Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-23
Crack College Teams on Edge
for Coming Gridiron Battles.
YALE'S BIG SHAKE-UP
Princeton Boys Are Confident OF
Trimming the Cornell Team.
HARVARD LOOKS FOR TROUBLE
Four Favorites Won at jamaica
Great Boat Race Planned-Sutton
Accepts Hopes Challenge.

ball games take on almost the appearance
of the week preceding the championship
contests. All the leading teams play games
against opponents regarded with wholesome
respect. The Princeton game against Cor
nall at the Polo Grounds, New York, trans
cends all the others. In Importance II ranks
easily the fourth of the whole year. The
game is approached both at Princeton ana
at Ithaca with more or less confidence. for
both Princeton and Cornell believe they
have unusually good teams for this season
of the year.
The difference in the styles of game the
two will play will be quite marked In all
probability The more daring, more diVersl-
fed style is Cornells. Diverse play always
means greater uncertainty, as 1t means
greater success when we'll played, so Cor
nens chances may be said to rest on her
ability to execute her deliberately planned
attack Princeton is certainly the surer III
fine rudinentary elements of the game. and
to lust this degree the Tigers seem the pet
. ter 1t is expected that the contest VIII De
O battle royal. with the issue decided by a
very narrow margin unless the value of the
early season display has been very greatly
misjudged. -
The game which Harvard will play at
West Point Is scarcely less interesting ana
important The army always does well
against Harvard and always rises well 10
an emergency Harvard, on the other hano,
rarely does full justice to herself against the
cadets Yet this year Harvard is probably
better prepared than she usually Is at this
season of the year, and the impression is
growing that she has the best possibilities
she has had In years. The outcome of the
game will be watched with keenest interest
for some real indication of what may be
the outcome of her meeting with Yale three
weeks from now.
vale plays Amherst a more or less I'M
known quantity but certainly inferior to
Cornell and West Point. Pennsylvania plays
the Indians. who Invariably present sim
game The other contests that VIII De
watched with interest are the navys game
against Bucknel and the match between
Dartmouth and Williams.
Monday Is always off day with the
elevens in training and yesterday was no
exception. Saturdays contests leave a
legacy of soreness aggravated by day OF
rest. The play is loose and uncertain ana
the teams are largely made up of substi-
tutes. Coaches always bewail the democrat
ization which spells certain defeat. and
various are the tales of woe told. Today
will tell more of the advance that has been
made and of the possibilities for Saturday
Big Shake-up at Yale.
NEW HAVEN. October 23-The. general
change In the Yale eleven was ordered yes
terday From left end Howard Jones was
relegated to the second team. He has not
been in physical condition this fall. and 1t
has seemed best to place him on the substi-
His place was given to Forbes. who was
moved out from left tackle after two years
there Forbes weighs 100 pounds. but Is
one of the fastest players on the eleven.
Forbes place was given to Paige. who
has just Joined the squad. He has had a
scholarship trouble until last week Paige
played guard on the freshman eleven last
year.
Gillis center. was deposed, and his place
went to Dunbar. who was tackle on the
freshman team last season Dunbar Is
hut fhn Lot tor
proved unsteady in the Pennsylvania State
game.
Tad" Jones reappeared after a week 8
lay-oT, his injured leg healed. and played
quarterback the entire afternoon. Dimes.
who played quarterback against Pennsyl-
vania State. proved an ineffective field gen.
eral, and Paul Veeder was transferred from
halfback to quarterback, replacing Dimes as
Tad Jones understudy.
One of the most remarkable plays ever
seen on Yale Field marked the practice.
The varsity met the freshmen in a fifteen
minute lineup, and the freshmen used the
forward pass so craftily that they landed
the ball by ffteen-yard advances at the
varsity 5-yard line. Here the regulars held
and compelled the freshmen to surrender
the ball on downs.
Berger. halfback on the varsity. dropped
back behind the goal posts for a fake kick.
and ran through the entire freshman team
for touchdown.
Yale's officials for the Princeton game
were announced follows: Referee, ex-
O q,
Evarts Wren of Chicago. formerly OF Har-
ward
Tigers are Confident.
PRINCETON, N. j., October 23.-The IT,
ger coaches showed plainly yesterday that
they are planning to devote every energy
to the perfecting OF Princeton's squad for
the contest with Cornell in New York next
Saturday. Notwithstanding Saturdays
heavy muddy work against Bucknell, all
the varsity, except Capt. Dillon. Daub and
Tibbott. were out yesterday and in prime
condition.
The varsity and scrub lined up for two
twenty-minute halves of the fastest prac-
t,ce scrimmage work seen here this sea-
son. Although the varsity scored twice, the
scrub also succeeded In scoring one touch
down for the first time this season.
The scrub scored after Dowd's clever
70-yard run through a broken field from a
punt. He landed the ball on the varsity s
30-yard line, and them by the hardest kind
OF line bucking with varsity substitute
backs. the scrub pushed 1t over
The scrub was conspicuously strengthened
yesterday when Coke. Stoever and Pfeifer.
varsity substitutes were put in the back
field. The second eleven put up the fastest
game OF the season and handled the var
sity In way that gave great encourage
ment to the coaches.
Coke, who has been filling Mccormick s
place. played the best game he has shown
this season and was quick to see and get
into openings. The main criticism of the
varsity on Saturday. previously in prac-
tice, was the slow starting of the back field,
but yesterday work was much better.
"Bill" Church. 81. arrived yesterday to
aid with the coaching and devoted his time
TO the tackles. Cooney and Stannard.
There is little doubt about the varsity
personnel for the Cornell game except in
the case OF right guard. Rheinstein. who is
short, but powerful. has had first call. but
Larson, who is nearer Thompsons size. is
making a hard fight. and his chances are
daily Improving. Shaw, right end, has gone
to the training table. Princetonians are
eagerly covering all Cornell money In sight.
Harvard Tries Out Kickers.
CAMBRIDGE. Mass. October 23.-The
Harvard varsity foot ball squad had a
typical Monday practice yesterday after
noon, there being no scrimmage and only a
few minutes of signal practice. All the reg
ular players. with the exception of Waldo
Pierce. were out in togs. but spent most OF
the time in booting the leather around.
Coach Reid began working on kicking
game in anticipation OF the West Point
game which is to be played next Saturday
With Leo DAILY holding the ball, the head