The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-10
COACH FISHER GIVES
 HARVARD FOOTBALL
 WARRIORS INSPECTION

Cambridge. Sejt. 9.-Having had a week to look over the material for the backfieId the Harvard football CoaC-ez today got down to business with the CrimsOn's entire squad. Coach Fisher welcomed the linemen today, the squad comparing well in numbers and quality with a normal year. The usual list of veteran varsity forwards of course is missing, but Fisher had a lot of men sturdy enough to make a first class rushliue. and he and his assistants at once set about the job 10 start one along.
 Last week the back made a fot Of real progress. It seems pretty well established that there will be a first string set of backs all of whom are old timers who have been together before. Billy Murray, who played quarter in 1914 and 1916. has the first call as field general and with Casey and Stanley Burnham. Hor- ween played 8 great game against Yale in 1916, and Casey also was a regular back for Harvard in the Crimson's last game at New Haven. Burnham did some good work that year on the varsity also and just missed getting his varsity letter.
 BaclSfieId \ Problem
 From other backfield material the coaches will not have hard work to secure one or two extra sets for the varsity. and for this section of the team nobody on the Harvard coach ing staff is worrying. The rushline, however, will be proposition likely 10 hold the attention of the coaches pretty much all season, for, with the exception of Morris Phi1ney. a var sity end, the timber is inexperienced from big-team standpoint
 At the start of the regular practice Fob Fisher has Bill Snow, Derrick I'armenter and Charley Coolidge to look out for the guards. centre men and ends respectively, and on october l. Wally Trumbull. one of Harvard's best linemen during the Haughton reEime, and who was acting captain for Charley Bricllley in tho Yale same of 1914. Will join the stan. TrumbuIl will be a very important figure in Harvard's line coaching this fall.
 Before the coming week is over about 100 candidates are looked for, and practically all of them will have 10 he thoroughly tried out before any iIneups can be attempted. There is some good line timber, on paper, from the freshmen teams of three and two years ago, but not much that went through the ''informaP' and s. A. T. c. seasons of 1917 and then 1918. The head coach has kept as close touch as he could with these former class team players and is decidedly optimistic as he gets the squad together.
 Among the line candidates are four players from the forward rank of the 1920 freshmen-Woods and Hadley. tackles, and Thorndike and Stubbs guards. Arnold Horween. a back on the same team but who is well built for the line. is a good prospect too. Hadley and Woods would have been varsity timber had there been a col Iege team in 1917, and both are in good shape.
 End Rush Situation.
 Two 1921 freshmen centres, Gas well and Philin, worked out last week and both handled themselves well. Casweu is particularly prom ising.
 Other Iinemen from 1921 outfit are O1mstead and SdIlman, two well knit guards, and 'Swede" Nelson and | George Flynn. two members of the 1916 varsity squad. are players who i will be in the fight for first string positions.
 As yet the ruShline situation IS | not overbright, but Phinney is prac- | tically sure 10 get a, place. Fred l Church may be used at end as well as for kicking and Ryan and Des- | mond. the former an old Leh1gh reg ular, round out the present wing | squad.
 The backs already have been work | ing on plays, and Harvard will start | scrimmage at the earliest possible l date. Already a lot of good punters | have rt1ateriaiized