New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-30
YALE MEN CONFIDENT.
Sanford Says Columbia WW Not
.ScOre-Bear Cub Blue Mascot.
IBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TR1BUNE-l

New Haven. Conn, Oct o9-FOster Sanford took
Yale freshmen in hand this afternoon, and later
met the varsity players. His opinion is that
Columbia will not score on Saturday. After
long grueling secret practice all the varsity ex-
ce2t Hogan and Kinney dropped out and substi-
took their places Lawrence. the tackle. took
left end; Flanders and Miller. the guards Scott.
centre: Neal right end: Soper Quarterbac k; Mitch
ell. Allen and Hoyt the backfeld. The second
team. Augmented by extra men. was unable 20
force this varsity back over their goal line To-
morrow's practice will he signal work in prepare
ton for Saturdays game with Columbia.
Yale has a new football mascot in diminuttve
black bear cub which arrived at the Y le gym
nasium by express yesterday from Montana The
bear IS the gift Of Mike Murphy. Iales trainer
from D. ". Franchot. OF last years track team
1t will act as the Yale mascot at the Columbia
Yale game on Saturday. and Will see other grid
irons later. ultimately the training table gridron
il all proba biIity-
YaIes football eleven will start for Nev-York
tomorrow night. TO he in readiness for the game
with Columbia on Saturday. host Of Yale sup
porters will 20 to New-York confident Of winning
the game and that Columbia will not score. At
the same time there is a general feeling at New
Haven that the Blue and White eleven will play
a strong game The Columbia line is regarded
at Yale as probably the strongest, outside Of
Princeton. that the New-Haven team will meet
this sea son.
Yale will 60 into the game with line that will
average 2o3 pounds TO the man. providing Batch
elder PLAYS night guard. as IS now ConSaered prop
able OF the seven line men the tackles and ends
played last year. Rafferty,, captain and left end.
is formidable player and extremely effective on
defence work. Morton Roraback and BatcheldeT.
who will iii the three middle positions. are all in
experienced. big. heavy and effective men, but
each one has his faults. Morton is slow. Rora-
back still passes poorly At times and BatChelder
is cratic either weak or brilliant Ralph BloOmer
is still unable to play.
Rockwell at quarterback. is fully alive to
his game this season as he was last. He runs of
the plays rapidly. is in every play himself. and is
the life of The team In Mitchell. OwSley and Net
calf Yale has three light but fleet and "heady
bslfbacks who have thus far this season done
some brilliant open playing Mitchell is the tale
plnter and possible drop kicker. Bowman. at full
back is a steady and consistent line punSer. L IS
proba bic that Yale will try any trick plays Of
ANYTHING unusual saturday. There Will, how
ever, De more running and kicking than ale
usually does. Oswley and Bowman, Of the back
field will BE- used for line plungesi Mitchell. Cws-
lev and Metcaf for end and tackle runs; Shevlin
for a cross end back run; Hogan and Kinney for
short sharp advances through centre, and possibly
FstcheIder for an occasional guards back. Yale
is this wear playing style OF game that has usual
" been confined Princeton. and that includes
much kicking and running by the backdeld, alter
mating with heavy line advances by the big line