The sun., 1897-11-18
FOOT BALL.


boys legs during an exciting game last
Saturday he had decided to prohibit the
students playing. This action has
caused much disappointment among the
students.
The demand for tickets for the Yale
Princeton game exceeds the supply.
Captain Cabot, of Harvard, is on
cr,1tches, and will not play in the game
against Pennsylvania.
The New Haven public is much ex-
cited over the sale of seats for the Yale
Princeton game. Out of 1880 seats in
the grand stands the Yale management
only had $50 to put on sale for the gen.
eral public yesterday. They were
grabbed up in few minutes. The spec
ulators have now appeared and are offer
ing seats for S., which means a bonus Of
So for each seat. The yale management
has been unable to even supply the de-
mand of Yale undergraduates and Yale
graduates.
The stripping of the "H' from the
Varsity foot ball men of Harvard has
aroused much adverse criticism. 1t is
felt the coaches have exceeded their duty
and have treated the team like lot Of
schoolboys. The coaches acted under a
rule passed by the Athletic Committee in
1896, which empowered the committee
to strip the letter from the sweaters of
those men who had not played in a
championship game. 1t is felt that the
present action Of the coaches is high
handed and will demoralizc the team at
time when it should be in the best Of
spirits to meet the Quakers.
The University of Pennsylvania eleven
and substitutes left Tuesday for the Del
aware Water Gap, where they will re-
main until just before the Harvard game.
The unsatisfactory state of affairs at
Cambridge is creating the belief that the
Quakers will win quite handily. A new
trick that may create considerable talk if
successfully carried out will be tried by
Pennsylvania. 1t is on the guards
back" principle, but the real play is
made by the quarter and full backs. 1t
is said to be most sensational, and has
completely puzzled the "scrubs." Its
strong point lies in the inability of OPP
posing players to locate the ball.
There will be a warm time at Union
street grounds this afternoon, when the
Wilmington High School and the Roman
Catholic High School of Philadelphia
line up.
Speaking of coachers brings to mind
a comment that has been freely circu-
lated among foot ball men relative to the
merits OF George Woodruff, the Pennsyl-
vania coach. 1t is stated that Woodruff
comes very near being the best coach in
the country. lie is an ex-fa!e player
and was a member of the blue varsity
when opponents were swept over like
paper dolls. Since taking the place of
coach at Pennsylvania Woodruff has de-
vcloped some wonderful talent and some
great clevcns. He has also invented a
system of team play that includes the
fastest and most effective method of ad-
vancng the ball used by any one of the
clevcns. Woodruff is absolute in author
ity and allows no assistants on the field
unless they are invited by him to help
him. His ideas and plans are never
questioned, and he has undiSputcd pow
er to select the members Of the varsity
eleven. He plays no favorites and the
men must win their places on their
merits. Woodruff can play any place ON
the team and is therefore ably qualified
to crticisc his men and remedy their
faults. When he took hold Of the Quak-
crS' football affairs they were at Il low
cbb. The prominent position prnn-y'-
vana holds in the football world to- day
is chiefly due to this energetic worker
1t was Il rather discouraged crowd OF
students that filed out OF the Princeton
varsity field this afternoon. The
varsity took slump in their practice
against the second eleven. With but two
DAYS left for active work, the Tigers
played the game in Il way that would re-
mind one OF an opening practice at the
beginning OF the season. The backs
fulnblcd badly, started slowly, and failed
to follow what little interference was
formed for them. The line men did
fairly good work, twice breaking through
the Yale formation used by the scrub, y
and blocking Poe's attempts to kick.
When chain grinds or creks it indl-
Gated the chain needs attention. If it has
stretched or the teeth of the sprokets
have become worn, it is hard to stop the
grinding. Ii the chain and sprockets are
in good condition the grinding shows
the need of oil or graphite. After oilng
the noise will continue while the oil is
finding its way to the parts needing
lubrcating. 1t should cease after Il
while. When it does not, it is II sign
that the needed attention has been too
long delayed. The only remedy then is
to remove the chain and clean it thor