RE: 1st tail dragger....(sigh)
You'll frequently see guys at our club rolling their tail draggers down a slight hill on the pavement to see how it tracks.
Everyone adjusts the plane so there is a slight rightward tendancy as it rolls... say about 1 foot for every 12 or so travelled.
This helps compensate a bit for yaw.
If the plane you are trying to fly has a hard yaw at run up you may have to mix a bit of rudder to the throttle to help... normally LESS than 8% rudder to throttle.
Also turn DOWN your expo rates if you have them high on the rudder.
If you have Expo turned up, there is a tendancy to overcorrect as the plane yaws at runup.... normally no more than 15% expo is needed on the rudder.
Finally make sure that both of your front tires toe in a bit. Both should toe-in about 2 degrees ot help reduce yaw during takeoff.