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With substitutes in place of the three regulars who were resting, the University team undertook a detailed study of defensive formations designed to stop Yale. The eleven also rehearsed some offensive plays, run by the team in the new order. Because of the fact that the shift of day before yesterday was only a change of position for all but one of the players, and did not involve men strange to the team, the new combination ran smoothly. As a machine for energetic use in a hard battle, however, the new order of things is still an unknown quantity...
Practice on Soldiers Field yesterday was unusually long, the emphasis being laid on defensive work. The changes made Tuesday were adhered to, and under the new line-up the regulars were called upon to face the Yale variety of the Minnesota shift as expounded by the seconds. At first, the formations were very puzzling to the men, but later they were able to size up most of them and stop their opponents without gain...
...matter of fact, the shift which was made in the line-up of the football team yesterday afternoon was neither a revolutionary one nor one that was altogether surprising, except that it strengthened the team--on paper. The Princeton game showed clearly that Bradlee is needed as a defensive back, that Captain Storer does not play end as well as tackle, and the every effort must be made to stir up action in the line. The shift of Hardwick from back to end merely follows out a suggestion from last year's line-up, in which he played offensive...
...Haven, Conn., Monday, November 10, 1913.-Football practice consists of light signal work for three teams. Our men in good condition after Brown game. Knowles practised place-kicking and Guernsey drop-kicking. The line was drilled in defensive tactics against shift formations. First team line-up was the same as that which started the Brown game...
...line, far more serious problems were encountered. One guard and one end seemed particularly weak, but these defects were largely remedied by the shift which placed Storer at the right wing, with Gilman filling the tackle position. The regular line is now intensely powerful on the defence, one through which no team yet played has been able to gain appreciably; on the offence it is not so good, seeming to lack somewhat the fighting punch even when well down in the enemies' territory...