New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-17
FOOTBALL MEN AT THE BIG COLLEGES
THE FIRST DAYS PRAcTlCE-rALK OF A YALE

THE FIRST DAYS PRACIlCE-TAI.k OF A YALE
HARVARD GAME THIS YEAR.
Cambridge Mass. Sept 10 (speciaD.-The Harvard
football season was opened to-day by the appear
ance OF some thlrty-ive candidates for various
places on the eleven. Several OF the old players
were absent. Captain Brewer assembled his men
in the afternoon and put them through the usual
first days work. which consisted OF tackng, fail
ing on the bah puntipg. catching and run The
practice will continue daily In preparation for the
first game OF the season. which will be played on
September 2s with the Dartmouth eleven.
Prospects for a good team bright though one
or two good men Will be sorely missed. or last
years eleven Captain Emmons. Waters and Mackle
will not play Wrenn Is unlikely 10 come out though
NJ has thought Of returning 10 the Law School
His place will be hard to AL. in fact there no
good duarterbacks in college. The two Shaws
Cabot. Wrghtng,on. Hayes and Gonterman. OF
last years eleven. not here to-day. Norton.
Shaw and Cabot suffering from lame knees.
The rest will appear in dag
The most likely men Holt. the
big Andover guard. who is pretty sure to be left
guard this year: Donald. OF Roxbury Latin School;
Houghton. Of Groton. and Hayden, from Cutters
School. in New-York
4 game with Yale Is considered probable. as Yale
said TO be planning to make overtures to
Harvard. II the game IL played 1t will be No
vember o The big games OF the season with
COrnel, November l6. ana Pennsylvania on
November %. both in Cambridge.
New-Haven. Conn. Sept Is (SpeciaD.-IIalf n
dozen members OF the Yale football eleven re-
ported for duty 10 Captain Thorne this afternoon
at the Hotel Majestic the headquarters OF the
eleven til It's regular playing begins. The men
were taken out to the Yale gymnasium lot at once
and to work punting. passing the ball and drop
kicking More members OF the team came tonight,
and all the candidates for backs win be here to-
morrow Captain Thorne said tonight. In speak
ing Of the situation.
There will be thirteen candidates for the back
position and six cindi lates for places In the line
VIII be here on Thursday. We shal. try drill work
til Saturday. when we hope 10 be abe to line up
for the first time this season we practically nave
to make up d new eleven this year only Frederick
Murphy and myself OF last years team returning
to college this fal There II some fairy promising
material among the candidates for places behind
the line but the forwards VIII be a trife weak.
Judging from present Indications. In fact. have
heard OF no promising new candidates for positions
In .he line. .
We expec. some good coachers along soon. Bull
IL coming up from New-York to coach the men In
drop kicking and Frank H,nkey last years cap
tain. will probably arrive next week Further than
this do not know who our cOachers VIII be
As for the reports that Yale IL 70 play Harvard.
there II nothing new - be gwen out on me sun
ject There seem 10 b" no ildiciuonA now tntt
game VIII be arranged
Captain Thorne said that the men were In az good
condition as could be expected after seasons
rest.
Princeton ~ j. Sept. l6 (Speclal).-In response TO
Captain Leas call for new candidates for positions
back OF the line OF the Varsity football eleven
about thirty men appeared on the university ned
this afternoon and had two hours light practice at