Yale Has Potent First Eleven, but Seconds Are Weak, Says Yale Observer

New Haven, September 21.--After a week's practice Coach T. A. D. Jones in charge of the Yale football destinies finds himself with at least one combination of eleven men that has winning potentialities. Holes left by the graduation of many of the stars that made up last year's championship team have been filled in rather respectably as far as the first team is concerned. It is the building up of a second eleven from which he can, when necessary, draw substitutes, to which T. A. D. has now to turn his attention and energy.

During this first week of the much delayed practice much work has been accomplished with the Eli squad of sixty odd men. Long signal drills have been in order every day, and Friday, but four days after the first actual workout, Coach Jones ran the first two teams through twenty minute scrimmages with the scrubs.

Old Time Line Bucks in Order

There were no ill effects from this first contest of the year although the teams went at it hot and heavy for the full twenty minutes. Attention was directed principally toward lineplaying; straight, old fashioned rushes which gave the new tackles, Joss and Butter-worth, and the guard. Eckart and Coone, plenty to think about.

So far no official University has been picked, though it is most probable that the team which Captain Lovejoy centered for in the scrimmage will be the one that goes up against North Carolina when the Tar Heels come to New Haven October 4 to open the season. This team was made up as follows: Hart and Luman, ends; Joss and Butterworth, tackles; Eckart and Coone, guards; Captain Lovejoy, center; Wienecke, quarterback; Pond and Bench, halfbacks; Cottle, fullback.

One exception there may be, that is at end; Bingham seems to be the more favored for the position than Hart. Bingham played regularly in the wing job last year while Hart was a substitute. Both are very fast but Bingham is of a slightly more stocky build and has his weight better balanced.

Following the first scrimmage, on Saturday T. A. D. sent the men through an intensive signal drill which lasted for two hours and was preceded by about a half hour's work on the fundamentals--passing and falling on the ball, starts, and tackling the dummy. While the length of the practice period was great it was a let up from the scrimmage that was welcomed. Always after the first scrimmage there are numerous aches and sore muscles.

Scrub Teams All Mixed Up

So far the second and third teams have been shifted around constantly. Hardly a quarter of the men that are on the second team one day are there the next.

Saturday the second team was composed of Osborne and Potts, ends; Guernsey and Wandergriff, tackles; Hickok and Burt, guards; Stewart, center; Wadsworth, quarterback; Kline and Scott, halfbacks; Noble, fullback. Probably at the present moment drastic changes have been made in this lineup or are contemplated.

Stewart and Earl are being tried out at center in the attempt to find a man that is capable of taking the place of Captain Lovejoy in an emergency. Stewart played on his freshman team two years ago while Earl was scrub center the same time.