Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-16

| ton the field abounded in monsters with
elastic gray probosces. Not content with
this. many Of them had perforated leather
pads on their ears, and on the top Of their
heads. ami huge pincushions on their
shoulders. The head cushions and ear pads
are Princeton's own invention and are
evidently homemade.
The headgear is fastened by means Of
straps, but the rubber nose Is held in the
teeth, and 1t is not an uncommon thing
for Princeton man to "bite off his own
nose"
Some of the men, when about to kick,
slide I'D the armor, and let go of the nose.
1t looks very con,ical to see that long nose
| flying out behind the frOwsy head Of a
kicking Tiger.
When they were carrying Riggs, L. c.,
| off the field after he was hurt, one of those
| padded armored, be-nosened fellows came
striding up to me. 1 began to be seriously
alarmed at his belligerent appearance; for
l was wearing a red necktie and that
is the Harvard color. didn't know but he
was going TO punch my head.
But lifting up his visor he asked me a
| queer question, considering his warlike ar
NOR.
Mr. Beard" he said, would you recon-
mend the Art Students League as place
| to study art?"
| 1 told him. why certainly, as studied
| there myself"
He thanked me, and pulling down his
| visor at TIL, call '"Time!" he scudded off
| into the feld-a startling specimen of the
| In their manners the captains Of the two
| teams resemble each other somewhat. Both
are genial, nice fellows, and both are big
men. Captain Thorne gives one the i'm
preston Of being more buriy about the
chest and arms-but that may be due to the
| fact that Lea wears a tight, rather thin.
4 black sweater.
| Captain Lea. being a brunette is consid-
| cred by some to be better looking. He has
1 a pleasant, boyish face, with large chin.
which indicates that there's plenty of re-
serve fight in him when occasion requires.
| 1t Is interesting to note some of their
| mannerisms during the play.
| Capt. Thorne. when he is sighting the
| ball. gets down on one knee, resting his
| chin on his hand or laying one hand across
| or the other arm.
Captain Lea stands still and looks down
at the ball for an instant, then stoops down
| in an intense attitude, and crossing his
| arms, grips the right knee with his left
| hand ana the left with mis- right hand. II
| is characteristic pose, there was no other
| like it.
| Personal Peculiarities.
| Each player has pose of his own which
is peculiar to him. One Yale man gets
| down on one knee in a very STACEY position
with his hand on his heart. Some men
pose like runners in the start of a hundred
yards dash. with hands resting on the
ground. Others. with hands on knees in
| tently watch the ball.
| AT the Tiger scrub match I noticed diff
| ference in the interest shown in the teams
| from that observed at Yale. The grand
| stand was blackened with college boys
| watching the game with the greatest en-
| thusiasm. At Yale there were only a few
| small boys and some stragglers present.
The field was practically empty.
| The veterans of both teams come back
| during practicing season to coach them.
| Sometimes there is whole drove of 'enl
| on the field at once. each paying atten-
| ton to the particular position in which he
| gained laurels in his own day. Thus the
| knowledge of the game is accumulated and
| handed down from generation to genera
| ton, and each new team Possesses all the