The New York herald., 1878-10-20
FOOTBALL At YALE.


CHANGES IN THE RuLEs-GAhEs LIKELY TO
BE PLAYED.
New HAVEN, Oct 10, 1878.
Every pleasant afternoon the Yale football men,
who are to constitute the team TO struggle for The re-
tention OF the cham pionshp which Yale held at the
close OF the season OF 1877, are out hard at work
practising on their ground on Dixwell avenue 10
this city. With less favorable conditions than
those enjoyed IN the last season, which will
ever be memorable in Yale football annals the men
display an intention 10 make the strongest Gght pos
sibe with the material at hand and not unnaturaIy
hope and expect to keep the aurels so hardly and
well won. Yale is tho central figure IN the football
arena at the opening Of tho present season. not only
from her position holding the championship. but
also on account OF her well known proficiency
at the rough but manly and exciting game.
Sho stands, however, in posi-
tion. She has abandoned tho ground main
tanned for several seasons concerning the number OF
which shall constitute her representative team.
and consequently will be compelled to play u now
game. "Elevcn men, " said one OF the most promt.
nent OF Yales players last year, 'make up the team
calculated alone 10 play a strictly scientific game"
Yac reiterated this in meeting assembled and represcn
tatves OF the college met representatives OF Harvard
Columbia and Princeton that ground in New
Haven last year. The outcome that Harvard re-
fused to agree TO Yaics demands, Yale and Har-
ward did not meet during the season. Yale, how
ever, won the championship, lighting as hard tor
Il as II some material trophy besides the honor
had been contingent upon its possession. Early
this season negotiations began looking to
amicable adjustment OF old differences. Virtually
the plan Yale, who, whethor right or
wrong maintained that her old position justi-
liable, and that the inference she drew concerning
the comparative science OF the relative games
was corrcci Nevertheless it became appar-
eat before the recent! convention at Spring
neId where Harvard. Yalc Princeton met
discuss the situation, tina. If Yale persisted IN
standing out there would probably be no champion
ship contest this year with Yale Tor particpan So
she agreed at Springfield that she would play with
nfteon men in games with Princeton and Harvard and
made arrangements forthwith tor practice games with
FIFTEEN MEN DIFFICULT TO SELECT.
The increase IRON eleven nccn men necessarily In.
vovcd the training OF than the usual Of
new material. The difficulty OF getting the sufficient
number well trained was OF the obstacles and OBJ
rhe position OF Yale, as expressed Dy the captain
OF tho victorious team last season, en-
Skilled. skilled men, no. With an unskillea crowd"
II Is difficult TO get thirty men out 10 practice TIVE
glory nor honor is attached and there is incentive
except the 'prido OF the Duc" II Is essential tnat
D s o pas Ur w
reasons and they must also be opposed
by equal number to insure satisfactory results.
Some the men takcn on this year are abso
lutey green, and while u Is impossible to forecast
tho result OF the seasons work until it is known just
what material otner contestants will have, u safe
say that unless OF the new men should turn
out unexpectedly well the team Of 1878 must be in
ferior lhat 1877. The same Old familiar sirlct
discipline will be enforced ana there will be rigid ad
herenco 20 the requirements OF trairng, ana proOaby
greater efforts than heretofore madc from reason
That with tho losing of the football cham po hip all
the athletic houors OF tho year would be lost There
is aiack OF uniformity among the weights and sizes Of
the men who will probably work Tor the blue's
honor OF last years Team Thompson, 70 Captain
OF tho University crew., weight l72 pounds;
uvniUh rhtn
pounds; Waterman (aeaical scnoop weigh. $50
remain the remaining Ave were lost by graduation.
The selections will be made from ameng twenty men.
weight las pounds and Miller. 49,, weight 1856 pounds,
will probably be on the team among the new element.
use OF tobacco in al! Shapes viii De
strictly prohibi.ed; tho players viii be
expec.e1 20 rs.rE & a. en - n" oaon
morning and evening the men Will run IN a bunch
Two miles the captain wl make u his duty to SEQ
that these rules are complied WITH and all coliesians
arc requested TO report inIrpgemcnts The practice
the fold daily Will occupy from two O'Clock until
four O'Clock
IMpoRrAxr CHANGE IN THE RULES.
Tho Rugby game Is 70 1e played. that being agreed
the rules this year, and an important ono, however.
BY the striking out OF the last three words from
the section "A touch down is where player putting
his hand upon tho ball upon the ground in touch or
IN goal stops IT SO that II remains dead or fairly so.
Also this year iour touch downs may be counted
have the precedence should the game depend on
decision between them. Previously touch downs
have not been countcd. The exact dennition OF a
touch down IN view oi this departure VIII DO seen to
bo very essential The Rugby ball, with leather
outer aud rubber inner, will be used
GAMES TO BE PLATKD
No championship games wore positively arranged
c.rcumstarces may modify them. Princeton wants
10 play at Hoboksn ON THANKSGIVING Day Or not a all
game to occur !. Boston rho faculty in.crpose 10
prevent the Yale team iron gong to Boston the 23d
Uut probably the game win Prinoeton viii occur at
Hoooksn on Thanksgiving day. Yale. however.
would prefer to play Harvard on Thanksgiving
Day. and that seems the only available date
mont was for one game eacn wlh Harvard
and Prlncston and two with Amherst. Coum-
bia tslsaraphed to Springfield, tho day OF tho
Convention proceed without US ana giving no rsa-
Columbia also iorteited ner game VITA Yale last
amnsr.. VIII be played here oc.oosr 80 ana a. Am.
herst November Trinity was played tho first prac-
tcs game Of the season al Hartford TINS afternoon
Wesleyan. There Is possibility also that the Har
vard and Princeton games may iali through ON 40
count Of tho action o the faculty.
PLENTY FUNDS.
The financial standing OF tho Yale team Is good
Tho sophomore class alone has gwen about $500, aud
thero viii be iunas enough tsko the wherever
IL "a necessary. Some OF the Yale men inusposed
somewhat. Lamb one OF the bcst rushers on tho
toam has abcsss his lcIt when temporarily
,n,o,erss s,. % w.h his h.; prae'co Harding has,, has
S. oSrsiS,Iy sss.eraay u W. Camp % has spra,ned
ankle, but was also out yesterday. Taft, VINO Is in
training. has spralncd wrist. aud is aid up. What
the teams uniform Will be Is as yet undecided. Tight
panaoons pinch, and loose panaoons ore too easy TO
get hold oil Tor adversafies.
YAIK's FOOTBALL RECORD.
Something oil Yalo'S football record cannot fail of
interest," Tncrc are some names among me OLD
payers prominent In the rccords Of other athletic
spsrts at Yale. Some Of these Bigciow captain
OF the baseball team oil 1SI6; Thompson, captain OF
the University crews OF 1878 aud 1870 and member
OF the winning crew OF 1876, and Downer,
Yalc's. famous hrst base man. something might
bs OF interest also IA reference TO her
mail nm lhn ma MT thM n the fnar
In previous years Firsi, her lust years. recora tor
the cnampvnship shows that she won one game from
TUFTS, one from Trinity, one from stevens (Poly.
technic INSTITUTED one IRON Columbia U0r-
fcitcu) and one IRON Princeton by The score
OF two touch downs TO nothing. Yale did
not meet Harvard, but Harvard did Princeton and
was beaten. Not goal was lost by Yale last year
or tho before, apd last year not even a touch
down. Yale played with twenty mon IN 1874. In
1875 there compromise. Yale play ing fifteen men
in the Rugby game mod,ncd. la 1876 Harvard anu