New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-14
YALE AND THE FOOTBALL SEASON.
WHAT CAPTAIN GILL THINKS OF THE TEAM

COLLEGE NOTES.
New-Uaven. Conn.,, Oct 10 (specaD.-The fresh
man football players have elected Louis S. Onscy
90. S. captain, and are training vigorously. There
Is some good material in the class, but IN the main
the chances for covering Yale with glory are not
hauerng
Ex-Ministcr Phelps VIII resume his professorship
at Yale in January.
The fall athletic games will on the Yale field
on October % The same programme of contests
Will be carried out In the Intercollegiate games,
providing sufficient number of entries are made
in each match.
The first issue Of "The Yale Iit" will appear
on October Is. The publication will be greatly i'm
proved.
The election Of six temporary dcacons by the fresh
men classes Of the academic and scientific depart
mcnts begins new departure in the history OF the
Young Mems Christian Association at Yale. Never
before I'm the history Of Yale has there been any
established religious influence in the scientific depart
ment The change that Dwight Hall has wrought
in the university and especially in the academic de-
pariment, scarcely be appreciated by the outside
world. At the class prayer meetings now often
more than half of the class are present. In former
years an attendance Of ten or twelve considered
good
Yale men from the state OF New-York have
formed the New York Club, with officers follows:
President r. +. Harrison, 80: vice-presdont W. L.
JudsOn, 30. S.: executive committee G. Atterbury.
81; W. c. Ivnson, 02 s. b. Ives 'o3: ". Adams,
jr., 81, s.. and 7. Denny. jr, 92, S. The club
will give a dinner some time in December.
The first concert Of the ale Glee Club will be given
at Danielsonve. Conn. November DO. The club
has been reheaIsng diligently and tho excellence Of
some Of the singers is marked.
WHY'S Terry, 49, is doing good work coaching the
football eleven Terry probably the greatest half
back Yale ever had In 1854, in the game with
Princeton he practically the game after Richards.
his companion halfbac had been carried of the field
with broken leg. Terry finds the eleven this year
far inferior any of its predecessors, but he expects
to make a speedy change. Yale's particular weakness
this year is I'm her rush line Newell viii never be
worthy successor to COrbin. Moyler and Ferris are
sccOndclass men. Harry Graves at Quartcrba IS
far from Rcccher and does not give much promiS" Of
Cquallf WuriemLu rg work Needing will be one Of
the hall backs. and Lac Il good player in every way.
W. Graves at full back is occasionally doing good work
I'm running, but his kicking needs improving On Ia"
whole however, the eleven back Of the rush line is
good and II the rush line be braced up Immediately
Yale Will have a fair chance OF retaining her lauelS.
CAPTAIN CHI is by means discouraged at the present
showing Of the team, though he thinks Yae's pros
same a, II in 1850, when entirely team had
to be built up. Then, however. Captain Peters had a
great many becfy freshmen To choose from: such men
as CCrbin WO drIf, Carter, wallace and GIL In that
year. much the surprise Of the knowing ones, Yale
ony missed winning the championship by the phonom-
enal run Of Lamar Of Princeton Richards. COrbin and
Knapp soon TO assist Terry I'm coaching.