Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-15
ON THE GRIDIRON.
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 Ithaca. N. r., Oct 15.-Cornelps football managers made an extra ef- fort yesterday to obtain the assistance of graduate coaches. Several old football players were wired and two or three were asked to report immediate ly. Taussig,, '96; Fennell, '96, and Mason, '94, are expected to be here for the last three days of this week. The game with the Carlisle Indians in Buf- falo next Saturday is the center of att tention, and q large delegation of un- dergradustes will leave Friday with the team to witness the game and visit the Pan-American exhibition.
 Philadelphia, Oct 15.-Despite deep puddles of water on the gridiron and the rain yesterday Coach Woodruff had nearly all of Pennsylvania's two foot ball squads out for work. The main field was abandoned and practice was held on the west end of the field where a small gridiron has been laid out. While the work was far from pleasant for the men it could not help but be beneficial in teaching them how to handle themselves and the ball on wet days For nearly an hour Wood ruff had the men divided into five diff ferent squads and practising handling the ball. It was snapped back and passed to the runner and the formation for the play formed.
 New Haven, Conn, Oct 15.-Despite the mud and rain the Yale football squad had short drill yesterday after noon. The varsity eleven was sent through signal work only, and the sec ond and third .eleyens played twenty five minute half. The interest in the days work lay in the change of Olcott from guard to tackle and of Goss to guard This is the first change made in the varsity line for three weeks. Glass was not out yesterday. Wey- mouth of the Law school has returned. He will begin training in a day or two either as a half back or at full back. Sheldon may not recover from his ill., ness ill time to make an effort for guard. Johnson and Phelps will fight it out for the position.
 Cambridge Mass, Oct 15.-Harvard had it's regular football practice yes terday afternoon in spite of the hard rain and the water-soaked field. The first and second elevens had long sig nal practice in the baseball cage at Soldiers Field, and afterward played two ten minute halves, using one of the practice fields owing to the softness of the regular varsity field. There was much fumbling, due to the wet and slippery ball. The Pennsylvania place kick with the quarterback holding the ball was tried several times. The play CTS show no i'll effects from the Go lumbia game, with two exceptions, where injuries are slight.
 Princeton. Oct 15-The coaches at Princeton have changed almost com pletely the makeup of the varsity eleven. Only three positions in the line and one in the back field remain unaltered. The field yesterday af ternoon was wet and slippery, so that it was impossible tosget anything like a satisfactory line in the team as.it is playing now. Only one half was played and the varsity secured one touch down. The management is making extensive preparations for the contest with Cornell on November ? at Ithaca. The New Workers have beaten Prince ton two years in succession and the game is regarded as second only to the Yale game in importance.
 New York Oct 15. .ANotwithstanding