The Portland daily press., 1897-11-09
YALE HOPES FOR VICTORY.
Sons of ELI Are BY No Means Cast Down
by the Prospect.

New Haven, Conn.,, November s. The
Yale university football team this after
noon began the process of closing up it's
ranks preparatory to the great contest
with Harvard at Cambridge on Saturday.
From 2.15 untils5 O'Clock the practice was
of the star chamber order and from to
8. 20 spectators were admitted.
This afternoon the Yale policy, hither-
to Questionable became observable and
the wisdom of that policy was made ap-
paront. The rounding up of the eleven
men, who will compete In the two big
games, was begun and it was not difficult
to see that course of Yale's coachers has
been productive of results.
Early i'll the season it was decided that
Yale football must undergo complete re-
construction and lines for action wire
drawn which had for their limit the re-
establishment of Yale's impreonabIe de-
tense. The whole university has been
gone over and every available man has
been called out. Today Yale has a little
army of men, all of whom are good foot
ball players. The eleven best men have
been picked and hope of victory is by no
means abandoned. The team develop
ment scheduled for this week promises to
produce for old Eli an eleven which win
not be walked away with.
Today the Varsity played great foot
| ball. Every man on the team thoroughly
understanding the Yale game, proved apt
and the rehearsal y of tricks, intricate
| formations and signals were success.
| The college side was given the ball during
| the greater part of the practice, but the
| Varsity ripped the scrubs wide open.
| Once the substitutes team succeeded in
| making long gain, but it was around
| the end of the line, point where Yale's
most serious weakness is evident When
the university eleven had possession of
| the opposing line at will, despite the fact
| that their opponents knew the signals.
Altogether the afternoons practice was
extremely encouraging and one thing is
announced as certain: Yale's 1897 foot
ball team is one of the sandiest and most
gritty In the history of Yale football.
| Among the student body tonight there
is great hope for success. With Captain
Rodgers, the coachers and players there is
strong determination and something
| like faith in the ability of the team to
stop Harvard. Neither victory nor defeat
will surprise them, but Yale Waterloo
| is not looked for.
No one was injured in the practice and
every man on the team Is as fit as
fiddle. Tomorrow and Wednesday regular
practice will be had. On Thursday morn
ing exercise, light practice in the after
noon and signal regearsing in the eve
ing will be the programme.
Friday morning the men will be exer-
oised just enough to keep them in shape,
and early in the afternoon the team will
leave for Boston.
HARVARD GETTING SCARED.
Cambridge. Mass, November S.-The
report of the tremendous brace taken by
the Yale team last week, eliminating in
the game Saturday with the Chicag goes,
together with meagre scraps of informa-
tion that have been let out concerning
the progress of the Harvard eleven, have
combined to bring about sudden and
entire change in the college atmosphere,
and all the easy confident talk has ceased.
The secret practice this afternoon is
said to have been FULL of life though
somewhat ragged. The second eleven
scored twice on the first. The Varsity
also lined up for few minutes against
the freshmen team. This evening little
light signal work was done in the gym
nasium.
TO SUPPRESS FOOTBALL.
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