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are self-taught: some have acquired their
knowledge from careful observation OF
the college games. and now and then Will
be found those who have had instruction
from some old college player and who
usually show it by the experiences OF their
play compared with that Of their COM
panions.
While It is tho intent Of this article to
deal more closely with the personnel OF
the university teams, and some observa-
lions by expert foot ball men as to their
possibilities, It seemed impossible to omit
introducing foot ball for the coming sea-
son without calling attention to the great
strides 1t Is making In the athletic world
of this country.
Varsity foot ball begins this year under
conditions quite new SO far as the players
of the various elevens are concerned. BY
far the greater number of the players
who began under the new rules to play
the remodeled game have Joined that
vast caravan Of graduates or college
men whose three years Of college life
have expired.
1t is and who became famous under its
conditions must sit on the side lines in
1903 in the position of advisory coaches or
obta in their foot ball enjoyment from the
benches, watching the newer generation
at work.
Great Uncertainty as to Results.
There Is tremendous amount of uncer-
tainty for that reason as to what Yale,
Princeton. Harvard. Pennsylvania. Cor
nell. Dartmouth. Brown, Williams. SYRIA
cuse and the dozen and one other institu-
tions which are famous for their foot ball
may develop. 1t seems a trifie impossible
that this will apply so closely to the Army
and Navy elevens. which have not suf-
fered to any greater extent than Is usual
ly the case Ordinations are generally
quite plentiful from both teams. owing to
the fact that 1t Is usually the men FUR
Their advanced In seniority who make up
the elevens.
Princeton men. with a note Of exultation
in their voices when discussing foot ball
with the writer the other day. said they
believed that they had a better nucleus
of old players with whom to begin the
season of 1908 than Yale. AS the Yale
game is Princeton's one important con-
test. it Is easy to understand the salts
faction which the Tiger feels in favor
able showing just on the eve OF the
coaching season.
Ry graduation Princeton has lost Its
captain, Mccormick; it's center. Phillips,
and Harlan. Wister and Brown. Not one
of them but was a most valuable player.
Pfeiffer and Simons also have graduated.
They were not regulars In the 1uii sense
of the word, but they were stanch back
field men when called upon to NIL those
positions.
More than anything which will fill Head
Coach Ropers head with vexation Will be
to find two ends the equal Of the pair
who made the Tiger eleven famous by
their speed and alertness. These. OF
course were Wister and Brown.
There are likely to be Ave candidates
They are Welch. Dowd. Vaughn, Smith
and O'Donoghue. From these two men
must be found who will fill the require
ments OF the Princeton game, which calls
for able work on the ends Of the forward
line.
II seems to be the general opinion that
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probable that Yale will number a second
Tad" Jones with the team this year.
Andrus and Hobbs, who were forced to
| the second team last season because they
| were not on good terms with the faculty,
by reason of their scholarship. will prob
| ably be placed in the tackle positions.
Cooney may play center. If he does 1t
| may be some time before a guard is per-
manently selected for the first eleven.
| Some Yale men are confident that this
team will be strong and asSertive in its
play. Granting that 1t will have beef. and
plenty of it. there is possibility that its
surplus of avoirdupOis will make 1t slow,
except in the two or three positions which
appear likely to be played by the lighter
men.
1T is a team which it will take work to
develop" said former Capt; Biglow when
| know, is in the habit Of developing good
teams when least expected to do So
Nine men dropped from the Harvard
eleven last spring by graduation. The
| team was worse hit than Yale or Prince
| ton. OF the veterans Burr, the captain
| this year; Fish. Hoar. G. g. Browne and
Kennard are all that remain.
| There is foot ball squad to draw upon
which is numerically the equal Of small
regiment: but what a task 1t will be to
Percy Haughton and Capt. Burr to whip
| 1t into playing ability.
| Burr should so back to his old pace at
guard and. let tackle be filled by others
| It may be deemed advisable at Harvard
not to have him do so, but 1t seemed TO
those who watched his work last year as
| If he felt out of place. player can
hardly be expected to do his best when
he is not wholly in harmony with his po-
sition.
| Comstock and Robinson will try for the
tackle positions. The material looks good.
Should 1t be we'll handled Harvard should
not lack for resistance and attack in this
| position.
Guard Material Lacking.
Harvard men who have looked over the
new stock and the old which will vol
unteer again shake their heads ominous-
| Nv at the lack of material for the GUARD
positions. While there is plenty for all
| other places on the line there seems to be
| a scarcity there. That may result in Burr
| going to guard. which will be a good
| move for the eleven.
| End candidates are not few. G. G.
Browne. Forester, Pierce. Houston of
last years squad; Cooper, Crowley. Cor
bett Rogers and Harding will be out for
work Among them there may be better
| ends than Harvard has had for the last
| two or three years. That is. a better pair.
| for Harvard has had some good individ-
ual ends. but not first-class combination
J recently.
