The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-09-25
IN THE FOOTBALL WORLD.
NOT svCH CHANCE o THE YALE
PRINCETON GAME HERE.

Inc report tndt inc 1dle-l T1nCelOn lOOt-
hall game on Nov. II would be played In this
city on Manhattan Field instead Of at Prince
ton turns out TO be premature. although II is
a. fact that the football officials Of Columbia
University. which controls the local gridiron,
have been trying for some time past to secure
: the game. When Yale and Princeton decided
TO take their annual game away from this city
il WAS because the faculties had decided that
no more football games could be
played on other than college grounds.
The Columbia men. however, having secured
an absolute lease Of Manhattan Field.
saw a chance to get the big contest back. and
also derive neat profit Oh the side, q Kirby,
one OF Colulnbia's leading graduate advisers,
has been conducting the negotiations with
the two universities. but he met with a STUN
bling block when the Princeton faculty the other
! day absolutely refused to listen to the propo-
sition. The Princeton football players and
many undergraduates ana alumni are said
to be In favor Of playing the game here. but
| the faculty ediCt l. considered To- be mai. Az
laIe the eleven. undergraduates aud alumni
| turansferring the game to this city. but the
faculty 40 far has taken no action At Prince
ton II Is said that the money has already been
Field, and that they Will be ready before the
nrst Of November. Many college men would
Ike to see Yale and Princeton meet here once
football event seems to be an impossi1lnty.
Coach Sanford will bring all Of the candi-
dates for the Columbia VARSITY eleven from
the training quarters at Bradford Point To-
day, They will begin regular practice on the
field opposite the library building on Morn
ing-ide neight- TOMORROW afternoon capt.
Tom SimOns has decided not 70 resign Ju-i
et. but vii! rest up until be has recovered
In about two weeks he hopes TO be able to get
OF and assist IN the c%oaGhing, and
team until he finds that there is
no chance 70 resume, PLAY ,thi~ wear,
Two new candidates for tho team have shown
up In the person, OF. Goodman, who ,wns the
qulrtefback on the freshman eleven last year
and Holman, a half back, who comes from the
West, Sanford will look over tie material in
the freshman class at once SO that any new
candidates OF promise may be ADDED to The
maker put in ali OF yesterday preparing the
headquarters for the Varsity at 49, West llIth
street, A training table will be established
very shortly
CAMBRIDGE, Sept. ?l-The Harvard eleven
after forty-nye minutes Of hard preliminary
work. W. H., Lewis. Cochrane and Murchie
donned football toys and assisted in coaching.
G.. Waters and Noulton were among the spec
tators. Apart from the lineup the feature OF
TIE days practice was the appearance OF J..
kendall, '02, last, years right half back, and
fail. Both seemed in excellent condition and
entered the work with YIN. Their presence
IllthtN TIE DdNh llflI lHOpflU IlA'h INV 'N'I-
bite. A new candidate who may turn out a
find IS Roberts from the Salem High School, who
isfplly feet tall and tins the beam at275 pounds,
Although somewhat green tu-dQy, Coach Lewis
10 teach him the essentials OF snap back play,
tIan visual. The Back field running through
formations without signals and catching puuts.
IN the afternoon hard preliminary work was
pnnting goal kir' ing, elementary formations on
,atching upnts, aud .ignal-, and finishing with
witch we're lined up for twelve minutes rrac-
tice In breaking through, pu1tinS, catching
field. An unique feature Of the practice wa;
he work q the linemen. The men Sonatted
forward on all fours. The lineup OF the two
clevens was:
FRS, Eievsn-L,ft end Endicott;l, len tackle Knowl
BaInsId 1shI teeklc LawtenGc tsh, End. Halo
n nsfn'f IA Ss es' R Kerr; q ard %ii SO man D''Oy anu n''
Second Fleven-Lstt end. hoEle and l.. Motley;
tttn ''f fiss; T fGsfa. H Rir ssa'G iisS S'', ,Seils s'ni B.s Sgs;
ngh' end : D. Clar.i qgatt,r back r Notify lgft
herman and Hetsey: full back. l. " Kendall and
Sawin
PRINCETON, sept, .24--The unfsyorable
weather %conditiols which prevailed TO-DAY
first really hard practice Of the season on
Osborn Field this, afternoon. The heat: how
ever. did tell badly on capt. fels athletes
for It was found necessary. TO repeatedly iu-
terrupt the fifteen minutes lineup. the first
regular one that has been held this year. IA
order TO allow Trainer kopinsonto battle rudy
faces and swimming head with Ice water. Sew
eral OF the men we're removed before the play
had gone the limit, for lear Of the bad ELECTS
which might result from OverwOrk 50 early In
the season. When the two teams lined up
In the centre Of the field with the ball in pos
session Of the scrubs, the side lines were crowded
with undergraduates eager To size up the
chances of their eleven. The second team
men were soon forced 10 punt and
line. Morse and McClave clipped on the yards
in fine style. but when they reached the scrubs
iSIyard chalk ha +, mark a tumble inoilGd It all,
gave the first team a chance 10 score. The
freshmen In the line were nervous, but hraCed
BOYS, for the. first touchdown Of the season
Trainer Robinson commands 10 call time,
stopped the play and the Varsity men strolled
pected the first regular lineup found he two
freshmen. Brown and Dow IT. NJ the, guard
positions. The Varsity lined up as follows:
quad: Hale, centre Dewitt right quad: Black.
fight tecsl, Poe and keLE. Eghl eng Duncan. GUAR.
back: MATHS, fun back.
Hnlehrand. last years tackle. was on tho
field this afternoon hut Will enter uDou htS du-
ties at tho Penn .Cnartc-. School tenor
row Palmer, last falls end, al-o arrived to-
day G. Poe. end. had his knee twisted during
the PRACTICE and will be out of the game FOR
a. 80
EAsToN. Sept. 2~4.-Iafayctto's football rlav-
ers are now dOwu TO business. They be-
gan to day their first fIll wcuk II red foot
ball work; heretofore they have been PREPARING
for the work before them now and ara in ex
Ceilent shape for the harder %uraCtiso. The
makeup Of the team has been the subject Of
much speculation. for there ia much good new
material and a considerable UuWb"' of I'D
men striving Tor places on the Varsity eleven.
Prof !. !. March, Jr, who Il ~. alumni CNepI.
tive manager and tho leading -pir| among
the faCUltv In athletics. said this afternoon
that the team would be- stronger than last year
and would give "a most satisfactory account
OF itself. lie is Juhilant over tho outlook.
The new men who VIII mako tnc team are cure,
full back: Iaunt. half back, Earnest. guard
Elliott, tackle. The rest viii hc cd playcrs.
The now men have won recognition over some
q the old PLAYERS by superior work There
Is much 10y among the s]tlHclts over the news
that Brown, who played end last year and who
was so badly injured by being thrown from
his horse in Chicago. viii be- back To take his
old place, The first game here VIII be on sent.
20 with Jrsinus The schedule has been sati-
~factorily arranged. Princeton during the
sumner cancelled her gam here hut the
mattcr has been adjusted and the Tigers will
play here Cornell will also meet LAFAYETTE
On the l~atter's grounds. There arc seycn
other games scheduled for Easton and the
rooters are preparing for the fun enjoyment
~ the greatest football season they have ever
known at Lafayette.