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...Yale football team which will start against the University this afternoon will have practically no advantage in weight over its opponents, according to a comparison of the statistics of the probable line-ups. The University team average is 182 to Yale's 183, although its backfield and ends outweigh the Elis. The Blue line outweighs the Fishermen by 189 pounds to 185, and from tackle to tackle, the difference in favor of Yale is 195 to 188. On the other hand the Crimson ends outweigh the Yale ends by the difference of 177 to 173. In the backfield, also...
...reliance in teamwork and in a large group of substitute players who are nearly equal to the first team men and who can replace them without serious loss to the organization. The value of this plan is shown by the outcome of the Penn State game where an entire backfield of second string ball carriers were able to hold to a tie an eleven which is admitted to be one of the most powerful in the East...
...this unsatisfactory performance five radical changes in the line-up appeared in the game with Indiana the following week. Captain Kane and Tierney went to tackle, Bradford was at center while in the backfield, Gehrke and Jenkins took the place of Chapin and Fitts. The result was a great improvement, the Hoosier eleven being swept off its foot to the tune of 19-0. That much room for improvement was left, however, was shown by the contest with Georgia the following Saturday. The playing of the University eleven was of the loosest and most ragged variety, fumbles, five...
...their own territory, and with irrestible power by straight line plunges carried it past the goal posts after marches of 70, 92, and 85 yards respectively. Finaly in the last period with the final whistle only seven minutes away, Coach Fisher's men staged their come-back. With a backfield consisting of two quarterbacks, Buell and Johnson, Coburn, a third string guard, and Churchill, fleet and elusive but comparatively light, and with a crippled but raging forward line, in three minutes they went from their own 12 yard mark down the field and over the last line for a thrilling...
...several seasons the Yale coaches have been hampered by the fact that while they had an excellent line, they had but mediocre backfield material. Taking hold of the coaching situation this fall, Coach Jones found almost the opposite was the case. Although the forward men were still powerful, he had acquired not only one good set of backs but indeed two complete backfields of first string calibre. In quarterback O'Hearn and Captain Aldrich he has two fine "triple threat" men. Both can either run, pass, or punt, and around them an almost invincible offense has been built...