Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-01
TABLE OF PERCEr
ON THE GRIDIRON.

| The battles on the gridiron between the big college eleyens and their lesser rivals will be renewed to-day when Harvard will play Bowdoin, Yale will meet Tufts. Pennsylvania will face tranklin and Marshall and Cornell will oppose Rochester. To-day also marks the opening of Princeton's season, the Tigers antagonists being the Swarthmore eleven. Columbia was scheduled to start her season at the Polo grounds with the Brooklyn PoIytechnlc team, but for some reason the contest was abandoned and the Blue and White will begin with Rut- gers at New Brunswick on Saturday. The various teams have been kept at hard practice this week and the coaches are busy wedding out the big squads. Already Harvard, Yale and Princeton have reduced their number of candidates, and inside of two or three weeks the coaches will have se lected the material which is to be whipped into shape for the big con- tests later in the season.
 D1scourag ging reports have come from Harvard and glowing ones from Yale. It is the way of Harvard to be dis satisfied with her team early in the season ,and perhaps this is the same old complaint that is coming from coaches and undergraduates alike. It is rare thing for Harvard to praise her eleven and in this respect she diff fers from Yale. Just at present the Ellis are filled with encouragement and enthusiasm over their prospects and they have no hesitation in declaring their satisfaction. Every one of YaIe's candidates is working hard to make the team and the daily practice is full of ginger.
 Ill Bowman Yale seems to have Yound kicker of more than ordinary ability In Saturdays games with Trinity he covered himself with Iaur- els, and he has since lived up to his reputation he made in that contest. Just now Bowerman is about the best and surest kicker i'll the big squad. It is said that Wilhe1mi, who played such fine game for Yale last season. will not be able to play this year. He is ill in hospital and may have to undergo an operation, in which event the season will be half over before he will be able to go on the field
 Last year Tufts was lucky enough to score against Yale, the result being % to ,, but the chances. are against the Medford team repeating the trick to-day.
 Pennsylvania showed by her game against Lehigh on Saturday that she is by far the weakest of the big eleyens. To-day the Red and Blue will line up against Franklin and Mar shall, whom she beat last year by the small score of 6 to O. Unless the Quakers have improved in the last two days they may be treated to as big surprise in to-day's game as was Cor nell by Colgate.
 Cornell had no idea that any part of her line could be shattered by Colgate, and the coaches have decided on radi- cal changes at once. Tydeman at right end is said to be out of condition, Waud at left end is a novice at the position and Burns at fullback lacks strength and experience. Cornell has q lot of good, heavy men. but they will need a lot of coaching before they will be in form to tackle their big ad- yersaries with any hope of success.
 The Tigers have so far showed up well at practice The line appears to be unusually strong. if judgment may be passed on it before a game has been played. and fumbling has been infreuuenf.
 On Monday it was said that Harold Weekes, Columbia's greatest hurdler, would be debarred from playing on the team this season because of scholar ship deficiencies, but yesterday Weekes restored himself to good stand ing in the eyes of the faculty commit tee on athletics and will be able to continue on the eleven. There were six other candidates temporarily dis qualified with Weekes, but it is said they will be pronounced eligible to- day. This is good for Columbia as Weekes is pillar of strength to the team.