The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-29
YALE ON THE GRIDIR0N
'VARsITY ELEVES UNDERGOING
 RIGOROUS PRACTICE.


 ward and Princeton Games-Improving
 the Defensive Work-Loss of Cadwala-
 der Not So Serious as at First Appre-
 hended-Other College Notes.
 The all absorbing question with the undergraduates at Yale just at present is, "Will the team be in condition to win the Harvard and Princeton games?" This question is very pug zling even to those who have direct charge of the candidates.
 The work during the past week has been only fairly satisfactory and the progress made has not been so great as desired or expected.
 The recent call for coaches has brought forth quite a number of the men who are we'll known on the foot ball field.
 Their efforts have for the most past been directed toward the improvement of the defensive work and interference, which were so poor and ragged in the game with the Indians. The perfection desired has not been reached and if many more changes have, of necessity, to be made in the line up. because of injured men, it will not be reached for some time yet.
 The loss of Cadwalader, the big guard, will not cripple the team so seriously as was at first thought. One of the prominent coaches is taken as authority l for the statement that Marshall plays as strong a game as Cadwalader and 1 tht he will be ble to fill the place very acceptably, in fact, just as well as did l the injured man.
 Cadwalader's goal kicking is exceed I ingly good. It will be hard to find a man to succeed him in this respect. l Various reports have been circulated as to how long his present injury would compel him to refrain from playing, but an authentic one is that he cannot recover in less than four weeks. This means that he will not be in either of 1 the big games.
 Cutten's injuries have proven quite serious His knee was so strained that when any weight is placed on it, while bent, it flies out of joint. He visited Dr. Seaver, at whose suggestion he called on MT. George B. Hoggson, who | made an iron brace for the knee, which holds the bones In their proper position. With the aid of his apparatus he was enabled to participate in practice We'd nesday and yesterday. This apparatus is only temporary, and MT. Hoggson is now at work on one which will be per- manent. If MT. Cutten is fortunate enough to be spared from any other in jury he will without coubt be found at center the rest of the season. Despite the reports to the contrary,
 Yales list of men in the hospital is de-
 creasing. Ely is again able to play af-
 ter being off three weeGs because of a
 bad ankle, and Benjamin is in shape
 again. De Saulles Is suffering from an
 abscess on his right leg, but is out
 every day.
 The new play Introduced by Foster
 Sanford has not as yet been given a
 thorough trial, but every day some part
 of it is worked upon. It is almost a
 certain ground gainer and has been ot
 great assistance to the coaches in their
 endeavors to improve the defensive work.
 
 every time the play has been used, and
 all efforts by the Varsity to stop i
 have been unavailing. The coaches
 fearing that it will be used by somt
 of the other teams, have so they think devised a way whereby it can be brok
 en up and consequently be of no use This, however, they have kept secret , and in all probability will not attemp to use it until after secret practice ha been inaugurated
 Application blanks for the Yale
 Princeton game have been placed a the Coop for free distribution.
 The result of the trial debate at liar ward Wednesday night to decide upol the speakers who will meet Yale in tn big debate on the question of Hawaiian annexation, in this city, November
 was announced yesterday morning
 The successful debaters were F. Grill '9S, J. A. Keith and w. Morse 1900. F
 G. Carleton was selected as alternate The following men from 9S were ini tiated to the junior societies Tuesda,
 night: James Coff1nberry Brooks o Cleveland, to Alpha Delta Phi; Johl Randolph Paxton, 1r., of New Yorl
 city, to Psi Upsilon, and Ashbel Hin
 man Barney of New York city, to Delt; , Kappa Epsilon.
 There was a meeting of all men il
 college who prepared at the Hillhous , high school, in 339 White, last even ing.
 , The Hotchkiss School club held it t first smoker at Stewards Wednesda night. Officers for the ensuing yea were elected as follows: President, A D. Baldwin '98; vice president, c. Il
 Welles, jr., '99; treasurer, F. F. Bald l win '99 S.; secretary c. L. Tiffany, 2d 1900; executive committee, T. w. Fa1 nam '99, W. F. Dominick '9S, A. G. Flo - 1900, E. T. Savage 1900 S. About fit
 men were present. A quartette fror
 the Glee club and Banjo club was pres
 ent. A team composed of the alumr ) will play the school team on Saturday : A prize of $25 for excellence in oratoria work at the school was voted. : The senior class of the medical schoc , has elected the following officers: Pres l ident J. H. Hurst; vice president, J. ] Guilsban; secretary, W. E. Ray; treas , urer, H. c. Rowland.
 The officials for the fall handica . games at the field on Saturday will b , as follows:
 l Referee-Charles H. Sherrill.
 Judges-T. R. Fisher '9S S., D. c, By