Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-10

rings. To this is attached the protector,
made something in the fashion OF shield
and very heavy.
The football Jacket is either made of
heavy duck or canvas. 1t should be sew
ed with the best and strongest linen, and
may have sleeves or no sleeves accord
ing to the desire Of the wearer. If with
no sleeves then the player should wear
a ribbed Jersey. The curious contri-
vance one sees on the head Is known as
a combination head harness and nose
mask. 1t Is composed. SO far as the
! head harness is concerned OF leather.
! while the nose mask is made of the finest
J rubber, no wire or metal being used
! In it's construction.
! II the player be n wise man he has q
! rubber mouthpiece, which Is a great pro-
| lection TO the mouth and teeth and an
| additional safeguard when used in CON
nection with the nose protector. And thus
| is the player capable ready for any
OF the hard knocks that b- y sure 10
receive on the field for the football Of
to-day is almost as dangerous as the
! knightly tournaments OF centuries ago.
The preliminary skirmishes have al
ready taken place and yet no one has
a line on the leader OF the season. In
fact. at no time In many years has the
honor been anybody's at the start OF
the season. as It Is to-day. The foot
ball player must, indeed be a prophet
who sees his own finish now The Big
Four-Prnceton. Yale. Harvard. and
Pennsylvania-bsgin the season under
new circumstances, very different from
those OF last year.
Take Princeton, for instance. She loses
four of her regular men by graduation.
and substitutes for these must be- pro-
vided. This fact will give Captain
Cochran plenty to do. and. like Jordan,
his VIII be a hard read to travel. Galley.
Smith. Brokaw, and Church are the men
who drop out OF Princeton. The under
graduates who equal them Will have TO
be skilled players. Princeton Will be
short I'm it's old-time coaches. TOO, fsr
business engagements Will prevent one.
at least. OF the very best from doing
anything for the team this year. Still
the orange and black are likely TO make
a good showing. There is SOME fine
football material at Princeton. Who
denies that fact is foolish. indeed.
Pennsylvania is in luck that Wood
ruff is going TO remain with them an
other season, and no one for an instant
doubts that he Will. in his ininitable |
style. fill the vacancies I'm way salts |
factory to the supporters OF the red and |
blue. Besides Woodruff and Wearton. |
Pennsylvania loses the famous half |
back, Charlie" Colbert. and Strong |
Tackle Farrar. To an outsider, the loss
OF these men would probably convey the
idea that Pennsylvania will not be as /
strong as last year. but 10 close stu
dent OF the game Il Is no secret that
has tho best material of
any OF the colleges TO choose from, and |
that Captain Minds's team will be fully /
equal 10 tho famous team of -.
Although Yale has lost great many
men by graduation. still the outlook Is
not so dark az It would seem At first
glance. Many substitutes are back who
almost made the team last year. and
with tho experience which they have
gathered. should make very valuable
men. The illness OF Captain Rogers.
coming at the opening OF the season. Is