The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-10
IN THE FOOTBALL WORLD.
Columbia Meets williams To.day--Game
Scheduled for Other Teams.

IN THE FOOTBALL WORLD.
Columbia Meets williams To.day--Games
Scheduled for Other Teams.
The football games scheduled for to-day
promise to bring out more interesting play
than previous playing days have DONE more
Of the element Of closeness being proba-
bilty. Wet fields are likely 20 be the order.
however. and wet ball, which will retard
speed in formations. But an occasional
tumble only increases uncertainty. Har-
wards opponent. Amherst. has been putting
up stif game this season. and so has Brown.
which meets Princeton, and Colgate, which
tackles Cornell. Not much is known of Yale 8
opponent. the Springfield Training School. while
Williams. which meets Columbia. is reputed to
be light and fast. The Williams men gave
Harvard a good battle. Pennsylvania has
vigorous opponent in Pennsylvania State
College. New York University plays Trinity
at Ohio Field.
Harvard VS.. Amherst. at Cambridge.
Yale vs. Springfield Training School. at New
Haven.
Princeton VS.. Brown. at Providence.
Pennsylvania VS.. Pennsylvania State. at Phla-
Columbia VS.. Williams, at Polo Grounds.
V West Point Vss6icslnson. at West Point.
Annapolis vs.. University Of Virginia At Annapolis.
indians VS., i. and M, at Lancaster.
Lafayette VS.. susqnehanna; at Easton.
Dartmouth VS.. Union. nj Hanover,
Bucknel VS.. WATERFOWL. at WATERFOWL.
Wesleyan vs.. Holy Cross, at Mlddletown
Manhattan VS.. ST. Johns Institute. at Jersey
City.
Lehigh vs.. Urslnus, at South Bethlehem:
Tufts vs. Worcester pol{,ephnic A. Msdford.
The oldridge Boys High School and Webb
Academy teams were to have played at Wash
ington Park this morning. but the rainstorm
yesterday flooded the grounds. and the game.
against Colby last saturday and against
Bowdoin Yesterday, whom. she won 20 In
thirty Ss OF py shows yetSS
TO earlier expectations, Amherst will be able
to-m moi and Columbia the following week.
but bright, with but three OF last year, team
back and a scarcity OF material among the
freshmen; but the work on Wednesday against
fence alike. Four times Amherst carried
half ended with the ball inside the visitors
one OF the Ave times she got the ball. The
team Ia playing fast and hard ball and i'm,
proving every day. Howard. who has played
last years scrub centre. The back field is
both fast and heavy. Hubbard q freshman.
Other T half back position Is filled BY shay, o:
captain OF the baseball team. who has not
been able to play since his freshman year on
account Of injuries received that season
The New York University football team
opens its season this afternoon at Ohio Field
With game against the VT Trinity isam eleven Hsys
The i inc has been siren thened and in
creased in weight by the addition Of Callahan
from the medical school at left tackle and
Koller and Lane as guards. The gTeat ,n
backs. Tuthlll, Mcdowell and Rogge. who
are doing admirable work. Practice .yester-
day was confined to signals and ohers I'VE
condition Of the field the team practiced in
the gymnasium.
light practice yesterday afternoon on account
Of the heavy rain the Williams squad. num-
bering twenty men. left for New York this
, up at the Murray Hill Hotel. the regular
quarters for the Williams athletic teams
to get good line on the team = ability through
their showing against team which has
run up such high scores against Union and
O'Nell has accomplished wonders in de-
oTenoe Tie lev Williams styis Of game viii
which make an open style Of game effective
against a, heavier team. The back field is
b1 With The h s1ssp1 sa@ S xas
sa%s at quarter sagk SUCH spesdy
ksyes Watson b and 81 Ss a
shire eleven As. a whole the team is in
EXCELLENT physical condition. In case Of
and C. Judson at halves make strong substi-
tutes for the regular back field. In all proba-
blity the same team will face Columbia as
defeated the "Aggies" on Wednesday
A hard game. oonfronts Columbia this
afternoon when her eleven meets the Will
liams team at the Polo Grounds. Williams
is BY no means a foe to be dsspised on The :,
a score Of 10. Columbia has always found
Williams difficult opponent. more diff
cult, in fact. than some teams with bigger
populations; In 1000 williams and C9lu m
For the past two years, Columbia has not
played WILLIAMS Columbis Ei be be h hand aG
tsams viii T p9oba fs ind good playing
very difficult because i, Of the the Wet slppe cry
iumbia is Left, end. Bishop; left, tackle
Brown: left guard. Tomlinson; centre; Ianders
right guard. Sedgewick; right tackle. 7
Thorpe; right end, Buell.: quarter back; Jones
Duell full back, Smith.
PENNINGTON. n j.. Oct 9.--.The Athletic
Association OF the, seminary has sprung
great surprise on the institution and football
Candidates by securing the services of Ballet
the noted Princeton centre. to coach the
team In securing Ballet the association has
done something which the team was greatly
in need Of Ballet will divide his time be-
tween the seminary and Princeton teams
but his contract will give the, former eight
afternoons to. begin with. Ballet will be OF
great benefit TO the seminary teams as they
are greatly in need of instruction in line
playing. which he is exceedingly well ac-
nuainted with,
S12,OOO FOR STALWART.
W. &. whitney Anxious to Repurchase the
Colt From Il. n. Thomas,