New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-25
LA ROCHE WILL
START AS PILOT
OF YALE ELEVEN
Liberal Sprinkling of Subs Will
Be Used in To-day'S
Battle

New Haven. Nov. 24.-Yale's football
coaching staff decided tonight 70 start
exactly the same eleven against Har-
ward tomorrow which faced Princeton
last Saturday. Chester La Roche, who
was called upon to play the Princeton
game because of the sudden illness Of
Quarterback Traver Smith, was picked
to-day 10 begin to-mOrrow's matcn.
Smith left the hospital in New York
CITY only a few days ago, and the
coaches believe that he has not yet re
covered his strength. He will be used
In part of to-morrow's game.
Relief was felt by the coaches to-
night when signs Of the sore threats
reported Yesterday by End Rushes
George Moselev and Charlie Comerford
and Substitute Fullback jim Braden
were found to have disappeared. All
three players were in the lineup this
afternoon, Braden kicking field goa!s
cleverly on the second eleven. Captain
Black was al his old position and SAID
that he never felt better in his life.
Every Man in Trim
This afternoons practice consisted
entirely of signal drill in the BOWL,
followed by breaking through practice,
with goal kicking attempts by Harry
lie Gore and Braden from behind the
line Of scrimmage. Both Head Coach
Tad jones and Trainer John Mack IN
sisted tonight that the eleven was IN
tip-top physical condition.
Among the coaches present at TINS
afternoons practice were Ned Glass
Billy Heffefinger, Nate Wheeler, fos-
ter Rockwell, Harold Metcalf, Paul
Veeder. Brink Thorne and Aleck VIZ
son. The playing surface of the Bowl
was soft because Of yesterdays ram
but a high, cold wind swept over IL
and the coaches were confident that 1t
would be thoroughly dried before to-
morrow.
The coaches plan 70 use a liberal
sprinkling of substitutes before the
curtain falls on Yale's football season
tomorrow. Heylinger Church Will be
sent in at right end, and probably
Frank Lynch at left. Charlie Taft Is
reasonably certain to be used during
part Of the game at left tackle, and
Charlie Gait probably will replace Cap
tain Black at left guard for one Of the
PLAYING periods. Rex Hutchinson will
play part of the game at centre. The
second string halfbscks. Harold Carey
and Efie Waite, will be used during
one Of the playing periods, and Jim
Braden will be rushed into the lineup
at fullback in case Yale reaches the
Harvard 20-yard line.
Braden is both the best line breaker
and drop kicker of the squad. and viii
fill both emergency roles tomorrow
The Yale players to-day attended reel
tatons as usual, and went 10 the col
lege infrmary to sleep tonight.
Condition Will Count
Summing up Yale's chances. "The
+ Yale Daily News" said editorially to-
day: az the Yale players are in top
/ physical trim they are certain to be an
extremely formidable opponent.
Tomorrow Yale will meet team in
/ the pink OF condition, with whackins
attack and a stonewall defence. Ii is
going TO be an uncommonly stiff prop
osition. But Yale has high grade
, defence of her own and wearing or
{ fence. The game should be a thriller
The officials viii be: Referee. Ma
than A. Tufts. Brown University;
umpire, David Fultz. Brown University
/ head lineman. William II. Morice. Uni
versity OF Pennsylvania; field judge
] DR.. Carl Williams. University Of Penn
/ sylyanis.