Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-21

The last of the midweek games for the
more important foot ball teams Of the
east will he played today. princeton
coming slowly. but her coaches ana
friends hope surely. to the final develop
lnent of the strength that must be relied
upon in November's Erueling struggle
with Yale will line up against Fordham
and the speed and cass that the Bronx
team has proved itself to possess by de-
fea1fng Amherst may well make game
that looked easy when il was scheduled
something more than stiff practice for
Tie Tigers There IS reason to believe.
however. that Princeton will show to
letter advantage today.
The other game tina; will bring an elev-
en- of class into action will be at Annapo-
lis where the Naval Academy team
seems to have u practical Walkover
against the University IF Maryland The
NIidd;es will face Harvard Saturday. and
that game will answer many questions as
10 the real strength of the two teams
that will figure in the great struggles
that will crown the season III November
The Yale freshmen will meet Exeter
today at New Haven in game that
should be full OF interest and that will
he valua BILE to scouts who are LOOKING
for good material for teams III 1910.
Changes in Yale Team.
NEW HAVEN Conn. October Y.-
Some changes in TIE lineup of the Yale
foot ball eleven We're made yesterday.
CoebeI was moved from right tackle to
right guard after being tried in the former
position for two weeks. 1t has been found,
after thorough trial. that he is better
adapted TO the place at guard. where
/ = played ~ well last year that he was
a general choice for the Ail-Amerfca
tam.
Buster Brown. who has played at guard
and tackle this fail. was stationed at right
tackle, where he is likely TO stay. Clarke.
who was tried at right end Monday. was
displaced yesterday by Needle. who got
his baptism OF fire in the West Point
game
can't. Rurch went out 10 Yale field yes
terday afternoon in n carriage 10 watch
part of the practice. Coy, the newly elect
al field captain. look charge of the eleven
on the gridiron, comforting with Capt.
Rtirch and Bisalow. the head coach. The
practice was one OF the longest of the
ason and largely behind closed gates
II lasted more Than an hour. but the
new formations failed to work effective
". and only one touchdown was scored,
Phiibin being showed over the line.
Hobbs was IN the signal practice. but
Richardson played left tackle in the
scrimmage.
Dillon With Tigers Today.
PRINCETON. n. J.. October 21-The
Princeton varsity lined up agains, the
scrub and the freshmen for periods of
twenty minutes and twenty-five minutes
OF the hardest kind of foot ball yester-
day. The scrub team had variety of
PLAYS which We're far better than the
varSitys. y well-eXecuteI forward pass
was used five or six times for gains of
from twenty to fifty yards. Ellsworth
al end generally received the hall. The
varsity defense always Stiffened in time
to prevent a score
The regulars scored one touchdown on a
long run by Bard through a broken field.
McCrohan was again at fuilback. but his
work was disappointing. He hurt his
ankle again and was taken out OF the
game.
The freshmen did not show Up a. we'll
as the scrub, and Fieganspan. at halfbacli.
scored on a line plunge after straight
foo; hall had netted severa! good gains
Cunningham also kicked field gcal from
the 31-yard line. After that he tried if-
teen drop kicks from the :1o-yard mark
with the freshmen trying to beak through
and was successful in eight.
An hours secret signal practice pre-
coded the scrimmage This will be con-
tinUed the rest OF the week. Capt. OIL
lon will start the game against Fordham
today. after being out two weeks.
Harvard's Defense Line Weak.
CAMBRIDGE. Mass. October 21.-The
Harvard varsity foot ball team met the
second team in a rather disappointing
s. rimmage yesterday IN the Stadium. Tne
varsity line proved weak in defense. and
could lot hold the heavy backs or the
sc-ui' Giibert tore great holes through
Fisk and Mckay, and Mcclure could rot
f'N Rurrs place successfully. The big
captain was not out. and is resting lit
tie before the Navy game
Cutler worked the forward pass success
fully. Fish and Crowley handling the
pass clearly. White and Corbett could
rot gain consistently against the heavy line
of the scrub. hut the use OF the forward
pass enabled the varsity TO work the