The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-11
BIG ELEvENS ARE.
GETTING: READY !
5Gr;diroi1 Season Soon 70 Open,
Coaches Busily Fighting IL
OH Prospects. s
SCHEDULE OF. EARLY GAMES.
Columbia, Princeton and Yale
Suffcr#1'l1rough Loss Of
Veteran Players.
{spcclal 10 The Times. pispatch.l

@ Special TO The Times Dispatch.)
NEW YORK, sept. iO.--,vithin a
few days the football candidates for all
the big Eastern college clcvclls Will have
started active practice In preparation
for the real opening 81 tile gridlron sea-
son the last day Of this month. This
football year promises 10 DO one OF the
best that has ever been. both IN the
quantity OF the games to be held and
IN The probable quality OF the teams
that wis. play in them.
IS The various coaches are now husily en-
gagged in ligurlng out the prospects Of
their respective elercns, paying especial
attention to the number Of veteran play
crs who VIII be available again this fall.
In most cases the SUCCESS OF team
depends to large extent on the season.
e ed men ii can count on. Sometimes. how
ever, Il green eleven will accomplish won
ders In the way of achieving unexpected
victories. The football coach, however,
wha has likely squad OF veterans al.
ways feels that he begins his work aus
piclously.
Schedule of Games, !.
Pennsylvania State College starts the
year IN the East wi.i5u game With Leb-
anon Valley next Saturday. On the same
Gay Purdue In the West engages an
alumni eleven. On the following Satur-
day twenty OF the smaller Eastern col
legcs play games, and eighteen, lnclud-
Ing Chicago. are scheduled In the West.
Princeton and Cornell open on /" edncs. .
day, September nth. with Hamilton and
Villa Nova. While Yale, Harvard Penn
sylyania, Columbia, West Point and the
Indians start on Saturday septemnt per
10th. Michigan and Wisconsin begin the
Same day in the West The teams they
are scheduled TO play In opening are:
Yale Vs. Trinity, Pennsylsanln vs.. Lee 1e-
high. Harvard vs. Williams, Columbia ~, y.
o'''o'', t,o,r, "a.
caso w. noi " lSss -. 49,. e -
TUFTS. hfiisie vs., A .i''f ~.
The first DIE eastern game ans. 10 s .l'lu =,
S. ed BY Harvard and West FONT Tor oc-
tobcr elst, but from then on every Satur-
day has some big game TO hold the In
fnrcsr These are 10 occur:
ISL 0.to,,nr5 o1 IJarrvard w West Point. q
o..ohors 9a-ynIe ~ West Point.
5s !, t,'.N',',. -, rr,roa,n,,. cnr.,slnl "a
Columbia VI. 5t,r 1' ~
8 Pennsylvania.
November i-iaie W.. So'un'p'a III sa
Harvard VS.. Carlisle.
November ll-Prlnceton vs. !. sornell;
PcnnsyiVan l Ys Vs. 90 ~ 's't' 1861 'H
West Point
November ID ale w. lfi1iA"'[e''''
Columbia Us. Cornell.
November a'-Yale i' VS. Harvard l1t' GO
~. ,a,,,t,o,. on-pannsylvania VS. Cor
~, ~ III.
neil =. Anr.no-
December = !" "s ~ : :.
lis. ~. nil,
In the West the three games 'hal WI WI,
attract principal attention VIII be inc
Chicago Wisconsin game on October 2lst,
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. game on 4SSS 'sciil--
3rha H. gI,nr DIV.
o'' A'' "a re '"t, Isl
OutlOOh FOOL
Columbia, Princeton ana ale NAYS -.
colleges have suffered materially lnBthe
loss Of veterans. Columbia feels this loss
most kcenly. for. strangely enough. the
i ,,,u and Whites novice candidates never
seem to be OF the right calbrc for a win
i nInrStcam. The local college has usually
dependcd upon her veterans, and the yet
Grams from other college teams, enrolled
: as graduate students at the university.
or Columbiu's 1904 varsity e!eVeH' NY
moro than four or Ave men will he avail
nhia1 this Srntember She will lose some
n hcr most valuable players.
l,55''S- Ya1e's Prospects.
~, = ,sso. MANY or
h'I' ~ ~, q 1oO1 cha m MON
her5ablest PLAYERS o. ~, me soa 20 81, and his
team. Sheylin, eng !uss asuso r,,,c n FOR FOR
years captain, VII ~ 10 "a !. Rnrnback.
his line, Irlpp TELL s,,t,s tit~te guard. and
center: laluels, ahnaiho,, Ma vcrs who
several prominent. scho po,, Pc - ~
vii! enter 1a'e , ,hn hi,,a . ore more fortu
q Tho wearers ~ ny "u ,'o,.,ng nIenty OF
mate IN the packnttu "a r,nuit A Is
good matetlal ior Ivy NJ - haven. yale
always the cnse .. sta ~" of coaches, OF
will have soou SUI ~, ~ ~ hend field
whom John y. o"siey VIZ ~ = 4
coach NJ va,o in tho nh.
Princeton sullers. nv NJ, tast iine men.
sencc OF several OF ner ,, liz ~ raj min.
but makes up for u p aro...iis ~ - tbo nnsi.
Ing good material tol sevcrs't - W. 80
tons, n,,o,ons Tor FOR
The Tigers, however. rs . ~ cart, IN
good line. have Coohey, tno rsntcher
at tackle: Dillon, leil busiiI, ~ .hac,,