New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-08
Undergraduates Feel New
Coaching Regime Has
Not Had Fair Test.
SCOVIL MAY BE OUT
OF PRINCETON CAMP
Fullback Has Broken Thumb
Work of Buck" Church Win,
Praise OF Coaches.
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New Haven, Conn, Nov. 7.-Yal. nj,
begin the final week Of work IN p,.,
aration FOR the Princeton game .o.,a,
row, when Tom sheylin and n. bo,,s
Of coaches viii resume their task 4,
rounding the team into condition p,
the final games.
While yesterdays showing .v.l.,.
Brown was a distinct sappoin.ns-,
the gloom which hangs over The Va
campus is not 30 impenetrabl. 9. /.
was last night. Reelection on the n.,'
Of the undergraduates has orough, a.
conclusion that the Brown game IA,
not a fair test OF the coaching eap,bi,
ties Of the new stat o. football n,s.
tors
The greater part o. The old ioo,s,n
stars returned 20 New Haven last Tues.
day, and that afternoon and Weds.,.
day were spent on fundamentals. su,,
as tackling, blocking and breass,
through the line. 80 attempt % eyoly.
a new offence was made with the ne,
until Thursday. which left jus, ",
days in which the plays might be ptf.
fected before the Brown game.
The undergraduates and gsadu,,,,
who are IN touch with the situation BE-.
lieye that much can Be accomplished
this week The coaches have the 81.
perience Of an actual game upon wAics
20 proceed in their work this week, and
there may be a revision in their opir.
ion as to the relative merits Of n.
players.
The work OF "Buck" Church q. ~,
end yesterday was pleasing 70 II.
coaches. His tackling was sharp ard
clean, and he got down the field vel
under punts. Van Nostrand, at Gar.
terback, was not all that nigh, ;.
wished. but he is regarded as the oss,
available man for the position.
The most serious loss 20 the .ler,.
would be that OF Mal Scovil, who,
work at fullback this season has IL.
proved steadily until now he is one d,
the most valuable men on the team. I,
yesterdays game he sustained q eo-.
pound fracture Of the left thumb wAic.
may keep him out Of play the reniin
der of the season. The injury occurred
when the game was about hall over
Scovil was replaced and the .rsirer
pulled the bone back into plscs and
Scoyil was sent back 20 his position OF
the field. Later the coaches DEER.
mined not 70 risk further injury % he
star fullback and be was taken iron
the game again. Attending physitiE,
who examined the injury to-nigk. sal
that Scoyil has just am even chance =
getting back into the game before n'Ii
Saturday.
Scovil's place viii be taken BY o.,
Guernsey. the star dr0p kicker Guers.
sey is Scovil's equal on defensive PLAY
but is not so igst on his feet. Il Ia,
been the plan 20 save Guernsey for Al
emergency and % send him IN whsi
there was an opportunity 10 nes 4
field goal. Guernsey ard Scoyil hssa
been rival contestants for the iulloass
position for two years, but Se,yIs
greater speed and, Of late, bis suPeri''
ability at hitting the opponents lir'
for good gains has given him the place
Aside from the substitution az ful'
back. there will be no changes In u.
nAchHtAA IT. WIS HAlA AN-Ni 81" -
Binghams play was entirely satis's''
tory. especially or the secondary De-
fence. where he broke up Browns Of.
tempts az forward passes with gcod
effect. An encouraging fact about sh'
Yale prospects is that the Blue fn
never shown lbs full. strength ns sea-
son. Next Saturday against Printryl
there will be no men kept on Of w
game TO save them for later contests
Higginbotham, Club shslooa'
Black and Baldrige viii all be ~ We
line. Higginbotham's ankle Is nol e..
tirelv well as yet, for he stu nny'
slightly. but he will be IN ~ tim "
Saturday and probably will play o. enc
The position IS far from settled, hc'
ever, owing TO The excellent showing v
Church against Brown.
McGrsth, who played IN the RS,
man line last season, viii be cees ,us.
eligible this week, Il is expected wa. .
a number Of the coaches will work WV.
the forwards % improve the de'snee' I
Is planned 70 devote more attenuch !.
the backfeld. which needs 70 WI
more smoothly II IL Is 20 MAKE hs''
way against Princcton's opposition;
Yale undergraduates who "atenee y.
Harvard Princeton game YESTERDAY !,
turned to-day win the belief tns. To-
must improve m Chilly 20 STAND on .
eoual footing with either team.