The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-06
FOOTBALL.
What the Players at the Big Colleges Are
Doing in Practice.


CAMBRIDGE, Oct, 5-Harvard presented q
broken makeup team 10 to-day's practice.
partly owing to injuries in Yesterdays game
and partly owing to a desire to let the men
have a rest. Tho unsatistactoriness OF the
tackles led the coaches to eIpend most ofthelr
energy on these positions. Swain was kent at
tackle until he had his neck severely wrenched.
about ten minutes before play stopped.
Barnard and Rainsford substituted for Boal
aud Burden. respectively. and Ristlne re-
placed Campbell at left end. DAILY was re-
placed by Fincke. who did some excellent
work. As whole. the practice was lively and
a distinct Improvement The first eleven
succeeded in scoring three touchdowns and
place Kick by Lawrence from free catch by
Fincke, which Is their top score for
the year. There were some good runs
by Fincke. Gerasch and Warren. all
OF whom were vociferously applauded
by the crowd OF students. Burnett again on
posed G. Sargent and put up his usual good
game. The latter had his shoulder hurt early
in the play and retired in favor OF the former.
II. Lawrence did some good putting on the
scrub eleven and Hurley. and Motley did some
Murphy OF Yale watched the practice
IRON the side lines He thought Harvard's
thought they did not do the execution so much
apparent weight and strength would warrant.
II. F. Cochems. the former Wisconsin athlete.
arrived here to-day and registered rs third
year student in the law school. Cochems has
been renstated to amateur standing. but the
rule Will not go into effect until Jan. 1900 40
that unless the matter Is recons dered he will
not be available Tor the Harvard eleven. He
was not on this afternoon.
A, n. Brown. OF Leland stanford University,
salltornla Is guest OF Full Back BIZ Reid
hTTS he is Whiting Harvard for n; pTrpose
ernlng athletics. In company with Prof. Hollis
he Waited the athletic field, and saw the var
In Nrk.s 10 t,ta tad inf
workings OF the graduate athletic committee.
will len, great strength to Columbia's Varsity
line They were "Maxcey" Long. the intercoi-
e n;s champion 1 Orleans L2ng-
Wells. the weight thrower Long was tr ed at
Naf back, and his, speed was remarkable
could catch him, and with the aid OF good inter
ference he made two beautiful runs in the
and %fs
tackle. He is the second strongest man in the
University, according to the Sargent strength
test and his appearance on the field was vel
coined. He refused to come out before The Var
sity and scrub played fifteen and a ten in
Varsity, but the scrub came dangerously near
rcorng number OF times, .Gilchrist had his
bias defense is still weak and there Is l!ttle an
holes are constantly found in the line.
PR1NcEToN. Oct 5.-The practice Of Princeton
was lghtened considerably this afternoon
Their but more Particularly because OF the busy busy
time the Tigers have before them to-morrow
one short half was attempted. during which
the VARSITY scored touchdown and the play.
Ing was hard enough to use up two sets OF
backs beslde several limo men.
ITHACA Oct. 5.-The Cornell's scrub team
ut Percy Field to-day, After about Ave min
n ute. Of play in which the scrub halt back,
over the Varsity line. Folger. the new recuit
| Tor Varsity tackle, was played on the scrub
6s hs
and then on tumble To-aay's practice was
efSs % hs SSH Of nr S. web ho
morrow the practice will be with Wow to
sstrenngthening the Varsity line preparatory to
one OF the most closely contested OF Cornell
games this year.
Football continues to be the centre Of attrac-
tion in athletics at New York University. Yes
scrub team for the Varsity. The freshmen
4G G "s sh nsy s9 %fs aSd
from the Western States. Manager Treds 10 at
present arranging games With ,preparstery
appears the field to watch the practice
NEW HAVEN. Oct. 5.-The Varsity eleven
played twenty minute half against the college
this afternoon and good scrappy ball playing
was the rule. Adams. whose work at left halt
back was rt 20 high an order in the Trnity
| game. continued his Improvement, and beside
running well with the ball and making som Q
pretty taokling. The coaches are pleased with
his play Stillman playing against Blagden at
right tackle was tower OF strength and he be-
gins to look like a fixture. He tackled far back
~ the line number OF times The feature OF
the afternoon was Shapes dash around Rich
ards for forty yards.
The oflcial schedule for the Yale team will
| he announced in day or two. The schedule
has been submitted 70 the faculty, but It ia not
| known whether all the dates will be ratified
1t is known that the Williams game. which was
rot take Place S 4aie Ia. tRreoe but
three more, games to play on her own
oct, (; University OF Wisconsin on SATURDAY..
| Oct u, and the Pennsylvania state College on
| Saturday. Nov. J. The Games Yale will play
| out OF town are Dartmouth at Boston, Oct. IA
| Columbia at New York. Oct %: Nov. 4, West
| Point at West Point and Harvard at Oam bridge
| on Nov ~. The game with Princeton will be
! played In Now Haven on Nov. 25
To-day's Football Events.
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