New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-12
Following Practice, Varsity
Squad Goes to lnhrmary to
Rest in Preparation for
Princeton Game.

Nsv Haven. Ao s. TIE Yale
eleven bad I,, lass hard drill to--ty
Dol rrepafspoa fof tts game VIZ tts
TIGER, Ir tte Bowl CD saturday D.
rorsstsd o. OBJ .rfy .ftc r..ratsf 90 IS
raI practice and dummy ccfcrffc
work against else ireI ghIef fof o. %
4itiorsl period
The rstut uss ell thst tfe CoScfe'
could wish Tor she tssu showed con
irHsd Improvement Yale 10 rcv Trse.
tiraly ready for the coming cortsti
The men vi|l e. % fhe As.s l~frrsfr
tonight snd ell returu Sc re Fec
Co morrow only long enough Tor ffe'
signal drill
Tom shovlir srf fhe ether cotrhsf
ir fo.dsf's practice devoted tfeIr a.
'erfion to Feffr ihe plays perfectly
ir hsrd end. n sigma drill counts fof
much. Yair should have . smooth ru9
ming eleven Nth which Go oppose
Princeton.
shcvlIn drove che men ur ard dow
tho Geld. hslfue them % times 60 cor.
rect each fault Sc ~ uss detected
There were few psuses In Tho wott on
this account. however. for ihe eleven
has mastered tho formations VOL. and
Van Nostrand. who calls tho signals
from quarterback. does not hesitate in
his choice 81 plays.
This be- tho way the eleven lined ur
IN signal practice to-day and the way
II will probably start against Prince
ton: Loft end. Church. lcf, tackle.
Gntcs. loft guard. Black. centre.
White. right guard. 7 sheldon: right
tackle. Way: right end. Nicdcmau'
quarterback. Van Nostrand; lot half
bnck, Wilson; right halfback. BlHg-
ham; fullback. Guernsey.
There was lifc and enthusiasm
enough in the general appearance OF
The eleven to-day to indicate that the
men are in excellent physical condi-
ton. Black. who has weak ankle.
and Guernsey. whose shoulder bothered
him until recently, are the only men
who bear any trace Of injuries. and
their hurts have healed so well that
no trouble is expected on account OF
them.
II has been practically settled that
Nal Scovil. the former Dartmouth star
and Iale's mainstay at fullback unul
week ago. when he was injured. viii
play only few moments in the Prize
ton game, if he is allowed 20 go in at
ali. The only position which Is Doubt
d
may replace Buck Church. Tho lat
tcr's work this afternoon WAS up 10
his former high standard. and II is
doubtful if Higginbotham can stand
on an even footing with him, despite
Church's lack of weight Ilggn-
boiham is handicapped with n weak
ankle, too.
The improvement in the Yale de-
fence will undoubtedly be n factor Of
Importance in the Princeton game. In
the dummy work on the defensive
against the ineligiblcs the varsity for
wards broke up the attempts of their
opponents TO break through for long
gains. and the secondary defence men
on the varsity were in their places
promptly enough 10 Illustrate any for
ward passes or long end runs.
Otis Guernsey will oppose briggs in
the kicking duel which is expected 10
play n large part in Saturdays game.
Guernsey was kept at the kicking drill
for some time. He tried several field
goals from different angles with good
success. His punting gave cause for
much satisfaction. the kicks averag-
ing well over forty-fve yards. II
Guernsey is displaced during the game
Captain Alec Wilson will do the punt
ing.
The Yale ticket department an
nounced tonight that approximately
$4,000 tickets had been sold thus far
for the Yale-Prnceton game. The re-
turn of block of tickets from Prince
ton. however. has necessitated placing
seats on sale at the Bowl the day OF
the game. The ticket officials said to-
night that out-of- town visitors could
count upon procuring tickets Mt the
Bowl on the day Of the game. This will
he the first time in great many years
that IL has been possible to obtain
tickets for n final Yale game in New
Haven on the day Of the contest
Betting odds here tonight are at 2
to on Princeton. but wagcrs are not
numerous. Despite the odds. there is n
feeling Of optimism on the Yale cam
pus, and every one Is looking for an
upset In the forecasts,