Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-03

that the Blues will have played to about
70, 600 for the whole season.
The season should also be a prosperous
one for Pennsylvania, additionally so since
the victory at Cambridge, with the Indians.
Lafayette and Cornell all attractive games.
still to come. The Quakers always have
been liberal in the matter Of opponents on
the schedule, and a hard schedule has no
terrorS for them. They are the only big
university team that journeyed as far west
as Chicago to play. and perhaps their broad
next year what contemporaries In the east
have fought shy of-arrange a game with
the University of Michigan. Their showing
this year let's them in as regards class. 1t
has been no fault of the Wolverines that
they have not been seen in the east, and
If they are seen in New York this year, as
they may be, it is probable that credit
therefor will be due to the enterprise of
Amherst.
Pennsy.s Work Disappointing.
The entire University of Pennsylvania
foot ball squad has settled down in earn
est to prepare for the Lafayette game
next Saturday. Yesterday on their own
campus secret practice was ordered by
the coaches, and after the signal drill
was over the gates were thrown open so
the students could get line their
team in the Scrimmage against the scrub
eleven. In the preliminaries Coach Wharf
ton took the line men to one side, giving
them pointers as to how to break up La
fayettes offense. That the Easton team
has strong one is fully realized by
Pennsylvania coaches Knowing this,
the red and blue squad settled down to
strict business. New formations were
tried in signal practice and a new set of
signals was taught the men. This change
made the work of the varsity, both in
signal and Scrimmage practice, ragged
and disappointing. Frequently mistakes
and collisions would occur in the back
field, which sent the whole team in the
air. In the scrimmage the varsity was
unable to score against the scrub until
substitutions were made in the first
teams makeup, which caused a brace
and enabled them to secure a touchdown,
standpoint the work was poor. and If
Pennsylvania hopes for a victory Satur-
day she must get a move on.
Princeton Going Well.
The Tigers INDUCED in a very scrappy
fifty minute practice at Princeton yester-
day afternoon, which resulted in three
touchdowns for the varsity, made on
straight line plunging. During the first
portion of the work the scrub" tore
through the varsity defense for some
very discouraging gains of as much as
fifteen yards, but with one of it's custom
airy rallies the team shortly knit into a
solid barrier that held like granite and
defied the scrub" through the rest of the
scrimmage; while, whenever they got
PooSOooaOu VI Tie Ddll Iney nit the ODDOS-
ing line for brilliant gains which kept
them consistently near the scrubs" goal
The work was close and fierce, with little
open playing, and Stannard and Cooney
did some particularly brilliant work
making the larger part Of the gains.
general shake-up in the backfield placed
Simons and Pfeifer at left and right half
respectively. Pfeifer was used a great
deal for carrying the ball, and he hit the
line for good gains.
Simons did not get much of a chance to
show what he could do, but whenever
he has been used this year he has IA shed
out into work SO brilliant as to leave lit
Tie doubt as to what his future on the
squad Will be. Though this is his first
year, IL is felt that he can successfully
compete with other half-back candida es
and that he stands an excellent chance of
getting his hand into the coming game
with Yale.
Burke is starring al quarter again.
Yale Freshmen Scored on VARSITY.
Scored on twice by the discredited fresh
man eleven was the bitter dose melted out
to Yale's varsity eleven at New Haven
yesterday, to the disgust of the PLAYERS.
The scoring was accompanied by cheers
from the freshman teams substitutes and
their classmates, with plenty of encourage
ment from the varsity coaches. Others
could scarcely believe their eyes for the
freshmen who have not won single game
on their schedule with preparatory schools.
what only West Point has done, and
did 1T by rushing the ball through and
around the line. The varsity backs were
not In the play when the freshmen had
harder work.
Thoroughly satisfied with their work and
by 1t given some hope for lease of life in
their own approaching games with Harvard
ana princeton freshmen, the Yale young
STEERS were excused and went back to the
gymnasium after short rest. There fol-
lowed a hard half between the varsity and
the college eleven, In which the latter by
taking advantage of the most inexcusable
fumbling and repeated muffs of punts, near
ly scored Hutchinson dropped an easy
punt and gave the scrubs the ball On the
varsity 25-yard line. Failing to gain by
rushing. Wernecken, for the Scrubs" kick
ed to Hutchinson, who fell headIong, giving
the ball once again to the Scrubs on the
4-yard line. The varsity line here held for
downs by making a gallant and desperate
stand. Despite the days slump there were
so many comic features in the loose play
enas Soashes an Min Ike W. Bull Burr
1oyed the fun the more because the regu-
lars were crestfallen. Served 'em right.
They picked the freshman team for easy
marks and caught tartar" said a coach.
Inc varsity training table has been moved
to hotel to obtain a change of cooking.
Severe Work for Harvard.
The Harvard foot ball team had the
hardest days work at Cambridge yesterday
afternoon that had been given it this fall.
In a scrimmage which lasted twenty-five |
minutes the team was driven to the limit by |!
the coaches and the men showed even more |
nght and snap than characterized the work
tuesday and Monday. There was a slight |
Improvement in both offense and defense |
less fumbling and better tackling. The |
iine-up was divided into two periods in the |
first of which the varsity scored four touch |
downs on the second, and in the second the |
varsity substitutes played the regulars a |
tie game The varsity was held for downs |
punt third time Schoenfuss, the big |
shot putter. who came out Monday and |
played well with the substitutes. was pro- |
NOTED to the varsity yesterday, and he |
played hard game at left guard.
He IS not yet very familiar with the sig |