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...backfield there is plenty of material. Besides the four men who played in the Harvard game, Veeder, Stevenson and Wernecken will be eligible for half-backs and Hutchinson for quarterback. Yale should not need to develop punters, as Veeder is the equal of Hoyt in this branch of the game and Wernecken is nearly as good. The lack of weight will be the principal fault with next year's backs, as not one of the seven weighs as much as 170 pounds, and in this way more than in any other, the loss of the ground-gaining ability of Hogan...
...members of the University may enter who have never won a prize in the University, who have never competed in the dual or intercollegiate games and who are eligible for the track team. About 15 men have been practicing every day for the contest and it promises to develop much good material. The date of the second contest has not yet been decided...
...Freshman team this year who have shown the most ability are G. S. Talbot, P. Grant and S. D. Warren, Talbot, with good coaching, should develop into a useful man, as he is a fair punter and has the weight necessary for a guard...
...candidates will be divided into class squads coached by the class captains and by members of last year's University team. No regular coach will be appointed for the present. The squads will train to develop teams which will take part in the interclass series. The dates for this series were fixed last night as follows: Seniors vs. Juniors, Tuesday, December 6; Sophomores vs. Freshmen, Wednesday, December 7; championship game, between the winners of the above matches, Friday, December 9. Members of the winning team will receive their class basketball numerals and also individual cups offered by T. M. Osborne...
...principle problem that confronted the coaches was the development of a new set of backs, for Owsley was the only running back left on the squad who had played in a championship game. In the early part of the season Shevlin was tried at fullback but it was soon evident that he was not the man for the position and he was again put at end. Instead of having so much weight behind the line, it became the plan of the coaches to develop a somewhat lighter but faster set of backs. The number of this kind of backs...