New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-17
Men Will Leave for Au-
burndale Tomorrow on
Way to Clash with
Harvard.
LEY T.l.sr,rh to The TrIbun.

New Haven, Nov. 16.-Tom Shevlln
put the Yale eleven through the last
tard workout Of the season this after
noon behind locked gates In the Bow
The practice was divided into twenty
minute periods. the first devoted to sig
nails, the second to dummy offensive
work and the third to defensive scrim-
mage against strong team OF IN
eligibles.
The eleven il now practically ready
to meet Harvard, and only little POI,
isbing remains to be done. There Will
be light drill tomorrow, ana on
Thursday the team will leave lot
Auburndale, where it will be quartered
until the Harvard game.
Three of the varsity veterans were
allowed a rest to-day, although all re.
rorted for work. Cupid" Black, PIE"
Wav and Buck" Church were the line
men who rested. Higginbotham, who IS
expected to play at least part OF the
Harvard game, took Church's end.
Blacks place was taken by Kent, who
alternated with him in the Princeton
game. and Ways position was tlled by
Baldrige, who is steadily improving.
The regular lineup of the varsity
as they started in signal practice this
afternoon was: Left end, Higgin-
botham; left tackle, c. Sheldon; left
guard, Kent: centre, White; right
I guard, j. Sheldon; right tackle, Bald
/ rige; right end. Allen; quarterback,
/ Van Nostrand: left halfback. Wilson;
right halfback, Bingham; fuliback,
Guernsey.
The signal practice over, Shevlin sent
the varsity against the inellgibles for
a dummy scrimmage, in which the men
walked through the plays. There was
no tackling. All OF the new plays were
( tried out in this fashion and the
/ coaches gave the men many new points
about their positions. Tom Shevln
was the leading spirit among the
4 coaches and had charge on the field,
/ but there were many other former Yale
| players to help out, among them being
/ Jack Gates, Jack Owsley, Burr Cham
/ berlain, John Fitzpatrick, John Field,
/ Nate Wheeler and half dozen. others.
/ A number of the varsity men who
/ have had considerable work lately were
replaced by their subs for the scrim-
mage, and the strongest team OF in
eligibles the squad afforded took the
/ ball on the varsity 20-yard line. Nal
/ Scovil, who had been out for ten days
with a fractured thumb, was at right
halfback in Bingham's place. 1t now
seems probable that he will play in
part Of the Harvard game.
The incligibles, with Braden. the for
mer W. and J. star and the best punter
on the Yale squad; Harry lie Gore, the
| former backfeld star, and Hutchinson,
Of last years freshmen, in the back
! field, presented strong front. Kirk
patrick. McGrath. Gait and Captain
/ Comerford, all of the freshman team,
which has just completed its season,
were in the line. as was Osborne, the
| All-Southern tackle from Washington
and Lee.
During the scrimmage Guernsey tried
drop kicking at the opposite end of the
field. lie stood at various angles on or
near the 40-yard line and dropped the
ball squarely over the posts six times
out of eight. All the kicks were got
of cleanly. The goals which failed
missed the mark by narrow margins.
Louis f.. Stoddard will act as host
10 the Yale eleven at his home on Pros
meet Street tomorrow evening, where
he will entertain the players at a beef
steak dinner. followed by vaudeville
entertainment. This feature Of the
training season has become an annual
flair. TO which the men look forward.