The Washington herald., 1906-11-04

There viii be approximately 5000 seats
for the Harvard-YaIe game, which viii
be equally divided between the two uni
versities
Nearly every player on the Princeton
team has a separate coach. A few days
ago Coach Roper's staff was increased by
Booth, Edwards. Gresham, Poe Vetter-
lein. Kafer and Henry.
Bullock. a former famous Andover play
or, viii not be allowed 70 play for Dart
mouth this season. This Is because Of his
being special student and net UP in all
his entrance requirements.
Pratt Institute, OF Brooklyn, has drop
ped football, on the ground that il is
brutal incidentally, the eleven has not
won game this season, which may aC-
count for the charge of brutality being
made against the game
Carlisle Indians are attracting marked
attention this year Tor their magnificent
article of football Their victory over
Pennsylvania was anticipated By the Red
skins, but they did not even dream Of
scoring twenty-four points on Father
PENIS sons.
". J. Thompson. pleasantly remembered
as the former graduate manager Of
athletics at Georgetown. viii officiate as
referee at the Carlisle-Harvard game, on
November 10. Mike is recognized as one
of the best students of the game, and Is
4 competent official
HoIenbeck, who has been used at center
by Pennsylvania all season, is now at full
back, where he always played before this
year In HOllenbeck's place at center. the
coaches put Wickham. who has been first
substitute for the place all year. Keinath.
who sustained q fractured ankle early in
the season. is again trying for quarter
back, a position that has been weak since
Stevenson left the eleven.
II is interesting 70 note just what part
the forward pass played in the Cornell
Princeton game. Both teams used it in
their steady march for a touchdown.
Princeton gained Il yards by the pass.
and Cornell 63. The Tigers used it eight
times. lost the BAN once and failed to
gain twice. Cornell USED the play nine
times. lost the ball three times. and its
smallest gain was five yards. The aver
age distance gained per pass was: Prince
ton. 8 yards, Cornell. { yards. This aver
age includes the two gains and the times
the bali was lost. The longest gain made
In this manner was a yards by Princeton
O. r. Lamson, one of the best tackles
who ever played the game, unanimously
selected as an All-American tackle slsst
year. witnessed the Michigan-ITinois con-
test at Ann Arbor las Saturday LamsOn
is at present coaching at Pennsylvania.
and his trip West was 10 size up Michi-
gan's play He reports the Westerners
strong. but by no means invincible An
other individual who was among the
scouteTs last Saturday was Lewis. the
former Harvard center. Lewis closely
watched the work of the Indians on
Franklin Field and left with the impress
sion that Carlisle had mastered the new
game about as well as any team he has
seen play this year. Harvard plays the
Indians November 10.
1t takes the Indians to spring new ideas
in their contests against the big college
elevens The latest is indeed UNIQUE.
Certain players wear different colored
helmets. so as to make them easier to
recognize when making hurried forward
pass. The idea was put into use in the
contest with University of PENNSYLVANIA
on Saturday. and worked with great sue
cess. and is sure to be initiated by other
teams. Five Carlisle men wore pure
white helmets. while one wore a blazing
red head-piece All of the others stuck
TO the regulation dirty-leather headgears.
IL may be that this innovation will event
ually result in n dinerent-colored head
piece for each individual player. or possi-
bly, a distinctive suit for each position on
the team