NEW HAVEN, CONN., Nov. 2, 1921.--A muddy field has not hampered Yale's practice this week, as a hard scrimmage has been in order every day, Coach Jones viewing this as an advantage in preparing the eleven for a possible bad-weather game with Maryland Saturday.

With several regulars out of the lineup today, the first team experienced difficulty in holding the strong and fighting scrubs.

Cross and Sturm have taken their places at center and right end respectively, while four new men, McKay and Boltwood, guards, and Miller and Esselstyn, tackles, were given trials in Team A berths today.

The Yale Athletic Association has announced that the Maryland game Saturday will begin at two o'clock.