Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-01
Hard Practice on the Big Col
lege Gridirons.
VICTORY FOR WESTERN
DEFEATED CENTRAL AND PRAC-
TICALLY WON CHAMPIONSHIP.
Races at Jamaica-Goodman Fought
Corbett a Draw-Interesting
Bowling Battles.

Nothing unusual occurred yesterday "
! indicate that the big foot ball eievens or
| the east would have another strenuous day
| or Saturday, although the practice on some
| of the gridirons was more vigorous than on
| the previous day. Practicing signals ana
1 short scrimmage was all the work the
| Columbia players did, but the Blue and
! White was again unfortunate in having TWO
| men injured, while the team may be fur
| Their handicapped in the Yale game by the
! absence of the clever tackle, Won Saltza. At
| Yale the varsity men had light work. but
| at Cambridge the temperance of Capt.
"Daa" Hurley made the practice quite
lively. The Tigers did considerable FUN
| bling in a brisk practice, while at west
Point the cadets did nothing else except a
little signal practice The Indians of Car
| Isle School showed some clever kicking and
sc~:mmaees between the first and second
teams. Altogether there were four eleVehs
of red men on the field.
Quakers in Secret Practice.
Pennsylvania closed her gates yesterday
while the coaches put the varsity through
the longest and hardest practice OF the
year. Pennsylvania's coaches are bending
every effort to round the team into shape
for the Harvard game and especial atten-
ton was given TO building up StiohS Iiuc
defense. Piekarski was again on the heio
and paid special attention to Hobson, the
big guard. Hobson played on the scrub ana
opened up big holes through Robinson. lie
showed signs of steady improvement In
charging into plays and following the ball.
After a preliminary warming up. consisting
in running after signals, Coach ID cksoh
had the scrub kick off to the varsity.
Johnson received the ball and advanced
twenty yards, being thrown heavily by
Walker. The varsity began by using new
formations and steadily pushed the SCRUB
down the field, Sheble and Dennis doing
most of the ground gaining
The scrub received the next kick OF ana
advanced. the ball to mdfield. The scrubs
went through Robinson and Stein for SUD
stantial gains time and again. f nally Dyer
of the scrubs succeeded in scoring through
Stein.
Robinson Back With Tigers.
With only two of the regular varsity
men in the lineup yesterday princeton
first team pushed the scrub about at will
and scored twice during the ordinary scrim-
mage The practice was brisk, and Tenney.
who ran the team, put plenty OF niger
into the work The reason for the absence
of most of the varsity men is due to their
poor physical condition. 1t was decdea
that the team would have to go TO At:ahtic
City for a general recreation ana chahse
of scene but shortly before they We're TO
leave the faculty committee sent word that
the men could not be excused from any
| class work SO it was decided that the Vaca-
ton should be spent at the princeton Inn
until Wednesday.
The team is Just little off color, and the
coaches are working 1t very carefully
| Trainer Jim Robinson, in spite OF MS
| poor health, returned to Princeton last
| night unexpectedly. He will take charge OF
| the men again today and hopes to round
| them I'D in good fashion before the Cornell
| game The work yesterday afternoon was
| married by fumbles, which seemed TO De
| the rule in handling the ball rather than
| the exception. Herring, who has been on
the injured list. played in the scrimmage
| for the first time. and proved a great al
dition of strength to the right SIDE Oh the
| line.
Yale Tries New Men.
The Yale Varsity players were not all
worked hard yesterday, Bigelow taking a
dav off from right tackle, Gates and Shevlin
resting from scrimmage Flanders playing
only a short time at center, and the first
back field, consisting of Jones, quarter.
yeeder and Morse half backs, and Finn,
| full back. also resting. Bigelow was not a
| success against West Point on the defense
| and his work In the coming Columbia game
| will decide his chances for the eleven. ur
| ner took his place yesterday in the Iine AND
| Congden was at left end. Hutchinson acted
as quarter back, Roome and Stevenson as
| half backs and Levine as full back Ihe
\ secret half was twenty minutes long and
was followed by open scrimmage, in which
| the Varsity scored once.
Captain Hurley Rejoins Harvard
Harvard foot ball stock advanced yester-
| day, when Dan Hurley, captain and right
| half back, and Beaton Squires. right tackle
| got into the scrimmage again on Soldiers
| Field Hurley had played only once before
during the season. and then for only two
| minutes, and he played as If he was glad to
| get back Squires, who had broken thumb
also had been out for more than three
weeks. and is now relieving Knowlton, who