The Washington times., 1907-02-24
WHERE SCHOLASTIC STARS
PLAY FOOTBALL NEXT FALL
Penn Counts Upon L. Yale, II; Princeton g. Harvard g.
Cornell, }, and Dartmouth 2-New Rules
Greatly Favor Freshmen

aration than ever owing 20 the radical
changes made in the rules, there is an
additional interest displayed by the col
lege arrangements in the preparatory
school players.
IL now appears 10 them that tho school
boys viii be the football stars in the
near future. Such being the case an
expert can pretty accurately judge what
will be the strength of the big elevens
in the next few years when he knows
10 what colleges the youngsters will go
in the fan.
Follow Their Predecessors.
For the past decade there has been n
group of, schools that have contributed
most literally to the big teams in the
East, especially in football. and so worn
have become the paths, that academies
or schools are often dubbed "preps' for
such and such an institution Such has
been the case with Andover, Exeter,
Lawrenceville and Penn Charter dubbed
respectively as preparatory schools for
Yale. Harvard. Princeton, and Pennsyl-
vania. though Of late years Exeter has
been contributing much valuable foot
ball material TO Princeton with Andover
not far behind.
Undoubtedly Yale owes her prestige
In football TO the splendidly developed
material she draws from the preparatory
schools chiefly from Andover. which
institution has given to her a long list
Of football captains. beginning with
Frank Einkney in "a and ending with
Sammy Morse in 'O6. and including Burr
Chamberline, Fred Murphy, Blink
Thorne. Jim Rogers. Vance Mccormick,
and Charles Rafferty,.
Nine Schools Lead.
There are just nine preparatory
schools that have figured well up in
football last fall and in past years in
the East. barring Lawrencevillc, a
school that has dropped football for the
time being. on account of the unfortU-
nate injury and death of their 1906 cap
tain. with which we must reckon in
looking over the prospects OF the big
college elevens Of this section OF the !
country for the next few years. There /
will be numerous other institutions |
which will supply much future strength /
to these teams. but none that have or |
will contribute SO generously.
OF the leading preparatory schools Of |
the past fan in this section Of the coun- |
try. the nine We have so classified are /
AndOver. Exeter. Mercersburg, Worces- !
ter Academy, ST. PaUTs School of Gar |
den City. Haverford Grammar School, |
Hill School. Hotchkiss. and Penn Char |
ter School. and they graduate and send |
10 college in the coming fall from the /
members or their first elevens just nifty :,
eight players, the men who represent (!
the very pick of these school teams.
Strange to relate. Pennsylvania leads
the list in drawing eighteen OF these
boys. with Yale a close second with sew
euteen; Princeton is due fer eight. four
going from the old Harvard prep, Elk
eter: Harvard is slated for six. Cornell
for three. Dartmouth for two. and one
each go 10 Williams, Brown. Wesleyan,
and the University Of Georgia.
Andover Up on New Rules.
Taking the nine institutions we speak
of in alPhabctic order the writer will
next show to just what institutions what
players are going. at the same time Civ
ing little data about the ability OF the
team they played on and the same about
the respective players.
Andover comes first on the list and the
academy team. stood high I'm academic
football circles in the past fall winning !
that miniature Yale-Harvard affair from
Exeter by six points 90 nothing The !
Andover boys played kicking game,
relying on a tumble or on-side punt to
give them the ball within striking dis
tance, believing that their captain and
DAILY, would be able TO take
It over. Captain Vaughn. of Exeter.
the tumble and Haines. An
dover's lett end. ran il forty yards TO
EXeters S-yard line where Exeter held Z
until the last trial, when DAILY took Il
over. AnGOver sends four of its six
graduates TO Yale, the other two going
10 Harvard. Captain DAILY, the splendid ]
fullbaCk and captain. Will no doubt add
fame to the blue of old Eli in the next
four years as he is a punter and place
kicker of no mean ability and possesses I
the speed ana weight 10 make good in |
any company Kirkpatrick left half !
back; Greenough, center rush.. and I
Clough. right guard, have been unable
to resist the victorious banner Of blue ]
and will accompany Captain DAILY. Nc ]
Kay, right tackle. and Mason. right end
viii 60 TO Harvard.
Exeter Played old-Style Game.
Exeter had team that under the old ,
rules would surely have walloped its
great rival, Andover In addition To I
'AiN eAtAAiA II maui Qt-fIltltl IN the pre-
,eding paragraph, once in the second {
half it held for downs on its one-foot !
iue. When within striking distance of [
is opponents goal the team preferred j
trying To buck the line to trying for {
goals, losing the ball three times under ;
his system With a quarterback IKE :
Dillon 10 use such strength the Exeter {
-eam would have been unbeatable. new J
Jules or old. Princeton gets four of
hese promising men. one Of the four 7
'eing that splendid tackle. Hart. who
S going TO be the Tigers mainstay in
he shot put in future years; another IS
iilroy halfback. Splinter and hurd- D
er. McGregor. guard. and Captain {
Vaughn. left end, and sub quarterback. t
IRE the others slated for Princeton 4
Harvard gets only Power. of the five g
;raduates' he is a guard
Penn Gets Haverford Men. v
Haverford Grammar School though no :
onger in The Philadelphia Inter-Acad- y
mic League. is just as much a power g
n academic athletic circles and. for that
natter in college circles, for the Haver- :
ord boys have filed many a gap in ,
he past. TODAY she claims as her best !
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