The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-16
ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD.
THREE IMPORTANT BATTLES TO BE
DECIDED THIS AFTERNOON.

Princeton viii Meet the Carlinie rndians-Har-
ward Plays ut west Polnt-Corneii Tackles
Larayette-xew from tho Various Gridirons.
The, first really important football games Of
the season will DO played to-day. Princeton
will meet tho Carlisle Indians at Old Nassau's
field, Harvard will tackle tho West Point
cadets at West Point, and Lafayette will play
Cornell at Easton, Pa. All Of these contests
will afford lines upon which to estimate the
strength OF the big elevons. Tho gam at
Princeton will DO the most important In that
tho Tigers will have antagonists who will put
up q fierce battle. 1t will DO the Indians 1rst
contest OF any importance and thoy will go
upon the field 1T to play for their lives. Tho
fact that they succeeded In scoring against
Princeton last year and that they have learned
more about the game because of tho careful
coaching OF several Yale men can be taken as
evidence that Princeton wilt have no snap.
Capt. Cochran's men will undoubtedly try to
run up a big score, and in order to accomplish
tho feat the strongest possible team must DO
placed in the field. Many Princeton alumni
will 60 from this city to see the game.
Harvard appearance ut West Point will also
attract many followers Of the crimson from
this city. This will be the only appearance Of
tho Cambridge eleven in this neighborhood, and
a very good line can be obtained on the teams
real strength. The West Point boys have u
strong team, even better than a year ago,
when Princeton and Yale defeated them by
s 1sn scores ores liant In the IRE ree STts game pni against sbn Wesi
surprising. strength, so much so that experts
who saw the contest say that Harvard will have
kickcrs from scoring, II not from winning.
Tho Cornell I'm lafayette game gam Is OF vital h.l, i'm,
RI%%o Sy haye 70 a H Settd sSp team t thau ii in ths last sfli fvS
years and are anxious to SEQ how they will
compare with the eleven, which defeated Penn.
~sylvanta last year and played a 90 game with
Princeton. The Lafayette team, by the way,
contains three of the best players in tho coun-
1ry,, II n Sio more P|Gs,O of the tn, sane Ss@s KIND Wainr BsTsy Is Is = ,
superb half back and Rinehart is considered
he best guard on any Of tho big teams. Worth
try. Tho team is made up of heavy men, a
characteristic of the Cornell team, also.
AS the season progresses It becomes apparent
that Garrett Cochran, the Princeton captain,
is easily the finest end rusher In the college
arena. Though comparatively slight in build,
the Princeton team, and IL also one of the fastest
runners In the colleges. He excels any end rush
Ing tacklcr. In putting up interference for his
backs he is q star, and in handling his team he
remember his work during the past two years
and who have been watching him at Princeton
this year say that he Is one Of the most remark
Cochran was captain Of the Tigers last year
and his marked success in the position made 1t
imperative that he should lead his men again
this season.
There IL already an unusual demand for
tickets for the Harvard-Y ale game to be played
at Cambridge. on Nov. 13. Manager 1wichell
of Yale says that there will probably be seating
the tickets will DO distributed by tho usual
allotmen system. Tho stands on Soldiers
Field are nearly completed and the gridiron
will BIO inclosed by a fence, after tho plan in
vogue so many years at Springfield. 1t Is
thought in Boston that the demand for tickets
will exhaust the supply long before the day Of
the game.