The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-02

Yalc's experiences at West Point. The fact that
the New Haven men did not get better than q
draw is not regarded with seriousness BY tho
reason why. the Blue, with ali OF the bcst play.
or. out Of the tosm, did not win; There IL ono
extremely hopeful, and that was the display OF
S %CbT pSEyo X, * tue fsu Yale sSsf y0uRaT FtsS So ssp1sciSsl nS
goal line for q touchdown, the score stood 8to
4 in favor Of West Point, Those who saw tho
s sSsg on SS' that the g Yale men knew fail Wei that
II Mcbride did not kick the ball over the posts
S tSat a f tea@ w CtSs1 than IL HV Harvard a. and nd P 4iSs st%o
D 1eS that prevailed and Kicked a One, goal,
SeSdedness has won many a game for the Blue
in the. past. Even though tho, West Point
arST d sssm not when ssTe past { s eeeord scar are 81 th or = on on
still It ls the general sentiment among Yale
alumni that whatever may happen in these
ia a chance 10 defeat Harvard and Princeton.
As one New Haven graduate put 1t yesterday:
whip Harvard and later on defeat the Tigers,
Wehavo 80 much excellent but untricd material
in hand that We are ANXIOUS 70 experiment
we are looking at, for IL we can form a roason.
ably good eleven from freshman talent, Yale
IN Mi the come NEXT Pf tSrso 1 years nt to Come. !"'a'A''s ''0''A
Although chaos seems to have reigned among
,Yele's, coaohers as to the anal makeup ~ has
DCtu hCu thuO y 2oeo SoaN.t
has practically determined to put Yale on Sol.
diors' Field something like this:
slocoritch. left end; Rodgers. left tackle; cadwaia.
Chamberiin. right tackle; hs1en, right end; Ely or
win, half backs; Mcbride. full back.
This, in itself, is a pretty fast combination
which. II properly trained and coached be.
tween now and the Harvard game, may cause
serious trouble for the Crimson.
Harvard, too, has already decided upon tho
team that will tackle Yale, although no official
announcement has yet been made. The coachers
believe they have struck q winning combina-
ton in the following:
Cabot, left end; Swain. left tackle; Bouve. LEFT
guard; Doucette, centre; shaw, right guard; Mills.
risht tackle; Moulton, right end; Garrison; quarter
backs; Warren. full back.
According to expert observers, this team is
l !RsI the st9ndHrd and in Ei Sonsia, T MSo re nfsyts iS of
i isSti mos se'iffe for s 50 shS al NJ! Nils T are be both ili su:
ali improbable that Boal, the guard who has
been playing good football in Bouve's place
LATELY n,omSr may yr be placed IN, in s hays Place aoss at att th Sr lSss
up to his old form soon. The coachers are
making special efforts to keep their men
proved disastrous at Cambridge more than
once.
Pennsylvania's principal method Of attack
this year is the famous guards back" forma-
ton which was invented by George Woodruff.
The Quakers' rush line, according to critics, is
woodruff, are missed But the line is more
is played with wonderful force. But Waters,
Haryard.s coach: whoE saw the Qnnakers play
in offensive work, and shows signs of greater
practice in that department than either Har-
ward or Yale. He also states that in defensive
some Quaker teams in the past. the rush line is
2 hard proposition to break up. He believes
o e9H the H SEASON at T Phi saasTlshise ON ne No oSra 90. f Biils
Bull, the ex-Yale player, says that Pennsylvania
is to-day stronger than Harvard, Yale, and
Princeton.
A special meeting Of the Football Committee of
the New York lnterscholastic A. A. was held at
Trinity. School yesterday afternoon for the pur-
pose Of deciding the protest entered by De La
Ss1 Bpo lpss'i tn the sE Eelfaie 5nf ef Ta : sSIIe 81 sa Rs59 lnss
school: to kick of after De La.Salie Institute
p protest eSS5 '4 FIREMAN n n a Of the II BE- eFf La salle f IN.
stitute team said the referee violated a rule in
siv tRs t tsla ba Mb to HSs s sbsygi Sfh Ss8a in r the se It re
giving the ball to berkeley in the. centre Of tho
IN he' ans s~es e capt. b on ssns osBfss es eg'r said SH that
whether. a rule was violated or not, the decision
collegiate rules, and as the football series are
under those rules. the committee had no right
The committee. after some discussion. thought
missed the protest and sustained. the ruling Of
Referee Browne. The latter said to II Sun
explanation in regard to my decision in
he out Of place. The Sun upheld my ruling in
last last T Thur as ytb mornings gsms h Issue e s siter e giytins the tn
to o be- Ss'i kicked of az AGAIN. HGuD the bali Diue went be beh ind
the goal line, and as no Berkeley player fell on
centre of the field and kick Off. This to my
Ssve.' ~ -" ''' -
PRINCETON, Nov. 1.-The Tigers lined up
against the scrub this afternoon and played q
field. There was a good deal OF fumbling by the
varsity backs, due to the slippery condition of
big Improvement N over mSpii last we Weeks PKiT'%i SLOWING wins T.
Both teams played hard football, and the var
several Of Yale's mass formations against the
varsity tackle. but without material gains.
out of the game: ,Dickey filled Crowdis's
On the scrub Craig put up a BEAUTIFUL game at
left end. His tackllng was sure and hard, and
he was a big factor in breaking up the scrubs
mass plays. Baird is a trifie entertained and
will rest this week as much as possible. Rosen.
garten played quarter back this afternoon in
not always accurate. Booth filled centre again
was not on the neld, and IL looks us IT he had
dropped out of the race. Ballet. the 90 centre
rush. was at Princeton this afternoon coaching
Booth, and Fred Smith, last years quarter back.
will be here tomorrow to look after Baird at
quarter back. The game scheduled by tho man.
agement of Princeton's freshmen eleven with
Yale. 1901, for Nov. 13 at New Haven has been
cancelled.
NEW HAVEN, Nov. Fourteen of the Yale
football candidates were this morning taken to a
special training table. They were: Centre, Mar.
shall; guards, Cadwalader and Brown; tackles.
Capt. Rodgers and Chamberlain; ends, Sloco.
witch and HaZer; quarter backs. Sullivan, De
Saulles, and ConnOr; halves, Corwin, Dudley,
and Benjamin.; full back, Mcbride. Tho speciNl
table Is generally composed of the men who will
play In the big games. but tho management
states that the choice is not significant this year,
and that other men will be taken later this
week. Chadwick, n veteran of three seasons,
was not selected. Neither were Hine. Dunston,
ELY, ana Gilmore Of last seasons team. Much
Rrumbling Is heard because Conner and Dudley,
both noyices. who have not played any of ac
count this year, were taken. The Rev. Mr.. Cut.
ter. who has played centre oil the fall, did not
get a seat, nor did John Hall. the best candidate
In the field for end rush.
CAMBRIDGE. Nov. LA drizzling rain and
soggy field did not prevent the Harvard eleven
from going through some very lively practice
this afternoon. Newell and w. H. Lewis. the
veteran centres, have returned from West
ntn IL A. -.