The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-19
IN THE FOOTBALL WORLD.
Secret Practice Now in Order-Small
Schedule for To-day.


midweek games are about over for tho sea-
son. Annapolis vs.. st. Johns College at
Annapolis, the Yale freshmen vs.. St. Paul's
at Garden City. and Hamilton VS.. Hobart
at Hamilton are all the games scheduled
for to-day. Harvard has closed her gates.
and only the elect may enter. Yale expected
to have secret practice yesterday but changed
her mind. Secret practice VIII: however.
be taken up at New Haven before the West
Point game. Football becomes serious and
solemn. indeed. when there Is occasion for
secret practice at any time. On the other
hand. 1t lie argued that football Is essentially
game Of tactics and strategy, and that 1t Is
quite In accordance with the ethics OF the
sport to develop maneuvres 80 that rivals
may get as little knowledge of them as pos
sible. John McNamara. the Boston critic,
makes mention OF the cheerfulncss OF Jim
Hogan, the Yale captain. This Is true. and
rather a pleasant contrast to the general
run OF football head coaches and captains.
Hogan Is as earnest and energetic as any
OF the leaders. but not weighted down. SEEM
ingly, with the feeling OF responsibility
There's Bill Morley Of Columbia. too, most
energetic coach, but who has been seen to
crack smile between Oct. and Thanks.
giving Day. Graves Of West Point is good
natured chap, but none the less vigorous
and determined when In action.
ITHACA, Oct is.-The Cornell varsity team
was drilled on the defence to-day. The
scrubs received the ball on the 'varsity's
five yard line and the regulars attempted
to hold the second eleven. They could not do
1t. however, and Ave successive times the
scrubs pushed over for touchdowns. Inc
pigskin was then put into the hands OF the
varsity and the scene OF the scrimmage
changed to midfield. But the second team
proved almost equally strong on the de-
fence. for the varsity had not scored when
the quitting hour arrived. All this was evil
dence that the varsity had taken decided
slump. Its defence is known to be weak,
but to-day's showing was much poorer than
any one expected
The varsity eleven was regular, with the
exception of Cook at left tackle who is still kept
from practice by slight indsposition re-
sulting from his hard work in last Saturdays
contest. The name with Franklin and Mar
shall on next Saturday Ia not looked upon as a
very had proposition. but the coaches are
not going to let the team escape without
hard battle, this week, SO tomorrow the
regulars will be lined up. first against the
scrubs and then against the strong freshman
eleven.
The New York University team got down
to hard work again yesterday after the, rest
Of Monday. Several changes we're made In
the Kicking department Manchee Was put
IN AZ quarter back. He has shown marked
S q AND %eS Sb9p Kicker kept hs
out Of the games. After his work OF yester-
day it is very probable that he will receive
The other change was made at full back.
Swartz was not out Yesterday. SO fultz PVT PVT
has been playing at end and quarter hereto
but his 05k of he
got into the Interference in fine style and
hit the line hard and low. ,Coe is rapidly
getting into shape again and may be able
to occupy his regular position at left guard
in Saturdays game.
for the game with Pennsylyania at Phil
delphia next saturday Coach Morley fears
hay et been crippled since the Amherst game
Capt. Stangland. who was hurt in the An
herst contest has been sent away to 81 the
Tom M Thorp. the big right tackle. has a mus Gle
m 1rHfs fast n Work the Substitute
full back, has stiff left knee and cannot do
Ss pnss th D9n ss Ssd sSae pH
year and Duncan Brown could not get out to
St Il his ef sasn
and Duell has a sore side, which is very pain.
full. Altogether the team Is In rather q burg
| few men because OF injuries. the worst Is
feared for the coming contest.
as on MeSdSy dSes
IN q dull fashion. Dudem was NOT, Of. the
on the varsity. He showed up poorly the
light backs Of, the scrubs pranGng through
amina tons for admttance 70 the bsr, Ehret
his s5d the scrub be "nd
Post on the first eleven. Wood. freshman.
did good work 9 sainst Aigeltnger at tackle.
Armstrong, Kenny and Martin, the scrub
scored a Touchdown The varsity. evened
matters little latter by sending Heinrich
armstrong was one of the three new men
played play Baseball at Columbia and has had
especially, good putting Yesterday and sent
the ball fnrtheT on the average than any
Genal Trinity S College 1Ss and svermap from
Case School. Were two other candidates;
Both are ends. silverman made two good
Metzenthin was back at quarter back on
players could get into place, He did not
try any quarter back runs and was ordered
not to do too much work He has not not missed
season, and seems to be in need of rest.
NEW, HAVEN, Oct; ls.-Yale Is figuring. on
what she will be able to do against the West
Point cadets next Saturday, Some one at
Yale Field this declared thst Yale
while some one else threw a dash OF cold
water on this enthusiastic estimate by limiting
that maybe Yale would come out of the scrap
without any score. The work to-day was
of over an hours length Bowman and Hoyt
put in good deal of time punting. giving
the ends practice in, getting down under
the kicks and the backs practice in catching
which the scrubs made the varsity work
hard, stopping the latter time and again.
gether on the offence and by helping the
man With the ball and pushing him along
Brink Thorne, Phil Stillman. GEORGE Goss,
Ned Glass and Howard Metcalf assisted In
the coaching.
MIppIFTowN, Conn. Oct. lS.--The defeat
of Wesleyan Saturday was rather Of a sur
prise Two years ago Amherst Aggies
we're easily beaten by Wesleyan, but since
then Massachusetts has improved under
Ennnh Rnllnck Their line WINS hea vier hnn