The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19
ny BILL HOILLENnACK,
Captain of University of Pcnnsyl.
Vanin zoos Football Team and
All America Halfbark.


All America Hnifberk.
Yale has the best material this fall
that has been seen around New Haven
since Ted Coy's championship team Of
1909. Besides having most Of last years
varsity and substitute players back, the
squad Will be greatly strengthened by
which literally swept Harvard and
Princeton fret ear teams or the map.
swnmping these " rivals.
Head Co1Ch Hinkey has prevailed
upon his I'D teammate and ale idol.
Henelfingcr. ~ assist him In building an
offensive as well rs defensive hne. This
combination is ideal. for II there are
two more popular or better football men
In Yale history the writer has not heard
OF them They will instil the seventy
per cent. fight INTO this years Blue team,
and the system they have adopted VIII
more than make up for the other thirty
per cent, Which combination II essential
t. success.
In Legore, fullback, they have n man
who can be rated second only to Mnhan
OF Harvard. lie is strong In all depart
! ments OF the game and especially go IN
the open attack. being In a class by him
self as a forward and lateral passer.
His Kicking also will be a big asset TO
the cam.
Capt. Alex Wilson Is n big powerful
| man who can play almost any position.
The c. aches are having n hard time de-
| Gliding just where he will be most USE
full. They may use him at end. and II so
Yale will have an end who will 60 down
in history with such men as Shevlin,
Fitzpatrick and Bomeisler. AZ present
he Ia being used at halfback and in all
likelihood viii start the season at thai
position.
Scovil and Guernsey Of last years
/ halfbacks will return, ScovU IL one OF
the best backs in the East and works
well with Leg re In the Yale system OF
passing. Besides he .s II strong, power
ful line plunger as well rs "A good de-
fender. ~Cavanaugh. Dartmouth's head
coach. considers him the greatest half
back he has ever seen. Guernsey Is a
good steady. aggressive player.
Markle. star halsback Of last years
freshman team. protege Of Mike
Sweeney. halls from HI School lie
will he a hard mar TO keep out OF the
backheld, being a p werful line p!unger
and especially good of tackle. He has
all the qualihcati tons Of an Ideal back.
Waite, sub halfbaCk. will be In the
fight all year. lie is a good, sure kicker,
the best in college with the exception OF
Bradcn, the Did Washington and Jefer-
son star. who. by the way, has fallen be-
hind in his scholastic work, Guernsey
sub halfback, who played in most rf the
games last year, Is to be reckoned with
Chatneld Taylor will need more sea
soning..
In the event of Wilson being moved to
end or halfback the quarterback problem
will give Coach Hinkey something 10
think about. There are a lot Of likely
candidates to NIL this position. among
whom the most promising is Bingham
However, he has one great fault he Is
weak In handling punts. This can DC
overcome only by hard. coisscientious
practice. II he outgrows this weakness
he will be hard TO beat Thompson. who
was sick last fall, will have to reckoned
with. Robinson, formerly of the unlNer-
sity of P~ittsburg. has had considerable
experience. smith is tho speediest man
on the field but IL very susceptible 10
injury. Van Nostrand. Westminster's
old captain. is an able general but n
little Hight for a team such as will repre-
sent Old Eli this year.
one OF the tackles will be looked aftei
by Club Sheldon, Andovers former cap
tain, who held down a regular berth Iast
year. Carl Belts will make a strong bid
for the position. with three other men IN
the race. They are Kent. Baldrldge and
Way. The latter substituted for ketchaln
in 1913 and was ineligible last year lie
appears promising
Walden and Conroy. last years regu-
lar guards. will return. They will un-
doubtedly be RELOCATED TO the bench. as II
IL not likely that they can hold down a
regular when two such stars as Black
and McGrath, guards on last year,
freshman team. are on the hunt TOT var
sity places. These two men look IKE
finds. Blacks play is Of the Pennock oil
Harvard style. Heffelfnger should pro
duce two all America guards from ms
pair. ,,
H~igginbotham. Wilson, jim Could
Moseley. Art Bunker. Trask and Church
form a fine nucleus from which to selec'
the ends. Higginbotham, who was IN
iured last year before the championship
games. is "A real star. lie halls IRON
rexas. where he made the all South
team.
Reggie Hutchinson, the best athlete
who has been turned out OF the fhIla'
| delphia schools in Ave years, VIII be mare
10 keen off the team. He Is a Dig lad
Weighing 200 pounds, and Is fast' asgres
slve and n good fighter. He Is a prothe'
Of Danny Hutchinson. the FORMER rem
fullback, In case wilson 10 NOT useu u
end Hutchinson will undoubtedly hoiC
] u n III III 80
Ken smith, former Hlotchkiss player
apuears to he "A likely candidate. Coacl
IUinkey will have 50 many good end'
from which to pick that the maj selec
tons should be corkers. .
The one weak spot in the team |
likely TO be in the centre or the line
The candidates for centre do not seen
ITO have the class of the rest OF IN
nlayers. Kent, a tackle. may be shltte'
10 centre where he should develop
Vorys and Wiley viii also make thlng
lively, The latter is the best splta
passer in football. Carl Belts Is AIS
being tried out at centre and Is snow
inr TO good advantage. White, last year
centre. may be ousted. but his expert
ence win help materially.
Hinkey and Heffelhnger have adopte'
a system all their own, and with tn
strides made last year In the open am
they should play the most up TO dat
football in the East. Hinkey In IN
leader in the open game, so his attac'
undoubtedly will be very battling.
. once Yale gets her offence rollins
some of her strong opponents are habl
10 be swamped, Last year the onl
| teams TO solve a defence TO stop I'M
5 attack were Harvard and w, and j
, However, Hinkey Will correct the weak
l nesses that cropped out hast year, Hef
roldnger should patch up the line an
D with good, powerful forwards. there
3 no limit TO the possibilities Of the ope
game.
, The weakness In the Yale line In IN
4 annual Harvard game was most glar
l ing. The Crimson backs had no troubl
in gaining at will. The linemen wer
also slow I'm getting down tho feel