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...from the substitution of three new men in the very centre of the attack. Soucy, Weston and Cowen give bright promise of becoming valuable players after more experience, but the trio, at present, is too weak for the middle of the line, where the powerful drive of the first string men was missing yesterday...
...receiving from Bob Fisher and the Withingtons, his work should show vast improvement in the course of a couple of weeks Soucy appeared at centre during about half of the scrimmage, and also showed a lack of acquaintance with the fine points of the game. Trumbull, the regular first string centre, was on the field, but was given a rest...
...stands who should remember that Yale is fighting the fight of a drowning man and is dangerous. More than that, men who are playing the game and those following the play agree that we have not this season the same sort of second string backfield to fall back on as we had a year ago. New players have yet to be found who can fill the places of any who may be taken out of the game...
From the other members of last year's varsity squad and form the 1916 freshman eleven there are excellent possibilities for first string men. The season has opened for Yale with a large number of strong contenders for partially every position on the team...
...powerful backfield that C. E. Brickley '15, H. R. Hardwick '15, and F. J. Bradlee '15 will present from the beginning of the season, a string of backs who have already played a year on a Freshman team and a year on a University team together, should make a wellnigh unsurpassed backfield, lacking only Captain Wendell of this year's eleven. Miller and McKinlock from the 1916 team will make promising substitutes. At quarterback, however, will come the great problem of the season. Freedley and Logan, last year's substitutes, will return; but what seems a probable solution...