Lining Them Up

It looks as if it may be more than just another Freshman team and certainly as if this year's squad were a great deal better than that of two years ago. Saturday's 19-0 victory over Worcester, although not by any means a perfect game was marked by team-work and spirit both developed from the week before.

Of course the tendency in judging the Yardlings is to look for stars with weight with a view to working them into the varsity. In that respect this present squad has been somewhat disappointing; there aren't any Spreyers or Lees here, but the brand of football displayed Saturday was aggressive and good, and should win more games before the season is over.

McNicol Dependable

Backfield Coach Colwell has had the chief problem, and the solution to date has proved to be the red-beaded flash from Flushing, Don McNicol, whose running Saturday provided the winning margin. But to designate McNicol as the only back on the team seems short-sighted and developments during the week may lead to a shift of wing-back Caleb Loring to the number 4 position.

NcNicol was running all the climax plays Saturday, plays that the team knew best and on those he did himself proud, while Loring was handling the 6 series, reverses, that aren't so smooth yet. Loring looks like a capable ball carrier, and though his passing may not measure up to McNicol's, he's to be watched as a runner.

Waldstein at blocking back has made his way through his prodigious kicking ability. In the scrimmage with the varsity he was holding his own with Spreyer and Macdonald, but it may be that hard-working Ross Whittier will press him for his position. Whittier is a fighter and strong on fundamentals; he runs reasonably well and is hard to get by on the defense. So far he hasn't had a very complete test.

Need of Bucking Back

Attempts probably will be made during the week to develop a bucking back to assist Goldthwaite, who to date has held the position by himself, but no conspicuous stand-out is in line. Both Camp and Durwood are possibilities, but neither shows the bucking skill demonstrated by the lighter ex-Milton player.

Moving up to the situation in the forward wall, the ends seem to present the best all around material all appearing very close to even. There are a couple of 180-pounders in Barnes and Jenks at left end, while Forte is holding his own against Morgan and Heyburn, recently converted back from blocking back on the right side. All of these are potential varsity material and it seems likely that the one who comes along best will find a berth next year.

Manegold Leading Guard Candidate

Fisher, the most heralded of all the Yardlings, has done no more than a competent job at tackle, a position which he seems assured of by the lack of any formidable competition. He is big and has a football background which will probably stand him in good stead as the year goes on. Manegold, injured last week, seems the best of the guards, although Stannard has been brilliant on defense at times. As a running guard Sosman seemed a little too awkward to be really fast.

Page did well at center Saturday, but it will be a close fight between him and Richardson for the starting berth against Exeter. Both boys weigh about 170 pounds and are weak on their passing; Page's particular forte is defense where he is aggressive and fast.

On the whole, it's a well balanced outfit with several promising prospects that looks as if it may develop into a team and not just a practice ground for future prima donnas.