Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-13
THE GRIDlRON.
COLLEGE BOYS SHAPING
 FOR HARD WORK

Candidates for the several varsity football teams began their first real practice yesterday. Columbia, Yale and Princeton all had their men out on their respective fields. The dum- my was tackled, there was practice at bunting and falling on the ball. The captains of the several teams had the first opportunity of the season to size up the men and to get q good idea of the material in them. Of course there are many of the last year varsity team players back at the old positions this year. Their work of the past is we'll known. 1t is now to be developed if they are still up to the game of last season. Then, again, there are lot of new ones who will come forward looking for the laurels of the gridiron.
 Coach Morley of Columbia had his tribe out on South field early yester- day. Morley was found at the training quarters at West 117th street. He was in a cheerful mood and pleased with Columbia's pros pect. He says that Columbia's foot ball season this year will surpass all other years of Columbia's career on the gridiron. Captain Stangland will head the blue and white forces again. The proposed game with the University of Michigan is the one interesting topic among the Columbia men. It has been practically decid- ed that the great western university team will meet Columbia on Thanks giving day. The Columbia games will be played at the American league park.
 The other big game scheduled is for October 20, when the Morningside boys will tackle the Yale eleven.
 Yale will begin her real work on the field next Monday. Then hard practice will begin. Several of the famous Yale players will be lost to the team through graduation. For mer Captain Rafferty, Miller, Met calf, Mitchell, Soper and Rissell will be the missing. Captain Ho- gan. .svever, is hopeful of the new candidates who have presented them selves, and says that Yale will have a stronger team this year than ever. Bloomer, Kinney, Rockwell, Rora- back, Batchelder, Morton and Bow man will be eligible for the eleven. Then, again, there are several prom ising men on last years freshman team, whom Captain Hogan hopes to develop. Of the men named, while they are all eligible to play, there are conditions of study and other mat ters that may prevent several of them from getting into the game un- til late in the season, and in one or two instances candidates now con sidered will not be able to play at all. Practice will begin on September 19, and former Captain Rafferty will be seen on the coaching line. Back field Coach Ledyard will be on hand to help Captain Hogan. With the men on hand, Yales prospect looks particularly bright.
 Of all the university teams Prince ton will be the greatest loser by req son of the graduation of her star players. The hardest blow comes in the loss of the great De Witt--the De Witt who made it possible for the orange and black to triumph over Eli last year. Captain Walter Foulke, while he appreciates the great hole torn in ths Princeton ranks by grad7 uation, is hopeful and says he will have a team on the field that will be equal to Princeton's great team of last year.
 Captain Daniel J. Hurley and Coach Wrightington of Harvard are hard at work bringing together the Harvard team. Great gaps have been torn in the Harvard ranks also by graduation, and it is the filling of these gaps with first class material that is keeping the captain and coach particularly busy these days.