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

Princeton was beaten by score OF o
to 8, and one week later powerful
Harvard eleven was held TO tie. Now
comes the analogy. If the Yale eleven
plays on Saturday as it did this after
noon against a strong team OF inel-
ribles, CARRIED in gray sweaters, Prince
ton will have reason 20 remember No
vember IS, 1915
Tom Shevlin is a masterful man, but
Tom Shevlin. Frank Hinkey and the
other coaches have q mans job on their
hands, and they know it full well. If
there is anything. however, that Tom
Shevlin loves better than economies or
dancing il is mans job, and he is
going about the work at hand in his
own foreeful and characteristic way.
Frank Hinkey. who has placed his
loyalty for Yale and for the team above
any selfish motives, has turned over
the reins. so TO speak. TO man VINO
once before saved critical situation.
He is still exhaustipg every resource OF
his keen, fertile brain 20 help the cause,
but Tom Shevlin is cracking the whip,
az only he can crack it, nebind the var
sity team.
What Yale Has TO Face.
Here are the conditions which had 20
be faced when Captain Alex Wilson
took the bit in his teeth few days
ago: The encouragement OF defeats
By Virginia, Washington and Jefferson
and Colgate. topped Off since then with
a defeat by Brown; some internal dis-
cord, which, happily, was quickly ad-
justed; lack OF confidence; no out
standing backs, after the loss Of lie
Gore, and, worst OF all, perhaps, gen
eral weakness in fundamentals.
The question then resolves itself into
how far a team can be brought along IN
ten days under new order OF things
and in the hands largely of new set
Of coaches, with new ideas and new
theories. The answer is: Pretty lar,
even IL not quite far enough, II I'M
pressions gained to-day are worth
something more than pint OF peanuts
TIE begin at the beginning, there was
FAR more tenseness in the Yale camp
to-day than there was at Princeton
week ago. II could not be otherwise,
perhaps. The situation has become
TOO serious to leave room for anything
hut the hardest kind Of hard work
This, however, had nothing TO do with
welcome which was as cordial as 1t
Was free and open. Frank Hinkey Int
srally rave me the keys of the Bowl,
while Bud Talbot, Nate Wheeler, Tom
shevlin, DR.. Bull and Ralph Bloomer,
among others, made me feel almost too
much at home. Too much freedom lot
eve, and ears sometimes palsies the
writing hand.
Frank Hinkey drove me out TO the
field in his car, and once there it was
a privilege 70 watch the methods be-
ing used in the rejuvenstion OF an
eleven which possibly had lost conf
denee In itself. Yale men can have
he assurance that confidence 70
large extent has been restored, that Is,
II one can judge offhand Of the spirit
shown and the general mental attitude
Varsity Players Reused.
The men are reused, there is no
question about that, and real Ian
once reused can absorb lot OF loot
bail in ten days. Better yet, perhaps,
the team Is equipped with some ne"
PLAYS in which they have confidence
because they work against strong
scrub. Give man a weapon on when
ne can OeptNu anu a pipPNA "N
titude jumps quickly from nifty 10
eighty horsepower.
Tom Shevlin came on the field after
the squad had assembled, throwing or
his coat and calling loudly for sweat
.r. He pulled his hat down over his
ears, stuck long black cigar IN his
mouth and was ready for action. The
action came on the jump.
The varsity lined up as II Will take
the field against Princeton, barring &C
cidents: Ends, Church and Wiedeman;
tackles. Gates and Way; guards. Black
and Jim Sheldon; centre, White; quar-
.erback, Van Nostrand; halfbaeks: Cap
tain Wilson and Bingham; fulloSck'
Guernsey. T.,
A signal and formation drill was iol-
lowed BIZ hard scrimmage, devoted At
frat 70 work on the defence for the
varsity and later 20 offensive meas
ur... The team Of ineligib!es was
strong one, with Callahan. real star
At centre, and with such capable backs
az Hutchinson and Braden, both OF
whom would be welcomed by the vars
i.y side IL stern requirements did no
stand In the way. Against this really
strong team the regular scored twice