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...teams still appear to be very evenly matched. The Seniors have a very fast backfield which in the tie game rushed the ball from their own 15-yard line t their opponents' corresponding line. Brooks and Cate in the backfield and Comstock in the line play effective games for the Seniors. The Sophomore eleven have good team work but not individual stars. Their punting is extremely weak and they lost many yards on kicks in the tie game. The Sophomore will feel the loss of Johnson, quarterback and captain, who is ineligible, and of Dick who has injured his hand...
...hardest proposition before the coaches this year has been the selection of men for the backfield. Of the backs, Corbett, Kennard, Smith and Ver Wiebe never played behind the line before, and Cutler, at quarterback, is new to his position. The present set, Corbett, White and Ver Wiebe, or Kennard in case Burr does not play, is strong and fast. White and Ver Wiebe play hard, aggressive games and are both good line plungers. Corbett and Leslie, who alternate at left halfback, have proved the best ground gainers, and their running through a broken field is particularly good. Kennard...
...Cutler and Galatti. But Browne was too valuable a man at end, and after a short time went back to the line. Cutler is an example of what can be accomplished by careful coaching and consistent work. He has improved with every game, become a safer man in the backfield, and has been depended upon for the greater part of the punting since Burr was injured. Last Saturday he ran his team well, got his plays off with speed and smoothness and used good judgment. His work with the forward pass was excellent. Cutler had never played quarterback until this...
...beginning of this year the prospects for a highly successful football season at Yale were very bright. Both guards from last year's team, Cooney and Geebel, had returned; Brides, Philbin, Murphy and Coy, all of whom played in the backfield last year, were eligible; Andrus. Hobbs and Kilpatrick of the winning 1911 team could fill other places in the line. The chief problem was to find a centre and a quarterback. Because of frequent injuries, the end positions have been very unsettled; but it is probable that Captain Burch will play one of them today. The guards and tackles...
...both the line and the backs showed marked improvement. The Army proved to be the hardest proposition Yale had met. Playing with several men crippled slowed up the Yale attack, which was unable to gain consistently against the opposing line. In the second half, fierce line-plunging by the backfield won the game for Yale. The defensive work was excellent throughout the game, but, on the offense, the team confined itself to old-fashioned football...