The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-25
ON EASTERN GRIDIRONS.

New Haven, Conn.,, Sept. 25.-Work at the
Yale field yesterday afternoon not under the
best conditions, light rain falling that made
the field slippery and nasty. -..
The men did not seem to mind the adverse
circumstances. and put in a solid afternoons
work. Morning practice begun yesterday
for the backs, under Frank Butterworth and
Captain Chadwick. The entire squad Of men
| out for places in the back field taken to the
Yale field and worked hard for hour. Coach
Swan also out
The afternoon work was somewhat more ex.
tended than usual. and slightly out of the usual
program. The first half hour was snent with
the dummy" after which the entire squad was
set at routine work. such falling the
ball, passing and catching punts, While the
linemen We're sent down the field under the
ball and the backs set at forming interference
| on the run. The scriInmage between the varsity
| and college teams took the shape of two short
halves yesterday instead of one twelve minute
half as formerly. In the first half the varsity
took the ball at the center Of the field. BY sue
cessive line plunges in which the guards and
tackles were worked to good advantage, the ball
carried to the college line without any
marked losses by the varsity line. The college
| team was once given the ball for practice and
succeeded much to the surprise of every one,
in making plunge through Hogan which netted
five yards. In the second half the college team
which strengthened by the substitution of
Mcmahon, who is ineligible for the varsity as
fullback, was given the ball at the varsity's ten
yard line.
The college team proved a strong one on the
offensive, and with Mcmahon, who hurdled the
line much after the fashion of Weymouth of
last years team, carried the ball to the varsi-
tvs one-yard line, where the varsity made good
and won out.
| Princeton, Sept. 25.-The tigers yesterday af-
| ternoon had their first practice in running
| formation. At first the went through the
| plays in a walk. then when each knew just
where he ought to be at every stage of the play
| the pace gradually increased until they
| going at high rate of speed. The formations
moved off smoothly than is usually the
case at this period Of the season. The backs
held the ball we'll -'''~ ;.
Cambridge, Mass, Sept. 25.-Yesterday was
another eventful day in Harvard football cir.
cles Soldiers field. The last practice was
held on the practice gridiron. The training ia
BILE will begin to-day. The varsity eleven
squad Of good men joined the work.. Beginning
to-day all the playing Of the varsity squad Will
be the varsity gridiron,r WHICH has been
used once only since Ely died there last No.
vember. Training will begin at the Harvard
union to-day with the following men: Bowditch,
Bernard, King, Meier Leatherbee, Carl, Mar.
shall. Force, Burgess Wright and Herman.
Graydon is the only veteran not to be taken, and
he arrived in Cambridge just to-day. More men
will be taken to the table after the first out
! Ithaca, N. Y, Sept. 25.-A large quantity of
material, some of which appears promising, and
stiff lineup the features of Cornell S
practice yesterday afternoon. In all there were
nearly hundred men, and old, and there
for the first time. While the practice was long.
:, it can hardly be said to be satisfactory Only
the simplest of plays were used but the 1nterfer
:, ence did not keep together and fumhlng was
, very prevalent The centers,. Davtt and Lies.
were probably to blame for this. 80