The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-01
THE FOOTBALL, SEASCN
GRIDIRoN SPORT WILL BEGIN
 NEXT SATURDAY
The First of the Southern Games / Will Be Between Vanderbilt .~ and the University of
 Mississippi

The fall football season has opened up in earnest and from now on the battles of the gridiron will have the individed attention of lovers of that sport. Ihc Southern Colleges are a., bit slow about beginning the cainpaigo and the hrst game in this section will be between Vanderbilt and the University of Missis- sppi nens s That .hst sfWe will play Auburn here in Montgomery and Mississippi plays Auburn Saturday week The showing mads by Vanderbilt a line on the strength of the Tennessee team and Aubnrns work in the Missis- sippi game ought to give a line on their strength
 three Eastcrn tesms-Harvard, Yale and the University of Pennsylva- nia-is given in telegrams to The Cnicago Tribhne Sunday morning. is said the Tigers have something up their sleeves that will spring a big sur prise this year.
 counts of the three teams spoken of: Cambridge, Mass.. Sept. 8.-(SpeciaD-- Harvard opened the football season this afternoon by defeating Williams Is to 0
 Last year Williams was beaten F to 0 and today the purple and white men came down prepared to give Harvard still harder battle. It looked much as if 1t
 
 year as Williams played hard in the early part of the game. A blocked kick and forty-yard run by Lawrence. which resulted in touchdown, rattled them ming. 4e-
 The teams wee evenly matched in weight Williams being trihe heavier The showing Of the Harvard 1sIr ei,,i men was eral new men given trials next week. The tendency to get aff-side and tumble the ball was particularly noticeable nnd the coaches were considerably worried over these violations of the fundanent als of football.
 In the first half Williams kicked off. Several good rushes were made by Cap tain Campbell and Devins, but Williams held and got the ball. The teams see sawed repeatedly until finally Williams was held for downs. kick was block ed by Captain Campbell, and on the re- bound Lawrence scored the touchdown. Five more points were made in four min utes. Harvard again getting the ball on blocked punt Captain Campbell scored past left tackle and end.
 In the seccnd half Campbell made another touchdown, and Rainsford kicked the goal For Harvard Captain Campbell. Derby. Knowles, Barnard. Lawrence and Moore, Wilbur. Peabody and Watson ex- celled for Williams. The lineup:
 = Harvard-L E.. .Bowditch, Hutchins; L. T, Graydon, Eaton, Dodge; L. O.. Robin
  den; R. c. Crew, Riggs, Barnard, Hovey; L. G., Lawrence. Jones; R. E., Littig, Burgess; Q. B, Baldwin. Moves; L. H. B., rpeP rhP1f Res DfFFby Peva. R n s mesS KngSss gSSs D Williaps-R P. Wilbur; R. T, Jones; Leighton; l.; C., Cole; L. T, Hatch: l. E. renee, Jaeckie; L. H. B.. Graves, Wilson; F.: B., Peabody Mears.
 Score-Harvard, Is; Williams O. Touch downs-Lawrence, Campbell @. Goal pire-George sawin. Time. l5 and 1o| minute periods.
 opened the football season by roll ing up four touchdowns against Trinity and winning 8 to o this afternoon.
 Chadwick kept pounding the Trinity line first two touchdowns. the total score the first half In the second, scores by Van derpoel and Fox yielded as many more. Olcott, who did all the goal kicking, downs on easy chances. None was at a difficult angle.
 Trinity did not once make her five yards and secure frst down during. the game. and not once was as Yale kick run back five yards. Only once did the Hartford collegians get the third down on Yale and compel her to kick.
 The longest run of the day was made by Vanderpoel. who caught punt by Captain Henderson and ran it back forty yards before being brought to earth. De- saultes also Tsade thtee runs of twenty yards in running back punts.
 Interest centered on the sho owing made by the two freshmen, Class and Hogan. They proved star performers. making holes big enough to slam the backs through in spirited fashion and intecfered for the backs, much after the style of ex-Captain Gordon Brown.
 Captain Gould was struck in the head in a scrimmage and retired early in the second half leaving the eleven In charge of the veteran. Oicott, who put up an excellent, all-around game, Meriden. the Trinity right end, was hurt in the last five minutes of play and was carried rom the field unconscious. He revived later
 The Trinity players were completely used up the last half and took several minutes between every 'scrimmage Mad dox. Captain Henderson: and w. Johnson put up stubborn defense ana nipped numerous long runs for Yale.
 Yale, 23.-L. E., Gould tCaptaim; l.. T" o;f aoTs' snn s%ann ! Hagtt ,ass a G TeGat T Hogan Francis; k. E.. Rafferty, Ferguson; Q; B.. Desaultts s. Rockwell; L. H. B.. Hart Fox; R. H. B., Chadwick, Shaw; F. B. Will "yrr Trinity. atRoei o'1R E.. Allen; L. F., Van Tine; L. G., Hill: C.. MacJohnson; R C.. w. Johnson: R. T.. Henderson (Captainl; | R. E., Crans. Meriden; Q B., Luke; |: II. D., MaudOXi h. H. D.t
 scorc-Yale. B; Trinity, Q. Touch 2; Fox, l; Wander
 Goals from touchdown -olcott. 3; Um- pirez-Dr. s. H. Hammond. New Haven. Rsferee-Mr Bacon Trinity. Timer Taicott B. Hull. New Haven. Linemen- Saston. Yale; and Wellas, Trinity
 Philadelphia. Ia, Sept. aS,-(SpeciaDEl Pennsylvania played it's, first game or fotball this afternon with Lenign. The the red and blue siuiply scored at will. The result being PennsyiVanla o. Le- high o.
 The work of the Pennsylvania team was something of a surprise 70 the o,V" spectators who looked for a close strus play Judging from today's contest the red and blue will undoubtedly nave a team that will compare faVorapiy Witn those of recent years Howarus actIns | Captain and quarter back: ran the team with great skill and DIS hae tha e,eteS undereraduates. The first hair ehueo "'h the score g to 0.
 In the second half Pennsylvania LOOK things easier making a touchdown m the first seven minutes of play put InIssIhs the goal. A touchdown resulting rom seventv-five yard run by Davidson was not allowed because of foul tackling and the ball was brought out to the twen- ty-yard line and given to Leheu. the game ended few minutes after with the ball in mid6eld. Lineup; Mitch@il: L, Ta"a G., Ba,rd: c. Jordan; R. G. Piekarski; R. T.. Donaidson: h E;r Gar- diner: O. R., Captain> Howard; |. II; B.. Dale; R. H. B.. BennetG F. E. Davioson: :, Lehigh-L E., Smart; L n WeiI