New-York tribune., 1901-11-02
FOOTBALL.
COLUMBIA WILL PLAY CRIPPLED BUT
CONFIDENT TEAM AGAINST PENN
SYLVANIA TO-DAY.

BY odds of 5 to Pennsylvania is picked as the
winner over Columbia in the football game at the
Polo Grounds to-day Columbia's prospects of vic
tory received a hard setback yesterday, when Cap
tain Berrien announced that Kindgen probably
could not play to-day, and that Bruce. if he
played at all. could take part ia only small part
of the game. In addition Lanoon and Van Hoeven
berg quite edge both being little under
the weather. Up to the time of the announcement
of the i'll condition of four of Columbias best men,
the Blue and White equal choice with the
Quakers.
crowd of about eighteen thousand persons is
expected the Polo Grounds this afternoon. and
preparations have been made for larger thronS
than at any time since the Thanksgiving Day
of several years ago Additional interest at
taches to the game il is PennsyiVanla nrst ap-
pearance here since 1895.
Columbia expects play the pluckiest, hardest
game OF her season. as she realizes that It is her
last opportunity this year to beat one of the Big
Four. So, despite her cripples. she has strong
hopes of being able to beat the Quakers. II her
only successfully last through the second
half. Columbia will unless there is great change
in her style of play. do most of her scoring In
the first half. and PENNSYLVANIA so far this year
has done the bulk of her work in the second half
1t will be Coiumbia's toughest problem to hold
down Red and Blue toward the end OF the
game.
Columbia puts implicit confidence in her back
field which, taking it altogether. is hardly sur
passed Bayard Boyesen is expected to be AT quar-
X,
and Berren in the other three places. This trio Is
expected make substantial gains through Inc
cornpa ratively weak line of the Quaker team Ihe
absence of Bruce. who. however. may play rev
minutes will the playing Of Smith IN MS
place Smith is capital line bucker and IN nne
tackles back formation is regarded as a capita!
ground gamer Irvine who played against Harvard
will be the tackle in place of kindgen; ana may
be relied on to creditable if not brilliant work
against the Quakers. a. Boyesen Is the best OF a
poor lot for end. otherwise the team VIII be the
same that which lined up against Yale 80 that
vh eleven is not strong as II might pc II
Is nv no means weak. To be successful the team
will have TO show considerably more interference
q md team work than il did against Haverford when
there scarcely anything but individual payIns n
pIav will also have to be eliminated one
ironortart factor that If there are any men IN
iured there practically no capable substitutes
to fill their places. - -, ,,
The Pennsylvania team arrived at the MURRAY
Nm Hotel at o'clock last night 1he men are
now displaying their fastest footbaIi OF me so,,
and arc confident Of winning by at least TWO touc
dnu,ns Tho think however that the game VIII
no close one. even in Cclumba's crippled c9Idi-
zion Their guards back formation ana trlch pray
tbey think will be enecual batteries on me 10 20
i1nibia team. With COlumbia's weak e1l,S tIe
SnaIe-s do not feel that their speedy backs can
easilv be stopped. The probable lineup OF the e'e