The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-18
"DIG FOUR'S" NEXT SEASON

Work already has begun at the various
colleges on football teams for next year
All the discussion about blQtung out the
game has had no effect In Delaying plans
for 1896, ana the coaches, undergraduates
and alumni are looking forward to an
other championship
The students are figuring on the avail
able material which they can count upon
for another season and building up fu-
tnres accordingly. AS Go just how great
an extent graduations Will cut into the
grtdiron squads for next fall can be told
almost exactly. as few OF those who Will
receive their diplomas In June have any
idea even of returning TO college for
1-cstHE Er-riuTrr CUrTse m HTt or otncr eX-
cuse and football.
Pennsylvania looms up above all the
other big colleges I'm material for 1906.
but Yale and Harvard will fare well too.
IN the way OF hold-over players. Prince
ton Will be crippled az the start by the
loss OF nearly half the regular players
end the coming devastation I'm her ranks
IS not encouraging to the supporters OF
Old Nassau, who have hopes OF her re-
oeeming her defeats of the past season.
IL will be hard TO All Yaies gaps. but
as Old Ell has always depended more
on team work than on individual stars.
81 will not be 50 serious In her case.
Shevlin's loss al right end, Trips at
right guard and Gates at left end are
perhaps the worse three that Yale could
suffer. but Il Is some consolation for the
followers Of the Blue 20 know that the
Tigers, too will lose both their ends, and
thst Old Ell has guard TO put right I'm
Trips place.
Hockenberger. who alternated with Err
win at left guard the past season. can
be shifted 60 the right side OF the line
90 oil one OF the three gaps Congden.
the substitute left end. can step into
Gates shoes but Yale has not man 20
take Shevlin's place. Back OF the line
Quill will be missed at fullback. but
Needer. who played left half IN n majority
of the games this year. can he shifted
end then there Is Levine the substitute
fullback. q call on
and the loss Of Flynn and Hoyt cannot
materially effect her chances. Little
Hutch!nson Will not be seen at quarter
again. either. but there will be "Tof'
Jones
Princeton's lose 81 five regulars is sad
blow 10 old Nassau. but the men arc not
Of 80 high cahbres as those who 40 out
~ Yale. Tht absentees from the Orange
and Black Will be Brasher and Tooker.
ends: Rafferty, guard Carothers. centre.
and Bard, halfback Mum another hack.
Will also graduate. but he did not play
Vaueh can take Brashers nlace ~ riEh,
end. 90 the Tigers can console themselves
IN having good material 10 an their end
positions. which 10 more than Yale has
y y. Waller, who was substitute guard
this year. will be rolled upor 10 hll Raj
ferty's shoes az left guard. hut Princeton
fas no man 90 take Carothers' place al
centre.
Although Harvard viii lose her share
OF regulars. she will lose only two mon
year. They are Equres and Knowlton
Capt Hurley. Carr. White Guild and
IIanley will graduate but Harvard had
30 many players In each position this
year that only three places viii have ic
" is hard 10 say who was the roguis,
Crimson fullbsck this year. but there Is
lockwood. who played in the Psnnsyl