The Washington herald., 1907-10-23
PUNTS AND PASSES.

OINIO AMI TASSEO.
Yale has sent for Frank Hinkey to
assist in the coaching.
The Army removed several Yale players
from an All-Americ3n possibility.
George Washington plays Fort AIyer
at Van Ness Park this afternoon.
Michigan has a line which will aver
age 20 pounds from tackle 70 tackle.
Pete Houser. the Indians star back, is
said TO have played football since 1893
Gass. Lehigh, and Houston, Dickinson.
VIII officiate in the Eastern Western
High School game Friday
Vorhis, State Colleges quarter back. is
a drop kicker. and it was his splendid
work which sent Cornell down to a sor-
rowful defeat.
The coaches Of the Pennsylvania team
viii hold a punting and drop-kicking
contest at the end Of the season, and
medals viii be given the winners.
According TO Walter EckersaH. the
famous Western quarter back. the pres
ent game Of football is a mixture of
soccer, basketball, and real football
Or. Reilly expects great things Of
Mohn, last years Prep back. who is now
playing quarter back at Georgetown.
Mohn is fast and is an unusually reliable
punter.
Germany Schultz. the Michigan center
according to the reports from the West
IS "a wonder, and the Wolverines count
on him keeping Dwyer, Of Penn. out Of
every play.
shorty O'Brien, Of Swathmore. saw
the Annapolis-Haryard game on Satur-
day and viii import the weaknesses he
saw in the middies team play to his
mates at Swathmore.
The Tigers pin a great deal Of faith on
the skill Of Dillon, their quarter back.
this year. He not only runs the team
with smoothness and speed, but he is a
star Of the first magnitude at running
back punts.
State College, by beating Cornell. les
sened the contenders for the Eastern
football championship, and Princeton.
Penn, and Harvard remain with unsul-
lied battle marks, while Michigan is
watching from the West
Johnny Mayhem, Browns great left
half back, followed the fate which be-
fell Johnny Garrells. Of Michigan last
season. and Ed Greene Of Penn, was the
person who spoiled the reputation Of the
pair.
The only feature to mar yesterdays
Central-Tech game was when Can't.
Brewster, going down the field under
a kick, hit Capt Hamilton in the face.
Some Of the spectators thought it was
a deliberate case Of slugging. but, in
stead. it was an accident, and Brewster
lost nc time in apolOgizing to his rival
leader.
In reply to the question as TO what he
thought Of the Yale football team. Cant.
George O'Donnell. Of the Holy Cross foot
ball team. replied that they were very
speedy and worked well together. but
that they were weak on working the
forward pass and on-side kicks. He
stated THAI he thought Yale would be
victorious over both Harvard and Prince
ton.
PENIS schedule is one Of the hardest
in the country. They beat Brown cn
Saturday, and the Providence team is
rated as the best the college has pro-
duced in a decade. On Saturday fbev
play Carlisle. and the Indians have a
grand combination. and feel confident of
beating Penn; then comes Lafayette and
State College. conquerors Of Cornell. but
defeated by the Indians. and the Pride
of the West" Michigan is the next date.
Owing to the fact that several Of the
football men are unable TO report in the
afternoon and the shortuess of the DAYS.
II has been found necessary 10 renew
again this year at the University of
Michigan the usual form of practicing
on Ferry Field by electric light. The
night work was started last week for
the first time this year. Electric lights
are strung across the field, and it Is said
that quite as efficient work can be ac-
complished as by the light of day.
Yesterdays victory over Central places
Tech in a class by itself in the high
schools, but it is hoped that. In the in
terest Of the game. the winners will ar
range game with the Georgetown
Preps for the interscholastic champion- |
ship Of the District These two teams /
are well matched and should put up |
great contest In order to have no trou- |
bic. the game should he played at Ma
tional Park, with recognized officials. II 1
IS about Zine for the two teams to get
together
When it was announced last week. af-
ter the 3. NJ. c. game. that the I-ni-
versity of Maryland would play the
Georgetown University team astonisb- /
ment and sympathy prevailed among the
University of Maryland's rooters. but
when the University Of Maryland team /
returned on Saturday night. with the
score only 10 20 0 in GeOrgetown's favor 4
the surprise was unbounded. Most of 1
all, the University of Maryland certainly /
Georgetown by holding down /
the famous District of Columbia organi- /
Zation TO two tOuchdowns. made In the /
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