The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-27
BRIEF TOPICS OF THE DAY
A Resume of the Latest DOings in
Athletics Indoor and Field
Sports That are
Legitimate.
F'OOtb

the practice yesterday cN1slsteu HlalHl
of subs.
The Princeton College foot ball team
yesterday telegraphed for more veteral
coaches to help get the team in shape.
All of Cornell's foot ball players are il
good condition, with the exception O
Quarterback Young. whose blood is on
of order caused by the dye out Of hi
jersey.
The Pennsylvania team, with only tiv
regulars on it, took 'one hours sigma
practice in all the rain, on Franklin Fiel(
yesterday.
At Princeton College yesterday the.
put a left-footed kicker on the scrul
team to give the Varsity some practice
in breaking up that kind of kick.
There has been so much talk over thu
decision made by Referee Gould in TIN
Yale-Carlisle game of Saturday, in New
York, that Mr.. Gould has made state
ment that he was right, and that the UNI
pire was at fault, as he should have giver
the ball to the Indians because the Yale
end made an off-side play. The decision
given robbed the Indians out of a touch
down.
Billy Garrison, grandson of the great
abolitionist, will take dug" Cochrane''
place as quarterback on the Harvard
foot ball team.
1t is not likely that Yale will play foot
ball in New York again. They say the
soil on the Polo Grounds is too soft fol
fast play, and the crowd kept up such
din that they could not hear their sig
nails. The Indians heard theirs all
right. The yells didn't come right fol
the Yale team.
Brinton is a tower Of strength al
tackle.
Quarterback Garrett of the Warren
team is very valuable man, as he
always has his eye on the ball and is one
of the first to get it on Il tumble, 'and
there is seldom game played that he
does not block a kick.
McNee fills Mears' place as half back tc
a 7, as he tackles well and seldom fails
to make the necessary yards.
The Warren has two good men in
Green and Stidham for center. Green
made number of tackles in Saturdays
game.
The Wilmington A. A. football team
will go to Philadelphia next Saturday to
play the kcnilworth wheelmen.
Andrew Hasche, l9-years-old, had his
neck broken playing football on Sunday
afternoon last, in New York.
Hayes and Chamber, the Wamen's
two guards, are stone wall, and they
are also good ground gamers when they
take the ball.
Joslyn of the Warren is not playing
the game that he played last at end. Get
together, Harry, and show us what you
can do.
Lingo, the. High Schools new guard,
is great help to the team.
There is no hole on the High School
team where McVcy plays.
Middleton of the High School team
wants to play low and dive into the in
reference when the other side has the
oall.
Hates showed up well in the game
last.
The boys back of the linoon the High
school team don't want to talk so much.
let the captain talk.
Porter, OF the Warren, got into the
,ame on Saturday. Give him chance.
What's the matter with David, the
ecretary?
A. W. Selak would be hard to beat as a
manager, for he certainly is a hustler.
The Yanigans Of Selaks cigar store say
hat the Goo Coos of the same place are
fruid to play them. Is that so?
The High School football team has one
t the best teams it has had since it has
cen in existence, but they will have to
ust,e to win from the teams Of Mr.. J.
has scheduled Following
re the games arranged: Oct. rs, Media
[igh School in this city; Nov. I, Media
cademy at Wilmington; Nov. 9, Chester
[igh School at Chester, Nov. II, Tome
institute OF Port Deposit, in Wilmington;
ov. Is, undecided; Nov. 20, Tome In
itute at Por: Deposit.
Comparing the four big colleges, Penn
,lvania leads with ten victories and has
'ored 1862 points, but most of them have
zen made against the weak teams of the
'uth and she has also been scored uponl
ale, Harvard and Princeton have each
aged seven games. Yale lad clean
cord until last week, when Brown and
e Indians crossed her goal. Princeton
rs played with the exception Of Cornell
I'd the Indians almost the game class