The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-25
PRINCETON GAME TO-DAY
LAST PEI CTTCE OF THE YALE
ELEVEN HEAVY.
Team Lined Up for Ten Minutes-An
the Players Ia tho Pink of Condition
Keane May Replace Richards-Princc-
ton Eleven Confident.

ton Eleven Confident.
For the first time in years the Yale
eleven held heavy practice just before
championship game yesterday after
noon. The varsity eleven lined up
practice in secret, and played as fiercely
as though it was a regular game. Head
Coach Rogers along with number of
prominent Yale graduates was ON the
Held, and exerted the varsity backs to
strike the line harder. And the 'varsl-
ty backs, which We're in this instance
Mcbride, Keane and Chadwick, dove
into the opposing line with as reckless
regard of it's strength as though it
was composed of paper. Not once did
they fail to make a gain of less than
three yards, and during the ten min
utes Of practice scored three touch
downs against the scrubs. Keane's
work in tha practice was excellent,
and among Yale men last evening it
was the prevailing opinion that he
would be tried in the first half of to-
days game. If this should prove true
who was Sharpe's running made in
the first half of the Harvard game.
Richards did not get into the practice
yesterday afternoon, but looked rather
as though he was a little out of condi-
ton.
A change in the lineup yesterday
was in the ends which were played by
Gould and Winter instead of Hubbel
and Snitzer, who have been filling the
positions Whether they will be tried
or not in to-day's game the coaches last
evening would not say. 1t is known
though that there is some anxiety as to
the positions, as Palmer and Poe, the
Princeton ENDS, are somewhat superior
to the Yale ends. The rest of the line
was exactly the same as it has been
during the week.
After lining up the second eleven for
ten minutes Sharpe was tried at kick
ing goals from the thirty yard line. He
tried three and scored the last one. The
first two kicks were low and We're
blocked by the interference. The pass
back both times was poor.
The practice Of the afternoon con-
cluded with an interesting ceremony
which is annually performed by the
senior members of the eleven. These
among whom We're Mcbride, Leary
Richards, Allen Winter, Hubbell, Kelly
and Hale joining hands, danced around
a bonfire in the center of the field sing
ing the omega lambda Chi and
"Bingo." When the fire had burnt out
they gave the Yale cheer and unlocked
hands. Trainer Jim Robinson" then |
ordered the players to run to the cars,
and the whole squad set off down the
field at double-quick trot. Every
man with the exception Of Richards
looked ripe for the stru gle and all re-
ports about the men being out of con-
dition are false on the face of things.
The eleven is without doubt in as
good condition as when it met Har-
ward, and in addition to this it knows
more football. Princeton will have the
hardest job Of the season stopping the
plunges of the Yale backs in today's
game, and those of Mcbride especially,
who smashes against the line in a man
ner second only to that of Ellis, Har-
wards famous back.
There was little doubt in the minds
of Yale men last evening but what the
team would win by good score. Coach
Rogers when seen was more than con-
dent and smiled quite broadly when
asked his opinion. He said that the
team would lineup for the first half al
most the same as it did for the Har-
ward game. He said that there would
be one or two exceptions. The excep-
lions will probably be in the cases Of