Evening star., 1905-10-22

eleven.
Ex-Capt. John De Witt of Princeton has
temporarily forsaken the west and has
Joined the Coaching staff at Nassau.
Billy Macdonald Harvards old end. ana
an older brother Of a prominent candidate
this fall, will assist Coach Meier get LIS
freshmen ends into line at Cambridge.
The hospital list of the Princeton Tigers
has been swelled by the addition of Her
ring. Daub and O'Brien.
Edgar Glass has promised Capt. Shevlin
that he will donate his services for cne
week when they are most needed on Yale
field.
There is nothing small about Coach Jim
Hogan of Exeter. He has invited Coach
Reid of Harvard to send coaches to Exeter
from time to time to help develop the eleven
for the Andover game. (
In Exeter's squad are some especially big
men, and as a whole the squad averages
we'll up to that of the bigger university
teams Twelve men on the squad weigh
over $50 pounds, one weighs 264 pounds,
and one of the backs, Hart, tips the beam
at 1870 pounds.
Badger eleven, assisted by Eddie Holt and
Kranzlein. Not wv man is missing from
the team. The dissension which has
marred Wisconsin athletics for several
Head Coach Reid of the Harvard foot
ball eleven announced that r. G. Meier.
Ca would be head coach of the 1900 fresh
man eleven this fall
York game last Saturday recalls to mind
that Yale dropped Pennsylvania fromsfer
schedule because of the fact that some
hungry Pennsylvanian bit Frank Butter
worth on the back in 1894. There is Ger
tainly nothing new under the sun.
The team that whipped West Point last
Saturday will line up against the Navy
team on November 25, just one week be-
only team that both West Point and An
napolis play this season.
How proud old Eli must feel over the
showing to date. Not single tally has
SILL has al least two dangerous games on
her list. one with Princeton and the other
with Harvard And they are only week
apart. too
can kick off to a good advantage and also
punt. The coaches are trying all the avail.
able men for this class of work but have
not discovered promising candidate yet.
Frank Horr. who failed to get into Cor
nell and University of Pennsylvania this
fall from Colgate Academy, is registered as
student at Syracuse University, where
his regents papers were good. He at once
team.
1t has been announced that O'Brien,-
Princetons right end, has received an in
jury to his leg which will keep him off the
team for the rest of the season. butcher,
center has also given up hope of getting
back in the game, on account of a strained
back.
Ihat story emanating from Ithaca that
thompson went to Cornell because Harvard
and Yale agreed to allow him to do so sure
ly is beautiful dream. The real reason is
that Thompson's old Andover room mate.
Schildmiller has a fine laundry business at
lthaca. and Thompson has been declared in
At West Point. too, there is gloom, for
after its defeat last Saturday by Virginia
Polytechnic Institute, there is little cause
1or mirth or laughter Its exhibition was
n hny fl,n
the army academy, and the attempts at
tackling. SO it is said were really weird
Even the great Gillespie the star end. was
OH ms game Fessimists are cruel enough
the standard.
Yoder the right end of Central tIieb
School, had his ankle sprained in the game
with eastern last Tuesday. During the con-
test he proved that he is one of the hest
ends that has ever protected the right ex
tremlty of the Central line In the tackles
ne downed his man each time and played a
brilliant game in evading the
tackles and ends of Eastern in the kick
ons when the purpose of the Central ends
and tackles was to get through the for1na-
tlon OF the heavy Eastern team and down
the runner as far back as possible before
the hrst lineup. Yoder also showed his
ability as player when he evaded with
ease the Eastern end and was in the play
to tackle the Eastern runner from the rear
With the accession of new players to the
SoiuiHpid eleNen OtneT teams are deplOriDg
new losses. Particularly is misfortune of
this sort felt at West Point and the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania. At the academy
the other day one of the coaches is said
to have remarked that the players seemed
to be made of glass. West Point swal-
lowed bitter pill when Virginia Polytech-
mic institute defeated them last week. Yale
and Princeton, from being the weakest
teams In the field, as predicted by those
who look on foot ball specifically now ap-
pear to be the strongest. So far this wear
Harvard has proven more or less of an un-
known quantity and with the end in view
the possibilities are each way The Prince
ton team is probably working smoother and
better than any other team at present.
Cooney was so well satisfied of the result
of the game with Bucknell that he remained
upon the side lines and did not to the least
extent aggraVate the injuries to his ankle
The scores of the Tigers in the icontests
which have been engaged in show that
Princeton has met weaker teams than her
opponents and do not necessarily Indicate
inherent strength. At present the Tigers
are developing a smooth running machine
which Will doubtless crush real opposition
when it meets it. According to those who
have watched the team closely there is a
possibility of the Tigers being checked and
thrown out of gear, and the crucial test
is awaited with great interest by college
men in general and particularly by the
Princeton coaches. Jim Cooney, many de-
clare, is one of the best captains Princeton
ever had, and can be depended upon to
carry the team to good showing Cooney
certainly has the earmarks of a fine foot
ball player. In this city many remember
him during the games of base ball upon
Georgetown University Field. and it was
then predicted that he would make fine
captain of the Tiger varsity foot ball eleven.
Many say that Yale needs a new quarter
back in place of Jones, but the position is
doubtless between him and Hutchinson.
Gates is likely to fill the gap at the end of
the line as the running mate of Capt Shev
lin, and 1t is believed will be able to make
out of the position all that can be desired
OF a member of the Yale varsity team. and
that is saying q good deal IL the quarter
back position can be settled by getting
fast, speedy player in the place, the foot
ball horizon of the Ellis will clear up re-
markably.
Farmer the halfback for Eastern High
School, is doing some spectacular work IN
his end runs. In the game with Central
High School it was a delight to the en-
thusiasts to the ball given to Farmer
foran end run. He proved that he Is one
of the fastest haifbacks upon the High
School gridiron of the city.
Bender played a star game for Eastern
High School in the contest with Central
Tuesday.
McAteer the little quarterback of VIII
anoya College is undoubtedly brilliant
PLAYER for the Blue and White. In the