The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-20

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PnrScETos. Oct. 1e.--The long.hoped.for inn
for the iirst practice game il three weeks the
varsity played football with the zest and viHor
that chSrasterizSd the practice work Q, last
season, and the conchors believe TINT tho team
has n. last struck liz, gait. During the first half
piNyepss S CompIctSiy OF their feet. Tiheo playing
was fast and furious throughout the entire nj
e eSGm M' to%uSeh;ao%ns -. While Baird rdV caused sT q cheer Scta;
by kicking q goal from the heid on the 35.yard
line Inc "s sSrns F" s sironE c M,nd; IN the Sao s SSG9hd h ana
as a result tho small crowd q spec:
tStoEs present It p saw the g5rs,sSs, roN Ort tkls of
son. Immediately after the Rick OF the var.
sity succeeded IN pushing the scrub down to
ing the rest of the half the second eleven forced
varsity we're lighting desperately on their own
~ten.yard line, with, tho scrub in possession. OF
the ball. Booth showed I'VE on %P So;td %nr, In "A his
gethor like a machine, and there was not a sin
gle bad tumble. Cochrano was not in the game.
S ward l" "a, had Sio a trial at left end and put upa
clever game. Watkins played quarter back ON
than any man who has yet been tried except
Baird.
ITHACA, Oct. lathe practice Of the Cornell
varsity team this afternoon. with one notable
f fS@SlinT was w" Ter noG noticeable ap 90 SsG and sd"h the general rni
team play loose. The exception was in the i'm
proyement Of Quarterback Young. His main
putting the ball in play. Ex.Capt. G. II. ,Wyckoff
has Joined the coaehing forces and to.dN? gave
there was a marked Improvement in Young's
passing and signalling. The work this afternoon
the blackboard, q quarter OF an hour prelimi-
nary work; and three9uNrtsrs OF an hour line.
Coaches here win lineup against the varsity,
filing in an eleven with scrubs. Kelly and
Mason will play h%alf.haek positions. Wyyckor
end, and Warner win go on the line. The object
of this is to give al, opportunity for the coachers
to test the varsity by personal contact.
New HAVEN, Oct. 19;-Yale expects a stiff
game tomorrow with Brown University. Her
co lChers fcar that Gammons and Hult2. the
crack brown hacks, will make bad holes in the
Yale linz and score againet the blue for Inc lrss
Conner, Hall or Abbott; tackles. Can't; Rodgers
Darstc;n and Kiie4er, and fnil back, Mcbride.
ceivca by b. Abbott to-day, but It is Thought that
he will be able to play tomorrow. Yale has had
no s9aehers for centre here for oyer two weeks
four years ago; Stiliman, centre in "a, and has
requested several other s1ns old players to come
among those dssireS. Yale IS dEeyeiopine' new
cluded some Of the most scientific work seen on
the gridiron here in years. Yale believes that
attacks against tackle are the best ground gain
ers, and will use them largely through the
The Yale freshmen have decided to play their
two big games as follows: Nov. 10. Princeton
1T Yale field; Nov. 20, Harvard AT Cambridge.
will probably have most of the varsity substi-
tutes.
EAsToN, Oct. 19.-Lafayette's practice this
afternoon was encouraging. but not altogether
and was laid OIL by Parko Davis. Herr, too. had
to quit. l.inehart, Jones. and WalbridEe were
The team has been learning a new code Of sig.
nails lately in the gymnasium at night, and they
will be tried tomorrow. The scrubs are. show
ing up well. but Snyder, one Of The best Of EN-,
was hurt this afternoon and had to retire.
Parke Davis finds himself quoted as condemn
ing the decisions of he officials in Saturdays
game with Cornell. He says this is all a mis-.
take. as he upheld the decisions. which were
subsequently,.
CAMBRIDGE, Oct. l9.-Capt. Cabot realizes that
his men will have to work hard to-morrow after
noon to keep the strong Newton a. c. team
s ans .u ISsSTinE; consequently 'hsonHh a9m he xl put ,, the team team
tice this afternoon, ,Ex-Capt, Edgar Wright.
ington was ont in his football toys and spent
on running and p%unting. The. varsity went
through, the signals a Number Of times. Coach
did not follow the signals exactly and that
there was more or less time lost after
IIc IL Il DuSScu ILt utll. II "
sity lined up aga inst the second eleven for two
short halves this afternoon and scored two
t tHineniu run was SsI made tgo Par IEppoffe uii back o oe" the
second eleven and "A candidate for that position
on the varsity team. The varsity next lined
up against the freshmen eleven. The young
stcrs scored one touchdown. but we're soon over.
whelmed By the Older team. In the Newton
game Tomorrow the lineup of the Harvard
team will be toe same as last Saturday at West
Point.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 19.-Again to-day the
Pennsylvania football team practiced behind
closed doors. The experience of the previous
day had taught the coachers a lesson. and q
long and careful coaching in tho signals was
very much better shape, and as q result the
practice was more l1Iic real football. The pres
enee of more Of the varsity in their regular
t Work pla sSss f eHd %t o6 she c end of i RSo ds ssw
on the previous day. Capt. Minds. Coyle, Jack
son, ana Dickson were again or, but Carnett
play regularly from this on. After a little time
both Hare and Overiie!ld were laid off, but that
same success as, marked this carly part OF the
play. The varsity gained ground very fast.
line and would have been carried over very
much oftcner had not Coach Woodruff been
anxious 1E Q e Rd Try Mor rice at iisld Goals oas n D,ot.on,.
place, carried tho ball over. Once Goodman
scored Sc EaL while the the 9Ihsr two TALES S were made Ss
line, played with. brilliancy and may DO tried
there regularly. IL played he will be kept at
full back, Minds resuning his old place at half
back, where he ,stands the peer of any back in
the country. He will then ~displace Moricc,
who has been very much or in his play this
year. Jackson, In the opinion of the coaches. ia
the most valuable man behind the line Of any
fixture. Unless Moricc shows decided improve.
ment it is quite likely that Walker will 30 in at
full back in the Lafayette game.
To-Day's Football Events.
Harvard vs.. Newton A. A., at Cambridge.