Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-06
GRIDIRON NOTES.

l Amherst and Brown are now hope ful of defeating Dartmouth. Manager Rafferty of the Andover eleven is brother of ex-Captain Rafferty of Yale.
 The Michigan men are demanding odds of 3 to from Pennsylvania s supporters in the coming game with the Quakers.
 Yale is bewailing the loss of Roome through injuries. Wylie and Zimosky, the heavyweight understud- ies at fullback, have been barred by the faculty.
 All of the Michigan elevens in former years have been scoring teams but so far Yost's charges have won their games by kicking and good de- fensiye play.
 A combination of delayed pass and quick well directed kick is one of Yale's bits of strategic attack. The Ellis have remarkable assort- ment, of plays.
 Holy Cross plays Cornell at Ithaca Saturday. and there is a possibility of alternate football games between the two colleges in Worcester and Ithaca in the future.
 Frank Sommers, Philadelphia boy, has been elected captain of the Pennsylvania freshman team after deadlock of some weeks among the players over leader. ...-.. Of Burr. Harvard's big bunting guard, Dr McCracken says: "I wish we might have had that player in the old days at Pennsylvania. He would have made powerful addition to guards back"
 The central board of officials of which James A. Babbitt is chairman has no headquarters. A week ago Saturday Yale tried to get change of officials but could not locate any one to arrange 1t.
 Naugatuck wants now to play a third game in case the All Water burys and the Naugatucks win one each in the two games agreed upon. That matter will be thrashed out on Thursday evening.
 If Captain Foster and Appollonio. fullback, recover from their injuries, as they are expected to, Foster will play left half. Wendell right half. and Appollonio fullback in the game with the Indians Saturday.
 The Nonpareils of New Haven bet ter have their money ready In the New Haven Register offlce this even ing, Tor Manager Cronan Is going down with pockets stuffed with the long green prepared to make terms.
 The Tribune Juniors. team aver aging 120 pounds. defeated the West Ends Sunday at the golf lots by the score of 22 to O. The Tribune Jun iors would like to play the same team for 925 a side. Manager W. Lovett, 59 Fuller street.
 Yale men have not lost faith in Tad Jones because he had to be taken out of the West Point game for his cratic hurling of punts. Jones has been overworked and after a few days' rest .t Is expected that he will come around all right.
 Crosby plays Gilbert in this city on Saturday. Naugatuck played the winsted team on Saturday and was defeated by the score of to 0 after hot contest. If scores are to be considered Gilbert and Crosby are about evenly matched.
 owing to the lateness of the date" was the reason published for the calling on of the Holy Cross Wesleyan game at Springfield. No- vember lT. This reason was incor- rect. Manager Sanford Comm of Wesleyan wrote a letter to Holy Cross and stated tha, owing 10 the unsportsmanlike tactics of the Holy Gross football teams in the past that Wesleyan wouldn't be able ia play at Springfield" Another letter that vas sent out from Wesleyan stated that Wesleyan vas willing to play any opponent at Hampden park. No- vember I1, with the exception of Holy CroS.-Wo-cester Telegram.
 In commenting on the Yale-west poin; game the Yale Nevs. the col lese crear. said that while the Army lost the game 1t deserved much more credi, than the score of 10 to would allow ,s on the face of it- It also stated that while the Army vas quick and fast there seemed to be souletkinr lszkiag on the part of Yale to mzte thines 20. It charged that the cheering ou the part of the Yale ;sleestfon was notoriously weak and hst vhiIe it vas not ia7entine the he,nce of a lot Of organized noise there vas sn absence Of that spirit and enshusissr7 vhIch shosld. h the suixrnerf of the Nevs. be back of all che<rine- It vas Of the opinion that ths 0isss in the w0t ruist gzns vus dsssrviss q - Iitfls sAov