New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-11
THE SEASON FOR FOOTBALL
ALL THE COLLEGE TEAMS AT WORK.
HARVARD. YALE AND PRINCETON ALL HAVE
CHANCES For THE PENNANT.


tcntion now being given TO all outdoor sports WIN
Tho closing Of the baseball season this livery spor'
revives and II holds full sway until the com weainer
drives the athletes indoors. The football season Is
now almost its height and several Interesting games
have already been played. More interesting ones are
10 follow in fact real battles OF the year a~ YET
20 be fought Football IS still a college Institution,
INIT r. has mere outside recruits at present than II
ever had before The intercollegiate Association
games attract more general attention than those OF
any other organization, but the contests OF The local
union are also followed with interest by the many de-
voices Of the rough and tumble sport In this neichoor-
God. OF the local clubs the Crescents seem 10
have the best team. Most Of IT'S members arc on
college players thoroughly versed In the sport
With more practice and thorough training the Cres
cents would be hard to beat Most Of the players,
however, are engaged in business IN THIS CITY ana
they can I'll afford the time and practice that per-
fectIy trained football player finds necessar Inc
clevens of the various athletic clubs are also playing
n good form and the players show better knowledge
and greater skill in the sport than ever before
The present battles for intercoe cate champion
ship promise as usual TO end in three-cornered nght
between the Princeton, Yale and Harvard Cohcec
elevens The other clubs play coed game, put
singular a. 1t may seem none Of them IS ever IN al
The death. The games so far played bear out 'hls
statement. Whether Princeton will have the cham
win capture the honor, no can truthfuly say
Wel-posted football men, however, seem TO think
that PrincetOn's chances are extremely bright Inc
famous blue OF Yale IS always dangerous IN any
athletic contest Yale athletes arc famous for the'r
MUCK and endurance and their rivals never find them
easy victims Harvard also furnishes the country
with brainy as well stocky athletes, who sur
render bu: seldom
ANY one WHO, after witnessing tho TWO games
Oh. opIto od IN
estimate the real playing strength OF the Princeton
and Yale teams. ough. not to he surprised IL Ms
estimates arc shattered By later developments IhoSe
college athletes cute and seldom tel everything
they know and never show their full strength 10 'r
rivals unless compelled TO do so On Tuesday ms
Yale and Crescent teams played at Washington PARK
BROOKLYN In the morning while the Princeton ana W e'
IL, an elevens played at tie Polo Grounds IN inc
afternoon OF course all the Yale eleven and Their
friends saw Princeton play In the AFTERNOON a''u
took copous notes Of their rivals strong points
All tho Princeton boys saw Yale polish OH ule
Crescents in the morning. The falc eHVeh Mlo"
IL was watched and played accordingly, only winning
the game after apparently hard Datue. MANY
,eopc at the Polo Grounds I'm the afternoon thou2t
that the Princeton men were paying back 'h'it i"'
spectators in the same coin Inc cOihinS 'N'"
between these two teams ought 10 iUihi'h '"""''
worth going some distance to see. INC TWO rims
will nlav at the Polo Grounds on the cath TIE
polo Crounds on the afternoon OF Than Ssvine I'I,
although the Harvard faculty may Insist ui'n ire
contest being PLAYED at Cambrdcr. Tho Unworthy
OF PENNSYLVANIA and the Wesleyan elevca' WIZ pray
AT the same grounds on Thankscying mornir. :"
each club only plays game with each ~ '"s
other teams. the question Of the set'l mont -
supremacy Will not be delayed long
About dozen years ago football wa in'f"'' -
at Yale and in the initial game Harvard 'oirS' "'"
f.f
twice and Yale has captured all the remaining 'no'
Ono NJ Ptncctons victories has Away been ..'''f
mill for the Yale men swallow. ihai Nl' TWO
wears ago AID PrEceton's victory, al'tougn "-i'7
Only recognized, was never really respfriei 10y ire
Vale men, There was disagreement al re Nu'' -
TO which team really had won the game ana no
championship Princeton got the honor. ho" Ver'
Her having won the penhaht INC year o''"' i''
influenced the decision.
The intercollegiate Association was started u l0'S,
and the seasons of ls32 and 1888 witnessed ''' 90
contests. During the next Two years the gam :"
generated and lost caste The players were ioo r'n
=, ,bor MAY and not only did tie college faculties
object 10 the game but the public cried shame az nc
brutal features exhibited. There was consequently
great falling of of the interest until l7oo wen "
revived II has remained healthy ever SINCE A"'
game will remain popular unul the of1'a 4''.u
arc allowed TO crop out again and then II VIII "lc
o,, 11a colccans are aware of this and ROW eAcf-
else more care and show less temper In their WORK
than Of old.
Channings great run in the game al 'he ro'o
,.r,upds on Tuesday Will prove one OF The incidents
Of the football season. The heavy Princeton .u'ho.S
had kept the ball in dangerous proximity 70
coal for some time. The latter coneSlans WIZ coz.
testing brayely every inch Of ground, but Pfinceohs
snn.rIor weight was gradually crushing the piaeAy
vcslevan boys back Claiming, as last fe'o'i'
,,rabbed the ball and rushed through the Irhoe'on
ranks lie made a gallant run and cleared 'ie nv
With the exception Of a few inches. lie was '"Pfu
I'M but recovered. The instant nc hau los We
co., time had expired when he crossed tho Ine. iDs
= oooucd IN many the famous run Of Lamar IN
~ ,rea, game that decided the championship oe'"'ch
vale and Princeton at New-llaven three years a5D'
I, had been a DIES pcrae struggle all the way !" -oN
and Yale had four points to her cieu'' anu WIZ .
tcvv more minutes TO play. Inc Iai Wa
49, va,e coal hut the Yale men were simply hohih-
tho hall and playing delaying game Inc oai1 "~'
ssod hack but owing a confusion OF signals II vas
r,ssed Inro an open space Lamar, who Wa plaS'ns
hach ~ princetons line. In desperate e'o,' -
the game rushed H a Sachs bX brnia@f cds
Ia He then ran the full length OF the neil Win ne
nSs, ,s Yale team behind him But uey were unable
whoe r,ahe the feet footed Princeton hafhach anil
p,tnceton won the game az almost az" ih>'aW MAJ
ann exnired CAPTAIN Peters of the Yale team. who
had Thought that The game wa> cert alal az > ~
upon the ground and tearing me gss WIN ~ hs,.
lay there uatil the eI r5 , aau lie rrirI The
baby.
The games this season will probably decide Wheeler
a kicking or a rushing game viii Oc ttn Ah'efr "a
fooibal game of the fitur TIE game oi on Wa
r,,,h. md tumble affair that dangerous, q limo
and life MANY OF the rough fcatul's nave ,"ch cost
out and the rules have changed. improved aid acir.
Even as II is It requires sturdy youns giant WIN
he phvsiuue of an o. Dc wonderful rlshcr l@i't
wear Princeton played both a kicking ana n'shlhg
80 and lnst A. both Harvard played rush game.
and won by IL 10 o. while Yale played a kicking -alre
aud also defeated Princeton by The same scoie Tbs
wear the Princeton are playing rnSh game. ART
her friends expect the team to WIN Yale al,o Plays
wonderful game but misses th' service, o. i'cccir-
49, wear hi, father. who 3, -1ai admire. ~ the
game, offered the famous quarter bach -" FOR every
tone \. down he made that season. Nourg B'rch~r
sent his father an enormous touchdown I'm AT the end
Of the season
1t is said that last years Yale Harvard game WAS
aukc. A story Is going the rounds that Hancock OF