The Jersey City news., 1902-09-11
CRIDIRON
SEASON NEAR
Rutgers College Team Will
Begin Practice This
Month With Fine
Prospects.
MANY old MEN BACK
Bloomer Will Play on Yale
Again and the Blue Is Glad
Notes of the Game.


Candidates for the Rutgers football
team win assemble for their first prac-
itce on Wednesday, September IL. While
the team has been greatly weakened by
the loss of Wyckof, Conger and r. o.
Smith, all of whom were graduated last
June, the vacancies win probably be
filed by last years substitutes or incom-
ing freshmen. Alfred e. Kitchener. who
has played guard for two years and has
been one Of the strongest and most ag-
gressive players on the team, has been
elected captain for the season of 1902.
Van Hoevenburg, end on last years Co
lumbia team, will probably coach the
team st
Stewart, 'o3, will probably keep his
position as centre, with Weaver, %. as
first substitute. The position of guards
will be filled by Captain Kitchener, '04,
and F. A. Morris, also '04. Both of these
men weigh $50 pounds. While Stewart
is fifteen pounds lighter than these two.
often succeeded in holding their own
against teams of greater weight. Last
year the weakest men on the team were
the tackles. But there are two freshmen
who will probably succeed in getting
these positions this year and filling them
WELL They are Green and Murphy, both
weighing about 160 or ITO pounds. They
played as tackles on the Rutgers Pre-
paratory team for two years, and. as
both are quick and strong. they will be
valuable Morris, '03; Malven, '03; and
Herbert, 'O3, all weighing less than 140
pounds, will try for ends.
Last years quarterback, Voelker, '03.
will probably fill the same position this
year, and, though weighing only 130
pounds, he is strong, quick and hard
runner. The greatest trouble will be to
fill the back and field positions. Malven,
'03, who played fullback and halfback
in some of last years games, is light for
those positions, weighing only $50
pounds. Tobish, '03, is by far the best
halfback in college, being good sprinter,
and fast and quick. Cobb, 'O5, played
good football in the class games and on
the scrub last year, as did also Wilson,
ex-'O5. If the latter returns to college
this year he or Cobb should have an ex-
cellent chance for fullback and halfback.
Both are strong, heady players. Hay and
Van Vechten of the Preparatory School,
will be strong candidates for back field
positions if they enter college this fall.
While the class of 1905 is expected to
furnish more or less good material for
the team. little is known about the men
as yet, with the exception of those enter
ing from the Rutgers Preparatory School.
AS will be seen from above, the Rutgers
team will be light this year, but fast.
The two guards are the heaviest men.
and the centre and tackles are not much
heavier than those on many preparatory
school teams. But as speed and aglilty
enter into the modern game OF football
almost as much as weight. the hopes OF
the Rutgers men for good team are
high. The team will have training quar-
ters in Winant's Hall, and will be served
at the training table. The schedule for
this year includes games with Columbia,
West Point, New York University
Haverford, Swarthmore, Manhattan,
Union and Delaware.
Ralph Bloomer. Yale's star football
tackle. who was suspended last sprihg.
surprised the football leaders by report
ing Yesterday. He says that he is fully
eligible to play this fall and that he
will again be a candidate for the eleven.
Bloomer passed all of his conditions III
his studies at the June examinations. He
has come east from his home in Cincin-
natl to get an early start i'll his tall
scholarship work and report with the
Yale squad next Monday. Bloomer will
be played this fall as plunging fullback
in the tackles back formations.
Candidates for Bucknells football
team reported yesterday. Members OF
the old team who have arrived thus far
are Johnson, Wilcox. Shipp, Gillis, Doug
lass. Smith and Bell. while three new
heavyweights in the persons of Bouvard.
OZefSky anu Helps. al tiiSo hSAcs "iih
Powell, Harold, Morris, Mccormick,
Cockhill and a number of lesser lights
will report in a day or two.
1t was announced that McAlann, last
years tackle, who had been elected cap
tain Of this years team, will not be here.
He will gosto the Yale law school. While
McMann will be missed, there are several
very desirable candidates for the posi-
ton.
Lafayette's football candidates will re-
port for their FIRST practice tomorrow, on
which day college opens. The squad
will be under the sole care of Captain
Trout until the twentyeighth, when
Coach Fulz is expected to report.
The prospects for a strong team are
promising. as most of the regulars of last
years team have returned, and the in
coming class is reported to contain quite
number of men who have made good
records on their respective school teams.
BOARD OF STREET AND WATER
COMMISSIONERS.
lOtncial ProceeoIngs.s
{Continued)
Resolved, That the Clerk of this Board