Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-13
ON EDGE FOR DECISIVE GRIDIRON BATTLES
JUICY FOOT BALL REPAST TOMORROW

the quality of this years play has not
been up to that of last year. a condition
that may be redeemed somewhat tomor-
row with the Yale-Princeton, Harvard
Dartmouth. Pennsylvania Michigan and
Cornell-Chicago battles on the card The
PennsylvaniaM Michigan and Cornell-Chi-
cago contests will go a good way de-
Gliding the best team i'm the west. If
Michigan should beat Pennsylvania, Cor
nell beat Chicago and then Cornell trim
Pennsylvania. Michigan would be at the
top of the western heap.
Say let me tell you one thing says
Coach Yost. IF Pennsylvania wins from
us it will be because it outclasses in
just one thing-eXperience. If we could
have had this bunch to work with all
fall I'm confident that we would have
slipped them an awful surprise package
about November IA. These men are the
hardest workers ever had. but they lack
experience In real actual games. Their
theory is good, but they haven't had 1t
sufficiently pounded into them by hard
bumps and actual situations. No, I'm
not saying Pennsylvania is going to beat
US. The new game is mighty uncertain,
and the team with the break in the luck
is going to win. l feel that we have the
best chance to beat them that we have
ever had-and they'll know that they hit
something before that seventy minutes is
over.
The officials for the Cornell Chicago
games will be Neil Show. the former
Michigan end, referee; Bob Wrenn, the
former Harvard quarterback. umpire:
Capt. King. West Point field Judge, and
Jerry Riordan, Wisconsin, linesman.
- Harvard's Work Short.
CAMBRIDGE. Mass. November ID
The Harvard foot ball practice yesterday
afternoon was short and fast There was
no scrimmaging. but the subs were lined
up against the first-string men. in order
to get better direction for the plays. All
the varsity men were out and seemed
in good shape.
Kennard started in at fullback in the
signal drill, which makes it look as though
he will start at that position tomorrow
against Dartmouth. Nerwiebe Is a far
: better back than kennard at carrying
the ball and interfering. but kennard is
a fairly good punter, and the Harvard
coaches are evidently nervous about al
lowing the team to go into the game de-
pending entirely upon Cutler in the line.
Corbett Browne and Hoar who had a
lay-off Wednesday, were out yesterday
and showed lots of life. Dunlap Is con-
tinuing to show improvement at left
guard.
Capt Burr was again out on the side
lines. and there is said to be more than
an even chance that he will be able to
play against Yale Next week he will do
little running, to put himself into
condition. although he will be unable to
scrimmage until then.
Latst Change at Yale.
NEW HAVEN. November 13.-Another
change was made yesterday in the Yale
lineup for the Princeton game tomorrow.
in spite of reports to the contrary, Fred
Murphy getting back on the team. He
will play right halfback instead of Daily.
who will be held in reserve. Johnson will
be the first string quarterback, with Bling
ham as his substitute.
Yale men have cheered up in spite of the
radical changes made since the Brown
game. and about fifteen hundred under
graduates poured into Yale Field to sing
and cheer when the gates were opened
yesterday afternoon. The team had what
will probably prove to be it's last practice
before the game with the Tigers, and is
unlikely to visit the field at all today.
The men will go to New York about
o'clock, and will spend the night at the
Murray Hill Hotel. going to Princeton on
special train about 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning.
While Coy will act as field captain in
the game. and will engage in any neces-
sary conference during and before the
game, he will not have all the RESPONSE
bllltleS, having asked to be relieved of part
of his duties. Brides has been named by
Capt. Burch to look after the lnesmen,
and the running of the team will be left
TO Johnson.
Yale men have plenty of money to bet
on the game, and are offering to f. and
even to B, without finding many takers.
Princeton men are said to be holding out
for to l, and many will not consider
bets at odds Of less than 3 to 1.
Tiraro In nood Sh.n.
Seventeen Tigers arrived at Camp Hill,
Pa, and are now quartered at the coun-
try home of Alexander Van Rensselaer,
and are the guests of Mr.. Howard Henry,
a former Princeton end. Coach Roper
had the men out early and held its first
practice on the huge lawn of the old
orchard farm
The afternoons work was made as
secret as the premises permitted. There
was no scrimmage. but stiff signal drill
for both first and second string men. The
snappy manner in which the Tigers ran
through its formations and the accuracy
with which the ball was handled would
make the Yale coaches sit up and take
notice
Several formations that will be used