The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-11-22
LIGHT PRACTICE STILL.
TALE ELEVEN,S ONLY WORK 4 RE-
 HEARSiL OF SIGNALS.

Players All in Fine Physical Condition
 Public Sale of Tickets for Saturdays
 Gnme Opens To-day-Managemen
 man Eleven Preparing for Its Contest
 With Harvard.
 fale's coachers are evidently sticking
 to their determination, as announced
 just after the Harvard game of having
 nothing but light practice of the
 eleven for this week. The practice yes
 terday afternoon was nothing but re-
 hearsal of signals. McBride and Sharpe
 executed some good bunting, but aside
 from this the practice was of the light
 est kind possible. The men were at the
 field altogether probably not more than
 half hour
 The wisdom of this plan of the
 coaches cannot, of course, be judged .uutil the team lines up against the
 Tigers on Saturday. But if shining,
 itIPPy ldCGS did QuiChJ aiCll lliON V
 ments count for anything, the course Is
 wise one. The team to a man ap
 pears the embodiment of perfect condi-
 ton and they infuse into the practice the greatest possible amount of vigor.
 Unless appearances are deceitful, every player Is in the very best physical con dltion.
 Knowing this, in view of the reports which come from Princeton of the poor condition of the players, Yale's sym pathizers are more and more confident of victory. The only ones who seem at all chary of expressing their thoughts on the matter are the coachers themselves, who undoubtedly attach little importance to the reports. One or more sad reports emanate just before the big games every year and they are generally proven to be false. On the Princeton team which will line up against Yale will be at least eight and probably more of last years var sty players, and the coachers evidently anticipate a game not less close than the Harvard contest.
 The same coachers as have been with the eleven for the best part of the sea- son were present at yesterdays prac- tice, and there is little likelihood that their number will be increased. In fact if the practice is confined to light work for the rest of the week their presence will not be desired The only man whose presence is wished for Is George Foster Sanford, who still cen- ters his attention upon the Columbia eleven. Sanford's presence at the field for a day or two would be of the great est value, as Hale would then without a doubt be in the best of form for Sat urday's contest Hale, at center, has had the least coaching In his position of any man on the eleven, but his play ing in the Harvard game places him above all competitors. Tn Booth of Princeton he will meet player stronger if anything than Burnett of Harvard, ! and 1t Is greatly to be desired that he imbibe few more of Sanford's orig inal tactics before meeting the big cen- ter Y .7aaf
 The team as it lined up for signal | practice yesterday afternoon was the same as in the Harvard game. The main feature of the practice was the | absence of fumbling or indecision, which is the great dread of coachers be- fore big game. Every play was exc cuted with lightning like quickness, and [ the players are rapidly getting down to that clocE-work form of team play which Is such an important element of success. With few exceptions the same players will play in the coming con- test
 Officials for the game are now entire | ly decided upon. The referee will be Edgar N. Wrightington, the former Harvard captain, the umpire Paul Dashiell of Lehigh Fred Wood of Boston will be timer. Richard J. Schweppe will be the linesman for Yale and c. F. Smith for Princeton.
 While the varsity team was practic- ing signals yesterday an interesting scrimmage was going on in another part of the field between the second eleven and the freshmen who are try ing to get into shape for their annual contest with the Harvard 1903 eleven on Soldiers ,feld next Saturday. The freshman eleven Is lamentably weak this year, partly on account of lack Of coaching, and in their game with the Princeton freshmen last Saturday the latter had little difficulty in scoring a 
 
 Yale Princeton game was made yester- day morning. Tickets to undergradu- ates were given out from the Yale Co., Op, and the distribution occupied large part of the morning. Alumni tickets were sent through the mall by registered letters The public sale of tickets, which the Yale management has decided upon as an innovation this year, will start at noon to-day. There s likely to be a large demand and not 3 few disappointments are likely to re- suit, as the management has deter nine to use every caution to prevent specula tors from acquiring any tickets. The Yale management has Issued a ,iroular on which is printed diagram 2 ,f Yale field, indicating the entrances st which holders of different colored tickets are to enter the field enclosure. 0n the opposite side of the circular Ire general directions for the game, showing what trolley cars to take to each the field. It is stated that cars 0 the field will run at intervals of hrty seconds from the corner of vhurch and Chanel streets The mo-