Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-25
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BY HENRY McLEMORE
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press stan Correspondent
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Sept. 25.-
Despite the recent epidemic of belly
aches at the new training table,
Yale wants it thoroughly under
stood that its football players will
be fit this season-but not fit to be
tied.
The Good Book says, Blessed be
the tie that binds" or something
like that, but Yale no longer heWs
to that belief Poignant memories
of the tie games that spoiled the
Ellis 1882 season prevent it.
In short the Bulldog is growing
for red meat.
Yale has reasons to be optimiS-
tic, and chief is the big, sorrel-
thatched new head coach Reg Root,
who gained this peculiar football
philosophy over a kitchen sink while
washing dishes as an under grad
uate:
Football games are like dishes.
You don't want to drop any"
This rugged young fellow with
the infectious smile and hard-hit-
ting enthusiasm has caught the
squads fancy, and the boys are
working for him like they never
worked for the studious Mr.. Hal
Stevens.
And the squad, particularly the
first team, is worth anybody's en-
thusiasm. True, there are but four
regulars of last year on it, but Tie
men who came up to replace the
graduated stars have plenty OF
what it takes. The A team, right
now, lines up as follows: Tom Will
son and Bernie Rankin, ends; Sid
Stein and Clair Curtin, tackles; Ed
Nichols and Dick Champion, guards;
Joe Johnson, center; Dell Marting,
quarterback; Captain Bob Lassiter
and Stan Fuller, halves, and STRAIT
ford Morton, full.
Wilson, Rankin and Stein were
members of last years exception
ally strong team. Root coached
them last year, and he knows what
they can do. Wilson, converted
back, and Rankin are fast and
tough, and Stein is not only fast
and tough, but big.
Line Not Bad
Curtin was a regular tackle last
year, and a good one. Nichols, the
left guard, was regular in 30, and
his running mate, Champion, is a
Junior who saw enough service to
earn his letter. With Johnson and
the mammoth Vic Malin, Yale is as
well fixed at center as any team in
the east. Malin was the starting
snapper last year, and probably Will
Gust johnson as soon as he works
off a few more pounds.
Captain Lassiter, a hard, tricky
running North Carolina boy, was
one of the best backs in the east
last year. Bob cannot only carry
the ball but he is a cool, accurate
passer, and a fair kicker. Fuller
is the current sensation of the
squad. He was ineligible last year
because he spent his freshman year
at Ohio U. He is a sweet runner
and a better passer and kicker than
Lassiter.
Marting understudied LaSSiter
most of last year, but toward the
end of the season was switched TO
quarterback, where he showed re-
markable talent for running the
team.
Yale is not without capable re-
serves. In the backfield it has some
ace sophomores, Jerry Roscoe, Tom
my Curtin and Ken Whitehead,
and that plunging Junior, Mac Wat
son. The first strong end reserves
are John Overall and Walter KIM
bal, who but for their ligiltness
would be on a squad.
John Kilcullen, former interco'-
legiate heavyweight boxing cham
pion and regular tackle last year,
is expected to give Curtin and Stem
a fight once he rounds into shape.
The guard reserves are the brilliant
little Vimmy de Angels and the
gigantic Barnum. Both saw plenty
of fire last year.