THE WORK OF THE ELEVEN,
Defensive Game the Weakest Point.
Individual Criticism.
After the two games of last week
played on Wednesday and Saturday
against Wesleyan and the Carlisle In-
dian School respectively, it is not too
much to assert that the Yale eleven
must improve vastly in their defen-
sive play in order to hold their po-
sition among Hastern colleges. In the
play of last week the rush line was
broken again and again, even by the
College team in practice games, and
the tackling behind the line has been
so weak as to allow many long runs
to be made by the opposing halves.
The great trouble with the whole
line of forwards, Murphy excepted, is
that they do not locate the ball soon
enough in their opponent’s play. They
devote not only their strength but
their entire attention to breaking up
the interference and thus lose sight of
the runner. In this way the ends and
tackles have been drawn in too often
and the runner has been able to find
open space outside. The center men,
too, in meeting a play, go in too high,
thus being shoved back more easily
and in some cases losing the man en-
tirely. “ Bde e
RAW MATERIAL.
These faults are partially explained
by the fact that the material in the
center is new and inexperienced and
each man is too much occupied with
his immediate opponent to follow the
play as closely as he should... This
brings the weight of each play more
forcibly upon the stronger men in the
line and these find that they have
more work than they can attend to.
The backs also show unmistakable
lack of experience, and are not at all
sure in their defensive work. Hinkey
is now the best man of them all.
Fincke has not yet played, except for
very short periods, but at these times
his presence and assistance to the
team have been very conspicuous. It
is perhaps improbable that the Car-
lisle Indians would. have scored. their
touchdown, had” Fincke”™ and Hinkey ~
been in their positions, but it would
have required no great skill on the
part of the forwards to have saved
the score.
In offensive work the general ten-
dency of the backs is not to run hard
enough, nor to continue the effort, es-
pecially in bucking the center, and not
to make the best use of the interfer-
ence in end plays. The temptation to
leave the interference and strike out
across the field, with sole reliance up-
on his 9wn ability to dodge and wrig-
gle through the opposing team, has
often proved too strong for the run-
ner and has cost the team many yards.
In last Saturday’s game it was no-
ticeable that Yale’s backs were more
easily downed than the Indians.
Besides this general criticism of the
team there is something to be said of
the individual players and their faults
and merits.
THE INDIVIDUALS.
John 8S. MacFarland, ’98S., of Buf-
Talo, Nv: Xs BAG: Burr c Chamberlain,
*97S., of Dalton, Mass., make _ the
choice for center very close. The for-
mer prepared at the Buffalo High
School, where he captained the team
two years, playing the position of
guard; is 21 years old, 6 feet, 2 in-
ches in height and weighs 206 pounds.
The latter prepared at Andover, is 19
years of age, 5 feet 9 inches in height,
and weighs 170 pounds. McFarland is
thus 386 pounds heavier and is cor-
respondingly stronger, but he does not
get into the play enough, tackles high |
and thinks that his work is accom-
plished as soon as the ball is snapped.
Chamberlain is too light for the po-
sition, but comes very near to mak-
ing up this deficiency by his superior
activity, and determined style of play.
THE GUARDS,
Charles Chadwick, ’97, of Brooklyn,
N. Y., is the leading candidate for left
guard. He prepared at the Adelphi
Academy, Brooklyn,' N. Y., where he
played guard three years; is 21 years
old, 6 feet, 1-2 inch in height and
weighs 192 pounds. He played on the
University team at this position last
year and at the end of the season was
YALE ALUN
considered one of the best guards in
the country, but he is now far below
his last year’s form. He plays hard
once in a while and then does well,
but his work is of a very unsteady
character. He is very careless and un-
less he changes his present mode Of
play he will continue to deteriorate. \
Lang Murray, ’97S., of Goshen, N. Y.,
is now playing at right guard. He
played this position two years at An-
dover and was substitute tackle On
the University team last year. He is
22 years old, 6 feet in height and
weighs 185 pounds. His chief fault is
his lack of aggressiveness and like Mc-
Farland, he does not generally know
where the ball is or what play his Op-
ponents are using. His position in
play is too high.
THE TACKLES.
James O. Rodgers, ’98, of Toledo, O.,
prepared for college at Andover. He is
21 years old, 6 feet in height and
weighs 180 pounds. He played tackle
two years at Andover and last year
on the University eleven. He is apt
to be drawn in on defensive play and,
in breaking up the opposing inter-
ference, loses sight of the man with
the ball, and misses his tackle. When
given the ball for a run he can be de-
pended upon to gain his distance and
is a hard man to stop.
