Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-21
CONFIDENT OF VICTORY.

Yaless Eleven in Excellent Condition -Gheered From Osborn IHall-San- ford and Wallis Will PIay-Meeting
 of the Yale UniOn-SOphOmore Prize in English.
 The Yale eleven and substitutes met at Osborn hall yesterday afternoon and took hacks for the 3:10 train which was to take them to Springfield. Hundreds of college men gathered on the steps and yelled themselves hoarse cheering the men off. Each individual player was given a three times three and the trainers too came in for goodly share of the cheers.
 It is expected that Wallis will play to- day as he was cheered at Osborne hall.
 As the COURIER announced yesterday Sanford will play at center. Corbin chose Sanford from the first, and has devoted most of his attention to training him.
 Yale men are confident of success and defeat this fall would be greater surprise than that of last fall. The strength of Yale lies in her strong center and superior team work. An immense amoRnt of train ing has been done and the men are in per feet condition. Everything points to 8 victory, though by small score. Several members from '91 and '92 have been appointed to lead the cheering, and the following committee, who have pledg- ed themselves to do all in their power to to preserve order after the game: From '92 Bowers, Cooper, Dingley, Franklin, W. s. Haskell, Holden, Hosmer, Kidd, Luce, Sweyne, J. s. Woodruff; from '93, Briggs, Cravens, Gallaudet, Ives, Laughlin, Mur- phy, Smith, Sutphen, Thompsyn, Yates; from '92 S., W. F. Day, jr., G. A. Cor don, J. H. Hammond, jr.; from '93 S., A. A. Robbins, c. W. McGee, M. Van Ingen. The Harvard teams are now at their old quarters at Springfield. and large number of Yale and Harvard men, who cipal part of the betting that will be done will be at Springfield to-day Harvard is still giving odds although even bets are ! often made. Professor Richards, the vet eran athlete, will witness the game. His son, freshman, is the substitute half back. Many others of the faculty will be present and scarcely 8 corporal's guard will be found on the campus to-day. RETURNS FROM THE GAME. The Southern New England Telephone company will receive here returns from | the Yale and Harvard football game 0! Springfield this afternoon and will display them in front of their office on Court street.
 YALE UNION.
 l The Yale union held their last meeting of the term last night. Upton '92 and Bailey '94, were appointed 8 committee to arrange for a joint debate with the liar yard union and arrangements were com pleted for the prize debate and for the l joint debate with the Kent club of the law school. The officers elected for the following term are Upton '92, president Putney '93, vice president; Dawson '94 secretary; Parsons '94. treasurer. SOPHOMORE PRIZE.
 The subjects for the 0. Wyllys Bett' prize which is offered annually to tht members of the sophomore class for excel lence in class work in English and an essay on prescribed subject. The subjects fol this year are:
 I. The Effect of the Norman Conques
 on Literature and Society in England.
 II. The History of the Drama, Giving
 the Reasons of Its Rise and Decline.
 III. Thomas of Erceldoun, called "Tht Rhymer."
 The amount of the prize is $6O. The es
 says are due April 15, 1892. The thre judges for awarding the prize will be an
 nounced later.
 The Yale and Harvard shooting matcl
 will take place this morning on tn
 grounds of the Springfield Gun club, be
 ginning promptly at 10 o'clock. On thu
 Yale team is Burrell, '93, who for two
 years has held the championship of tn
 northwest, winning it from his own father
 Last year he made the best score of an,
 man on either of the teams, and much il
 expected from him this year.