Marked dissatisfaction on the part of the Harvard coaching staff not only with the showing of the rush line but also with that of the backfield was plainly indicated by the various lineup shifts in yesterday afternoon's without on Soldiers Field.

It was clear that no shakeup of the team was yet definite, but that this Saturday might find a new Harvard eleven in the Stadium was obvious. Judging from the way the players were shuffled about both in the scrimmage and signal drill, it would appear that even the University mentor has now no idea what combination he will send against the Indians. At the present time, however, certain members of the Crimson squad stand out as assured of getting the call at the start of this Saturday's festivities.

Race for End Berth

O'Connell, Harding, and Ogden are leading the race for the end positions. The first of these is sure of holding down one wing, while Harding and Ogden, with the former having the edge, will fight it out for the other end berth. Douglas, regular wingman before his injury, will be in condition to play, but his layoff will relegate him to a reserve role. B. Ticknor will be at center. Captain Barrett and W. Ticknor will undoubtedly start, but whether they will be assigned tackle or guard posts in an unanswered question.

The problem of the forward wall, then, rests on who is to fill the two remaining positions. In the 20-minute scrimmage between teams A and B, Captain Barrett was at left tackle and W. Ticknor at right guard on the first eleven. In the signal drill which was held at the close of the more-than-two-hour session, Barrett was at left guard and Ticknor at right tackle. During the early afternoon proceedings, Trainer, veteran guard, and Davis were found at left guard and right tackle respectively, but they were both on Team B in the signal drill. Faxon and Newhart were moved up to the first team, but these changes are far from definite. It seems quite certain, however, that the former has more chance of winning Davis' berth than Newhart has of beating out Trainer.

The backfield shifts point toward the breaking up of the second ball-carrying quartet for the Dartmouth game. Putnam and Wood were alternating as signal-callers, with Gilligan, Devens, and Potter playing halfbacks and fullback respectively. In the Army game Gilligan showed inability to make headway against a strong combination, and the end of the week may find him off the first eleven. The promotion of Potter to first string fullback shows that all is not yet settled as to who will substitute for the injured Harper. Last week it was White, but he was playing on Team B yesterday afternoon. Devens, another member of the so-called "pony backfield" replaced Huguley, who is taking things easy but will be ready by Saturday.

The long workout yesterday opened with a scrimmage between teams A and B. Play was ragged for the most part and no scoring was allowed. H. R. Hardwick '15, former Harvard and All-American end, then gave the squad a talk on tackling and blocking. The discontent of the coaches with this department of play was revealed by the fact that all men were next sent through a still 30-minute session tackling the dummies. Individual work with the various coaches was next on the program. The teams ran through signals until after darkness had settled to conclude the gruelling practice