The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-25
GRIDIROR PROSPECTS FOR 1904
BIG TEAMS AypPEAR TO BE PRETTg
EJESLY MATCHED.

Ressht Behind the Line 10 & seai Demand
Thk feaS--tBid and Rsu Material
n; Harvard and 1aIe-The Yripectsr
ssitnatIoD--Csiumtia and tise tsuakerS.
Weight, always . greatly desired COM
modify IL football 10 being sought aftsr
with more than aiI&Iops eyss by the coacbse
fms ssasor since tie the seasoD q practice
t,sea1 al along the line. the accounts frUfn
the VARIOUS colleges have mapped on tne sise
" toe candidates. evoiIuupois principally.
One PRINCETON accoun. tod. with due
,-olernritv ttlat Capt FOl1lke's airn " 10 get
o team that eumuines weight and sJ.eec--'
a. n auct was not TIE aliu " every foot
isan CAPTAIN That Two ant -wo inaAe
fuu, ~ no plaitsef thai tlat speed with
~,eigtii is uetter t.al sped ALONE. Nor.
II may be ADDED. Ia the SEARCH 1ir weight,
vii ans coach saGrtfLe -;..sec IN the nere
sake Of pouuoa.
Weight OF tne line this wear b 70 he sup
J,iefnstr.ed with weight remind the line
~ MUCH as is consistent with speed. the
opinion N tue ezper1s IL that heavy
Insu bsfiId the line are mors nsetied
than las. year or the wear before, be-
cause Of what might be called the spread
oranges IN the playing riiee The isgis-
latiop curtailing inassing Deilinc the liIie
pusS premium Oh individual weight ~
smash opposing linse There mas been no
iegla!atJuu IL vet forpiddirsg one individual
from inassiug al the weigh; he cal IL ms
J,ersou Only tue four backF are above
bei,ind the line OF the orsncs Ems year,
except that orIe lius mau may drop back
provided he pleys outside rhe end
A pertinent instance o. ms desifs 70 ger
Dig men behind tue line vas tine r-DOr:
from New Haven tbst Tom StI.Ein. At4e
crack enc. was 80 u converted mtg L full
baca. Shevin is heavy, last. aggressive.
out II such good eng that heavy iDen o.
mind ting line mug; Ue desirable inteso
A. be IL 70 ue moved He - powerful
srounc gather. even from nIs position IL
the line. and tiis strength OIL tie dsfsIcs
makes II doubtful whether ne viii " shifted
30 full Dack. Only al urgent nsed would
tring about the change, ano that with
sood material from winch 20 choose al
end 70 take his place. Big, Dee~r ulsn
In the line and light backs furnished oiis II
the most powerful gridiror combinations
that ever sportsd ino.ssE ius-the Yale
;ssam o, lg02-put sinc+ Agti Lacks are 70
have lsss assistance frpm IDsrDet IL the
wy ef compact grouping, they are now
1855 IL favor
What with rnar ie'. over from las st.d-
sou and recruits, the Fading tsaIns ss d
rule. promise 70 pressnt f0rulaauis
JbysitsAI trout ttIis fall al tine squads
arr still IL tie rudifueiitsrS stage u ae-
vslopnIeut. out - far az can De judged
a. this early PERIOD, the VARIOUS s,evens
viii lie more s,sIly matched II strength
Than for the las; several y'ssr..
Ifs PROSPECTS, Of poos ~ ~ u-g ram
MAKES i. stal.J out ar % superior - uttieIs
that others neve ~: stIal c.ants - become
ne ST oug That oondIt4Ur always eSlsLs -
greater Or isse ~ ysut At tins anne u the
wear, but not 30 inucr ~ or t'ns year
Seither doee Il now 4UpE, luaEItg from ti'e
J,.a.sris1. ar If there wo1io " arF team DE
strong ae 40 or tnrse teams u.at have Ueeu
turned ouL--by Harvard, Yale. Princeton,
Pennsylvania aud Michigan But the out~
]ooe does indicate no lacE % gooa te,.frae.
fairly well matched and WITH CLOSER scoiee
In tie big games than have prevailed "
late. Whether tins Season VIII a"fs4pp
sofnetilirg III tiye Line N s.tscE tt4at viii
crush opIyy4efits remains 70 ~ seen, but at
present Harvard. Yale, Princeton. Columbia,
PenIsvlvania and Cornell srs cioser together
10 prOwess ti.ap usually is tie care, with
two or tiirss Of tue 'sinsner' fellows Likely
70 create trouble a. any lane. The season
promises vel III hard fought and exciting
games.
Harvard has - 9 gfea; deal IN the vey
Of =, t,-rie, ,--t al, -.se,e''ned uen 70 start
with az o gurpJS out hH-N ard rarely islie
20 have {. g,ps .sa. q. e2re-.'nt material.
he il gree: d O-lsrwIse. $r'' oioJo Las
t,.ep known 20 hg,p. IL Champion teams.
Its infusiop iuto Old blosd has beeD known
20 syooomtj lisb more Ia the END tisD oig
suptIy Of Vetesans Eas aecGnplisi.'5o,
SOMETIMES il ~ more afnensble 70 cOacinng
snd ceaIn development. more mchnep W
submerge tue Individual ~ tne naaIIs'
works harder and brings more tEtIt lnuo tie
game.
Harvard. With her Sn-and-out csmIlaigp
last yesy IL lsry uncertain quantity
this year. bGt al uncertainty That may Ian
out The light way Some good substitutes
az. left even II men whose placsse VII he
hard 20 fI are gone. N the fd,een :nsn
no fell before laie last , ear. five reYuisis
enc thrse substitutes remain. BowoIth
and Ciotiiies, ENDS. Know hon. tackle, A
Marshsu guard. {. afehsN. Quarterback,
sod hsaloeilkopf are gone. The ADs d.
fl,ienclea eft by Their goinE are more serious
ts.an the tack field defsctiots. ct these
are left Pan insoD. centre, J4E hoyns, gtaro;
DERBY, tackle. snc hgppss. tsckbs. VtiIsf
tack T. possibilities are Shea. an aggressive
Joan, who pa, 90 two ysaTs ago, arc Dreson,
10 poundef- Kidde., 20; Pen. ~, ano
Wilder, 80, are Other heavy line uSen who
vii return and possibly Cerioh who On
defstudisd Le koyne last year. With the
Improvement that may De expectso from
these n1ee formidable line can he built
,lp, from tackle W tackls. al East There
y not 80 good al OUTLOOK for ends. but
tnere are on hand Montgomery, fIst sub
sgtitute last year. and Esrtels, Shurtlef
and glagosn, lighter men. 10, starter.
The two varsity half bacLs, Capt. Hurley
and Nichols. are botfl back and ere pretty
fast movers. Nichols, 80 particular, Is
very speedy and bard man 70 get toid d:
ice Mills. vic has played cue ~ proDis-
Ing candidate for full hack, and oeoer back
fieio candidates are Harrison, Palmer. Han
ley aud Randall. Quarter back candidates
figured or are Hoyes, who substituted for
Carl Marshall last year; Leonard. Elkins,
MAhoney aud Matthews. the last named
the oolofed player. who did not come out
last year. Sts1, from Gfoson, and Dillon.