Word: player
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...joined the football squad late in the season. Since then he has been on the hospital list and has lost a great deal of time. He weighs only five pounds more than Captain Howe. The only other substitute quarterback is Strout, who weighs 138 pounds and, while a clever player has always been considered too light. Strout played on his freshman team and tried for the university team last fall...
Dunn at fullback is a player who would have been much better developed for his position had he not been behind in his studies, thereby losing the training of the greater portion of the season. He is strong and will be the man who will do the line bucking in the Harvard game. Spalding at right halfback is a fairly reliable all round player, though not brilliant in any sense of the word...
...rush line Scully is the only player who had a reputation prior to the present season. He will be remembered as one of the best tackles of 1910. He maintained this reputation until he received an injury a month ago from which he does not seem to have fully recovered. His work in the Princeton game, however, was of a high order. Paul at right tackle is a good player but prone to injuries which have materially lessened his effectiveness this fall and will probably mean the early substitution of Gallauer who played on the freshman team last fall...
McDevitt stands out conspicuously with Ketcham in the centre of the line McDevitt, though short of stature, and with a lot of weight to handle, is an effective and brainy player, both in the offensive and defensive game. Ketcham at centre is one of the best and most aggressive centres that Yale has had in recent years...
Francis at left guard is not the equal of McDevitt nor is he such a rangy player as is usually found at this position on Yale teams. He was outplayed by Duff in the Princeton game, but in Duff he met probably, the best guard of the year...