Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-13
PlGSKIN KICKERS
Will Be Seen in Some Great
Games, This Afternoon.
The Greatest Interest Centers in Yale
Harvard Game at Cambridge.
Beth EIsvens in Pink Of Condition and Both
Teams Confident.

Cambridge, Mass, Nov. 12.-With the
change in the weather which came,
this afternoon, came a change of Coach
Fobes' mind. Contrary to expectation,
the Harvard first eleven and the sub
$3.50 o'clock. Since this mornings
downpour ended, gang Of men have
been put on Soldiers field with buckets
and shovels, and by the time the play
ers trotted onto the field, nearly every
puddle had been scooped up. The sod
was still soft and mushy, but is drying
fast under the high northwest wind.
The practice on the regular field was
limited to catching and returning the
ball on the kickoff. The ball usually
went to Haughton who caught 1t in
variably and sent it back for 60 or 70
yards. When another player caught
the ball he passed it to Haughton who
punted. His punting was slow but
very strong. After 10 minutes Of this
work, the men went out on one of the
practice fields where the ground was
harder and went through the signals
for 10 minutes.
The practice was open, but no stu
dents knew of it and there was only a
handful of spectators. The men were
spared perceptibly on account of the
sloppy condition of the field and there
was no effort to practice sharply. The
lineup was as follows and will probably
be the same tomorrow: Cabot. left end;
Swain, left tackle; Bouve, left guard;
Doucette, center; Haskell, right guard;
Donald. right tackle; Moulton. right
Corricnn rfl rhop Dihh1on
left halfback; Warren, right halfback;
Haughton, fullback.
Haughton and Dibblee stayed out
few minutes after Trainer Lathrop sent
the rest of his precious charges in to
dress, and Haughton practiced goal
kicking against the wind. Dibblee held
the ball for him, first to one side of the
goal, then in the middle, then on the
other side. Every one of the 25 tries
succeeded and it may fairly be inferred
that Haughton and not Garrison will
do the goal kicking, tomorrow. All of
the men in the regular makeup seemed
full of ginger and in good condition.
On the Yale campus, this morning.
nothing but foot ball was talked and
the hours before the great game with
Harvard drag along like so many days.
The chief topic of discussion was the
effect on Yale's chances of the sudden
calling away of Dudley, the half back
who was summoned to Washington, D
c., by the death Of his mother. late
yesterday afternoon. There seems to
be no question but Yale has been de-
prived of one Of her strongest players.
but the unfortunate event merely lends
force to the argument proclaiming the
wisdom of Yale's coachers through
out the season.
In accordance with their policy every
available foot ball man in the univer-
sity has been developed and as a result.
Yale has number of good half backs
who can be used. The competition was
SO close that it was only within the
last few days that it was possible to
pick Dudley as one of the halves.
Consequently his place will be be fill
ed by one or two men who gave him
the hardest kind of fight for the hon
or and Yale will not be materially
weakened, If at all. The coachers have
not yet announced their choice, but it
will probably be either Kieffer or Cor
win, with the chances in favor of the
latter. The members of the eleven
were up bright and early, this morning,
and all were in first class shape.
Every man is eager for the fray and
they, with every student in the uni
versity, share a feeling of what bor-
ders on real joy at the prospects of
again meeting Harvard in a contest
for gridiron honors.