New Haven, Conn., Dec. 1--At a meeting of the Yale football squad today John Wilbur, of Shaker Heights, Ohio, was elected to captain the 1931 eleven. Wilbur, who weighs 193 pounds and is six feet, one inch in height, prepared at Loomis School, where he captained the basketball team and played tackle on the football team. Captain of his freshman squad, the new leader has held the left tackle berth on the first eleven for the past two seasons, and has featured several times in a play making him eligible receiver of a forward pass.
The team will be managed by Marshall Dodge, who will be succeeded the following year by Charles Williamson. No announcements have been made regarding the coaching staff.
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