Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-11-22
DELAY ELECTION
OF YALE LEADER
Reinstatement of Harry LegOre
May Make Him the
Choice.
COLLEGE GRIDIRON NEWS

There is something significant about
the delay in selecting a captain for
the next Yale football team. Rumors
say that Club Sheldon win get the
job. but then it is also whispered that
Yale men are hoping for the rein
statement OF Harry Legore. so that
he may be appointed for the honor.
The Yale line vas not strong. -
says Captain Mahan. II don't see
how Princeton was unable to pierce it
week ago. We did not have to try
d drop kick even. which is another
record for Harvard, for in all previous
games that have been played since
Haughton has been coach at least one
try for field goal has been made.
But we found the Yale line yielding
so much that we just kept marching
on and made touchdowns instead of
half portion scores"
The Springfield game gave the
Army coaches a line on some OF the
first string material, and 1t Is now
almost certain that at the doubtful
tackle position, Jones will get the call.
He weighs 200 pounds, Is the fastest
of the tackles and aggressive in
breaking through. Parker's injury
makes It almost certain that Jones
will be chosen to start against the
Navy.
At guard the Army coaches have
made no announcement as to the final
selection, but the place will 60 to
either Knight. the stalwart 'plebe,'
or the veteran O'Hare, The quarter
back position is also still in doubt.
THE team is In fine condition. I
don't know what it will do, but we
Albert II. Sharpe, head coach of the
Cornell football team. in discussing
the outlook for the Penn game on
Thanksgiving Day"
The coaches are busy completing
plans for the trip to Atlantic City,
which will start tomorrow night. The
Cornell squad is in fine shape and
eager to leave for the Anal battle.
AS the Navy Academy football
squad leaves Annapolis Thursday for
New York, where 1t will play against
the Military Academy eleven on Sat
urday, but three days remain for
practice, and it is realized by every
one that much must be done by Head
Coach Ingram and his assistants.
Owing to the poor showing of many
Of those tried In the baclxheld early
in the season and injuries to others,
the final combination for the back
field has just been made and the play
ers need practice together. The set
that will start the game is composed
of Craig at quarter, Westphal and
Davis at the halves and Martin at
full. Though each has done good work
this combination has never started
a match together and it is feared that
they will lack cohesion.
Harvard considers that it had a
magnificent season, with its victories
over Princeton and Yale. but that
not soon be forgotten.
Bill Hollenback considers Punk
Bergman, of State College, the best
halfbaclx in the East. There are
many others who think the same
way.
SawtelIe's end playing stood out
prominently in the Lehsgh- Lafayette
game. 1t was his last game on Tay-
lor Field. He made Lehigh's only
score possible when he intercepted a
Lafayette forward pass and on the
very next play took pass from
Cahail and raced thirty-five yards.
Several line smashes followed and
Habeltine went over the goal line.
Syracuse. after holding Dartmouth
to scoreless tie. leaves today on its
trip to the Pacific coast.
Fordham is ready to question any
claim Columbia may make to the in
tercollegiate football championship of
Greater New York, following the Blue
and Whites 10 to 16 victory over
New York University. The Maroon
has met neither Columbia nor New
York University on the gridiron, and
while the Bronx students do not come
out with a declaration that they can
beat Columbia. they are of the opin-
ion that any Columbia claim to the
championship of the city is rather
fiimsy, inasmuch as Fordham and the
Blue and White have not met.