The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-28
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NEW HAVEN, Sept. 77.-On q wet and slip
perry Rrldiron the Yale squad was put through
nfteen minutes OF fast scrImmaGe to-day,
the longest and sharpeet yet. Line buckinG.
especially by Roome. was q feature Of the
practlcs but the gains made thereby were not
Of sufficient distance TO secure many nrst
downs. and short tacks and forward pasEcs
were Resorted 10 to make the distance. But
one touchdown was made and that BY a nuke.
The second eleven had the BAH and on q for
ward pass put IL directly In Veeder's hands
on the opposing side aud he had o clear field.
Except for thta neither goal was threatened.
Veader replsced Knox at left hRlfhack on tho
varsity to-day. He was apparently the man
for the same place q year ago until GRO wded
out by other backs. He is hCa Vler than
either Lin or Knox. who have been in the
place and can kick we'll. Peyton was put in
At right guard to-day. taking the place Of
Biddle. Peyton was On the second eleven
last year and In somewhat hea vier than then,
when he was played at tackle.
~HockenberEer has not yet enrolled at Yale
although he was expected here to-day when
the university opened. lie has not yet stated
TO the lale coaches or captain whether he
will enter tale again or not.
,AI P%s,Sc ,S,S uI \, a. Gn sSPS.,: 5,rs MID ,SSHi :
squad from going through a hard scriInmage.
Inc rain fell all morning, leaving the gridtron
pretty well aOakeu ana neaVy with muu.
Over fifty men were out for practice.
A fifteen minute scrimmag &c was run on In
which the scrub held the varsity TO a zero
ball and tried 10 rush Il. but was frequently
penalized for ofside play. Then tho scrub
took a crack AZ offensive play and succeeded
schwsS. ne scrub quarter back received
sSou Sa' the snd iS dr9pPsS a y Srsdt'K lIn Sne T TSis t eSna
cluded the scoring. Hooks played fullback
IN place Of McCormics, who has not yet got
position AZ right tackle. .Daub and Tbbott
Tigers tried the long forward pass to-day.
There was considerable fumbllng In the at
tempts to work II.
Capt, Dillon. Daub. Tenney. Cooney, Herring,
Phillips. Mccormick. Tlbbotts I. Dillon and
StannaId we're taSsn on: Al OF these men
before.
CAMnnIpoF. Sept. u. The Harvard foot
ball squad came out in the open for lis prac-
tice this afternoon. holding its ge
where the public could see il for the frst time.
have a look at the team. and the men got an
enthlsiss,iS reception as they trotted onto
teams was decidedly poorer to-day than yes
Ierday, when the men showed the hest foot
ball they have played this year. The forward
pass. was tried but once to-day, and then the
varsity lost the ball on its own rs yard line.
] he only time the quarterback kick was tried
II was also A failure. Neither team was able
to score In ten minutes of play. Inches was
pm AT right tackle on the varsity in Sibley's
Di9Gs TO- Ss b:saais Of his SSCd pGTk in the the
guard last fall, has returned 10 college and will
try for place on the team. In case he makes
good kersburg will be owed ont to tackle.
Six other new men came out to-day, the moet,
promising among them being Gus Glider, who
was one OF the snblguarterhacks on The varsity
last fall. and Harding and Gliding, halfbaCk
and end. respect lively, onthe second team last
fall, Capt. Foster and Burr showed M well
than fifty yards.
New York Cniversity's football squad has
appeared FOR practice on Ohio field. About
thirty-ive men responded IN Capt. Van
Horne's call for candidates: among those Of
last years squad are Perry, Doughsrty, j.
Brown Mowen. Shiras, Keefer and Johnson.
The work OF the team was very light. consist
ing ,chleny in catching ,punts and falling on
the ball. Douglass !. Church, a former Dart
mouth end, has been enga gcd az coach.
ANNAPOLIS. Nd, Sept. 2~I.-Candidates for
the Navy football team are coming in every
day and increasing the size Of the squad.
Bernard and Jones. both substitute halves
last season. joined the squad to-day and were
very welcome. as good backs are needed.
and may be used II he does fairly well along
other lines. The crew has furnished two
strong men in Ingram and Leighton. The
former il stroke ard captain for next year
and Is trying for fullback. Leighton pla we'd
tackle on the Andover eleven two years ago
and will try for the same position on the Navy
team.