The times., 1899-11-27
ATHLETICS AT PENNsY.
Football and Various other sports
ut the University.

HOotbaII and various Other sports
at the University.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Nov 26.-Class
football games have claimed the attention
of the students of the University of Penn
sylvania during the past week and Will
continue until December 8, when the deeid-
ing game for the university championship
will be played. The college freshmen won
from the college sophomores and the medi-
cal freshmen defeated the sophomores of
that department. In the dental department
the freshmen won the championship.
The varsity eleven is getting into shape
for the last game of the season with Cor
nell on Thanksgiving Day. The men seem
to have rounded into good condition as
their playing this week has been fast and
together. Half back runs have been used
more frequently than heretofore, and every
man in the line has been given a chance to
run with the ball All the cripples are
well, and the team win enter the Cornell
game stronger and in better condition than
at any time this season. McCracken is a
fixture at full back where he has done
some fierce line bucking end running and
tackling in the games against the scrub this
week Kennedy plays quarter better than
any other man and viii play there on the
both. There are four good half backs,
Smith, John Gardiner, Outland and Pot
ter The latter is the fastest of the four
but is too light for defence. Gardiner and
Outlaud are the best on defence. They may
all be used in the Cornell game. There will
be no changes in the line positions. The
captain for next years eleven will be elect
ed after the Cornell game McCracken has
another year and viii probably be the man
chosen. Hare. too, has another year, but
fc mill -gIs :
the position is offered him again
The track team men have been working
all the fall to keep in condition. bat there
has been no regular training except for
the cross country team. Beginning to-
morrow there will be handicap track
event each week to give every man a
chance to show his ability. The event to-
morrow viii be a three-mile handicap
steeplechase. Next Saturday there Will be
half-mile handicap.
The fall games brought out several new
men. Leary for the sprints, Standin for the
middle distance, and Stuart. Bushnell and
Baillie for the long distances. Leary,
Bushnell. and Ballie made an especially
good showing. AS soon as cold weather
sets in the track men will train on the in
door ciuder path. and Mike Murphy viii
be able to devote all his attention to them.
The cross country team, Grant Baillie,
Bushnell. and Stuart did as well as was ex-
pected in the intercollegiate cross country
championship last Saturday, Grant was the
only experienced cross country man in the
team, and covered the disance in forty sec
onds under Orton's record for the Morris
Park Course. The pace for the first half
of the race was exceptionally fast, sos for
the first mile and quarter and the Penn
sylyania man did well TO stay up and finish
third. The cross country with Cornell has
been declared off. Cornell declining to come
to Philadelphia for the race. The runners
viii continue their work through the
winter to keep in good condition for the
spring contests.
The interclass regatta which was held on
the Schulkyll last week was won by the
freshman medical crew. They are now the
university champions. NN. 49,,