The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-22
YALE STRESSES
DEFENSE FOR
ARMY CONTEST

oVWA WAVH Une-AUuI bABuht uInAn
this afternoon.
Although the classic will be void
Of some Of It's pre-war year lustre,
II the weather is god approximate
ly 10000 persons, including $500
cadets from the Army Technical
Training Command stationed at
Yale, are expected to be on hand
at the 3 p. m. KICKOFF time.
The battle this year pits one Of
the strongest teams in Arny's 140-
year history against an injury raked
but scrappy Bulldog eleven gun
ming for an upset win over the un-
beaten, united and unsecured upon
Cadet squad which has racked up
172 points to date in drubbing vii
lanova, Temple, Colgate and Column
bia.
All eyes will be focused on the
sensational plebe fullback, Glenn
Davis, the teams leading scorer,
who has scared enemy ends time
and time again with scorching
breakaway touchdown jaunts. Only
once In the seven times that he has
crossed the double stripe this sea-
son has 1t been from within the 10
yard line.
In an effort to halt Davis and the
rest Of the West Point speed merch-
ants, Head Coach Howard Odell Of
the Ellis has mapped out q new
plan against the highly-touted "T''
formation employed by the opera.
tives Of Coach Earl (Red) Blaik.
The stress by the Yale mentor has
been placed on defense and several
shifts, one Of which viii find Harry
Oberhelman, regular right end,
playing center, have been made.
New Yale Faces
Local followers will see two men
for the first time, one Paul Walker,
tabled as one Of the potentially
finest players in Yale history, at left
end replacing the injured regular
Walter Brown; and Carl Phal, q IT.
year lad from Memphis, Tenn, TAX
ing the place Of Townsend w.
(Timmy) Hopes, the Yale captain.
Jimmy, who hurt his knee In the
opener against Muhlenberg, has
been at half speed the greater part
Of the season and further wrench
In teh contest against Pennsylvania
ended his playing days although he
made @ valiant effort to continue
despite the handcipaff Today's game
his last, as he Is O mid-season
Marine Corps graduate, will see his
duties confined to calling the flip
Of the coin.
Yale has also been strengthened
BY the return to the fold Of Ed
Strype, O husky tackle, who ran in
to scholastic trouble right after the
Muhlenberg game and has been In
eligible since that time.
Odeu, earlier this week, toyed
with the idea Of using him as Ober.
helman's replacement at end, but
yesterday decided to let him plug
one Of the tackle gaps which have
been present since his loss to the
squad.
At end will be Fulton wilkins, a
rangy. manipulating youngster, who
mas been Oberhe1man's understudy
In the previous contests.
AT guards Yale will be further
aided BY the return OF tough Tiger
out Of both the Penn and
Columbia tits with a knee injury,
who will be beside MacWhiting, an
other veteran and letterman.
Blake Walker, the older brother
Of the sensational Paul, will be at
quarterback, with another Walker,
but no relation, Gordon, at the
right tackle. The rest Of the back
held Will round out with pint-sized
Billy Kirst at fullhack and Ray
Scussel at the tailback slot.
Cadet Starters
TED Salzer, the regular left end
Tor Army, will not see any action
due to q knee dislocation received in
practice this week, but the Army
coaches have no reserve worries and
ais place will be plugged capably by
Bob Mackinnon. Ed Murphy will be
back on this old guard spot and
The rest Of the cadet crew will be
intact with Davis, Maxon, Lombardo
and Anderson in the rear ranks,
and Henessey, Stanowicz, McCor-
kle, Captain Myslinski, Murphy,
Merritt, a 220-pound all American
;hoice; and MacKinnon in the for
ward wall.
The game will mark the golden
anniversary Of the first time when
Yale and West Point met on the
Academy grounds on October 90,
1893 and the Ellis won % to 0. In
he games played to date, Yale has
Won 20, Army 10; and eight have
been ties.
probable starting line-ups:
ARMY vATE
(s2) -. (sS) p. walker
Left End
Merritt CID 1890. CID G.. Walker
Left Tackle
Murphy (69) ........ (6O) Smith
Left Guard
Myslinski (5S) -. (s5) Oberelman
Center
McCorkle (64) $40. (6D Whiting
Right Guard
oCanoWicz C75) ..... (7D Strype
Right Tackle
aennessey (84) 500. (8l) wilkins
Right End
Iombardo (l0 49,. (23) B. Walker
Quarterback
Anderson CAD -. (4D scusseI
Left Halfback
Naxon (22) .......... u0 PAIL
Right Halfback
Jaws lSA ......... Q9) w. Kirst
Fullback
Oficials-William T. Halloran, re-
cree; Frank s. Bergin, Princeton,
Austin r. Lake, Lafayette,