The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-28
IN THE FOOTBALL WORLD.
ForR IMPORTANT BATTLES ON THE
CRIDIRON TO-DAY.

Tenn VIII Meet University OF thicHRo'
-Four important games will be- played By the
leading Varsity slevens to-day. Yale will
meet Columbia's now team In this city for the
erst time in many years and a large outpour-
ing OF enthusiasts is looked for. Harvards
crack eleven will entertain the Carlisle Indians
at Cam bridge In a game that Is expected to be
rrollac OF sensational plays and results.
princeton will 20 to Ithaca for the annual duel
with Cornell while the University OF PennsJl-
,ania will lock horns with tho University OF
Chicago eleven. which recently defeated Cor
nall New Workers are naturally Interested
in the Columbia-Yalo game as II will be
nl.yed within their reach. 1t Is Iale's first
sprearance here in an intercollegiate match
,ince 1896. although the Blues played the
1ndtans at the Polo Grounds In 1897. 1t 10
also Co!umbia's first game with Yale under
new conditions. Coached by Sanford. a
former Yale player. the Columbia Varsity. de-
ante the fact that its members never played
together before this season. has developed un-
srpected strength. The only defeat suffered
40 far was ut the hands OF tho Princeton
eleven, who had hard work to score eleven
no,nts. and were under q severe pressure dur.
inc the last fvs minutes OF the game. Since
that occasion Column bia has shown vast im-
movement in practice and 1t Is believed to-
d,y, baltic will be a stubborn affair from start
N finish Yale stood the University OF
Wisconsin's IRE SO well on last Satur-
day that there 10 not much doubt
that the Blue eleven Is stronger than
the ono OF last year The New Haven men. OF
course, are expected to defeat Column bia. but by
how much the local undergraduates are ask
ing There are enthusiastic Columbia sup
porters who declare that II Ransome could play
full back to-day, thereby otrsettlng the superior
- do Tala iOh mn
against a snag not entirely looked for. The
New Haven team has green material. to be
sure. that has been moulded into form by
such expert coachers as Rodgers, Bull.
Thorne, Hinkey. Corbin. Rhodes. Hickok
and others Columbia has green material
also, and 1t has been beaten Into
proper shape by George Sanford. who
|, thoroughly couversant with the N etbUds OF
all Yale coaches and advisers. Sanford saw
tho Yale eleven put to tho test by the Wis
consin eleven. and he has been making sew
eral improvements in both the attacking and
defensive tactics o. his pupila. He does not
predict Columbia victory. but he looks for
close, hard. grueling encounter. Colum bias
rush line Is stronger than many persons be-
leye Wrigh at centre Is more vigorous and ag-
gressve than Cimba. the big Hawaiian OF Yale.
and the latter may have his hands full. Long
acre and Miller. Columbia's guards. are above
the average. but Yale has a star guard. one Of
the best in the colleges. in the person OF Gordon
brown. Coumbias tack es. Smyth and Knapp.
Ire hard. fierce workers, who have forged
Rapidly to the front. They will be matched
probably by Stillman and, Hale. two husters
Yales ends. Thomas and Sohwetfe. are eS-
kected to show more speed than Gilchrist and
BocoyitGh. but the latter players can surprise
Golumbis "u quarter t back. WILSON. a veteran
football artist. is standof for Fincks OF Yale,
Ham A nsf aP whehsl n Sas 81 Ss es
phenomenal form. Yale. half tack. are al
Sharpe. are thought to be the bast OF
the lot, the latter being an unusually
clever pqDs and drop kGksr pa.
advantage, IS McBridr, can outpunt Norman,
Mcbride e also better line bucker than any
Gerous man to watch this lisa AFTERNOON s ~ mo 0'D
Harvard. tussle with tn. Indians is attract.
sylvania eleven has boom ed their stock so that
oifootball kickers IN America. Conservative
s s1G:ns h., fG sas bs, thu not out
and to. 'suhstantiste their argument. they
point to the victories over Old Penn, by
SO draw with Brown University. Harvard's
to show that it was not 50 much the great
strength OF tho Indians as Il vas the lemennta.
caused Tx ser humntnn The ntaSt
are playing with more confidence than ever
before but In makeup they are no stronger
Somplished wonders with the red men They
have played together as a team longer than
Advantage a hA
Carlisle, players will strike something hard:
i Harysrd win have 70 play straight, hard
the warms.. admirers Of the "' C IN ny
but. unless all reports, rom Soldiers Fled this
and blind enthusiasm, the Harvard eleven will
show almost az much strength as year ago.
Then the Indians we're van1qished toy / to 3.
cans without much trouble. but Penn's affair
~ Chicago does not look like a sure thing for
ds H'u@As''' whose followers arc prepared ''F
Trinity School defeated Columbia Grammar
School by score Of Is to in the second game
otthe interschoastc series at Berkeley Oval
yesterday afternoon, The Trinity boys. how
grounds as the De La Sale Institute team.
inc game wasan interesting one, The Trinity
astone wall. Their Interference was good and
quick In forming, Columbia Grammar lacked
were unable to withs,and the punetn Gin ' OF the
Trinity backs. The features OF tho game were
the nne putting OF Herche for Column hia Gram
mar and the line huckng. OF Milbank for
Trinity. President Draper OF the New York l.
A. said after the game that he would call a
Meeting for next Wednesday to decide the two
rrotests.
PRINCETON Oct 27.-The Tigers Varsity
slNad; twenty-five strong, left this morning
Tor Ithaca, where they will meet Cornell to-
morrow In the first big game OF the season for
Prnceton. There were at least three hundred
undergraduates at the station to give the tea m
good sendoff. Tho players were accomrR-
MED by ten ruhbera, all the coaches and
about fifty 'rootersn for whom seats have
been reserved Mt Percy Field. The en-
TIRE Harty travelled in special cars. The
players we're confident OF winning, but the
coachrfs were worrying over the yellow show
ing made by the hack field Yesterday and the
POOR condition OF several Of the best mon
booth nj centre and Wheeler at full hnck are
hill troubled with weak ankles. and Wheeler
VIII he especially handicapped in puntinR,
PEI Is also cripple and Reiter is evidently
"Nerirala"d. Head Coach Smith told tho cor
re"poU' ent Of THE Sun that he viii be very
We. satisfied with one touchdown. He sRid:
This Is our first big game OF the season and
ourattack is not sufficiently develope 10 run
NJ large score. Several Of the men are not
~ condition, which will compel us TO use sub
nltn'"S before the game is over. hardly
mink hat Cornell will get n rough our defence
enough To score, when kNf-r and McCord are
packing up the line" Capt Edwards gave out