The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-24
THE YALE PRACTICE HEAVY
THE VARSITY ELEVEN LINES UP
AGAINST THE SCRUB TEAM.

Scored ON tho Latter several Times
Change In Policy of Couchers Quit'
northumberland Team Judged
by False Reports-Chady vick's View,
on tho Matter-Prtnceton's Last Prac-
Soc.
The practice of the Yale eleven yes
terday afternoon was without excep-
ton the>hardest the eleven has put In
this year. For nearly an hour the var
sity eleven lined UP against the scrub
team and played as though their lives
depended on it. The practice was d.
vided into two halves, the first in Sc
cret and the other In open. In the
open practice, which occupied nearly a
half hour, the varsity rushed theirIop-
ponents all over the field and scored
several times 1t was literally trial
of strength and science, and the second
eleven played very strong game. They
exerted themselves to their utmost to
hold the varsity down. Once they were
given the ball on the varsity five-yard
line, with instructions to tear EN- up
Right here the real strength of the var
sity eleven was very prettily revealed,
for in the four downs the scr lbs were
able to gain but four and half yards.
Throughout the whole half the var
sity showed the same strength, and the
coachers appeared more than satisfied
Lo, =, 1Jo, will
have nothing but light signal practice
in preparation for their game to-mor-
row.
Such hard practice as the eleven had
yesterday afternoon, just before
championship game, is surprising, to
say the least; and the more so in view
of Head Coach Rodgers statement just
after the Harvard game that the prac-
tce for the week would be light
throughout. 1t shows that the coach
ers have underwent a decided change in
their views since then, and just what
this change is was explained KY Charley
Chadwick last evening. He said that
the coachers have discovered that the
reports concerning the Tiger eleven
which have been received from Prince
ton during the week are altogether false
and that the Princeton eleven which
plays Yale on Saturday will in every re-
spect be one of the strongest that ever
faced a Yale line He vouches for this
himself and says that he watched their
practice no later than the day before
yesterday. He says that the Princeton
eleven Is very strong on the offense and
are, if anything, quicker on their feet
than the Yale eleven. He says that in
his opinion the game will be much hard
err on the Yale team than the Harvard
game.
Such a statement from a coach Of
such known authority as. Chadwick is
full of Significance. Coupled with the
fact of the complete change in the in
tentions of the coachers in regard to the
practice of the eleven, it is of still fur
Their significance. 1t would seem to in
dictate that the result Of the Harvard
game threw the Yale athletic leaders in
a state Of fancied security and conf
dence, from which they have been rude
ly awakened. The reports concerning
the condition of the Princeton team
were certainly of character to deceive
anybody.
However, in the Harvard game the
Yale eleven showed of what material 1T
is composed, and in yesterdays practice
it showed that it still possesses these
qualities. 1t has all the freshness of a
prep" school eleven and all the refine
ment of playing which hard practice in
stills into an eleven.
The varsity eleven lined up yesterday
exactly as it did in the Harvard game.
The lineup Of both teams was as fol-
lows:
University-Ends, Hubbell, Snitzer,
Gibson; tackles, Francis, Stillman;
guards Brown, Olcott; center, Hale;
quarter, Fincke; halves, Sharpe, Rich
ards. Chadwick, Keane; full-back, Cap
tain Mcbride.
College-Ends, Gould, Winter; tackles,
Allen, Cook guards, Gle, Tomlinson;
center, Cunha; quarter, Wear; halves,
Minor Miller; full-back, Hyde.
PRINCETON'S LAST PRACTICE.
Princeton, N j., Nov. 23.-The Tigers
have taken their last hard practice be-
fore the Yale game, which is to be play
ed on Saturday at New Haven. AL
though the teams work has been far
from encouraging, the players showed
Improvement during the past few days
The good work the team put UP on
Wednesday at the open practice inspir-
ed the students with some hope. Fully
eight hundred and probably one thou
sand undergraduates will go to New
Haven.
The team Is in excellent condition,
with the exception of one man, and the
weak spots have been generally patched
up. Princeton's defense will prove for
midable Comparing Yale's line with
Princeton's, Yale's center Is weaker and
her ends not as sure and speedy as Poe !
and Palmer, but Mcbride is thought to
be a better punter than Wheeler. Poe |
and Palmer are about up to last years
form Of playing. n. Lathrope and Ro-
per are good substitutes In case their |
services are needed. Hillebrand and |
Pell are apparently in as good form as |
they were last year. Booth, although |
he has been criticised severely through
out the season, has been found to be
the only available man for center.
In case Of accident to Quarter Hutch
inson, Duncan and Burke will be on
hand to run the team. Both are good
knight, G. Lathrope
and McClave are fairly good half-back
MATHS is almost equal to
Wheeler as a fu1l1back, and it is prac-
tically toss-up as to which will be