Twenty-three men on the Yale squad won their football "Y" last year. Of these the following eleven will not return to college this year: C. Gallauer, Jr. D.M. Bomeisler, O.H. Sheldon, and W. H . Howe, Jr., ends; N. H. Read guard; F. J. Loftus and S.A. Dyer, quarterbacks; J.H. Philbin and J. Spalding, halfbacks; and R. W. Baker and M. B. Flynn, fullbacks.

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.

Yale's line will be particular powerful, for the following men who played in one or both of the final games last fall have returned: Captain H. H. Ketcham, centre; B. F. Avery and L. Carter, ends; R. S. Cooney, J. S. Pendleton, and L. J. Arnold, guards; W. C. Warren and N. S. Talbott tackles.

Yale's greatest problems will most likely be in building up a strong backfield and strengthening the offence. Two of last year's team, N. Wheeler and T. H. Cornell, are available for the position of quarterback. D. Markle and H. A. Pumpelly are the only two backs who have had experience in the final games of last season. Of these, Pumpelly, is a drop-kicker and line plunger of ability.

Yale started her practice in New Haven on September 11, when 30 men reported to head coach H. H. Jones, Captain Jr. On September 12, a squad of 20 lineman who had been working for a week on Nantucket Island, and a smaller squad of backfield men who had been receiving preliminary kicking instruction at Newport, R. I., under Dr. W. T. Bull, joined the rest of the squad bringing the total number of men up to 50.

In the scrimmages which have been held during the past week, several new promising candidates have appeared. In the line the most promising man is Robinson, a former University of Minnesota star. White and Oakes, two members of last year's freshman squad have shown up exceedingly well at the tackle positions. At centre Marking has shown exceptional speed and it is thought that he will given a try-out there, with MacLeish, another good substitute, as an understudy. Captain Ketcham would in that case be shifted to end. In the backfield Wilson, quarterback of the 1916 freshman eleven, has distance both Wheeler and Gornish in competition for the quarterback position. The backfield has been further strengthened by Guernsey, a powerful line-plunger; Knowles, a promising drop and place-kicker; and C. Taylor. With this array of good material the coaches are confident, and the competition is exceedingly hard and keen.

Only Three of Princeton's Regulars Back

Princeton squad has been practicing daily for the past two weeks and much new material has been uncovered and developed in that time. There are only there regulars of last season around which to build a team, so the coaches have hard task.

The Princeton backfield will be a light one and hence Coaches Andrews and Bluenthal are developing the open style of play. Merritt, Streit, and Gile have been used in the fullback position, while Captain Baker and Glick have played halves. Boland is being tried at quarterback.

The Tiger's line will be exceptionally heavy and a strong defence will be the result. Heyniger and Stuart, both candidates for guard positions, are the biggest men that have played in the Princeton line for several years. For the center positions the most prondsing candidates is Semmons, from last year; freshman team. One of the tackle positions will surely go to Phillips, a members of last year's varsity team and also the championship team of 1911. Ballin is the best candidate for the other tackle position at present. Swart, Brown, and Hammond are all sterling men for end positions and thus the outlook for an exceptionally strong line takes on a bright aspect. A large squad of non-resident coaches are on hand, assisting in the development of the recruits into first team recruits.

Cornell Also Lacks Veterans.

With regard to the outlook at Cornell, the Transcript says:

"The absence of seasoned players is perhaps the most striking at present and from all situation are present and from all indications is would seem that the eleven which will represent the Ithacans this year will be made up, for the most part, of last year's substitutes, and members of last year's freshman eleven. So far only three members of last year' varsity team are certain candidates. They are Captain Munns, left guard; Taber right halfback; and Jack O'Hearn, the New England boy who made such a hit at right end on the team last fall.

"While the line men of the team are fairly strong, the weakness of the backfield is a problem hard solve and it is apparent already that the task extraordinary for Coach Sharpe this year will be to find fast capable backs. The old combination, which at the end of last season proved effective, notably in the game against. Pennsylvania, has been broken up. Even if Taber and Fritz should play two, other halfbacks and above all a capable fullback must be found, to say nothing of a field general.

"The football situation on the whole, however, is distinctly better than it was at the outset of last year. Not only are more men back, but there are more men out who are familiar with sort of football Sharpe teaches, and the spirit of determination and willingness of the squad is pleasing to the coaches. The games with Harvard on the schedule this year is highly g ratifying to the Cornell partisans and it is hoped that the Ithacans will make a strong enough showing this fall at Cambridge to make the game permanent.