The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-09
SPORTING sQUIBS.

The various b!g colleges have already
beGUn preparations for next years foot
bah season, by electing the captains of
the cleVCnS. In most cases very good
judgment has been used in the seec-
lon ana the men who will lead the
gridirOn heroes Of 90 will all be Of cX-
ceptional ability At Harvard the choice
was between Big Bill" Reid, the full
back, and little Daily, the clever quarter
back. The former Is ere of the most
popular men in the college and gave his
opponent hard tight for the captalncy.
DAILY is one of the all around stars at
Harvard. He is the best quarterback
the Crimson has had in many years, and
in fact is considered one of the best tnat
ever passed the bali on college field.
lie also stands well in his studies, and
furthermore is editor of tho Crimson"
the iiaIvard college paper. Although
only II y'ars old, he displays fine execu-
tive ability, both in running the football
team ara IN managing the paper, and it
is said he p' ssesses considerable jour-
naliStic abiltE.
At Ya,c, the choice for the captaincy
fell on Gordon Brown, the giant guarCl,
who has played on the Varsity team
ever slice his freshman year. This also
is very good selection, as the big fell
low know football from A to u, and
Will und" htCdly prove d big success as
captain. At the University Of Pennsyl-
vania an untold thing happened in the
reelection of Captain Hare. No one has
ever before been elected two successive
seasons and II Is considered great hon
or which has fallen upon the strappinr
player. Hare is regarded as the best
guard known in the football world. since
4, I'll.
and although his last years team was
not startlingly successful one, it was
only the lack of good material which
made it So Moreover, Pennsylvania stu
dents forgave all the reverses of a bad
season, after the glorious Thanksgiving
victory over Cornell.
At Princeton, Left Tackle Pell, of this
years team, was the lucky man chosen
to lead next years Tiger cohorts This
was Pells first year on the team, but
he put up strong, steady game, which
secured for him the coveted honor Cap
tain Bray, of Lafayette, graduates this
year, and in his departure the college
loses one Of the best captains ana the
strongest fun back that ever was on
the team. Ills place, however, will be
filled by Tackle Chalmers, and there are
hopes that he viii be as successful as
his predecessor, Slmons, the Columbia
fun back, who was incapacitated, through
injuries from playing most of this season,
was elected to captain next years team.
He is a strong player and very popular
at the college. Columbia Is feeling justly
proud after her very successful year. and
jubilantly trusts that next season will
( find a still stronger eleven, defending the
university's name.
This years official base ball records
show that the star base runner of the
| National league was Shickard, the fast
! right fielder of the pugnacious "Scrappy"
McGraw's Baltimore team. The feet-
| footed Outhelder stole GO bases in the
| course of the season ana led in that de-
| partment of the game. McGraw, him
! self. was close second with 60 purloined
! bags to his credit, and Roy Thomas, the
| young collegan, who played center field
| for the Philadelphia nine, came third
with As stolen bases. McGraw's team led
the whole league In base-running. every
man on the club running the circuit in
an exceedingly clever manner.