New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-11

and the offence went with snap, dash
and smoothness which promised well.
Wilson Taking a Rest.
Captain Wilson did not take part In
| the scrimmage, As he is getting much
/ needed rest Emil Jacques took his
place for a time, and this fellow viii
bear watching if he gets in against
Princeton or Harvard. He made
most favorable oppression.
Several substitutions were made IN
the line before the scrimmage was over
Walden. a regular guard last year, may
yet earn a place on the team ana Is
sure to play par. Of the time in the big
games. while Baldrige came back with
a vengeance at tackle and opened the
eyes of some Of the coaches.
Nal Scovil was on the field in toys
and running through signals with the
second eleven. The injury TO his thumb
is almost sure to keep him out OF the
Princeton game, although there is
chance that he may 90 in for Re"
minutes.
Otis Guernsey will play fullback, and
the coaches welcome his return be-
cause of his ability in punting and real
skill in drop kicking. Dave Iiobott
may have to look TO his laurels IN the
latter respect. Guernsey is sailing
them over from ell distances with re-
markable precision.
Then. too, the return Of Guernsey
gives Yale punter who is likely to
hold his own even with the mighty
briggs. He got off some spirals to-day
that carried high and far and he also
placed the ball well. Weakness. IN
kicking has been the cry at Yale all the
I fall, but II Guernsey can do in game
what he did to-day In practice Prince
ton and Harvard will gain mighty little
in a kicking duel.
Tom Thorpe, one of the officials in
the Yaie-Brown game, said to me at 20,
lumbia on Monday: Church Is real
end. and somebody is going TO find 1t
ont before the season is over" His
words came back forcibly this after
noon.
} Most coaches are handicapped by q
/ late start and oftentimes are forced TO
resort to a white ball TO give their men
the required amount of work. Frank
/ Hinkey is handicapped by an early
/ closing. He gets his men on the field
/ at 2 o'clock, but they must be back In
/ the gym by q for late Rotations. II
was a novel sensation TO see the squad
dismissed with the sun shining bright
7 ". At most football camps it's the
moon that's shining when the word
Enough" comes.
| Here are some Of the coaches that
. - c~1I 40, no
shoulders to the wheel: Burr Chamber
lain, Ralph Bloomer, Howard Jones.
] Johnny Fitzpatrick, Jack 0wsley, Lucius
Bigelow, Johnny Field, Howard Roome,
back on Tom Shevlin's team; Buck
Stewart Earl Kistler, Ted Lilly and
/ Carroll Knowles. What team Of all
stars they would make.
This list does not include Tom Shev-
/ lin, Frank Hinkey, Bud Talbot and the
other resident coaches.
Don't read the papers" shouted
Shevlin 70 the varsity squad. why,
reading about the wonders of Princeton
and Harvard would make even me
afraid if I did not stop 10 think that
eleven men in Connecticut are just as
/ good as eleven men in Massachusetts
or in New Jersey"
Three Of the four men in Ysle's back
| field have not played together in more
/ than three or four scrimmages this
wear. but desperate situations demand
/ desperate remedies. Guernsey has been
out most Of the season with an injury,
Bingham and Van Nostrand got
ne eligible list hardly more than
* ago.
Bingham came 70 Yale with reputa-
ton Of being the best defensive back
ever developed at Exeter. He is likely
10 earn the same name before his days
at Yale are over. He Is one OF tne
bardest tacklers ever seen and is much
on the Johnny Field type. He IS a
strong running back. too.
Lack Of experience may handicap Van
( Nostrsnd. but he seems to be GOOD
field general, gives his signals well and,
l a. Ia hon