Fred T. Murphy, ’97, of Junction
City, Kan., has played right tackle on |
the University team three _ years,
steadily improving each season. HF
prepared at Andover, playing there
one year; is 23 years old, 6 feet, 1 inch
in height and weighs 170 pounds. He
has been doing more than his share —
of the work in all games so far, and
as captain ought not to be given as
much work as the other members of
the eleven. He has no extra weight to
take off and should be used sparingly.
AT THE ENDS.
Lyman M. Bass, ’97, of Denver, Col.,
now enters his second season at left
end. He obtained his preparation at
St. Paul’s School, is 20 years old, 5
feet,-10 1-2 inches in height and
weighs 155 pounds. He has fallen off
somewhat in his play during the past
—~two- weeks, this being noticeable in is |
failure at times to turn the runner in
and to ‘nail’ the opposing back after
a kick. He overran his man two or
three times in this way in the Wes-
leyan game last week. His play is
nevertheless very steady and hard and
he can always be depended upon to
do his best.
Josiah J. Hazen, °98, of Haddam,
Conn., is the leading candidate for
right end. He came to College after
playing one year at Andover, is 24
years old, 5 feet, 10 inches in height
and weighs 157 pounds. His faults are
similar to those of Bass. He is slow
in following a kick down the field and
is apt to be drawn in on an end play,
when on the defensive. He needs to
increase his sprinting ability.
THE QUARTER-BACK,.
Clarence M. Fincke, °97, of Brook-
lyn, N. Y., played quarter-back last
year and is the best man for that po-
sition now in College. He is from
the Hill School, Pottstown, Pa., where
he played two years; is 22 years old, 5
feet, 11 1-2 inches in height and Weighs
160 pounds. Whenever he has played
this season he has shown good judg-
ment in handling the team, but slow-
ness in giving the signals. His tack-
ling is strong and he is quick to see
the opponents’ play.
Morris U.-Ely, ’98, of Brooklyn, N.
Y., has played quarter-back when
Fincke was not able to be in his po-
sition. He prepared at the Brooklyn
Polytechnic Institute; is 20 years old,
5 feet, 6 inches in height and weighs
135 pounds. He gives his signals very
quickly, but not with as much judg-
ment as Fincke generally shows, and
works very hard all the time. He is
not considered quite fast enough and
lacks experience of big games, but on
the whole he fills his place in good
style and thus far has been able to
get more out of his team than Fincke.
THE HALVES.
There are four men at present prom-
inent candidates for half-back, Paul D.
Mills, ’97S., H. F. Benjamin, 98S., L. H.
Van Every, ’97S., and A. S. Goodwin,
1900. The former’s greatest fault is
that he does not play hard enough.
IVY SEIS
He can run well but dves not do his
best work unless he is warmed up to
exactly the right point. He prepared
at St. Paul’s School where he played
the position of fullback two years; is
20 years old, 5 feet, 10 1-2 inches in
height, and weighs 168 pounds.
Hamilton F. Benjamin, of Garrison-
on-Hudson, N. Y., prepared at St.
Mark’s, is 19 years old, 5 feet, 11 in-
ches in height and weighs 158 pounds.
He is apt to run back too far and
does not follow his interference close-
ly enough.
Leonard H. Van Every, ’97S., of
Brooklyn, N. Y., prepared at the
Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, is 22
years old, 5 feet, 11 inches in height
and weighs 174 pounds. He does not
play with his whole heart and soul,
as he did earlier in the season, and
does not seem to be in very good con-
dition.
Arthur S. Goodwin, of Brooklyn, N.
Y., prepared at Andover, where he
played one year on the school team.
He is 20 years oid, 5 feet, 7 inches in
height and weighs 142 pounds. He
Shows the best football head of any
of the. backs, but owing to his light
weight is not strong either in defense
or interference. He makes very good
use of his interference, and runs fast.
HINKEY AT FULLBACK.
Louis Hinkey, of Tonawanda, N. Y..,
prepared at Andover, and since his
entrance at Yale has played end. He
is 22 years old, 5 feet, 11 inches in
height and weighs 140 pounds. His
strong points at fullback are his kick-
ing, tackling and line breaking. He
adapts himself very readily to his new
position. His weakest point is in in-
terfering for his companions.
George S. Chauncey, ’98S., of Brook-
lyn, N. Y., has been played at full
back in several games. He prepared
at the Brooklyn Latin School; is 20
years old, 5 feet, 11 inches in height
and weighs 164 pounds. He has im-
proved considerably since the opening
of the season. He kicks well and is a
fair runner in an open field. He, how-
ever, does not follow his interference,
_loses his speed in bucking the line and
is not at all a sure tackler.
OTHER CANDIDATES.
Other men at the training table are
the following:
William B. Conner, ’99, of New AI-
bany, Ind., end rusher, prepared at
Hotchkiss School, where he played
end for two years. He is 20 years old,
| 5 feet, 10 inches in height and weighs
149 pounds.
