The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-11-18
ON THE eRI0IRoN.

ON THE GRlOlR0k.
Tigers Show Poor Form In Practices
Jersey City VS. st. AIphonsus.
The Tigers made a poor showing yester-
day in the secret practice for the game
with Washington and Jefferson, which is
to tai place today at Osborne Field.
The players were first run through the
| signal practice and a fifteen minute half
| against the scrubs followed, which result
ed in no touchdown. Fumbles We're fire.
quent; the line backing was of a poor or
der and the ball was most of the time in
the 'varsity's territory. Booth, Edwards,
and Hillebrand did not play. Barnard
went in at centre. played right
guard. Lloyd looked after right tackle.
H. Latlirope and Roper alternated at the
ends with Poe and Palmer. McCord took
a rest and Knight played left half. Nc
Clave was put In at right half.
Hutchinson and Burke did commendable
work at quarter. Wheeler and Maths al
ternated at fullback. Charlie Young and
Morse did fine work on the scrub team.
The former player circled Palmer's end
for twenty-five yards. Most of the differ
emit formations were tried, but it is
thought the team will play hard, straight
football today
The lineup for today's game follows
Left end, Palmer; left tackle, PelI; left
guard. Mills; centre, Booth; right guard,
Edwards; right tackle, Hillebrand; right
end, Poe; quarter, Hutchinson; left half
back, McCord; right halfback. McClave
and Knight; fuliback, Wheeler and Mat
It's.
At the Johnston avenue grounds, tomor-
row, the Jersey City Field Club and the
st. Alphonsus Club of New York, will line
UP against each other in a football match.
This will be the second time this season
that hese teams have come together and
an excellent game is expected. Both
elevens are in fine shape and an exciting
game is promised. The line up will be as
follows
Jersey Citys. st. Alphonsus.
-Hyland
Hendrieks.... .......... .Mulnall
9 trietas- Left guard Butler
Rose ....... -.....Murphy
I. frletag...-. ....Coyne
Right tackle
LelIer.. ....... . .............-.Mulroy
Right end
Quarter back
Right half back
Right half pack
Rotchford.
CroaS-........
Jasper........ ............ ...........Lynch
Full back
The New York University football team
will play its first home game this year
today Il will meet the Stevens Institute
The N. Y. u. team scored its first VIC
tory last Saturday, when 1t defeated Rut-
gers College by the score of 6 to 5. The
team will enter the field on Saturday,
packed by the whole college. Elaborate
preparations are being made for the con-
test, and the college Glee Club will sing.
Letters have been written to all the
alumni inviting them to be present and
many have accepted. Captain Blunt is
again laid up. this time with a wrenched
knee, an injury received in the game
Saturday. This will not keep him out
of the game, but it has prevented him
from practising with his men. A number
of the other men are nursing injuries, but
they all want to play on Saturday and
wipe out last years defeat at the hands
of Stevens.
The most interesting football games to-
day are as follows
Harvard VS.. Yale, at Cambridge.
Princeton VS.. Washington and Jeffer-
son, at Princeton.
Carlisle Indian School VS.. University of
Maryland, at Carlisle.
Columbia VS.. Dartmouth, at Manhattan
Field.
United. States Military Cadets VS.. SYRIA
cuse, at West Point.
United States Naval Cadets VS.. Lehigh,
at Annapolis.
New York University VS.. Stevens Insti-
t1te, at University Heights.
Lafayette VS.. Bucknell, at Easton.
Newark Academy VS.. East Orange High
School, at Newark.
Pingry School VS.. Newark High School,
at Elizabeth.
Jersey city High School VS.. Morris
High School, at Jersey City.
Knickerbocker A. C. VS.. Laureate Boat
Club, at Bayonne.
Duquesne c. and A. c. vs. Orange A
c., at Pittsburg.
Yale Freshmen VS.. Princeton Freshmen,
Manhattan College VS.. Villanova, at
Jasper Field.
The Carteret Field Club will play their
usual game at st. George Cricket Grounds
Hoboken, tomorrow, having for their OPP
Staten Island. The Carteret Field Club
will ave all of their players back in their
positions. all of them having recovered
from their injuries. They are confident OF
scoring another victory.
The Richmond A. c. is composed of the
best players to be had on Staten Island,
on November 5 the men journeyed to
Whitestone, L. T., and defeated the War
low A. team, which has not been de-
feated in four years. and winch played
against all the leading clubs of New York
and its vicinity. The m are
very anxious to defeat the Carterets and
to gair that end have put in some very
hard practice.
management OF the Carteret Field Club
has made special arrangements for the
ilandIing of same.