The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-11-05
WORK OF YAIES VARSITY
PRACTICE YESTERDIY SHOWED 4
 MARKED IMPROVEMENT.

Coaches Making the Men Mix It Up-The Defense Is Moro Ilke What Ya:e's Do- fense Once Wns-Debating and Other College Notes.
 Secret practice was yesterday inau- gurated by the Yale coaches. In the morning all the men at the special training table were given about an hours secret work in the gym lot.
 Yesterday afternoon at the field, af- ter a forty minute game between var siay and college teams, all spectators were asked to leave the field and a half hours secret work was had. Walter Camp made his appearance as coach in | time for the secret practice, and was warmly welcomed by coaches and can didates.
 | Besides Camp there were several new coaches present, among whom were G. | T. Adee '95, the crack quarterback: | Harry Williams, half-back and hurdler, and Harry Cross. What was done can | only be conjectured, but it is thought that more attention was given to strengthening the defence than any thing else.
 The open practice in the gym lot con- sisted in trying the new drop kick from field. "Stub" Chamberlain has shown considerable ability in this line and was given more attention by the coaches +l.,, aIrA 1>nlI les T from center to quarter, who is in a stopping position about ten yards back of the line. He immediately places the ball on the ground and the full-back | kicks it.
 | The Varsity and college elevens lined up at o'clock yesterday afternoon for forty-minute game. It was a pretty | contest but the Varsity showed their | superiority. The line bucking of the backs was very effective. They ham, mered tackle and guard for good gains, and their Won tackle seldom failed to gain ground. Sanford's new close for nation play was tried by the Varsity for the first time. The backs crashed into the line with telling effect and sel- dom failed to gain from two to ten yards. This play will no doubt be the | principal one used in the big games. De Saulles at quarter deserves special mention for the manner in which he handled the team and the way he got into all the plays.
 Two touchdowns were made by each team-one by the college team, by Slo- covitch after a run from the center of | the field. Marshall played left guard | on the Varsity. Hickok and Cross were the guards for the college, and | they succeeded in breaking up several close formation plays.
 | Secret practice will be continued every afternoon until the Harvard | games.
 | THE FRESHMAN GAME. | The freshman football eleven will play the Princeton freshmen at Yale l field, November IS, the same day as the Yale-Harvard game. This game was originally arranged to be played on No- vember 10, but Captain Cochran refus- ed to allow the men to play. The rea- son for this change of decision is not | known. When the game was cancelled he unequivocally declared that the Princeton freshmen would not be al- lowed to play here. Both teams are | the result of their meeting.
 GAME TO-DAY.
 The junior-senior interclass champi- onship game will be played at the field this afternoon at o'clock.
 THIS YEARS PROM.
 A new idea has been advanced by this years prom. committee regarding the junior german. They have issued positive orders that no stags will be admitted. This is an injustice to many men, and will no doubt cause much dis satisfaction among the members of the | class.
 BROOKLYN CLUB.
 A meeting of the Brooklyn club was | held Wednesday evening in 176 Lyceum for the purpose of electing officers. The | officers elected were as follows: F. H. Simmons '9S, president; G. s. Chauncey '9SS., vice president; W. Moves '99, sec retary and treasurer. The executive committee is composed of M. U. Ely '9S, W. P. Slocovitch '9SS., T. D. Hewitt '99, A. s. Goodwin 1900, A. Cameron 1901. A smoker will be held some time before the Christmas holidays
 YALE-HARVARD DEBATE.
 The preliminary trials for the Yale l Harvard debate of the Sheffield Scien- tific school were held Wednesday night in North Sheffield hall. The contest ants were c. D. Lockwood 1900 S., P. Troup 1900 S., o. H. Dowell '98S., and J. E. Mcintyre '98S. All took the nega- tive side of the question. The two men who were chosen to represent Shelf. in the finals on Friday are O. H. Dowell and J. E. Mcintyre.
 The judges were Prof. Henry w. Far nam, Prof. Robert N. Corwin and Dr, Wilbur l.. Cross.
 A trophy has been offered for the golf championship of Yale college, to be played for in the spring and fall of each year, open to members of the Yale Golf club. The conditions for the first match are as follows:
 All contestants to play eighteen holes on either Tuesday, November g, or Wednesday, November 10. The sixteen making the best scores on these days to play off by match play.
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