The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-01

NEW HAVEN, Nov. There are
more sons and brothers OF famous Yale
football players and other athletes who
are now enrolled as undergraduates OH
the college teams than ever before. and
1t would be possible today, from the
candidates In training for the football
squads. to make up an eleven formed
OF players with the following names:
Ends, Shevlin and Murphy: tackles.
Newell and TAFT: guards. Heffelfinger
and Philbin: center cor3 quarter,
back, Jones: halfbacks. Metcalf and
Winter; fullback. Hutchison.
The lineup Is calculated TO make the
reader II he has followed Yale ath-
letics for years. at first rub his eyes
and then to revive memories OF past
Yale gridiron careers In which these
names have been headliners. To know
however, that they are borne by play
ers OF another generation than me Or
present Yale football squad contains all
these players. and In every instance ex-
cept one they are near relatives OF some
OF Yale's most famous gridiron or other
athletic stars
In the case OF c. n. Shevlin, the name
OF one OF Yale's most famous players
and captains and coach is simply borne
claims that he is plodding along with
the hope of winning a place oh the
freshman team. although he Is not a
blood relative of the famous fnd pic
turesque Tom Shevlin.. Yale. 1906, who
died an untimely death. following an
attack of pneumonia last December.
soon after his return to his home in
st. Paul direct from his wonderful
achievement of taking the worst-licked
football eleven In Yale history and. In
two weeks. whipping It into shape to
defeat Princeton.
Fudge" Heffeifinger. Tom shevlin's
fellow townsman In the Northwest. has
son who Is also member. of the
daddy. Is q husky guard and 10
regular member of the gridiron squad
of the class Of 1920. and promises TO be
heard from this fall in the games OF
the class team.
His father a member Of the class of
81 Is regarded by many as Yale's
greatest guard. During the four years
he was member OF the Yale eleven
he played game never matched during
as many seasons by a Yale guard.
1t Is now certain that another Corbin
will represent Yale on the gridiron this
fall. Walker Corbin, son OF PA" Cor,
bin. Is center rush OF the second
sturdy and rugged as his redoubtable
sire, will probably be in some of Yales
games this fall. His father, william II.
Corbin. captained the famous Yale
eleven OF the fall of 'SS. which was not
scored upon.
A present candidate OF the Yale
team. who has had two former men,
bers Of the fsmily on Yale eley ,dMc
and Holiday. were members OF the ELI
| back field eight and four years ago. re-
| spectively. No faster halfbacks than
either have worn Yale uniforms. Gerald
t. h.. - Ii 70. 10 NaL f1la n
in the rush line.
A member OF the present Yale varsity
squad whose brother shone among the
| fieetest OF Yale halfbacks OF gridiron
history Is Stanley Metcalf, who Is also a
rapid-action backfield member. although
| too prone to slight injury to be sure of
| retaining n place long In any .gridiron
campaign. His brother. Harold. was
halfback for Yale "a dozen years ago
and was one of the Yale's best second
Another member OF the present Yale
football team who Is a son OF prom
inent graduate of the university is
Charlie Taft. His father. the ex-Presl-
dent, was not conspicuous In either
football or rowing at Yale. although he
did a little In each, but Charlie Us one
OF Yale's most prominent and success
full athletes. He has already been on
the varsity eleven in several games and
will be either regular or first substl-
tute tackle this fall. He played on his
| freshman nine, was shot-putter on
the Yale track squad last season and
has played two seasons on the Yale bas-
ketball team. captaining II last fall.
One youngster who has come to Yale
with promise OF disclosing a phenom-
email football and perhaps baseball ca
reer is Thorne Murphy. He has played
end rush for two seasons and Is an ex-
ceptional punter. He Is a son OF Mike
Murphy, the former Yale track coach.
the greatest In America: 10 nephew OF
Tot" Murphy, the former Yale and
New York National League baseball
player. and Is cousin OF Fred Murphy,
who was halfback and baseball star at
Yale half dozen years ago. Fred MUIR
ply. by the way was Yale's last win
ming baseball captain.
! Thorne Murphy is named for Brink"
Thorne, captain OF the Yale eleven ~