New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-19
BEFORE THE BIG GAME.
FOUR DAYS MORE OF PRACTICE FOR THE YALE
TEAM-TiIE TRIP TO SPRINGFIELD.

FOUR DAYS MORE OF PRACTICE foh THE i"Lf'
TEAM-THE TRIP TO SPRINGFIELD.
New-Haven. Nov IS (SpeciaD.-Just week
remains before the Yale eleven meets harvard IN
the great game Of the year. Four days practicc
are available Three will be hard and one ex-
tremely light. on Monday, Tuesday ana " edhesday
the team will line up for the usual severe work
at the Yale Field but on Thursday the entire nst
of new plays will be gone through without rous">
ing it, I'm the least During the week the coachers
have labored under the disadvantage OF new
nolicv The liQht-weight candidates have been
strictly out of the race and Only nea'y-"eishls
have been smiled upon. After the University OF
pennsvvania game the impossibity OF such play
ers as Eaton and Hart breaking through a rush
line as solid as Pennsylvania or HarVards was
demonstrated and this week Thorne, Jefrehs ana
other weightier players have been worker lor the
half back places No change seems probable now III
the composltion OF the eleven. Hinkey and Greeh'
yov will line up against Harvard as ends; Murphy
and Reard as tackles: Hickok and McCrea as
guards; Stillman, centre; Morris, quarter-pach'
Armstrong and Thorne halves; and Butterwortn'
full-back Cochrane will be the substitute end rush.
Messler substitute tackle; Harry Cross, substitute
guard and centre; Adee substitute quarterback;
r.rrams and Eaton substitute halves. and Rich
ards. full-back.
The eleven will go Springfield not two day,
before the game, was planned but on FRIDAY
th, day before Their quarters this year VIII be
the the last tNree years. tir ''SH"Oi i''
Christian Workers. on Armory Hill, where they Will
be free from noise OF the city and have large
gymnasium floor available for practising the plays III
secret \ special will transport the eleven 10
Springfield. 1t will contain over thirty people the
regulars and substitutes the cooks servants, rub
bers and coachers. II Is thought that the coming
week a team OF graduate players will be formed 70
line up against the Varsity and give them better
practice than the second eleven. Thus far this
season not enough old players have been here but
new arrivals are registered every day, and by Mons
day the number will be sufficient.
Betting on the big games is not as lively as
usual. More money has been wagered in News
Haven on the result of the Yae-Princeton Thanks
giving Day game than on the Yale Harvard con-
test though the latter Is only "A Few Gays on
Princeton men getting their money placed at
odds OF three to FIVE. Yale gives the odds freely.
though in the minds OF the more conservative
students reckessly. Wagers on the Springfield
game are being laid spasmodically. First one team
have the CALL then the other and thus the
betting market fuctuates. Much money IL placed
AT even figures and in a few cases Yale has been
80 injudcious TO give odds. but In no case has
Harvard been caught mapping badly enough to give
odds No bets have been registered this year as
10 the point whether Yale or Harvard Will score OF
not though many have been placed on the size or
the final score Of both teams There Is no doubt
the minds OF the betting public that both eevens
will score this year. Several Princeton men have
laid wagers that Yale will not score IN the game
with Princeton. though Yale was Obliged to put
up AZ odds OF i've to clinch the bargain.
An idea OF the comparative strength or the three
leading elevens OF the country can be gained from
the scores made by each In the games all three
have played against the same opposing teams.
Iiolow are given the comparative