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...backfield of Tarnowsky, Sullivan. MacKinnon, Purdy, and Pattison, with Thomas at goal has done praiseworthy work in the past games, and will probably remain fixed for the rest of the season. But the forwards have shown a total inability to score and as a result have been well shaken up. Dorman, who has played on the left wing so far, will start at center, in place of Trevvett, who has been shifted to inside left. Ferdyee goes from inside left to outside right, Crooks from outside to inside right, and Small will take care of the left...
...long end. The Princeton Freshmen invaded New Haven two weeks ago with a threatening array of players, but the Elis proved too strong for them, and they were vanquished 13--7. Captain Webster of Yale, playing at tackle, gave a superb performance, while Ordway continued his dazzling backfield tactics...
After using Kilgour at different times this year in every position, the coaches yesterday shifted him to the backfield. Early in the season this versatile Sophomore player had signed up for either an end or a tackle berth. His 195 pounds, however, made him more useful as a guard or a center, in which positions he has seen service in most of the games this fall...
This leaves Samborski, Maher, Sayles, Hammond, Kilgour, and Rogers as the most likely group from which Coach Fisher will pick his backfield. Of these the first two named seem surest of their positions. If Maher captures the kicking job for Saturday, probably neither Hammond nor Rogers would be used. Sayles and Kilgour are left for the third place. The farmer has only recently been brought up from the scrubs and the latter has never been seen in the backfield, so that it is impossible to judge between them. A pure guess based on speed and weight favors Kilgour...
...gain almost at will through the line, time and again breaking through for long gains which were only stopped by three or four tacklers nailing him at the same time. Lindley and Cutler also ran riat and McGunigle and Failing did well. The Blue, it appears, has plenty of backfield material available, for in addition to these there are the regulars, Pond, Cottle, and Allen...