Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-30
ON THE GRIDIRoN.

LIN HE O6lDlhSN.
 Doctoring Bruises and Getting Ready
 For the Big Games.
 Ithaca. Oct 3O.-CoEnell got down to work yesterday afternoon and a llne-up of fifteen-mnute halves was the 1ea-- ture.- The team will leave for Iren-. ton on Thursday night. Friday llShC practice will take place at thls place, and Saturday morning the 1thacans will go to Princeton.
 Princeton. Oct 30.-The style of play which was used out by Brown last Sat urday was apparently a little hot for the Tigers, who had to take an extra day off to digest the dose which they received. that is. there was no reGu- lar lineup with the scrubs yesterday afternoon, although some of the men were sent through q short fast signal drill to Timber up their joints.
 New York. Oct 3O.-Coach Sanford expressed the belief yesterday that the Columbia varsity will make the Princeton Tigers play one of their hardest games of the year on election day. He began preparing the men for that contest as soon as they got their football tOgS oH. No game will be played by Columbia until that day so that all of the players will have ample time to get over their bruises. The system of play that worked so success fully against Yale will be perfected so that when the eleven lines up against Princeton it will be in the best possi- Dle condition.
 Middletown, Oct 3O.-As the time for Wesleyan's championship football games draws nearer grave doubts are entertained as to the ability of the eleven to win out. and unless there is decided change for the better defeat in the series is certain- Wesleyan's weakness is in defense. This was shown in the game with Trinity, which made all kinds of gains. When Wes- leyan had the ball good gains were made by the backs. but the poor judg- ment used in giving signals and fum- bling by the quarter back prevented q touchdown several times.
 Cambridge. Oct 30.-The rHarvara eleven opened its second week of se- cret practice by scoring three touch downs against the second eleven. Al
 
 out numerous changes were made. Bowditch was put in at left end over Campbell. He, Lee and Hallowell We're the only line men to play all through the practice game. Roberts was once more tried at center Of the backs not one of the first trio, Sawin. Kendall and Ellis, were in the lineup. though Sawin took part in the signal | practice. Kendall is still laid up and kernan did not dress to play. Fincke | had a try at quarter back. SWann, l Dcvens. Derby. and Stillman, the sub- | stitute backs, made long end runs.
 New Haven. Oct 3O.-Two of Yale's | veteran football coaches yesterday af- | tsrnoOn put on uniforms and went into the practice game to try to hammer some football into the Yale team They were Stub Chamberlain, the '97 captain, and Skin Brown, the tall tackle who played in '94 and '95 Brown went through the varsity rush CTS and Chamberlain broke up the var | Stty plays. The practice was very hard considering that Yale played q hard | game on Saturday. A new end ruShel was tried for the first time on the scrub team. His name is Harry Ben | ham. He is q Brownie in stature | He played game at end yesterday af | ternOon that caused the crowd of spec tators to applaud him again and again | keane, who has just gotten off crutch | es. played for q short time at his ole | place at half back.
 Cambridge, Oct 3O-Harvard is al up in arms over the protest agains | McCracken and how Pennsylvania vii | rhtllT lott ie- tNl +.,I-, | the ground that McCracken did no play football in big game or as regular player in a small ganfS, bu l merely as a substitute in a small game | Nevertheless, Harvard contends tha this Is a breach Of the four years eligi bility rule. Besides. the whole thing is again covered by his competing il track games against Harvard. to whicl | the calendar four years defense is alb solutely untenable, though Chairmal Hollis of the athletic committee. Heat Coach Dibble and Captain Daly of tn eleven will not speak about the mat ter. The student body, however, is o one opinion, and that is to send an all l timatum that the playing of sMcCrack en will be considered sufficient grount for severing all athletic relations. | en protest was the great topic of con versation in Pennsylvania circles yes terday. The students are in favor O playing the noted half back, as the; do not consider that he was a mem Der of the team in 1896. The facult. athletic committee has final say in tn matter. Several of the members wh have been interviewed have evidentl had the matter under consideration and unofficially consider McCracken a eligible to represent the universit during the football season. A meetin of the committee was held last ever ing. At its conclusion Dr J. WilliaI White stated that correspondence wa going on between the Harvard an Pennsylvania committees and that a a matter of courtesy to Harvard n news could be given as to the content of the various letters. T can say thi