The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-25
DICKENS LOST TO
THE YALE ELEVEN
Famous Tackle Wrenches His
Knee in Saturdays Game
and Is Out for Season.

Special Despatch TO THE NEW York HEsA D.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Oct. 24.-Yale's
victory over West Virginia yesterday
demonstrated that Tad Jones's men must
be reckoned with by Princeton and Har-
ward, and while 1t went long way
toward reinstatjng the Ellis in the good
graces of the undergraduates ana alumni
It developed that the game cost the
Blue heavily. Dickens, the best tackle
In the entire squad, Is out or the game
for the season, It was announced to-
night He retired in the second half
yesterday after giving one of the best
exhibitions of tackle play seen In the
bowl this year, and as he was helped to
the side lines. 1t was noticed that he
limped. An examination last night
showed badly wrenched knee. enough
to keep him out of the game for good
and all
Dickens was a good tackle last year
and while he was bothered by the off
tackle dashes OF Liston in the Boston
College game a week ago the coaches
had great confidence in his ability to
hold his own against almost any man
who might oppose him. Yesterday he
completely outplayed Flanagan. and II
was his careful watching OF Harrick
reputed to be a great end. that made
the going around and through West
Virginia's right side such an easy task
for Kempton and Kelly. Hardly yard
was made through Yale's left side by the
Mountalneers, and the strength of that
part Of the Yale line can be attributed
in a great degree to Dickens. With
Capt. Callahan, Acosta, Herr Aldrich
and others forced to watch the play
Iva n 81 to,. NartS - he anil
tai list OF the Yale regulars has been
larger than IN most years. O'Brien and
Mckay will be tried out in Dickens's
place. with the chance favoring the last
named.
walker n Strong Tackle.
The moving back of Leon Walker TO
his old place at tackle on the right
side seemed to be justified by his fine
play yesterday. His presence added
much strength to an already strong line
Harry Cross, son of q former great
Yale athlete by that name. played fine
game ut centre. While all Yale rejoices
in the victory over the West Virginians
they appreciate the fact that the South
erners were an overrated team, They
knew little real football and depended
almost entirely for gains on the for
executed. The loss OF Carl Beck took
the wind out of the teams sails.
Thorne Murphy, who now the regu-
lar quarterback, and the most depend
able drop kicker on the team, was also
hurt In yesterdays game and may not
play against Colgate next Saturday. He
has n twisted elbow and the coaches
are going to play him but little until the
big games. Kempton. who was shifted
from quarterback TO halfback. showed
that he is a better carrier OF the ball than
n team general, although he ran the team
we'll for part OF the game yesterday
when Dan Kelly was called to the side
lines. He has won u regular place in
the back field.
End Problem Is Solved.
Aldrich, when he RECEIVERS. will be the
other halfback, while the fourth place in
the back field will fall to either Kelly,
Campbell or Jordan. with the chances
favoring Kelly. This players work
yesterday was uniformly good in all de-
partments. The end problem which has
faced Jones all the season is all but
solved as result of the fine game shown
by Cutler and Dilworth against The
mountaineers. These players proved that
after all Yale will have a capable pair
of wing men before the season Is over
Yale's end playing has been atroclous all
season, but Cutler and Dilworth made
good yesterday. Their down the field
work was especially good. This after
noon the regulars will be given only light
work, but for three days thereafter some
of the hardest practice Of the season will
be held.