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

The announcement that Yale celebrated
its first actual gridiron practice on Yale
field behind closed gates came as some
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 the undergraduate
public. At that time Hinkey was quoted
as declaring that secret practice was
much overdone and that he would devote
most OF his time to teaching straight
football. and that II his charges could
execute 1t 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
a snort time, Probably the principal
reason for holding secret practice at this
time was the fact that Yales first appo-
nent on Saturday will be the University
OF Maine.
II It be granted that there is some ad-
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 II 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
IL 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 were
open to the students most Of the time.
o. course, there are times when 1t is not
/ desirable that any one should watch the
/ practice but these times are fewer than
| most coaches are willing to admit.
! Princeton proved that to its own salts
! faction, and II a good many other in
| stitutions carefully analyzed the situa-
| tion they would come to the same con-
! clusion.
Football conditions at Michigan
wouldn't be normal II Coach Fielding H.
Yost did not develop one or more SEN
was James Craig, a brother of Ralph
Craig, the former Olympic sprinting
N champion, who had almost as much speed
as his track brother. Halfback Craig
was probably the tastest man on any
r,ridiron last year with the possible ex-
/ coption of Marshall, of Pennsylvania. In
fact ne 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
In addition TO Hughltt this year Michi-
gan has a new fullback by the name OF
Mnulbetsch He comes from one Of the
Detroit schools and promises to be a
second Garrells. He is unusually expert
I In the receipt OF the forward pass and
/ during the last few days has done most
/ OF the Michigan's scoring against the
4 second eleven.
/ yale has a man I'm her backheld who
is now being doomed as a second Ted
Gov. He Is Legore, the former Mercers-
burg fullback. 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. ana
| II he has improved as he should have
done he will be a welcome addition to