelly. who jumped into fame
q a drop kicker two years ago against
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