San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-04
THE FOOTBALL FIELD.
There Will Be Lively Scrim.
images Between the Goals.
THE SEASONS ROSY PROSPECTS.

Teams Line Up-So Players Who Will
BE Prominent Important Features of
This Years Games.
Now that the mornings are beginning
to feel frosty, it is not unnatural that the
thoughts of the sport loving public should
| turn again to that vigorous and virile
game football But the public is slow as
compared with the collegian. He has been
thinking about football for several weeks
past, and all over the land he and his col
leagues have been punting and tackling
and drop kicking to such an extent that
| they have already developed all of the
ardor and much of the proficiency that
| will be needed in the real contests of the
season.
The outlook for this years sport Is par
ticularly favorable. From all the consid-
cradle colleges and many of the high
schools throughout the country come re-
ports Of increased interest in this excellent
winter pastime and great rivalry with
reference to important positions in the
teams which are in process of organization.
The leading colleges that were so unfor-
tunately embroiled in last years series of
misunderstanding and mistakes seem to
be prepared TO act tremendously through
out the season, thanks to the good work of
the football convention held last year in
New York.
This convention was composed of repre-
sentatives from a number of the principal
colleges who realized that continuation
of factional strife would ultimately work
untold injury to football, and so it was
determined to put an end to it. With this
worthy object in view the convention
amended Objectionable rules and framed
new ones to satisfactorily cover mooted
points. The proceedings were character
lied by the utmost harmony, and all
changes in the rules were adopted unani-
mously. Therefore, though some special
intercollegiate differences still exist, gen.
orally speaking, it is safe to say that foot
ball will flourish this season. Yale and
Harvard have about settled the details of
an understanding which it is hoped may
prove sufficiently strong 20 withstand the |
shocks of many a future contest.
Yale and the University of Pennsylva- |
MIA may come together before the season |
closes, and even Princeton and the Uni |
versity of Pennsylvania expect to ohliter- |
ate the last vestiges of the bad blood that |
has kept them apart and enter into friend |
ly contest upon the gridiron
Some of Yale's football material for this |
season will be: L. Hinckcy and NJ. NJ |
Bass, ends on last years team; j. o. |
Rodgers and Captain Murphy, tackles on |
last years team; A. Chadwick, one of |
last years guards and c. NJ. Fincke, last |
years quarter these six men being the |
only members of last years team who will |
be in college this year.
Fincke will of course be Yale's best |
quarter, but Ely will be good substitute.
For half backs, there will be Benjamin |
Hazen.- Letton or Mills will probably be
tile two best men for full back.
The most conspicuous man on the team |
this year is Fred Murphy, who will try to
lead the eleven to victory over their greatest
rivals, the Princeton Tigers
Murphy succeeded Thorne as captain,
and his election was most popular. He
has played several years on the team and
is one Of the best tackles in the country.
He was the catcher of the Yale nine the
past season.
Prinoeton's players will be led by Gar
rett Cochran this year. He is an old and |
experienced player and was probably the
best end rush of last season.
Cochran, while tall and strong, is one
of the "headiest" men on the gridiron. He |
will have the majority of last years team
back again and, with several promising
players, should turn out an eleven that |
will be credit to his college Only two
of the man who played on last years team
graduated in June
Elk Captain Lea, the veteran tackle, will |
be greatly missed, and Hearn, '96, was a
valuable end rush. Thompson, '97, how
ever, will probably prove a worthy success
sOr of HearD, and Tyler, '97, is full of |
promise for the vacant place of tackle.
John Poe, '95, and ex-Captain Lea, '96,
are expected to do the burden of the coach
ing. Jack McMasters will again train the |
team, and DR.. Bovaird, 80, will look after |
their physical condition.
The University of Pennsylvania football |
athletes, led by Captain Charles Wharton,
line up in way which is very satisfactory |
to the Quaker experts Woodruff, Whar-