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...principal problem which will confront the team will be the choice of ends. None of the men who will return next year has shown unusual ability, but all should improve by next fall. Montgomery's work has probably been the most promising of any of the candidates. In addition to him, the following men will be available. L. H. Leary 1L., F. S. Pruyn '07, F. K. Leatherbee '07, R. Shurtleff '06, A. C. Blagden '06, H. H. Whitman '06, and N. L. Hall...
...exhibited the effectiveness of the men behind it. As only four of the regular players on last year's eleven returned to the University this fall, the scarcity of experienced men early manifested itself as a serious obstacle to the rapid development of a team. The problem of building up a line was particularly affected by this difficulty, and team work made little progress under the many changes and experiments that became necessary. Added to this was the fact that many of the more promising men early in the season sustained injuries more or less serious, which kept them...
...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...
...Another problem of a very serious nature was the developing of a punter, for Bowman had to leave the squad early in the season because of injuries. Many men were tried but none seemed of more than average ability. At last Hoyt began to show up, and his kicking in the Columbia and Brown games was excellent. In the Princeton game he out-kicked Roulon-Miller. The end position, left vacant by Captain Rafferty, was for a long time a source of considerable worry, but finally Neal, who was not at first expected to be able to play, recovered completely...
...problem in the line was not difficult. Four men were back from last year's team and Tripp was soon found to be a fixture. Some changes have been made in positions, however, Kinney going to guard and Bloomer to tackle. From the first games of her schedule Yale seemed to have about an average team. The main fault was fumbling and it was a long time before this was overcome. In other ways the improvement has been steady throughout the season. The defeat at the hands of West Point seemed to give the team a great brace...