The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-04

creditably in the seasons preliminary
work. The best work, however, has
been done by Hare, sfx-foot giant,
who stands in Woodruff's position, on
the left side of the line, next to Over
field. He blocks and tackles like vet
eran already, and in the game with
Franklin and Marshall he showed re-
markable ability in breaking through
the line for repeated gains.
In addition to this new timber the squads
which have been training at Eagles Mere and
in this city have developed other materia!
tl1at is surprisingly, strong and OF unusual
promise, and for that reason there Is still
some difficulty in naming the men for any
particular place. The line is unsettled, but
it is not likely that any change will be made
in Overfeld, center, and McCracken and Hare,
guards. Outland and Carnett can be considered
fixtures as tackles, while Hedges and Boyle
will hold the ends. Last years quarter back
Morice and Jackson will look after the places
back of the line ALI this, of course, is sub
ject to change, as practice develops new men
or shows the old ones better qualified for
other positions.
At the best the task of developing a uni
the work of summarizing the good points OF
one player and the bad points of another.
and placing each where he will be able to
made the best use of his particular talents Is
the bane of all college coaches, and it is not
to be wondered at that the season is well
under way before the full team is definite
ly decided on. Harvard has cast all pre-
cedent in that respect to the winds this year
and has decided on a permanent lineup some
time before the first game is slated, but from
a distance it appears that this action can oe
nothing more than an experiment, perhaps
merely whim of Coach w. Cameron FORBES.
Whatever it may be. the result will be
anxiously watched by the other big colleges,
and if the plan proves practicable after a
thorough trial it will undoubtedly be uni
versally adopted, the only drawback to the
scheme being the persistent work required Dy
the coaches to keep up the ambition and inter
est in the game of those who are not given
positions at the first assignment of men.
When a position for which man has been
conscientously training is filled by some one
else it is but natural that he should lose in
terest in his work, and it is this handicap
more than anything else that will Keep Har-
wards innovation in the background
Of the other colleges all Pennsylvania eyes
are focused on Princeton, and the desire to
see another love-feast between these two pig
institutions is widespread. the deep-seated
feeling of forgiveness that imbues the heart
Of all Quaker alumni seems to have struck a
responsive chord and found counterpart
in the breast of the Princetonians, and yet
both would rather not see a reconciliation
than be the first to offer overtures Sucn
virgin modeSty in football circles is not very
lucrative, but 1t is very likely tnat some un-
attached arbitrator will in the near future
that will willingly be accepted by both sides
and if the truth was made public, that same
mysterious arbitrator could be found at this
very time diligently at work to gain his
point.
Why these two colleges should patch UP
their wounds and again meet on neutral real
estate is apparent to every one. Why they
do not do so is apparent to only those who
are intimately acquainted with the inside
workings of the athletic departments of both.
Football always has had to support all other
brands of college sports, and greater returns
are received from the gridiron for the
amount of diversion offered to the public than
! would be received from the other branches
were they as paying in proportion to the
time consumed, and that only adds to the
apparent weakness that will allow one college
to divorce itself from another because of a
difference in opinion as to the rightful owner
ship of a several millionth part of Uncle
Sam's fortune. OF course, the money consid-
Grafton may not cut much ice as an argu-
ment but Princeton's Golfers will undoubtedly
need replenishing this year. Her standby in
former years has been her game with Yale,
but this year the scene of battle is trans
ferred from New York to New Haven, and
from present appearances not much more