Coach's Criticism of 1907 Eleven.

The development of this year's Freshman team has been retarded by a scarcity of candidates and by the lack of weight and previous football training of the available material. In spite of its vicissitudes, however, there is no reason to believe that this team will not prove itself on Saturday to be fully up to the standard set by the strong Freshman elevens of the last few years. What is most needed now is a shaking-together,--a consciousness in the mind of each player that he is no longer playing by himself and for himself, but as a member of an organized body in which, like a machine, the disarrangement of any one component part is fatal to the effectiveness of the whole. Other things being equal, this idea of unity present in one team will make that team completely outclass another in which it is absent.

As to the individual work of the members, all have shown plenty of fight and willingness to learn, but a surprising inability to get over old habits of slowness and clumsiness. Hall, right end, is a hard and intelligent worker and covers his end of the line very well, except for a tendency to go in at line plays too soon and thereby to leave the field clear for any sort of fake around his end. He is a hard tackler, but often overruns his man in going down under a punt. Practically the same faults are to be found in Sargent at left end. Also, his speed has been so greatly impeded by injuries as to make him of little value in a kicking game.

Hopewell, right tackle, is light for the position and slower than necessary. He is fairly aggressive on the defense and often breaks through, though the effectiveness of much of his work is minimized by his high tackling. Hanley, left tackle, has never played in the line before this week, but is heavy, strong, and quick. He carries the ball well, but plays too high on the defense and uses his hands constantly on the offense in a way that may lose his team yards through penalties. Starr, centre, Sibley, left guard, and Emmons, right guard, are all steady and reliable, though none of them is brilliant. Emmons outclasses the other two in aggressiveness, however, while Starr has a tendency to ease up in his play unless kept at it by constant urging.

Sortwell at quarterback has shown no great promise. He is slow in running and uncertain in catching punts. He is a hard worker, however, and has the confidence of his backs more than any other candidate for the position.

White, right half, is a good defensive player, but not particularly strong on the offense. Foster, right half, keeps his feet better than White, but is very slow in getting started unless under steady urging. Reynolds, fullback, is a good punter and a strong defensive back. He does not lift his feet sufficiently in bucking the line, but often covers good distance by hurdling. Leatherbee, captain and right half, is a strong all round player and unusually fast. He has been kept out of the game a great part of this year by injuries, but will probably be in shape to play his usual strong game on Saturday.