The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-15
ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD.
PROsPEOTs or THE ELEVENs OF THE
"BIG FoUR0 OUTLINED.

uyIvnnin Fnvors Feef-Hiarvnrd'H Success
Depends Chiefly on ConchinE-Ynie's Team
an Experimentation News ana Notes.
The work OF the big Four"-Hnrvard, Yale,
Princeton, and Pennsylvania-on the gridiron
no far this season has caused the most surpris.
ing interest. and the enthusiasts are al
ready endeavoring to COMPARE the relative
strength Of the teams. Some persons believe in
comparing scores, but that is n worthless
method. The actual speed and strength OF the
zen On the olevens, together with their knowl-
edFo OF scientific football, must be taken into
consideration before ono can get n line on their
form. 1t 10, OF course, too early 10 say definite
ly what tho real power OF the elevens may be,
but Judging from various reports and the carly
showing Of tho various new candidates. it Is
not q very hard matter to say what the pros
poets are.
Tho Princeton team, by virtue OF the great
victories over Harvard and Yale last year, is
naturally the first to DO discussed by impartial
football enthusiastic. The eleven has been
rapidly developed 80 far. and is from present
appearances wonderfully strong back OF the
line, especially in the possession OF expert
kickers. Baird seems fully able to I'LL the place
at quarter back left vacant by Phenomenal
Smith, which means more to tho team than any.
thing else. The places in the line left open by
the graduation of Brokaw. Church and Galley
arc causing plenty OF speculation, but Holt,
swartz. Booth and Edwards are showing up
strongly. Holt, from his present work. will
come up nearly to the high standard set by
Church. but whether Booth can equal the great
play OF Galley q year ago Is a question that cam
not be answered yet. 1t is therefore plain that
Princeton's line will be the key to the Tigers
success this year.
Another thing that must not be forgotten is the
physical condition of the Tigers, which is almost
continually perfect. Trainer Jack McNastcrs
seems TO possess the unusual power ofkeeping his
men ut all through the season. so that when the
time for q big game arrives the players are ut
as fiddlcs instead of being stale and played out.
Capt. Cochran's successful methods of handling
the men is another important factor, together
with the uneq allied coaching methods. In a
word. Princoton's system of training, developing
and coaching q football eleven is the secret of
her success.
Pennsylvania, as in years past, is developing
q team composed of big. beefy fellows, who can
sweep an ordinary team Of young men of the
gridiron, il necessary. George Woodruff. al
ways imbued with Yale's spirit and tactics in
football, is a valuable coach. He has received
credit for discovering and bringing out many
star players. So far the Quakers seem to have
made u powerful rush line out of the candidates.,
guards qua d. Ff%si asd NJ %eS 6 Keen cam MnHbs begin t to m nIM
up for the loss of the stars of a year ago, Whar-
ton and Woodruff. "Pennsy" appears to Re still
uncertain about quarterback, although there arc
several lively candidates.. Capt. Minds is one
Of the best fun backs in the country, while
Walker. Morice and jackson arc excellent half
backs. But not ono of them can equal the
wonderful Colbert or the marvellous Brooke,
who was tho star kicker Of the country two
prospects are most brilliant, but 1t is not safe 10
say much about, her coming game with Harvard
until the Quakers have played Lafayette.
Trainer Mike Murphy is an expert in producing
physical perfection.
That in itself is more than half the game. pro
yiding the veterans are properly coached. The
found so far has been slowness. Some OF the
men are said to be positively TAT, which IS an
evil That must be wiped out before the big games.
sidered in the same class with the former stars.
Wrightington and Charley Brewer, The same
bring order ont of chaos. TrainerJ J. II. Lathrop,
who has held his place for years. is trying some
new schemes by which he hopes 10 keep his
men 1T Harvard has always been strangely
star players. and Lathrop's efforts arc being
directed in this direction.
Yale will present what win be an an en-, entirely rel,
that has been seen at New Haven in years.
Frank Butterworth. the head coach. has turned
candidates since Walter Camp gave up active
coaching. Butterworth has a reputation for
New Haven has created untold enthusiasm. He
fayors a heavy rush line, including heavy
t sf { eosis and E snd ;,v which Oh man many experts er Ss rs ns
the leading players are new, the team will re-
main an unknown quantity until after the
trainer. Is working hard to better last years re-
suits, which were not over-brilliant.
1t was said among local Harvard men yester-
day that ex-Capt. Arthur Cunnock. who was in
charge of Harvard's victorious team az Spring
field seven years ago, would shortly visit Cam
bRtdge to take q hand in the coaching. Cum
mock was the best football captain that Harvard
fine points of the game than the average coach
who tries to tell players what to DO from the
mako q line combination to instil football
knowledge into Haryarc,s. candidates. Cum
mock. II he had been placed in absolute author.
ity the year after he graduated, could have per-
petuated the methods which made for Harvard
a magnificent eleven. II he goes TO Cambridge,
be placed in charge of affairs with power to act
as he may see Mt, just at pr sent Harvard is in
Pennsylvania. Butterworth of Yale. or MoIat
Of Princeton.
CAMBRIDGE, Oct. 14.-Harvard football stock
has risen perceptibly since yesterdays game.
touchdowns against Amherst, and with very
Little work, surprised the enthusiasts greatly.
The game solved several psrplexiinE problems.
In the first place the coaches see the inadvisa.
bility of trying to make u full, back out OF
Haughton. His playing, particularly his punt
time In the game could he be depended upon.
sawin and Dtohlee are pe,manent fixtures. 1t
10 tHO OplulOn lntJ DlDUleo 10 Ouc Vi ln6 HnebL
half backs Harvard has ever had. His form
approaches closely to that of Charley Brewer.
He has all of Brewers good qualities besides a
very level head. Garrison is likely to remain
at quarter. His judgment in yesterdays game
was excellent. while he infused plenty of spirit
int the eleven by his energetic style OF play.
The Harvard interference is still very weak
and the coaches are trying their utmost to
strengthen 1t. Little fault is noticed with the
line. Burden is making Q good substitute, and
can be relied upon In the less important games
Wheeler is slowly getting into form. His
weight, however, bothers the coachers some
what, for instead of decreasing 1t shows tho on.
posite tendency. The eleven and substitutes
leave tomorrow night for West Point. A large
number of students will 20 TO Newton on Satur
day afternoon for the Yale-Newton game.
EAsToN. Pa, Oct. lahore misfortune hal
oyertaken Lafayette's football eleven. Bray
the full back on The regular team, is of because
OF a boil developing on his instep. He insist'
that he will play Saturday against Cornell, buI
how he will be able TO stand the pain is q ques
tiou. This makes six OF the regular team WHIT
have laid of more, or less this week owing t.
injuries. .Walbridge was on to-day and playet
with his old-tiIne vim. His kicking was remark
ably well done. Rinehart also went to worl
after q rest OF several days. lie tried drol
kicking for goals with much success.