Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-17
Today's Schedule of Gridlron
Games is Very Light.
TEAMS, ARE WORKING HARD
ouakers Still Have Faith in the De-
fensive Formation.
CRITICISM OF THE TIGERS
Worlds Record for Roseben-Belmont
Park Races-Columbia Golf
Tourney-Bowling.
TEAMS. ARE WORKING HARD
CRITICISM OF THE TIGERS

Only PENNSYLVANIA of the big college
teams has a game scheduled for today. The
period of midweek contests practically ends
today though the Navy has wednesday
game booked for next week as well as thls'
Today the Pennsylvanians will meet Ursl-
nus team which Lafayette disposed OF
summarily One thing that the coaches
will watch closely will be the much-crri-
cized defensive formation which SENDS the
center back and leaves a wide gap IN the
middle of the line The Quaker coaches
are by no means convinced that the fault
Is with the system. Although Swarthliore
made big gains through the inviting looking
aperture at center, the gains were not con-
sistent. and the coaches think the men may
have been more to blame than the plan
The Ouakers had not much practice IN
stopping center plays, and the formation
will be thoroughly tried before any change
Is made. Yale, according 10 reports, nas
been widening out her defense SO tlere arc
others besides the Quakers VINO thlhk sapS
in tn, lines do not necessarily mean tnat
the gaps will exist by the time the otheI
side reaches them. change mas peeh
made in the Pennsylvania schedule, WheIe
nv LAFAYETTE will be played on FRANKLIN
Field on November 10 and Gettysburg on
November 3. Good for GETTYSBURG us
team has the glory of having played tie
game with the Quakers on OCTOBER d any
isn't AFRAID to take a chance OF peihs val
loped in a second encounter. A prettS sSinp
IS promised this afternoon when me 1a a"1
and Brown freshmen lock hornS' l. ne r-i'
freshmen are feeling their oats Ihey pc
gan by beating Pratt Institute ana men
hung the Andover scalp TO thelr oeits'
days schedule follows:
Annapolis VS.. St. Johns College. at An
napolis. ,..u ,,,a;as at
Vale freshmen vs. Brown freshmen. at
New Haven
Yale Breaks Forward Passes.
NEW HAVEN October 17.-Breaking up
OF forward passes and defensive practlce
made UP the bulk of the work imposed OH
the Yale first squad yesterday afternoon
Howard Jones signalized his return 10 prac-
tice by a sensational breaking up OF the
scrubs attempts to make the forward pass
go Time and again he either naileu tne
runner or got the ball on this pass. Alcott'
the other opposite wing of the varsity out
At. was about good, and the SCRUBS
gained little by the play or otherwise.
Forbes and Hockenberger did not show |
ND at the practice at all, both needing a
rest. Roome got into the signal WORK Una.
came ahead OF the scrimnase, anu see nrea
to go as fast as before his injury. Morse
nlayed but a short time. giving way TO Linn
at right halfback. But he followed all the
plays as did Frank Hinkey who Is creo.
the Yale ends and the apparently success
full manner of stepping forward passes.
On the defense the varsity again demon
strated that 1t is rapidly swinging into
realization of what is needed and how to
get there. There was little hesltancy seen
in diagnosing attacks and less IN smashing
them.
Harvard's Hard Work.
CAMBRIDGE. October 17.-After resting
Monday the Harvard varsity eleven was
he rdp SCrim-
mage Yesterday that 1t has had this year.
The team worked we'll together and played
some snappy foot ball. In twenty minutes
the regulars scored three times on the subs,
the forward pass and outside KICK gam
ing considerable distance at various times.
triple pass was introduced and It work
ed we'll The pass from the quarterback
to the halfback was parallel and then the
halfback passed forward TO the end capt !
Foster made fine run OF forty-fVe yards
around the end. using his free arm very
skifully in warding off tackiers. In one
of these line plays through guard on which |
Harvard is getting her best team play,
Wendell was put over for a touchdown
from the twenty Vineyard line. Newhall
played at quarterback and wendell
was kept at fullback during the greater
. part OF the scrimmage. Inches was put
back at right tackle on the varsity, where
he played In the Williams game. During
his forced absence by an injury none OF
the men tried at his position showed up as
well as he did in the first game, and he
will be kept at the position for the present.
When the varsity got through with the
second. the varsity subs were sent against
the second for fifteen minutes and scored
twice. The features OF this work were the
seventy yard run by Lincoln around the end
and the defensive work by the scrubs.
which held the subs on the two-yard line
and forced them to make three plays for a
touchdown from the courtyard line.
On the Defensive at Penn.
PHILADELPHIA. October 17.-Yester-
days work for Pennsylvania foot ball can
didates was a continual drill in elementary
foot ball and Coach Torrey. assisted by all
the coaches available. worked with the
linemen In an effort to perfect the defense.
The varsity was On the defensive for the
greater part of the practice, ana the scrubs
and freshmen each had twenty minute
session with the regulars. Hollenhack Is
still out of the game, and will not play.
The battle between the SCRUBS and the
varsity was a hard one the varsity win
ming by one touchdown. Longwell carrying
the ball over from the 4-yard line. The
freshman contest proved more disastrous
for the varsity, the freshmen getting three
downs to their credit two of them being
on trick plays. Regain at quarter back
for the freshmen again demonstrated the
fact that he Is the headiest quarter back
on the field. and by directing his plays
through tackle and end he worked the ball
down to the 10-yard line, Macklin doing
the greater part of the work
Speedy Miller Joins Tigers.
PRINCETON. October 17.-Tiger ad-
herents were treated to happy surprise
Yesterday afternoon when Sumner Rulon-
x.,t.- ona 90 tha haSt fiIllha and