The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-04
YALE AND PENNSY TIFF.
Football Teams at WOrk-Cochran's
Injury Likely tn Trouble Him
Nalc's New Trainer.

Naie's New Trainer.
The baseball seasons nearly Ger.
But what OF thats
The college boy has hair galore
Beneath his hat
His muscles are like bands Of steel.
Already he's
Apparently begun 10 feel
Like forming VS."
He talks OF ''center rushes." and
OF halls and ends
The thumps and bumps that he can stand
Astound his friends.
What though of books he doesn't seera
To know enough?
He's captain OF his college team
Ana that's the stun.
Cleveland Leader.
Copyright, 1885. by the Bachelor Syndi-
cate.
New York. Sept 29-,Just as Is usually
the case, il devoIves upon Yale 10 do most
of the grand stand playing" preliminary
10 buckilng down 10 the noble old game
of football.
Al the present moment a sort of day
to-day council Is being held to determine
whether any game viii be played this
year between Yale and ''Pennsy'' The
chances are all against such a game and
have been from the start. If IL were TO
take place, 1t would be a show fit for a
roman audience, a scrapplng match from
first 20 last. rules or no rules Yale Is
angry with Pennsylvania for taking away
her famous track trainer. Murphy: yet
Murphys successor. keene Fitzpatrick, is
a thoroughly good man who knows all
abou, track and field athletics as they are
played at Yale-who learned the trick in
Tact, from Murphy himself. Most train
ers are rather jealous OF football on the
ground that II breaks I'D finely tempered
u \ rlfp az mo- u~f~
athletic specialists. but football is such a
hobby a Yale that Fitzpatrick is likely
10 be as energetically devoted 10 the team
as Murphy ever WAS. He reported for
daiy about a week ago, and is said 10 be
hard al work.
1t is matter of common gossip that
both Fitzpatrick and Murphy get about
$3.50 a year fer their services 20 Yale.
and that Murphy changed his base for a
Big cash bonus ana Pennsylvania respec-
lively, but the place of trainer Is worth
much more than the salary. There are
perquisites from special training fees out
OF season, and from gifts and when the
training table is running. the trainer has
10 board BIZ TO pay. So IL IS a kind OF
engagement much sought after by cum
ming athletes who do net object 10 becon-
ing professionals.
Manager Garrison. of the yaienslans.
has been on hand a fortnight bat his
team t. rot finally made up. nor Will Il be
for a couple OF weeks. probably. Yale Is
never in a hurry about beginning prae-
tice. IS now indeed rather behind the other
three Of the big four. but many OF her
men are experienced and resolute players
and Will have no trouble in getting into
the swing Of he game Capt. Murphy
not 70 be COMPOUNDED with Trainer Muir
phy-wli probably play at tackle again.
There Is absolutely no chance % brush
- ~ 4 "a 81
bon men are now mostly at work. Capt.
WrlghtingtOn and Coach Waters have
bson resting number OF heady sprinters
for hair. fun and quarterbacks. Behind
the lire OF gaps In the team Will be flied
from these men: Reale, Cochrane, Rica-
ardS0n. Dunlop. Brown. Cozzens. Mills.
Warren and perhaps one or two others
Young Newell will be In the rush line.
Wrightingson himself should be back 81
a.. but the whole combination Will hardly
prove sensational.
In the contest between Harvard and
PennSylvanta the latter team has the al
vantage; II advantage II Is. of early prac-
;lce at Mecox. l.. l.. and OF a cons derahle
number OF experienced holdover men from
last years team. Haryarj's early refusal
to give Dartmouth date Is held by some
20 indicate a team at present rather weak,
but my have quite q Different meaning.
OF the Pennsylvania eleven. Woodruff.
Wharton, Minds. Dickson. Colbert and
Boyle are al first rate men and veterans
II Minds plays al fuiihack. whlch Is quite
likely. he viii probably be seen In excel
Zen, form; his game as half-lsek against
Cornell last fall was fne exhibition OF
agility. Stiu ne Is valuable a. tackle sad
may - kept IL his old place. The eompo-
sition Of the team viii soon Re publicly
shown. for 81 begins practice games next
week-Ihs first with Lanca ster-earller
than any other % the big four This VIII
afford A good test % the value OF long
training season
Capt. Cochran. OF Princeton, expects %
play, ia spite OF his broken ribs. but he
Will rot be the man he xaS. Even II he
gceIs perfectly at and gets into a Aot
game. he may get out OF Il again sooner
than he likes. as Il is hardly conceivable
that &c can oe in really good condition n
.iene for the big games. Ills Joss would be
a severe blow 10 Princeton. ard oT course
81 advisers who care more for the glory
o. tAe college tam The welfare q any ere
man. VII urge him into games whether ne
is n good condition or not. Bas what a
sp4en6aa galaxy o players Princeton aas
saved from is last years team, Sac looks
almost strong enough % lost Cochran az4
sgin give Yale plenty % exercise
As between the big four. lie YzIe~
Princeton game should &c the batter af
ne Two hlg matches with tae odds pei
haps a shade better or Yale. Harvard
an4 Pennsylvania present more uucsr-
:A4Icy. bur u ali not De strange II the
long practice and sTfoag team OF ne
P~Rnss sysuaans pnf ;aera ahead whea
tirn@ - cslies Bgf is - al <seSswork
Fooeoaii seems 70 Save a fascination for
every college G2l MO has ever played T.
Brooks. TretTor1. DeIanG. Lea, Poe, AEof-
"a: and other grea. Ssa1rs-s O. tie 1ei3