Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-29

thinking that Harvard displayed her best
strength against West Point a week ago.
Coach Reid has a very powerful eleven at
his disposal. Tie lire will average nearly
2o pounds from end to end. The Crimson
has liking for powerful ends and In
OBrien and Macdonald they have two of
this description. The return OF Knowltou
To tackle has strengthened this depart
ment of the game. Brill and knowlton are
each 2o0-pounders and powerful in carry
ing the ball The two guards will he Pierce
ana white, averaging more than 20 pounds
Parker. 2.0-pounder, will be the center.
hack OF the line the shifty Starr will he
az Quarterback. With Nichols and Hurley
as haifbacks. The one position that IL
worrying Coach Red IL fulback. Reid
wants fuilback who Is not only a good
defensive player. but one who can carry
the nall through stone wall II necessary
Such man he had In 1901 IN Graydon He
mas trled out half dozen different players
Tor TINS position This fall. The two men
who promise best are Hanley a substitute
last taIl. and Carr. new man. The two
men are about equal in strength with the
chances favoring Haney as the final selec-
ton The Harvard team is getting stronger
every day and the chances are bright In
deed, that Harvard will trounce both Penn
and Yale.
As between Yale and Princeton. the out
look just favors the Tigers Both
Princeton and Yale are developing Their
teams along similar lines Speed Is the one
thing aimed at. Yale has no heavy men
with which to batter down stonewail lines
like the 1904 team could do Consequently
the Ellis must rely upon their aeetness.
Things were going SO smoothly at Yale
until week ago that the Ellis were hecom-
ing very much conceited over their strength
Then came along the Pennsylvania State
College team, and after being outplayed
yale was lucky to score two touchdowns on
long runs. That game was an eye-opener
Tor Yale and came at Just the proper time
Since then Yale has been at work strength
ening her line. and big squad OF coaches
VIII spend the next few weeks i'm trying TO
make the Yale forwards as strong as the
backs.
In the back field Yale has a veteran quar-
tet, and one that hold its own with
any other In the east Jones and Hutchin-
son are fighting it out for quarterback
and Levine. feeder and Finn for fullback
with the chances slightly in favor of Lee
vine. II the latter finally wins out at
fCnback II means that Veeder will be
the other.
At Princeton the back field is slightly in
ferlor to Yale but the line is stronger on
the two ends Tooker and Brashcar are
playing a strong game. Capt. Cooney at
one tackle and Herring at the other are
also playing strong game with Dillon
and Waller the choice for guards. With
butcher III In the hospital, Carrothers looks
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gives the Tigers a heavy line. whose mem
bers are good both on defense and in car
rying the ball. In addition the line sun
piles good drop-kfcker in Tooker at end
In the back field Dillon. lAe Exeter lad. ap-
pears to have Tenney. the veteran beaten
TO" quarterback Bard and Daub. with
MUM and Simons as substitutes are Civ
ing complete satisfaction at halfback At
fullback there are also two splendid can.
didates. Mccormick. because of his longer
experience appears to have the position at
his mercy. but he has to play his best game
at all times to keep it from Moscrip, tie
former Mercersburg star.
As both Yale and Princeton are playing
much the same style OF game this year
their battle on November Is promises 10
be one of the most spectacular meetings
between the members of the Big six"
Columbia University is in as hard straits
as Pennsylvania. The New Workers have
about the weakest team among the big col
leges, but the hardest schedule OF any
For instance. Columbia PLAYS four mem
bers of the Big Six this fall n thing
which no other team attempts 10 do TIE
New Workers have already met Princeton
and now play Yale, Cornell and Pennsylva-
MA on succeeding Saturdays.
The disqualification of Cant Tnorp. has
weakened the Columbia team very much
but the reinstatement of Fullback Garter
anu I1dilDdck SldFbuck has helped mai
tiers. Columbia has a very heavy team
much heavier than Pennsylvania or Prince
ton, but the men lack teamwork and indi-
vidual brilliancy from which championship
teams are made.
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One of the features of the year in foot
ball both east and west, which has begun 10
attract an unusual amount of attention is
the large number of competent drop-kick-
ers being developed by the different uni
Versities Tocker is a star at this for
Princeton, while Shuster for LAFAYETTE Is
Kicking field goals with great regularity.
He kicked one against Princeton and three
IN one game the previous Saturday Crow
ell of Swarthmore kicked thirteen field
goals last year and scored on Penn in this
way this fall. AT Columbia Collins and
Schuitz are both fair drop-kickers while
Norton OF Annapolis is expert with the
foot. ~ .
In the west Eckersall of Chicago Is noted
Tor his drop-kicking ability having leaten
Wisconsin three years in succession be-
cause of his kicking ability. Hammond.
the giant Michigan halfback, kicked two !.
held goals for Michigan a week ago The
KICKING game is being developed every
where and will certainly improve the game
X
Association foot ball is on the boom at
the University of Pennsylvania The game
had It's first demonstration at Franklin.
Field this week, when a team composed of
Pennsylvania graduates and undergrad
yates played a game with the Pilgrims OF
England. 1t was the first game ever PLAYED
by the Red ard Blue. and made a great hit
with the Pennsylvania undergraduates in
spite or the fact that their team was badly
beaten by the score OF 10 to o. As a result
or this game the sport has been organized
at Pennsylvania and placed under the
direction OF the regular foot ball commit
tee An undergraduate team has been or
ganized at the university and games will
De arranged with Harvard Haverford and
Columbia, the other schools where this
game Is played. There are a great many
students at Penn from England, Australia.
New zealand and other English Dependent
cies who are expert in the game and they
nave taken the new sport up with great
enthusiasm.
one OF the first things Pennsylvania Will
10 Is TO try TO bring about an intercol-
ieglate association for this sport This IS +,
desirable feature. and Pennsylvania VIII
take the initiative if other college does
Because of the severe criticisms which
Rugby foot ball has received of late IKE
Pennsylvanlans believe that the association