The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-22
FOOTBALL
Light Practice for Brown Team

Practice for Brown university candi-
dates yesterday was OF the usual order,
consisting OF punting. sprints, signals and
running back punts. In the punting line
Dennie still holds the lead for distance,
but MacDowell is gradually creeping up.
Nearly 30 men reported. including most
OF the older Varsity men who are up I'm
their studies. Ehmke. last years full
back. is back in college and IT is hoped
that he will be able to play in a few
weeks
On account OF the warm weather Train
er Huggins had the squad out in track
uniforms. Pryor was out for the first
time and appeared TO be as fast this year
as last in spite OF his bad knee
The team lined up for signal practice
with Capt. Schwartz at quarter, the other
players being as follows: Pryor, |. e..
Kirley, l. l.; Westervelt, |. g.; Smith, {; ;
Ayler r. g.; Hazard, r. T.. Dennie, re. /;
MacDowell. Bushnell. f' b.; Mayhem.
Pearsall !. h. b.; Curtis. Meader, Tink-
ham. T. h. b. The quarterback and a num-
Der of trick plays that were used last year
were tried.
"Bill' Bates, captain OF the football
team of 1902, and the best punter Brown
has ever had. was out on the field shak-
ing hands with friends and coaching
Cass. Bushnell and MacDowell In the
punting department. other Brown foot
ball stars present at the practice were
Archie" Slocum, 0l. and Iron Joe"
Golfer, '06.
The men out yesterday were: Hazard,
Smith. Ayler. Bates, westervelt, Denton,
Burton, Dennie. Pryor, Swain. Curran.
Kirley, Mayhem, Meader, Pearsall, Cur
tbs, Tinkham, Bushnell, Cass and
Schwartz.
With the advent OF Walter Camp, the
coaching OF the Yale squad took on a
livlier aspect yesterday at New Haven.
Straight old Yale football was relegated to
the bench and all sorts of trick plays
were tried. Except In a few instances, no
signals were used, and the play attempted
was called off by the quarter backs.
Cross bucks, criss crosses and similar
plays were run over after the men had
been given individual coaching as To how
to put them through. In some of these
formations all but one back were on the
scrimmage line, and he ran away back.
passing the ball TO the lone hack who
made the run. Variations OF this play
were also tried
Jack Gates, end last year, assisted In
place, and Carl Flanders, Shevlin's CEN
tre. coached the candidates for the po-
stion.
Flanders Is on the anxious seat as TO
where he stands In eligibility this year.
He holds a degree and is now in the
law school, but whether he is barred
is mooted question here. II he be de-
cided eligible. he will undoubtedly be
Yale's middle forward this season.
Brasher and Tooker Of last years team
coached the ends in the rudiments OF
their positions yesterday at Princeton in
the football practice. Two teams were
lined up and given practice in getting
down the field, under kicks.
The annual freshman elections were
held in the old gymnasium yesterday
The freshmen were rushed through the
whole sophomore class by n body OF ju-
niors The officers elected were: Presi-
dent G.. n. orr. Evanston: vice president.
O. NJ. Jones, Red Star w. Va; secretary
and treasurer. f. Wilkinson. York, Pa.
w. G. Randall, now or Brooklyn. ia
nous two years ago as Harvard's best
basketball player. was called upon by
Coach Reid at Harvard yesterday 10 teach
the candidates for the Crimson eleven
the basket ball pass. Randall gave every
man on the squad n thorough drill I'm this
feature. Tho new pass Will be used I'm
playing the forward pass game legal for
the first time this year under the new
rules Reid again gave his men two ses-
sions Of work today. that IN the morning
being open and that g. the afternoon
closed The quarter back kick and Ran
dalrs drill were the features Of the morn
1rIH s wUrk
Eddie Booth. substitute quarterback
for Cornell In 1904. returned today and
reported 10 Coach Warner. Booth made
a great record as a punter. but was too
light for the heavy play under the old
rule II Is confidently expected that he
will be OF great value TO the Ithacans.