The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-04
SCATBACKS IN ELI SECONDARY
 FOR BROWN GO
lSpecial to the Democratl

New Haven, Conn, Nov. 4.-Plac- ing the emphasis on speed and de- ception, Coach Howard Odell is ex- pected to unveil a pair of pony backs on Saturday when his grid charges meet the high-scoring Brown eleven in the Bowl.
 In practice sessions this week, two pint sized Bulldogs, Tommy Scan- nell, a freshman who has yet to see action; and Warren (Jake) Hall, with Carnegie Tech last fall, have been SO impressive that both may draw a starting assignment.
 Scannell, a lithe-hipped 17-year old freshman, has not yet been eligi- ble to play until this week because of the Navy V-12 ruling which pro- hihits yearlings from participating in varsity athletics for the first 16 weeks that they are in college, but he has worked out with the squad for some time and much attention has been devoted to him by backfield mentor Judd Timm.
 Scussel and Scannel Those who have seen him in scrim- mage sessions agree that he is every bit as fast as Raymond Scooter Scussel, the Eli speed merchant, and in addition he appears to be even 8 little bit trickier in wiggling his way through small line openings.
 The former Milwaukee high school lad is especially dazzling once he gets into the opening and appears to be the breakaway type of runner who can spell plenty of trouble for op- ponents.
 Odell is undecided at present whether or not he will use him at the fullback or halfback slots, but leans toward the former post.
 Together with Scussel, the addition of Scannell will be decidedly con- structive adjunct to the Yale offense as Odell figures he will need all the speed that he can muster in order to whip the Bruins.
 Hall, another mite of lad, weighs only 160 pounds, and at the begin ming of the season was used as a center. He was later shifted to a guard post, but the only game in which he took part was the closing few minutes of the Columbia con- test three weeks ago.
 Despite his SiZe-only five-feet, even-inches-he is on the scrappy side and since being shuffled into the wingback vacancy a few days ago has caught the eye of the Yale board of strategy in no uncertain fashion.
 "Both of these lads lack experi- ence," unused Odell, but they are as fast as they make them and If they can come through for us the Brown game is liable to be touch- down parade-both ways" Odell was frank to admit that he feared the elusiveness of Charley Fiedemann, a Brown halfback; and the touchdown passing combination of Bob Babcock and Ed Fiorentino Bahcock is Bruin veteran, while Fiorentino played the opposite end from All-American Don Currivan al Boston College in 1922.
 Another new face in the Yale line up this week will be that of Vance Katherman, an end who was in- jured just before the opener against Muhlenberg and has been on the shelf since that time.
 Mid -Westerner Katherman, V-12 student, played with Don Peden's Ohio University Bobcats in the tough Buckeye Con- ference last year. His home is in Columbus, Ohio where he was an All City scholastic choice his last 1 two years in high school
 Brainard Warner will get the call at center in place of the latest Eli knee victim, Harry (Bing) Oherhel- man, while the rest of the line will be intact. Paul Walker will play one !, of the Hanks, Tommy Smith and Mac Whiting will be used at guard; {; and Ed Strype and big John Prchlik as tackles.
 Scannell. If used at the fullback slot, will take the post away from Bob Pickett and Billy Kirst. and Hall will then be slipped into the wingback gap, wide open since now graduated Capt. Tim Hopes was injured early in the year.
 If Odell decides to string along with Kirst at fullback, Scannell will get the wingback nod and Hall will be held in reserve. Blake Walker at quarterback and Scussel at left halfback will round out the rear line ranks.