Joseph W. Alport, ’97, of Buffalo, N.
Y., tackle, prepared at Buffalo High
School where he played half-back for
three years. He is 21 years old, 5 feet,
11 1-2 inches in height and weighs 177
pounds.
Julian M. Gerard, ’97S., of New York
City, quarter-back, prepared at Gro-
ton, where he played fullback for two
years. He is 21 years old, 5 feet, 9 1-2
inches in height and weighs 156
pounds.
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THE FEELING AT PRINCETON.
A Wealth of Material—A View of the
Candidates.
The outlook at present for a suc-
cessful football season is favorable.
Although but tw) men were lost by
graduation, since college opened
neither of last year’s guard, Riggs
and Rhodes, have returned, and
Wentz, a substitute guard last year,
has also left. These places have been
hard to fill, and the success of the at-
tempt is problematical.
Armstrong, ’98, who played half-
back last year, has been put in at
right guard and has done fairly good
work, holding his man well and break-
ing through frequently. His experi-
ence at half-back has been useful in
running with the ball, but he is rath-
er light for a guard, weighing only
185 pounds. Edwards, 1900, who play-
ed on Lawrenceville’s team last year,
and Tyler. ’97, a tackle last season,
are the most promising candidates for
the other guard. Edwards is slow and
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Tyler will prob-
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worked into shape,
‘ably hold the position, because of his
strength, activity and ability to run
with the ball. His weigh is about that
of Armstrong, and as Gailey, last
year’s center, who is sure to play,
weighs but 195 pounds, the middle of
the line will be light, and it is feared
that left guard will be the weak spot.
At tackle Church, °97, of last year’s
team, is sure of his place, has increas-
ed his weight to 195 pounds and is
playing a hard aggressive game. The
other tackle is still uncertain, but will
be filled by either Hillebrand, 1900, or
Booth, 1900, who were guards on the
Andover team last year.
Each weighs about 170 pounds. Hith-
er man is competent to take the po-
sition, blocking and running well.
Captain Cochran is playing well up
to his usual standard at end, while
Thompson, ’97, of last year’s team and
Brokaw, ’97, are having a close con-
test for the other end position. Bro-
kaw has lately been having a little
the best of the race, owing to his
speed and hard tackling.
WEALTH OF BACKS.
Back of the line there is a wealth
of material and no one is Sure of a
place. Of last year’s team Kelly, Poe,
Bannard, Rosengarten, Suter and
Baird have come out. Wheeler, 1900,
comes from St. Paul’s School with a
reputation as a fullback. He is much
the build of his brother, ‘‘Beef’’ Wheel-
er, who is so well known as a guard,
and weighs 167 pounds.
Arthur Poe, 1900, another of the cele-
brated football family, is trying for
quarter and has shown up well in
practice. N. Poe is laid up with a bad
ankle and Smith, ’97, who has played
as substitute end and quarter is the
most promising man for quarter. He
Weighs about 160 pounds, passes well,
is very good in the interference, and
is the hardest man on the team to
down.
At half Bannard, Kelly and Rosen-
garten are playing well, and Reiter,
798, has done some good work in prac-
tice. .Baird and. Wheeler are both
punting well, Baird having improved
in this respect over his last year’s
work. Baird’s two goals from the
field in the University of Virginia
game were a feature of the game and
demonstrated his ability in that line,
as the distance in each case was fairly
long. Owing to his larger experience
and superior head-work, Baird will
probably be the man selected to go in
the big games, although his lightness,
155 pounds, is against him. Wheeler
has also been tried at half with good
effect.
THE TEAM-WORK.
The team-work has been rather
ragged, but is improving. Line-buck-
ing is this year as last, the strong
point of Princeton’s backs. The end
interference is fairly well developed,
most of the backs running low and
hard. Wheeler and Kelly are slow in
starting and often ruin the interfer-
ence by this slowness. Suter, who did
some good work last year at quarter,
has failed to keep up his form this
year and has been transferred to the
scrub. The line as a general thing
holds well on kicks.
The game with Lafayette on October
7 which resulted in a tie, 0-0, furnish-
ed no real test of Princeton’s merits,
since training table had been running
but a week, the men were in poor con-
dition, and Lafayette nad been pre-
paring especially for this game. The
game with the Carlisle Indians, how-
eVer, was a better test for, after Car-
lisle’s score on a fluke, Princeton
played the best football seen here this
year. The play has improved with
every game and as the men get to-
gether and into condition, further im-
provement seems assured. The dan-
ger seems to lie in the tendency of
the players to take things too easily
until roused by some desperate neces-
Sity, when as in the game with the
Indians, they played with good Spirit
and dash. f
