The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-11
AT HAND.
Y ale Prince
ton Game.
LAST PRACTICE.
Coachers Bring the Men In
to Line for Great Contest.

New Haven, Conn, Nov. 1O.-Con-
trary to expectation, the Yale coach
ers ordered the eleven out to the field
this afternoon for a practice game of
30 minutes of hard work
The rain fell in sheets almost the
whole time and the ground was so
slippery that the players found it diff
cult to keep their feet, but they We're
kept at it, nevertheless. When the game
was over they We're mud from head to
foot, but their bright eyes and evil
dent good spirits made it seem as if
they were in comparatively good con-
dition physically.
To be sure the men who have for
the past two weeks been sick or laid
favored, so that they did not show any
i'll effects of the days work. Despite
the slipperiness of the ball, there was
very little fumbling, an encouraging
sign to the coachers. Before the line
up the eleven that is by concensus of
opinion the body of IL picked men who
will face Princeton on Saturday, We're
taken to one side of the field and given
practice in the signals. 1t was noticed
that, despite the fact that he has still
one condition in scholarship hanging
over him, Durston was played at half.
with Townshend for running mate
The big line bucker passed off one con-
dition yesterday, but the faculty hold
him to the rules and he must take the
other examination tomorrow morning
AS the team is to leave at 4 o'clock in
the afternoon, this makes it a matter
of worry not only to Durston himself
but to the other candidates. Benjamin.
Gilmore, Harvey, Marvin and Corwin
were all on the field this afternoon, and
they all believe themselves in fairly
good condition. They are anxious to fill
Durston's place and worked with en-
thusiasm when given short trials. Dud-
ley was not out at ALL and it seems
certain that though a chosen man, he is
relegated to the infirmary for at least
this week. 1t is hoped that he may be
able to go into the Harvard game, at
any rate. De Saulles was at quarter in
the Yale eleven-elect and Mcbride at
full. Cutten at centre, Brown and
Marshall at guards Stillman and
Chamberlain at tackles and Coy and
Eddy at ends were the other players.
This team was tonight put through
the signal practice on the gymnasium
floor by the coachers. They will rest
tomorrow and will do no work at all
except LOT d. lew minutes IN the morn
ing, when they will be given a little
familiar talk on the game by ex-Capt.
Hinkey and Heffelfinger. and also be
once more and finally put through the
signals.
The coachers We're asked this evening
to give their views of the eleven. They
were. all decidedly non-committal when
asked whether they were satisfied with
the physical condition Of the men. One
of them, who wished not to be quoted,
said that Yale men may justly feel
assured that Princeton will have to
play and play hard to win, and that
Yale has good fighting chance to land
a victory.
When the coachers thought it time to
quit work the entire squad of 81 play
ers and substitutes were lined up on
the south goal line, and at a signal
from Coach Winter, the whole crowd
raced down the field to the other goal.
1t was fine foot race, and judge of
award would have found it difficult to
determine whether half backs or
guards, or even centre men, were the
winners. Cutten was scarcely ten yards
in the rear of Eddy, and Brown and
Marshall were we'll to the fore.