The Worcester spy., 1898-10-31

centre, Boal and Burden guards. Don
aid left tackle, DAILY quarterback,
Dibble and Warren halves, Jnd Reid
fullback.
At New Haven the week has been
discouraging in that the regulars have
not lined up together once. With such
a state of affairs, The score CT ten to
nothing against West Point was very
satisfactory, especially as the cadets
did not come near scoring. This ar
CUES well for the Blues defensive
work Much has been done lately in
choosing the team that will play the
big games, so that the present lineup
looks settled. Cutten has proved his SUI
periority to all others at centre, and
will surely play there. Brown and
Marshall viii be the guards, Chambers
lain and Allen the tackles and Coy and
Hubbell the ends. OF course Mcbride
win be fullback and Charlie De Saulles
quarterback. But the halves are still
unsettled. That is, SO the reports CIV
en- out by the authorities say, but
Dudley and Fish Benjamin will be the
men.
Speaking of Yale reports, it is Just
the period of the year for the usual
coming. Friday Yale's captain said
Cutten's boils will keep him cut of
the West Point game, but Saturday
Cutten danced over the Cadets
parade ground in a way to discourage
all such boil stories. Again in table
Of weights given out by the manage
ment, few days ago, the weights OF
the three centre men looked "fshy,"
to say the least, as to my personal
\ frrg,
more than 1877 and 1S4 respectively.
That they give out such fake reports
at New Haven, is known from Hink-
ey's time, when the doughty captains
weight was raised ten pounds above it's
reality in order to help discourage at
tempts at his end. There is 10 doubt
about it, such reports elate opponents
beyond all reason, and throw them off
their guard. Last years team was
calumnized unmeasuredly and by this
means threw Harvard off the scent
Just at present Yale and Princeton
should be compared first as their game
comes the twelfth and the Harvard
game a week later The two teams
are about equal, as it looks today with
Princeton bit stronger on the de-
fensive and Yale a slight favorite on
offensive play. At present writing the
teams look very evenly matched, with
the probability of a repetition OF last
years score of six to nothing one way
or the other. The chief changes in the
Princeton team this week are the SUBJ
stitution of last years regular guard,
Crowds, for Mills. the freshman on ac-
count of greater experience, the return
of Arthur Poe to end, and the appear
ance of Wheeler, last years fuilback,
on the field. AS made UP today, the
Princeton line looks to be the best on
defensive work on any field. The for
wards are not so good as Yales and
Pennsylvania in offensive work for
the backs. The Princeton backs are
not UP to the standard. however, and
must receive much coaching to gain
ground against Yale.
Cornell has suffered lapse in it's
playing form since the Princeton game,
one week ago. The team will have a
good rest before playing Pennsylvania
on Thanksgiving day and should give
the Quakers as good tussle as last
year.
In the lesser college world the two
great surprises of the week We're the
defeat of Dartmouth by the strong
Wesleyan team and the overwhelming
defeat administered by Holy Cross
upon Tech. Wesleyan has fine pair in
Townsend and Raymond, who were in a
great measure responsible for victory
over Dartmouth, but the defeat of Tech
is inexplicable.
Up in Maine, Bates proved her SUI
periority of the Dirigo states college
by defeating Bowdoin Saturday six to
nothing. This puts Bowdoin second, and
by beating Maine state Saturday, Colby
is third 7 3@
In academic circles Worcester Acad-
erny'sl tie with Andover was unexpect-
ed. Exeter still looks stronger for the
eastern academic championship with
Andover.
The game of the week, of course, will
be the Harvard-Penn contest at Cam
bridge. OF slightly lesser interest will
be the Princeton-We Point game.
Next Saturday also Dartmouth plays
Amherst in the triangular contest,
which should result in an easy victory
of the Hanover lads.
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