The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-02
SHEVLIN LEADER OR
NOT? YALE IN DOUBT
"SOme Man May Act as Field
Marshal" Says Talbot, "but
Hinkey Is Head Coach"
CAMPUS TALK DIFFERENT

NEW HAVEN. Nov. 1.-Nelson Talbot,
assistant coach OF the Yale football
team. denied again tonight that there
il any truth In the statements that
Frank Hinkey Is to be or has been de-
posed as head coach Of the Blue eleven
lie gave out this statement:
Frank Hinkey will be head coach OK
the IA team the rest or the season.
Tom Shevlin has been asked to come
back to coach. but not as a head coach.
Hinkey will be head coach for the rest
OF the season. Hinkey was at the Held
to-day. Some man may he asked 10
act as field marshal. but Hinkey viii he
consulted in every move that IL made.
wilson has not thought of putting
1iinkey out and putting Shevlin IN
There is no truth whatever in the state
ment that Shevlin will take charge.
Talbot's statement Is in direct con-
tradiction to campus gossip. which has
II on good authority that Shevlin IL To
ne in charge Of Yale football " capt.
Wilson has his way. There is no IN
timation. however. that Hinkey ~ 10
I, resign his official position as head coach'
The Yale Ne,cs. which speaks with an
inspired mouth. says to-day III an
! editorial:
In 1910 the Yale football team was de
feated by West Point, . to 3. PLAYED "
| scoreless tie against Vanderbilt. and was
defeated by Brown. 81 20 o. In the one
week between thu. Brown game ann VII
Princeton game the team wac virtual!
reorganized. An almost impresnaoie 1e'
fence. was bull; up, Princeton vas de'
recognized az the beet team that had rep
resented Harvard in many years wa
Il is doubtful n any team stands higher
in the esteem of Yale men than the team
Of 1910. In the face of an adverse sea
son. lighting against Tremendous odds' tnes
sihle. To their unconqueTable spiIt nom
age viii always be paid: but to the bodI
OF graduate coaches. h came back, at
that time and really made victory possible
credit is likewise due. They made any
sacrifice necessary 20. help Yale ann my
gave gladly all thai they knew 10 save h''
from defeat.
The 1915 team stands In jus, the same
crisis today and |, Is going TO ne m't III
! wear by Harvard which set u new record
In Yale defeats. they have stumbled ATOMS
sh@, ia, and Ti on S sne.. .h By a out one point
margin Physically. the squad ~ anSn,
the average and we believe absolutely ma
They simply don't know how to play foot
hall. They have been taught plays onehsiN,
ami defensive. but they nave n"I zee,
taught how to execute them. In the, dtN'
when Yale was the ackn"wled scd leader u
football II was fund ALnentsls that pr
marty made her great, Yale outeharged
outblocked, outtackied her opponents. To
day Yale Is being beaten at her own game
she 4. not playing Yale football.
The present coaching system has he'f
accorded the loyal support that Yale un
dergraduates additionally give n the mei
selected 10 coach the teams. They ~
! upon the superior judgment OF the gradu
ates and the Undergraduate captains "
| choosing them and they realize that thel
part In helping 10 build up a winning sys
TEN is to back UP these men. TO supper
them in every way possible, ana ahoVe ~
to rerrain FROM criticism Nhethtr or W."
this blind confidence, the unquestioned sup
port. - right, We do not know Whethe'
or not II l. n sourc. % strength TO Yale, W
DO not know. In tho long run, no doubt !
Is In this particular crisis. howeyeT' q
continue 20 profess - confidence which NJ
one feels is hypocrisy too bald 10 ht TO!
Grated Facts, no matter how nnpIeasSnt
must he faced. The Hinkey regime .haI
been given a fair trial and II has failed
the two recent defeats were not needed
only one thing could save the s:tuL
ton. and that has been done. This w'el
the men who brought victory to Yale 10
,isi0 NIL MIL az az Go"'iu% ~ %S,,n ' M tHrrd rmS"'
hy men who. as PLAYERS and coaches have
made Yale football famous. u romans =
l.. seen whether hat was done rve year
ago can be done today W" helleNe !
can. Confidence vii! be reborn IN the grnd
yates. the undergraduates and, most In,
VII sweep them along, We are op'imls'i
cally inclined to believe. 20 victory o'
M Hsn,, x =. and S,: 60. . a ascn the E. d' foTsG',sn
Much can be done IN two weeks.
The first OF the coaches who have
been requested 20 help with the coachinl
in an effort 70 revive the Yale clever
were 1T the field this afternoon ant
worked with a viii Not all Of then
have reached New Haven yet, but Their
were enough OF them to put new sl'irl'
into the work, The regular rcsiden
coaching stan. which has been here nj
season. worked with the new coaches
during tho practice, Lucius BigeloW
and Theodore Liley. veteran lineman 81
former Yale teams, tool charge OF tn,
tackles. John Field and Guy Hutchin'
son drilled the backfold candidates ant
Fitzpatrick ooh charge Of the end
There was no regular lineup OF thu
team, all OF the attention during thu
afternoon being devoted TO defensive
tactics, a policy which will be pursue,
the fore part OF his week. according t
the coaches.
Tomorrow Thomas l.. Shevlin, on
Of the men who has been asked to return
to coach, will reach the city. Until thei
matters ARE somewhat unsettled.
Football prospects frightened consid
erahly tonight with the announcemcn
that Van Ostrand. quarterback on las
years freshman cam. has been declared
eligible TO play. He was prevented iron
doing SO until to-day by a scholasti
handiCap. lie reported on the field 'hi
afternoon for the first time and made
rood showing. The coaches said tina
cant. Wilson might be sent to the back
field again IL Van Ostrand proved a sui
iciently capable quarterback.