New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-20
THE FOOTBALL OUTDOOR.
wHATTHE RECENT PRACTICE GAMES SHOW.
YALE's TEAM SEEMS TO BE BETTER rHAr
pRIsCETON-wILL HARVARD STOP suLK1Ye,


PRIsCEToN-wILL HARVARD STOP sULKIxe,
The practice games which the teams In the Inter.
COLLEGIATE Football Association played last week IN.
dictate the stuff that they are made Of and the kinl
Of game they will play Yale and Princeton starred
out at the beginning Of the season under almost equal
disadvantages. and at present Yale seems to have
better team than Princeton. Wesleyan and the Uni
versty of Pennsylvanls seem to he well.matched %
far though the advanage appears to be with weslyaa
S this is the Universitys year TO win according 10
precedent. But both Wesleyan and the University
ought to play q stronger game than they did ~
year and make even q better showing against their
larger opponents
Princeton and Yale are working with . vim.
Yale is playing q strong, dashing game for . nov
team. On Saturday Yale defeated the Orange team
by q score OF 10 to o, while the week before Prncetoa
and Orange tied But In the larger game. GILL; a.
captain Of the Yale team, played. and was tovo
OF strength. He did net take part In the contest On
Saturday. which in measure accounts for fales sue
cess with the Orange, as compared with Prncefont
poor showing against the same team Yale is playing
an exceedingly powerful game in the middle OF The
rush line q place where both Princeton and HarvasA
are weak.
Yale Is working that advantage for all 1t is worA
and Is sending Halcombc s. Morrison and Henelhne1
through their opponents as II they were bauerinS
rams Holcombe IS Q new man, but he Is largo,
heavy, strong and plucky. He takes To the game
readily and 1t now as II he would surpass even
Corbn who was supposed to be the best centre rushR
that Yale has had in recent years. Captain Rhodes
Is playing with vIgor. Barbour Is making fair
quarterback, though he Is not equal to Beccher o.
Nuremberg. But II the rush line is as strong a. u
promises to be- the backs will he better protected and
assisted than they were list year. and will be able 70
do better work. Bliss ought to be an improvement a.
right halt-back over Harvey, who played there last
year, and who is now full-bark
The Princeton team is lighter than II last
year. and has not yet shown what it is capable OF In
the sense that Yale has. 1t has been described @
team which will develop into a strong combnatioa
I'm another season. The Jersey men cannot play tho
whlrlwnd game they played last year. because they
lack the strength and weight The backs ore not To
he compared with Ames, Charming and Black, al
though King, Spcer. Lewis and Romans play nns
game But the first three players had perfected
their work by long practice together, an advansss
net enjoyed by their successors RIGGS has been
stationed at centre lately, and will give his op-
ronent, whenever he plays. hard tine OF It. Hs
is solid gritty player and in training trim not
chcrub Black has gone to left tackle. having given
nm baIfback PLAYING Hayden and Furness are
promising well at end rush, but Thomas, Lewis, Gall
wey and Riggs. or whoever take the places nled 50
long by Cowan, George and Janeway, cannot equh'
them this year in power and knowledge OF the sAnc
Poe is full of ideas, and the passing anu ru'nns
his team may he credit to him.
II is an interesting fact that several hafoacn
have been sent 10 the ruShnc this year. Morrison.
OF Yale, aud Black, Of Princeton may find Lee az
Fearing of Harvard, facing them in the rL,h Dne sus
year Lee is great spr inter-, but LaAe new msa.
NAV be the better half back for Harvard ne run.
doiges and batters IN the way that Porter az no
may be the right halfback, with Corbet Pit' an.
other freshman and Harvard Will be stronser behind
Tie line than she last year AZ present me sres.
trouble with the Harvard team is that the eentTe
weak Just the place that Yale will hammer a.
Craiston is trying for the pace once mrc' wnsS
he PLAYED a good game two years ago Inc seco 1d
eleven may develop q good man, however, S or,
in the case OF TlltOn, who filed 1t to perfecton ass
YEAR after working the second team 70. three ysSs
! The Harvard team. whole. has been crPpie.s
lately. on account OF several players being lald On
by lnjuring themselves In practice captain cnm'
Tle eleven is playing the "whirlwnd' game ana
| srsering from it. but oil things being equal. har.
yard ought to play Yale the best game she has ever
| done. a., ..- =, . ,.ua
between Harvard and Princeton: II Is freely sss
a,none college men here that II either team MAKES
oavance and sends a challenge. tho Ratchet VIII y
uried and the two elevens will meet again.