Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-24
Final Day of Practice for
Gridiron Warriors.
ARE RESTING TODAY
LOCAL TEAMS READY FOR ToMoR-
ROWS BATTLE.
All Lovely in American League-GoR
at Lakewood-Big Horse Sale
Bowling Matches.

If Yale wins from daISaru tonAoAAo" ~
will be the first time since 1891 that tns
Blue has won both the Harvard ana tne
Princeton games in an odd year. In 1873
Yale beat Harvard, then came down TO new
York the following week and was beaten by
Princeton. There was no Harvard aie
game in 1895, but the rule indirectly
upset by the fact that Yale defeated Prince
ton, who had beaten Harvard. In 1897 Yale
tied Harvard and defeated Princeton, ana
in 1899 tied Harvard and lost to Princeton.
In 1901 Yale defeated Princeton and was
swamped by Harvard; in 1893 Yale lost TO
Princeton and defeated Harvard In every
Harvard Yale game between 1891 and 1gOa,
inclusive the team that scored first won
the game, but that happens in most foot
ball games, as superior strength in root
ball nearly always comes to light early.
Those who are Influenced by past perform
ances" and all that sort of thing will be
interested In knowing that in only one
out of the last twelve Harvard Yale battles
have both sides scored. That was 1884
A more substantial reason for betting that
Harvard does not score tomorrow would be
the fact that no team this season has cross
ed Yale's goal line: but, on the other hand,
no team has been able to keep Harvard
from scoring
Here is some more past history dope"
In 1900 and 1902. in both of which years
Princeton scored field goal against Yale
and yet was beaten decisively Yale won
from Harvard by a big score. So far rs
Princeton Is concerned. she already has
furnished her part of the similarity this
year-a field goal, but decisive defeat. 1t
is up to Harvard to upset that repetition.
just as 1t is up to Yale to rout the odd-year
custom. Foot ball players don't care a rap
about signs and portents. If they feel they
have the goods they feel they can win
Hell Devil' Skillman's prediction that
Princeton would beat Yale this year went
wrong. and in the light of that fact any
old kind of departure from tradition may
be expected. Is Pennsylvania worrying
about the morrow because she has not
beaten Columbia in New York? Not a bit
of 1t.
Harvard Boys Dazed.
Harvard men are simply dazed by the
injury which has befallen Capt. Hurley,
right halfback At the same time they are
filled with a determination to win tomor-
row. win for Hurley!' is the cry heard
on every hand. Yesterday, when the team
left at o'clock for Marblehead, Mass, it
was shouted by fully 1000 students group
ed around the eleven's special car in Har.
ward Square. The demonstration at this
time was unprecedented for enthusiasm.
Yale Team Not Confident,
Yale's team arrived at AuburndaIe. Mass.
early last evening and will remain there
until within an hour or two of the game
with Harvard The men expect to lineup
tomorrow with Gates, left end: Forbes, left
tackle: Erwin. left guard; Flanders, center:
Trip. right guard; Bigelow, right tackle
Shevlin. right end; Jones or Hutchinson
quarterbaek: Roome, left halfback; Morse.
right haifback. Finn, fullback. This will
DE the same lineup that Yale used against
Princeton. except that Jones will probably
start the game at quarterback and Roome
VIII dfsplace Veeder at left halfback for
most, III not all. of the
not such marked confidence In New Haven
last night as there was a week ago The
ease with which the scrub tandem copied on
Harvard methods and scored has not en-
couraged any hope that the Yale defense
will be impregnable to Brill and Sduires
and the poor physical condition of several
of Yale's Hnemen has not added TO the home
of a large score.
Gates will not play all Of the game be-
cause of bruised shoulder; Forbes hand
Is still so sore and painful that his taekling
Is poor. Trip and Flanders both have in
jured ankles and are not expected to last
out the game. 1t is planned to send at least
eighteen men against Harvard. II. Jones
will sub at left guard, Mackay and Tucker
at cenrer, Knox. Stevenson and Hoyt at
halfback. and Levine and Quill at fuliback
Pennsy Expects Hard Battle.
Pennsylvania degulars and subs were sent
through sharp. snappy signal and fornaa-
ton drill yesterday. After thirty minutes
of this kind of work Coaches Hodges and
Williams worked for a considerable length
OF time on Pennsylvania method of de-
Tense that will be used against Columbia
tomorrow. Pennsylvania's success so far
this year might be attributed in part to the
hard. untiring and uneeasing work of the
scrubs. They will be taken to see the CO.
lumbia game on Saturday. The team Is in
splendid physical condition, save one man.
Bob Folweli, who is still suffering with an
injured knee. He will not be In SATURDAYS
lineup unless his knee improves consider
ably Dennis, whose playing has made him
first sub to the whole back field, will start
the game. and may be sure to give a good
account of himself. In Hobson,s place
either Layery or Stein will play Coach
Dickson expects good hard grueling con-
test. and Pennsylvania viii have to fight
hard to beat Columbia.
West Point Overturned.
The usual twenty-minute practice took
place on the West Point field yesterday
afternoon. After a few preliminaries the
FIRST team lined up against the second ana
made four touchdowns The second gained
much ground but was unable to score
However. at the end OF the practice the
scrub received the ball ten yards from the
first teams goal. and had no trouble IN
pushing 1t over. All the first team men
were in the lineup except Carey. How
ever. several 81 the men had to be taken