New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-24
Yale Meets NeW Rlpal
On GridirOn Saturday
Game with Carnegie Tech.
Gives Blue Middle
West Opponent.

New Haven, Sept. 23.-Yale has
planned an innovation in openings its
football season next Saturday with the
Carnegie Tech eleven, an opponent
never before seen on Yale Field. The
game was arranged 20 give the Els an
opponent from the Middle West sec
ton. a territory which Yale has not in
vaded often. having played few teams
further west from New England than
Washington and Jefferson or Lehigh
for nearly twenty years.
Yalc's schedule for this season was
arranged under q policy which calls Tor
formidable foes in every number and
Yale expects d stouter task TO win the
Carnegie Tech game than It mas had IN
any recent opening match.
Under the new coaching regime Yale
will present an eleven much better
fitted 20 accomplish the feat. Composed
Of stronger FIRST string material, better
grounded in rudimentary football and
with a keener trained football instinct
the present Yale eleven is weeks fur
Their advanced than any eleven which
has worn the Blue in several seasons.
Speed To Be Aim.
Vale will show simple, straight at
tack against Carnegie, but II Will De
thrown with terrifce speed against me
Pennsylvanians, and Il Will be executed
with greater precision than any da!e
eleven has shown IA decade. aIe
has gone back 20 first principles m us
football. and the team eaptalned Dy
Cupid Black might be taken, from us
style and method OF play, TOT tne ms
toric elevens led by Bum McCluhs'
Georce Chadwick or Tom ShevlIn.
Yafe's makeup will be mystery
until almost the hour Of the game, ae-
cording 10 the Eli coaches. Their poll
lev is 20 throw every position on the
team open 20 competition, and TINS is
likelv 20 result in some surprises m
the lineup which Will be announced
next SATURDAY An unusually large
number Of substitutes will be employed
duriag the match. Head Coach Tad
Jones has driven between thirty and
thirtv-fve into every daily practice the
last week, the first devoted 10 scrim-
mage this season. ,
Three pairs Of ends have divided the
frontier play. Gates and Rosener who
were started as first string players,
having been succeeded by Moseiey ana
Comorford and finally By Connolly and
Nichols. Gates, regular end last year.
and.Rosener. brilliant member OF the
y J. u . a
likely 20 start the opening game.
Less experienced and abundant ma
terial for the tackles has been uncoy-
cred By the Yale coaches than usual,
and these positions have not yet been
played ~ 20 the standard prevailing IN
most Of the other places. Charley Taft,
son Of the ex-President, and Malcolm
Baldridge. who are the present pair,
have been criticised, Taft for light
weight and slowness. and Baldridge
also for s.0wness.
The return from military service
With the Yale battery Of Club Sheldon,
no was Blacks closest competitor for
the captaincy, has brought 20 college
the most finished tackle IN the uniyer-
s.ty. and BOgaIdus. another tackle OF
Glass. II another tackle Of the Sheldon
type can be found the situation will be
believed. Cox. of last years freshmen.
is a possibility.
The guard situation is little more
reassuring than that at tackle. Captain
Black. at the left wing, fills the bill by
every Yale standard. The two fresh
ran guards OF last season, Gait and
Zcnner, are in the lead in the compe-
tition for the other flank position.
Each is 230-pound player, and their
excess OF weigh, mas been regarded as
a severe handicap at Yale.
Three candidates nave been tried out
at centre. and a fourth, Pat Kelley, the
former West Pointer. seems superior
"a the lot. Callahan. who came TO Yale
syom the Notre Dame Preparatory
school: Vorys, substitute last year and
Hans Schmidt, also q substitute last