Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-18

naming at the Murray Hill Hotel until
tomorrow morning. when they will go to
| West Point. AS a special preparation for
the West Point game secret signal prac-
tice was ordered in the Yale gymnasium
last evening. Yale's team for the West
Point match was announced as follows
by Capt Biglow: Left end, Howard
Jones; left tackle. Paige; left guard,
Brides: center. Cooney; right guard. Goe-
bel; right tackle. Capt. Biglow; right
end, Burch: quarterback, Tad Jones; left
halfback. Wylie; right halfback, Murphy
fullback. Coy. Officials for the game were
chosen last night follows: Referee, A.
C. Langford, Trinity College; umpire, w.
II. Whiting. Cornell; timer, E. A. Morice,
Pennsylvania
Fine Sendoff for Harvard.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. October 1s.-Amid
the cheers of 1000 students the Harvard
foot ball team departed from Cambridge
at 80 O'Clock last evening for Baltimore,
where they will spend today before the
game with Annapolis tomorrow An
unusual demonstration of enthusiasm
marked the departure.
The last practice in Cambridge before
the game was held In the stadium yester-
day afternoon. 1t was light work. After
a preliminary drill in blocking punts and
forming interference the varsity had a
scrimmage of fifteen minutes with the
second team in which, on a forward pass
from Starr to Horton. the varsity scored
! a touchdown. the only score In the scrim-
mage. Much Improvement was seen in
the defense of the varsity, though they
still had hard work to gain ground.
Apollonio was in the scrimmage for a
short time. 1t is not decided whether he
viii play against the Mddies. He is i'm
proving fast. and probably could play to-
morrow. but Trainer Donovan is not will
ing to run any risk with him, for he is
depnded upon for the Yae game The
team will hold signal practice at the Bal
t!more Country Club this afternoon
News From the Gridirons.
The Princeton team up to Wednesday
found no team to withstand it's battering
attack and fast back field work or get
through its defense. Villanova perform
ed the unexpected and showed Russell,
right end. over for clean touchdown.
With the annual foot ball game between
Yale and Princeton less than a month
away. the possible outcome Is as much
shredded in doubt as al the opening of
the season. The struggle promises to be
a dual kicking game.
Word has been received at New Haven
that the demand for seats for tomorrow
game already exceeds the seating capacity.
Yale wanted a number of seats for gradu-
ates. but could not be accommodated
BY Dickson. the old Penn player. who
is coaching Lehigh. Is back at work after
an automobile accident. In which he sus-
tanned a splintered rib and a broken
thumb.
Holding in the line cost Trinity a chance
to score on the Army team in Saturday S
game, Carroll running twenty-five yards
for a touchdown only to be called back.
Dague. the fast Anna polls end, is likely
to give Harvard a lot of trouble He Is
undoubtedly one of the best men playing
the position this year.
Fish, the Harvard tackle. will have a
good tryout against Northcroft of the
Navy team Saturday. The latter is con-
sidered one of the best men in the Middies'
squad.
game with Bucknell and had no trouble
in piling UP score of 80 to O.
Cornell has new portable steel stand.
built for the football games. 1t will also
be used as part of the baseball bleach
ers in the spring
Princeton is the latest of the big teams
to lose a clean slate. Yale is now the
only team of Importance that has not
been scored against.
Pennsylvania showing against Gettys-
burg was far from satisfactory. Although
the Quakers ran up total of % points,
their playing was miserable in the ex-
IRENE.
West Point has practically decided upon
its lineup against Yale tomorrow. With
the exception of Pallen, the tackle, who is
still disabled. the eleven men who will
face the Eli aggregation are undoubtedly
the best that can be found this year at
the academy.
One of the features of the games played
so far this season is the small casualty
list But few players have been slightly
injured Sc far this season as a result of
playing.
The Chicago University eleven is play
ing the new game with great speed.
Steffens is a new shining light in the re-
turn punts.
Hard work in preparation for the game
with the University of Pennsylvania is
the rule of the day with the Michigan
squad Coach Yost believes his team will
be in the pink of condition for the battle.