The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-18


throw il backward 20 another man.
who gets il aud then runs for the enemy :
goal OF course the rusbers then make Tor
FIN, bnt bcforethey ct dangerously Close he
"puntsr the ball Tor the goal 'l'untug' IS
where tie PLAYER drops thc ball and then
kicks it before IL touches the ground. y
drop Rick j. made by lng TIE ball drop
, from Tie hands and kicking y the very N
slant It rises from the ground a place
lick" Is made by kicking II after !, las been
placed on he ground \ kick out IS "A
drop Kick or place mex, made by the player
Of the side no has touched tie ball down N
his own goal 70 scor' a goal, the bali ~uit
be kicked over the cross bar between the tops
q tbe POSTS. This would be an ccsy
thing 10 DO were tic ball rolnd,
but it is nearly csg shaped, and IN.
less strucl. by the toe exactly on the line 81
us larcc.t diameter It win not 90 straight,
but viii curve a. the ar Allowance has to
be made also tn kick for goal y goal can
be rlade by kicking the ball ID any "ay.0N'
,ept punt" from the fields over TIE hnI'
providing It did not strike player after INC
sick. A touch down" u when the IAN
crosse, the touch line, o. when the holder
soes over il. Il tbi, happens to BIZ 10 BIS
ornoueut's goal il entities him TO q try nj
.he goal, o. punt on II IN bis own goal
gives Lun "kic@ ont, or hlcA stldih5
he ban iaio the iicll aeain.
The present football season promise 70 he
hcmosi interesting " auy previous year and
I close struggle go deci,s the question "a SUE
eremacy ieiwcea Yale, Harvard AMI lrace-
tol for the college championship. The Toys
ia Blue won 10 last year from Harvard ln n
closely Contested game in Ncw York and
their PROSPECTS, for victory this year arc very
trighi. They have tie advantage % havns
plenty Of rcll trained mcI TO select from
and 10 practice with. Fully hall the inem-
hers If the oli team viii play With the eleven
this season. Gil. one 81 Che finest athletes
ia the college. q member Of the college crew
for two gears, and who played with the team
last year. is one Of tie best rusAors go the
field today. lie is about live feet seVen
inches IN height. weighs 10 rounds in cca-
diuon, and is a powerful fellow
An amusing thing occurred during game
recently Gil was playing against a man
who persisted IN striking him with his Isl.
Gill resembles mn Ox "a good deal as regards
the patience Of Ills disposition. lie stood the
abuse as long as nc could and finally appealed
TO the umpire. That gentleman either would
not or did not see the smuggling that was
going on. Finally in the conflict that en-
sued Gill had two Of his teeth knocked out.
Holding enc Of them III his hand he walked
up to the umpire, exclaiming triumphnntly
but indistnctlv. Perhaps V cont b'liye no
thlngceh me- now" The teeth formed con
elusive evidence even TO an obdurate umpire.
It ought t. he said also that Gill held the
above mentioned teeth in place with bis
tongue during the rest Of the game and
PLAYED pluckily on 70 the close.
Another great player IS Capt Corbin. who
played last season, AMI was also IA the var
sity eight lie IS big SIX footer, and j. q
rough, rugged rusacr AID "a snrc tacsier.
lie PLAYS center tbs year. Rhodes f. au-
other old man IN tie rush line, and so IS
Wallace, who 4 at present iaid up with "a
strain. Bon are flee players. ard add great
strength o. thrcovcn. Iacsc men arr per-
mancntly on to team for tie yea-, aId 500 is
Hcfclhngcr, mos. promising rCslcr, end
Nurtemlorc, who is i.s- Ce,c' ming INTO a
valuable quarter back, taking Can, Beecacr's
old position Robinson, -, played in some
Of the games last wear, and is n t4crcaa limo
Ills season. and SO is BROOKS, ~. NrBrac.
ihc first hascman OF thc ball team, Is d.llng
the position of half back. lie is COOL
kicker and runner Nor lson, 80, an old
PLAYER, will probably go 7. with the team
tbs wear. Who Yale's eleven IS lighter
than that Of either Harvard or Princeton. q
is rloro active, and is individual members
have lad more experience
Harvard is fairly well on fer sood mcl
and will show "a iine team this season. \ ~
present male zap these who were ia last years
team and uo7 in this arc Cap. 5cas, Cam
nock, Traforl, y. Harding while Porter a
powerful man, is - return 90 ~ the position
Of hall hac. Cunnocs is orc oi tAr liFe.r
est ruslcr5 tao college ever bad. and bis *
terrence makes bin very valuable nau
lraf7orl. WHO was in tAcunlec@liy eight LAST
year, isa trapping SIX ioo;er weighing 100
rounds. and played well last ycar Imdlay
was playing center. hut Ice injured his Knee
80 q game recently. and Cran,tol, who made
a urca. reputation 40 E@e;or college last sea-
ION. las iaAeu his place Y. Harding fine
quarter back and capt SEARS is a good man
at full back Davis and Perry, new men,
give great promise in the rush line Tic
other players have lot yet been permanently
assigned.
Tho Princeton team thi, year is composed
as follows: $. Hodge, Cook, Irvine, George,
Jancway, C0wan, Boyuira, rushers, Chan
ming, quarter back, Noury aud Black, half