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...satisfactorily. Thomas, who substituted for Captain Callahan at center in both the "big games" of last fall, has been moved into a guard position flanking Callahan, who is thus left without a first-rate substitute. Coach George Funk '15, in charge of the centers, has been forced to requisition backfield members and train them to the snapper-back position. As yet, Opie, whose running was chiefly responsible for his Freshman team's victory over Yale in 1917, is the only man to give much promise. He weighs 165, and is very aggressive. At present Speers, scrub guard last year...
Havemeyer was back at center today, but Coach Fisher left his Team A backfield unaltered, with Humphrey and Gratwick still on the bench, replaced by Chapin and Owen. Gaston and Macomber started the scrimmage as wings...
...backfield, Kempton is playing far better football, as is natural, under his former Exeter mentor, than he could under Sharpe; Murphy, though a valuable drop-kicker, is too frail to displace Kempton Playing at halfback in the latest scrimmage are Aldrich, who already shapes up as the star of the Yale offense, and French, a reliable back. Webb took Jordan's place at fullback, but the former Exeter back is the favorite to start Saturday's game
Team A started the scrimmage yesterday slightly rearranged, so as to give some of the regulars a rest. Owen and Chapin replaced R. S. Humphrey and Gratwick in the backfield, Gaston was at wing while Kane sat on the bench, Tierney held the pivot position and Faxon remained in place of Sedgwick...
Yale openly boasts of the best material in years. They have some 20 or more big, husky linesmen of reputed star calibre among the candidates, and ample speed, weight and skill for the backfield positions. The Harvard game will be played at New Haven with any advantage that the home grounds carry. The coaching force, which did not come up to expectations in 1919, has been torn out by the roots, and Tad Jones, with a few carefully selected helpers, have been put in power. All New Haven seems to have an abundance of confidence in Jones and, since...