The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-08
GOSSIP OF GRID1RoN.
Latest Things in the World of Foot
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ball.
Reports from New Haven say that Yale.
does not fear Harvard as much as she
does Princeton.
football team is working on the new
play, which, it is said, will starte the
world and will win from Harvard.
In despair of finding punter, Captain
Gould has been placed at full back on
the Yale eleven. De SaulleS had Only
Indifferent success in kicking field goal.
Weymouth has been moved into the line.
1t is feared at New Haven that the
Yale players have been confused by an
overdose of coaching. Lighter work has
been ordered and the coaches have been
told that they must confer before at
tempting to instruct.
New Workers who witnessed the foot
ball game between Columbia and Penn
sylvania Saturday were dumbfounded
the size of the Quaker team. In former
years Coach Woodruff's men have been
huge and beefy, but this season they are
little heavier than an ordinary high
school academy eleven.
A football rule which has been V1o-
lated more persistently this year thar
any other is that prohibiting the pres
cree on the side lines of more than five
persons during a game. There has not
been an important game this year where
the rule was enforced. The fault is due
not so much to the officials as to the
management
Harvard has succeeded in getting a lot
of work this week in preparation for her
game with Pennsylvania Saturday: The
crimson players came out of the Brown
game in excellent shape and they have
been made to work like Trojans every
day. The scrubs have been using Coach
Woodruff's guards back formations, but
they have not been able to gain through
the varsity line.
Harvard may protest Glass and Wey
mouth two of YaleS men this year.
because the crimson management thinks
these men are not eligible. 1t was found
out when too late that Sharpe, mem
Der of last years team, was profess
sional, and then both Bloomer and Hale
were on probation Captain Gordo4
is claimed knew that Sharpe was pro-
fessional and yet he allowed him to play,
being ready to take him out, however,
as soon as protest might be regis
It has been discovered that Pennsyl-
yania was beaten by only ten points. IN
stead of eleven, as reported, III, In the 1 game
men, when they read the papers sun
day morning, were greatly surprised to
see it stated that they had won by, a
score of II to 0. Morley, the. Columbia
kicker, missed both of the goals but, the
first one by only couple of inches. From
the reporters stand this seemed sure
ford. Morley and Captain Berrien have
declared since that 1T was miss ana
they are exceedingly sorry that the mis-
take was made.
have brought out some of the usual COM
ments in condemnation of the game.
President Thwing, of the estern Reserve
university, of Cleveland, O.. where an &C
tive football interest has long been MAIN
tained, upholds the game. In recent
address on the Ethical Functions OF
Football he said: Football aa Stands for for
which demand the hardness and endur-
ance of the soldier. Second. football IL
illustrates the value of the positive. Third,
football, in its ethical relations. repre-
sents the value of a compelling interest.
Fourth, football further embodies the
process of self discovery. Football proves
to many a man what he is. 1t makes
him know that he has more or less phys
zeal strength than he believed he had
In mi Intellectual vision or provision it shows
him whether he is more or less alert,
Football develops self-restrain, and
troll. is one of the primary signs of
gentleman"