The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-31
THE FOOTBALL FIELD.

There Is some talk among Cornelrs admirers
that she will beat Princeton.
The team at West Point is showing mn well.
Notwithstanding lack OF practice.
Shin guards are being more generally worn
than in former years, but the nose guard 10 but
little seen nowadays
Football is believed to have been introduced
into England by the Romans at the time of
Julius Cesars conquest.
Capt McClung, OF Lebigh university, 10 a
cousin OF the famous player of the same name
who captured Yale in 1891
Acton. one of Hsrvsrd's crack oarsmen. but a
new man at football, is being given Q trial at
center rush aud promises well.
The Williams college players. who have
played against both Yale and Harvard, think
the latter IL the stronger team.
Minnesota university. at Minnea polls, IL loom
ing up in the football world. The team there
recently defeated Ann Arbor IL to &
Winter. of Yale, is playing Remarkably clever
game at tackle. He hs. been breaking through
the opposing rush lines in fine style.
The Chicago Athletic Association eleven,
made up OF old college players. among Thorn the
great Heffelfenger, il making a splendid win
ming record
Cochrane, Yates end rush, will not be able
20 play again this season, owing TO his having
two of the bones in his hand broken in the
game Win Amherst
Hinkey, OF Yale. IL regarded by experts as the
beat rusher in the country He is said to be a
better player than Cumnock or kid" Wallace
ever were.
Ali of tho outdeld Of Harvard's baseball team
of '92 trying for places Oh the football eleven
-Trarord, Hallowell and Corbett--and are
Catchers Mason ana Upton and Pitcher High.
lands.
Harvard Is having hard luck with her team.
Lakes, who Is generally regarded as one of the
best bslf-bscks that ever donned a canvas jacket,
has had 70 lay OF owing 10 injuries received in
practice.
Lewis, the colored player from Amherst, who
Is being tried at ceuter rush by Harvard al.
though not heavy man, is filling the position
batter than any OF his predecessors in the past
five years. He is quick, tricky and hard.
rough tackler.
| Capt. Mccormick denies the rumor that Yale
would Insist on Harvard aud Princeton playing
each other aud that unless they did so Yale
would cancel her dates with both colleges He
says that Ysle is ready to meet any team that
has any right 10 championship aspirations
TIE Iaie-Princeton match on Thanksgiving
day will be- played sesin this year at the Man
haitian field, New York city, The two college
associations have rented the grounds outright
from the Manhattan Athletic Club for more
thsa f5ooo. In this way the club expects to
make profit of 5000 whereas last year IL lost
over f90n
Yale has new and promising candidate for
tie team In Denny o'Neili, who has entered the
law school Hs was the captain and best player
On the baseball team nj Holy Cross college, and
great things were expected of him 10 that line.
He IS new at football, but is showing up re-
fnarkahly well lie looks Ike Heffelfeuger at
distance, although he is not SO tall. His hsit is
Iron gray, and with his strong, rugged face he
| makes striking figure ia the field.