Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-26
THE GRIDIRON PUTTING ON THE FINISHING TOUCHES
All the College Teams Are Fast Getting Into Shape-Holy
 Cross in No Score Game

New Haven, Sept. 26.-At Yale 4 field yesterday the first football scrimmage of the season took place when the varsity lined up against a team of substitutes for ten minutes of play. Carroll Cooney and Ray Paige were not in the varsity lineup, as they are still unequal to hard practice. The forward pass and kick ing game were both attempted in the scrimmage, but in both cases there was much trouble in recovering the ball after it was advanced by throw or kick The team did not work as smoothly as should be the case, but for first lineup the coaches regard ed the work, which was snappy, with satisfaction. Coy and Wheaton punt ed 65 yards. The varsity lineup was as follows: Dunbar, center; Goebel, right guard; Brown, left guard; Big low, right tackle; Bienecke, left tackle; Alcott, right end; H. Jones, left end T. Jones, quarterback; Be- mar, right halfback; Berger, left halfback Coy, fullback. The backs on the scrub eleven were: Bingham, quarterback; Murphy, left halfback; l Wheaton, right halfback, and Phil bin, fullback.
 Princeton, N. J., Sept. 26.-The first thrill of football was felt in Princeton yesterday afternoon, when a couple of lively scrimmages were had on University field. The varsity took the ball first. As rule the tackling was inaccurate. In the back field were Captain Mccormick, Har- Ian, Tibbott, Coxe and Reed. Eddie Dillon alternated with Dawson at quarterback. Mister and Brown paired off at the ends with Vaughn and Dowd, who came in later. On the front tier were Phillips, Waller, Siegling, Bauman, Ware and Buck ingham, all heavy and mostly pretty slow. Not in years has University field had so many candidates work ing on its gridiron. Four full elevens and these from the three upper class es, engaged in scrimmages yesterday, while lot more filled in at various times. Usually at this stage of the game the wedding out process is be- gun, but the fact of so many men be- | ing retained is taken to mean that the coaches are hot after new mater ial. About seventy men were out for the freshman team.
 Cambridge, Mass, Sept. 26.-The Harvard football squad was yester- day increased by twelve new men. Several of them look to be very l promising material. Lockwood, a squad, showed up for the first time. He is a 10 second manon the track team. Another addition was Hoar, a sub guard last year. Hoar tips the beam at 190 pounds. He is looked on as a very promising candidate for the line. The practice consisted of signal work entirely and there will be no scrimmage until Friday. A good deal of time was spent yes- terday in bunting, at which Lock- wood displayed the most promise. Hall has been appointed freshman coach. Hall played end on the '07 freshman eleven and since that time has been member of the varsity squad.
 Worcester, Mass, Sept. 26.--- Considering the fact that Holy Cross was forced to open her season here yesterday on Pitton field with the Norwich university eleven with only two varsity players in the lineup and with the men having had only one hours practice wiht signals, the Worcester collegians acquitted them- selves creditably by keeping the score at to 0. The game eXcelled in working the forward pass using that play effectively five times.
 Bethlehem, Pa, Sept. 26.-Em- melt Olcott of East Orange, x. J., has been chosen captain of the Le- high football team. Olcott has played right tackle on the eleven for several years. He is 22 years old, 6 feet tall and weighs 1S0 pounds. Yesterdays game with Lebanon Val ley college team was cancelled be- cause the local team had been un- able to get sufficient practice. Quar- terback Anderson had his nose broken in a scrimmage yesterday.
 Syracuse. N. Y, Sept. 26.-By a score of 2S to 0 the Syracuse uni versity football team yesterday de- feated Hobart. The game was the first in the new Stadium and was free from spectacular plays. all the men on the Syracuse squad having a try out Stimson, the star half back of last season, is in the game again and in yesterdays exhibition gave evidence of being in his old time form.
 FIRST FATAL FOOTBALL GAME,