Evening star., 1900-09-17
Foot Ball Season Practically Opened
Today at Big Colleges.
PRINCETON MANAGERS VERY HOPEFUL
New Base Ball Association Leaders
Getting Together.
GENERAL SPORTING NOTES

Beginning today, the foot ball season may
be said to be open. Princeton and Harvard
went into active training today. Yale and
Pennsylvania have already done some prac-
tice work, while Columbia and other teams
have got in considerable training. Colum-
bias candidates have received six days
training and coaching at Branford, Conn.,,
and the work has enabled Sanford, the
coach. to get a good idea Of what may be
expected. The result is a decision to try to
get more material, and Captain Thomas
Simmons left the training quarters ycster-
day in search Of new men. Several former
preparatory school players who will enter
Columbia this fall have written asking for
permission to join the squad at Branford
Point, and 1t was deemed advisable to send
Captain Simmons on a hunt for them.
Rogers. whose ankle was sprained Satur-
day. is lame and will probably be out of the
playing for a week.
Princeton's Candidates.
In many respects the season of 1900 Is
most favorable for the training of a first
class eleven In Princeton. This is the gen.
eral opinion among those who profess to
have line on the men, although there Is
no doubt that a very great loss was sus-
tained when 1900 graduated. and took away
almost every man who was among the for
wards. At first 1t was thought that only
captain Pell would return; now Palmer and
Sam Craig will be among the line candi-
dates for another year. and on this account
better aspect has been given to Nassau's 8
chances on the gridiron. The places that
are vacant are: Arthur Poe at rignl end
H1llebrand at right tackle, Captain Bill Ed
wards at right guard Booth at center and
Bert Wheeler at full back.
Ihere are six candidates for center among
the men now in Princeton-Wright and
Losey. subs on the varsity of 1899;
montgomery, the 1sO-pound end Of last
season; Monroe, freshman Brown, 1904,
who comes from a Virginia academy, and
Stratton, the freshman center of last au-
tumn.
didate. He weighs 21O pounds, and seems
to have the swing of the foot ball player.
Both Wright and Losey are proved men,
and either one could fill the center posi-
@on % after ter the valuable training of last fall
under Pete" Ballet. when they were both
used on the varsity in match games.
Wright Is splendid fighter, and only needs
a little more seasoning to mature into
specially able player Losey was under
Princeton coaching for three years at Law
renceviiIe Academy and one year at Prince
ton; he has the build for a center, and
gave Booth hard shove for the place
during the first weeks of the 1899 schedule.
Hnrvard's Work Began Today.
Harvard's foot ball squad began work to-
day on Soldiers Field, and already the foot
ball players are in Cambridge for the Gus
tomary practice. Eight gridirons have
been laid out soldiers field, to give
plenty of opportunity for the several prac-
tice teams The schedule of games for the
season is almost ready.
Captain Daily has mapped out season Of
hard work. Before October 1 the kicking
contest will be held. Then while the regu-
lar varsity squad Is hard at work the
scrub" teams will be formed. which are
expected to bring out men for the class
teams, and develop some varsity material
By the last of October the eleven will be
practically made up.
Dibblee, head coach, will again have
charge OF. the team. AS to the material he
will have to train, the prospects are bright.
The weak spot in the eleven will be It
guard. owing to the loss of Boal and Bur-
den. Burnett will be at center, with Sar-
gent a. his substitute. No good guards are
in sight. For ends no one can hope to dis
place Campbell and Hallowell. Captain
DAILY will, of course, be quarter back. and
for half backs there are Sawin, Kendall
and Gierasch. Very discouraging Is the out
look for the full back.