The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-15
In THE FOOTBALL WORLD.
CONCERNING SOME FAST MOVERS
OF THE GRIDIRON.

COLLEGE Work at Cornell 10 lie Arranged
to Give Candidates for Team More
Practice Mass Meeting stage Of The
season at Hand practice OF Teams.
IL was rough on Capt. Eckersall o: the
University Of Chicago eleven that In his last
big game as a Maroon player he did not have
a dry field on which to make use OF his great
speed and ability to get away like a flash.
Eckerssll is one OF several ten second men
who are playing football this year. Being a
sure catch Of a punted ball. he was of like a
shot, and a man had to be on top OF him TO
tackle him. He was so fast that he could take
an oblique course and speed past many a man
who had a shorter distance to go to intercept
him. He made few mistakes in picking his
route in a broken ield and especially did not
make the mistake that many a fast man does
make, that Is, instead Of trusting to his speed,
trying elaborate lodging.
Rulon- Miller. the Princeton halfback. is an
other ten second sprinter. and so are MAYHEM
of Brown and Mount Pleasant Of the Indians.
Mayhem is one OF the most slippery runners on
the field. Another such runner is Eddie
Dillon Of Princeton. though not so fast. There
is an emsiveness about Dillon. He simply
has the faculty OF not being there when you
think you've got him-just seems TO vanish
past. The erratic Tad Jones OF Yale has this
| faculty.. lie moves faster IMAM ne appears 10
be moving and looks like an easy man to nail.
Apparently he is going squarely into the arms
OF n tackler. but without slackening speed In
the least he gives an almost mperceptible
swerve and is on his way.
For a big man Forbes Of Yale is one OF the
fastest. He can ne 9otiate a hundred yards
in 10 is, but cannot check himself as we'll as
some lighter runners. His arms work pecu-
liarly when he is running. the forearm at
| right an 0lpR IN the uDupr arm with an nD and
down chopping motion and the fingers all
spread out. eager to make the tackle. Greene
of Pennsylvania. Steffen of Chicag go and Dennie
of Brown are all close to even time. Before
Columbia became defunct in football II had
one Of the fastest men that ever played the
game in Harold Weekes. II also had one OF
the fastest centres that ever played in stocky.
heavy Jack Wright. On one occasion. when
Weekes got loose for a siXty-fve yard run.
Wright, acting as intcrferer. accom- panied
him all the way down the field.
Metcalfs OF Yale was as elusive a runner
as ever baffied a tackler. lie was a phantom
once he cleared an opposing line; He was
faster prOportionately in football clothes
than on the track. His strong legs gave him
a drive that enabled him to carry the weight.
The some what p~essimistic reports from
Princeton since the West Point game have
not changed the betting any on next Satur-
days tussle with Yale. on the seasons form
of the two teams Yale supporters are quite
| luStlUeu IN HrkllR OuOh OF D 10 " duu
has happened since these odds were estaO-
lished to chang the betting to even money.
II Yale has sufficient strength TO justify even
Blue S practice this week are cheerful, but they
were that just before the West Point and
Brown games. On public form Princeton has
played at least 5 to 4 better football that
billions condition is onssst by the uncer-
tainty regarding Roome and Morse. Granted
that the Ell freshmen snbdued the Tiger
Pr,nceton 6eId move on toward NV Haven
and has not Hell Devil SGillnan spoAen?
The mass meeting period Of the football
season has arrived. and the students are
WhoopinS It up hard, %rallying enthusiastically
prospect dark or bright. Song writer's and
composers. are in demand. and the coaches
who have been keen to pick out faults. and
with little to say about the good points Of their
respective teams, have switched and are now
in the jollying business. Having done all
they could in teaching their men how to play
the game physically, the more subtle influence
OF mental st Imulus Is being worked M, the I'M
parting Of the do or die spirit, the inculcatlon
In the minds of the players that they have il in
them. II they play FOR all they know. TO win.
fight. and there would not be much chance
for either without loyalty and sentiment.
Big sd tootS snd s sSsSSst sers IKE 70 ra mSN VIII nhiSSy st a
single idea, in mind. that of glory for their
college, and the game and ~ scenes-the out
ward manifestations Of loyalty-constitute the
finer essence OF football.
The recent controversy ut Cornell caused by
absences OF candidates from football practice
and the consequent difficulty In getting the
varsity men together for team drill has borne
next June schedules will be prepared for the
football candidates for next fall, showing Just
how the college work is TO be assigned. The
difficulty in getting the men together for prac-
tice with any frequency has been one, OF Cor
nell's greatest handicaps In gridiron develop
ment, and while they are not to have favors
in the way OF getting out OF university WORK
granted them next season. afternoon work
will be reduced as much as possi BILE and
emit conditions, President Schurman himself
IL the author OF the plan.
The coaches are giving the Fordham eleven
plenty OF hard work this week in ErenaLati9n
the star guard, appeared in a suit for the first
time In Il week yesterday, having been laid up
line put new life in the men, and the varsity
played fast football against the second eleven.
The varsity scored three times in the first hall,
mostly on trick plays, McCarhy's work on
the forward pass being conspicuous. In the
second half the second eleven got busy and on
a pretty end run by McCabe got the ball over
the Varsity's line for u touchdown. Kloughen.
who II was thought would not be able to play
next Saturday on account of a weak ankle, Is
himself again and playing his usual brilliant
game. Considerable time was given 10 TICK
plays. which will probably be used rather man
nova's team Is considerably heavier than
Fordham's, and her line strong. Collard was
| at Kuar0 IN pace OF NhSt1, no vas klnCu u
rest. ManaTer Carey yesterday completed
ARRANGEMENTS with the Holy Cross manage
ment for a game at the Polo Grounds In New
York on Thanksgiving Day.
PRINCETON, Nov. I4.-University Field has
been deserted until = Saturday. The gTidirOn
is sleeping under a thick layer Of straw and
there is small chance Of the wretched cah-
ditlon Of two years ago being repeated. To-
day the practice was on Freshman Field. In
a large degree IL was preliminary work such
as falling on the ball. ~tackling and trying to
Kill the defen eless dummy, After the minor
stunts a signal drill Of the rapid fire order was
gone through. Eddie Dillon jumped into the
game almost as II nothing had happened.
The Quarterback kent his men on the jump all
the time. Dsub was in at tackle and worked
the shift with Herring. Harlan practised
more drop kicking this afternoon. He sue
Ceeded consistently, but his ankle roubles
him somewhat. There il a chance Of RulOn-
Miller doing the bunting in saturdays game,
Tomorrow the Tigers will hold their last hard
signal drill, because on Friday practically no
work will be handed out by the score OF