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Columbia Not Yet in Line-Big Teams HAM
pered by Warm Weather.

and undergraduates. No particular reason is
given and considerable comment has been
aroused in consequence. There are enough
big men at the university to form pretty good
nucleus for team, yet there appears to be no
desire on the part OF such students to get out
on the gridiron and practice. The energy
shown last spring In placing baseball nine in
the field was taken as an indication that the
right spirit had at last been introduced among
the students, and the general impression pre-
vailed that the football men would get to work
this fall.
With the big gymnasium ready for 90 ~.
panoy and Berkeley Oval at the disposal Of the
students there seemed to be no reason why q
start on the Rridiron could not be made But
rs no schedule was arranged and no move
ment made to get the men OFT this fall. 10
seems that Columbia viii be compelled once
more to remain In the backgi ound while the
other big universities are interesting thou
sands with their important games. Last spring
Kale. Harvard, Princeton and the University
OF Pennsylvania were anxious to have Colum-
bia enter the football field 30 that they could
play games once moro on college ground in
the metropolitan district But as matters
now stand no big eleven will be seen here this
year and no important games will take place
on local fields.
The hot weather. although affecting the
practice Of the New York University team.
has not stopped 1t. and as a result the team is
rapidly getting down to good hard work. Capt
Hatch has already begun the wedding out
process. and will announce the team in day
or 30. The batch OF candidates continues to
increase daily. The men are becoming pro-
ilcient in the minor points Of the game. such
as falling on the ball and tackling. and the
work from this out will consist mainly Of
Draotica ON xut ha rauhp
and Berkeley School, The candidates for the
freshman team were called out yesterday. and
looked to be promising lot.
Manager Gould Is trying to arrange q num-
ber OF games. and a good team will be put In
the field. The opening game OF the season
will be played with Lehigh on Saturday after
noon at 8 o'clock. As this is the first game
Lehigh has played at the Heights for many
years. there will probably be a large crowd
present
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 4.-PennsyIvania's foot
ball practice on Franklin Field to-day would
have been very dlscouraginG to the spectators
were 1t not for the teams splendid perform
match plays are more desirable than dashing
practice. About an hour was spent In signal
SsPaS and Nike seHFrg %qFDNE OoaF enF The The 'S% a N
quarters V Of an hour the bali was E only 'S once
captain broke through the scrub line. and,
upproteGted. ran siyty-tive yards fora touch
% Was mostly be%een me deld and and the Earsty Rify
35-yard line; The playing Of both teams was
e seFa Rcfs e sho4t anG %nf soR
many, kicks being blocked. Most OF the time
was devoted to Intellectual attacks on the lins
and there was tpmbling galore. Coach Wood
run played on the varsity.
PRINcEToY. y. j., Oct. 4,-Trainer Christie
ehortnna1 the 'VarSitv'S nrnptipa m tO-dnv
on account OF the heat to two ten-minute
halves. Many substitutes were used, so that
only few of the players were in the game
throughout. The backs and line men worked
together in good style and the practice was in
Princeton's field this year. The interference @
formed quickly and was very effective in end
ably ably and the first eleven en- scored only once in
after run runlrof Of thirty yards, and Mills kicking
Hutchinson, a reshman from Iercersburg
ecesed "n aa and Dee" acdaed Rmssi iTcF with
credit, He ran the team well and passed ac:
from the field by only two two feet. ;. Iathrope rope
and Crane showed up in fine form at half back.
lent Interference Ayres, punted at full back.
The freshman squad. thirty-fve strong. is
and aPK u2s the some 81 %a nf Is
very promising and fairly strong eleven
should develop.
New HAVEN. Dot. 4-Yale's football eleven
was knocked out by the weather this after
candidates tried to, work with the thermom-
eeter up to a5, and the atmosphere almost sti-
tice did not last ten minutes to-day: The
weather is blamed BY Yale,s coaches for pp-
against Wesleyan last saturday @ "tSH CAPT ME Gham
berlin did not dare risk his veteran players In
to-day's torrid weather and sent Corwin, Dpd-
freshman squad The varsity weakened by
the absence OF these men, played no better
touchdown. siocovitch. end: rush on the
scrubs. made ons, OF the most brilliant runs
kick of and after fumbling it ran past the en-
tire. varsity line for goal Slocovitch played
on the varsity In several games last year. He
been In training but two days. having just re-
turned from a camp where he vas with the Yale
ing centre most Of the season has been dis
qualified by conditions in his studies, This
Wrenched knee. as the only candidate Of note no >
CAMBRIDGE. Mass. Oct. 4-,Contrary to usual
custom Harvard's practice. in face OF to-mor-
rows game with Bowdoin. was sharp and Sc
we're. The weather was sultry and humid and
made Trainer McMasters extremely careful OF
Bert Waters. Norton Shaw Lewis and Bouve
ssad srsa es o %dyee fG
suit that the practice was unusually hard and
snappy. DAILY. the regular:auarter back was
u
ters at once sent him to the. training house.
sawin replaced him, Toward the end of the
ImpinG GrE to the training house with a q strained
jury would not keep him oct Of to .morrows
game, The heat was toD much for Rainsford
and Liyermore OF the second and they were
replaced by A. Sargent and Cooper. The var
sity played two ten-:ninute halves, the first
against the second varsity and the next
against the scrubs, In the second half ali the
men who are Likely to play against Bowdoin
tomorrow were tested.
Neither Dibb3,ee nor Warren did any play
during the hot Weather. Gierasch, 1902. and
L. Kendall. 1902. were the regular varsity
backs. Gierasch. who has been steadily work
ing up since the season began, gave good ex-
hi6ltion OF fast running and dodging. Trainer
Jafiray. L. Kendall, Sawin and Catlin have been
taken TO the varsity training table. Lee the
SS2sd %h n bs S "a. o % PLAYED
chance ia the regular lineup for the irst
the hitherto invincibe Jimmy Lawrence and
stood him of on even terms. II lie can keep
up the pace he set to-day he will De sure OF a
place on the varsity.