Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-23
By EDWARD R. BUSHNELL

The announcement that Yale celebrated
its first actual sridiron practice on Yale
field behind closed gates came as some
thing of a shock to the college world
after the New Haven correspondents had
sent broadcast the information that one
of the reforms which Head Coach Frank
Hinkey intended to initiate was to keep
the gates open to tine undergraduate
public. At that time Hinkey was quoted
much overdone and that he would devote
most of his time to teaching straight
football. and that If his charges could
execute it perfectly he didn't care whether
they played any new-fangled football or
not. The announcement was received with
decided approval by the intercollegiate
public.
There may be some special reason for
Yale's extraordinary precaution at this
time, and the gates may still be flung
open more widely than ever before in
short time. Probably the principal
reason for holding secret practice at this
time was the fact that Yale's first appo-
nent on Saturday will be the University
of Maine.
If it be granted that there Is some adj
vantage in secret practice its value is
more than offset by the loss Of under
graduate interest, The balance of power
is frequently provided by the under
graduates In a critical game, and if the
students have had the gates shut in their
faces very often they won't know their
own players, nor will they support them
In the enthusiastic manner they would
If they felt free to watch the practice
whenever they wished. Ex-Captain
Hobey Baker, of Princeton, put into
operation reform of this kind last year
when, at his request, the gates We're
open 10 the students most of the time
o. course, there are times when it is not
desirable that any one should watch the
practice, but these times are fewer than
most coaches are willing 10 admit
Princeton proved that to its own salts
faction, and if a good many other in
stitutions carefully analyZed the situa-
tion they would come to the same con-
cluson5
Football conditions at Michigan
wouldn't be normal if Coach Fielding H.
YOst did not develop one or more sem
sGtions in his back field. Last year 1t
VAS James Craig, brother of Ralph
Craig, the former Olympic sprintng
champion. who had almost as much speed
as his track brother. Halfback Craig
vas probably the fastest man on any
-ridiron last year with the possible ex-
CcPtiOn of Marshall. of PENNSYLVANIA. In
fact he was so fast and brilliant that he
dimmed the star Of quarterback Hughitt
who, under ordinary circumstances, would
have been almost as brilliant a player
Ia addition TO HuEhitt this year Michi-
San has a new fullback by the name of
Maulbetsch. He comes from one of the
Detroit schools and promises to be a
second Garrells. He is unusually expert
in the receipt of the forward pass and
during the last few days has done most
OF the Nichisan's scoring against the
second eleven.
Yale has a man in her backheld who
is now being doomed as a second Ted
Coy. He is Legore the former Mercers-
burg funback, Football experts who saw
Legore perform last year for the Yale
freshmen pronounced him the best fresh
man fullback on any gridiron. He vas
certainly a wonder as a schoolboy, and
II he has improved as he should have
done he will be a welcome addition to