The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-28
MoNTGoMERYs
TRAINING FOR THE scRlMMAeE.
Joseph Farmer Coaches the High
School Team--Work at Princeton

The team which has been chosen TO rep
resent the High School this season was
out for practice yesterday at the Jersey
avenue grounds, and was placed under
the care of Professor Atkinson and Joseph
Farmer. Mr.. Farmer was called upon
Yesterday for the first time to coach, n
did so gladly. He is a great lover OF the
game himself and is one OF the best play
ers that Seton Hall College has turned
o,,t when the team arrived Mr.. Ear
mer spoke to them in an instructive man
ner on the game and then lined them up.
He is always a hard worker under such
conditions and repeatedly Backed the
line alone In order to find the weakest
snots. These spots discovered he imrned-
lately showed the players the best pos
sible manner in which to strengthen the
POSITIONS. They were put through a
course Of SPROUTS, such as falling on the
bali. running with the ball, tackling and
forming DEFENCE. The work was fast and
snanp and was hard, but the boys
Shaved great Willingness and jumped into
the spirit Of the thing with enthusiasm.
Mr.. Farmers happy manner kept them all
in good spirits and gave them a taste for
more. SO that a very good afternoons
work WAS 0ODt. l5iC e.
good knowledge of the game and can put
plenty of ginger into the plays SO that
II is a formidable aggregation, and If 1t
continues under the care of Mr.. Farmer
and Professor Atkinson as it did yester-
day. it will shortly surpass the team that
was on last year. Altogether it will be a
stiff proposition and should enjoy great
success.
The coaching squad at Princeton was
strengthened yesterday by the arrival Of
Howard Erokaw, the 81 end A line up
of the Varsity team was formed and four
sets of backs tried. They worked the
scrub team hard for a time and brushed
them up and down the field in good style.
After a half hours practice of this kind
the team was called into the club house
~ Captain Edwards and it is said he
gave them a severe talking to as there
was 4 difference in their spirits upon re-
entering the game. There are a few of
the candidates missing from the practice
and this was explained to the satisfaction
of the majority by the appearance Of
professor Fine. chairman OF the Faculty
Athletic Committee, who held a consulta-
zion with Captain Edwards. There will be
q netteament in scholarship before some
Of the missing ones return for practice
Mills was out again and played at guard
for 4 time, but kept out Of the hard work
because OF the injuries he received the
day before.
Pennsylvania began the season yester-
day sby scoring a 40 to 0 victory over
FRANKLIN and Marshall In two twenty
minute halves. The gam was played on
Ivra Field and was witnessed by
about 5000 spectators. A peculiar thing
about the game IS that q team which u
supposed to he the best played the first
half and scored is points. Then an en-
tirely new team, with the exception of
Mccracken and Hare, the two guards,
went IT. This team was supposed to be
the weakest, but II doubled tho scoring Of
the arst team. The Pennsylvania team
showed up unusually strong for this time
OF the year.
Cornell 3eftxlted Syracuse University
yesterday at Ithacasbs score ef n to q.
ii was the opening of Cofneln9 season