The following criticism of the Yale foot-ball eleven, which appeared in last Sunday's Globe, must be taken with the same amount of caution as are all reports about Yale athletic teams originating in New Haven. Although the backs may be poor, the rush line is certainly phenomenally strong; and will probably more than make up for the rest of the team:-

"The Yale foot-ball team is just now in desperate straits, and if it wins either the Harvard or Princeton games it will surpass the expectations of its supporters. The injury to Captain Beecher, coming as it does alomst on the eve of the contest with the men from Jersey, is a very critical one, and if it does not deprive Yale of the championship it will at least injure the chances greatly. Beecher cannot play for a week at least, and even if he recovers sufficiently to play in the game with Princeton on the 19th, he will be under the double disadvantage of a lack of practice and a very tender leg. Beecher is the only man in college who is a first-class quarter-back. There is absolutely no one to take his place. Wirtemburg is the best man available, but he is not to be mentioned in the same day with Beecher.

To make matters worse, every man back of the rush line seems to have gone to pieces. Morrison, one of the half-backs, is doing wretched work, and is not playing nearly so well as last season. Graves, the other half-back, from whom brilliant work was looked for, has broken his nose, and is temporarily laid up. In the mean time Stagg, the great pitcher of the 'Varsity ball nine, is taking his place. Stagg is a hard worker, and with practice will make a valuable addition to the team, but at present he lacks practice and experience. He is a very fast runner, but his catches are uncertain and he kicks poorly.

Bull, last year's back, has finaly announced his intention of playing this season, and will begin practice next week. He is a fine kicker and a good tackler, but it will take him some time to get in good condition.

The rush line is all that will save Yale from certain defeat. There are several weak spots in it now, but good coaching ought to remedy these within the next nine days. Most of the men in the rush line are really phenomenal players, but still they cannot play the whole game any more than a crack battery can win a championship for a poor base ball nine. Pratt and Wallace are to be the end rushers. The former was substitute in the '87 crew, and the latter has made a great reputation during the last two seasons by demonstrating that he could hold his own against two of the strongest men Harvard and Princeton could put against him. Corbin, the gigantic centre rush, is the heaviest man in the team. He plays a strong, aggressive game, and is not afraid of trying to stop a steam engine. He has a trick of leaping high in the air and stopping many low punts which might otherwise go half way down the field. Woodruff and Gill, the right and left guards, are both crew men and are exceptionally strong and active. The two remaining positions in the line are filled by Carter and Cross. The ormer is a crew man, and the latter was a substitute. The rush line, as a whole, is rather above the average weight, and most of the men are veterans. The blocking and tackling is for the most part good, but at times the men are slow in getting through the opposing rush line."