Like Yale, Harvard must develop a new
quarter. Newhall and Starr are both
gone. Cutting. Cate and Galatti are the
| trio from whom the quarterback is most
| likely to come. They have some strong
points. and one of them is almost certain
| to be behind the line In the important
games of the year.
There are no end of candidates for the
| back field. so that the coaches will be
| bothered more to find quality than they
will be frightened by lack Of quantity.
Nourse will very likely be the center tC
succeed Grant. He appears to be the
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Scores of Games Are to
Be Played That Will
Never Reach Their
Way to the Official
Bulletin Growth of
Fall Sport Has Been
Slow on Account of
Lack of knowledge
About the Game.
By John B. Foster.

Do foot ball enthusiasts realize that the
sport to use a more graphic than strictly
elegant phrase has "quintupled' within
FIVE years?
Perhaps one of the most wonderful of
all attributes in connection with the game
is the marvel Of its growth. Almost 1.5OO
regularly scheduled matches between uni
versities, colleges. preparatory schools.
academies and high schools have been an
nounced by their managers for the season
of 1908. Think of that. compared with the
meager four score and a few more which
were the quota of the past
Even base ball. with its seemingly limit
less appeal to the sport loving athletes Of
our nation. has not wormed itself into the
affections of those who love the outdoor
life with more rapidity than foot ball.
1t would be absurd to make the declara-
ton that as many play foot ball as base
ball, just as it would be equally absurd to
say that as many attend foot ball
matches as attend base ball contests, yet
base ball has been growing for three
decades and foot ball has acquired the
hulk of its popularity within the last ten
years. perhaps even trife less time
than that.
Even More to Be Played.
The approximate 1,5O0 matches which
have been scheduled for the season OF 1908
among our principal educational institu-
tions by no means represent the actual
number of foot ball games which will be
played. There are scores of contests to
take place In the east the middle west
and the far west which never have found
their way to the official bulletin. and In
addition to those there will be quite a few
in the various city leagues which have
been formed.
This growth Of foot ball in the cities has
been very slow. owing to the lack OF
knowledge about the game and the inabil-
lty of those who wished to try 1t to en-
gage suitable coaches. Within the last
two wears. however. quite a few leagues
have been organized Some OF the players
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immense Number of Regularly Scheduled Foot Bali Matches

hest man in the university for the place.
Harvard men are hopeful for the eleven.
but not given to much prophecy as to ITS
final standing Should Houghton convert
it into a powerful winning machine he
would be the most popular man at Gam.
bridge. One hour at Harvard Union Will
convince any one Of that fact
Red and Blue Lost Heavily:
PennsylvaMa's loss was heavy. but the
Quakers have fine lot Of material from
which to reconstruct their eleven this
year. Ziegler and Gallagher. the power
full guards Of the 1907 team. played their
last game against Cornell on Thanks
giving day of last year.
Dwyer Is out of the eleven. and 50 Is
Draper one of the greatest tackles OF re-
cent years. Folwell and Green. halfbacks,
have graduated. and their places Lust be
filled from the good men of the second
string who played last fall.
With these men gone. and their ability
cannot be questioned. the Red and Blue
has an array of foot ball players which
seems to be second to none, SO far as
early estimate can predict as to their
strength.
Hollenbach, the captain Of the eleven.
by many considered to be one of the
greatest backs playing foot ball last year.
will not lack for support among the play
ers who will be eligible to fill the vacan-
cies In this seasons team.
Macklin. who played occasionally dur
tackle and he will we'll uphold Penn
sy's'' foot ball prowess. while Castor will
probably go on the regular team. and
Dyer and others. who were conspicuous
and willing workers in 1907, will be among
the regulars.
The situation at Cornell seems to be
perplexing an in some doubt. Thompson
has been declared Ineligible by the fac
ulty which is about the hardest blow
that the eleven could have been dealt
to an injured ankle. and in addition te
that the eleven has suffered the usual
loss Of players by graduation.
Cornell seems likely to have a large
foot ball squad. and, judging by the re-
ports of preparatory youngsters who viii
enter this fall. will have fast freshmen
eleven. To get a fair line on the posi-
bility of the varsity team seems out OF
the question until the men have been or
| the field for at least a month.
Showing the Many Changes.
This preceding review of the men who
are likely to be in the various varsity
elevens has been somewhat longer an6
somewhat more detailed than usual. but
1t has been with the purpose of showing
to the foot ball enthusiasts who read this
article how wide sweeping the change:
have been among the teams to which thu
foo. ball world generally looks for ad
yanced work I'm the great fall game.
| 1t is but natural that advanced foot bal
| should be sought in the east. in view o.
the fact that the game has been largely
, fathered in the cluster of universities
which are adjacent to the Atlantic coast
| If it is permissible to form an opinion
| long in advance of the actual playing o.
the great varsity games. one might b
led to say that Princeton foot ball of thu
| usual type which is customary at tina
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most popular ball players in town. were
meandering down the street one evening.
discussing their feelings before. after
and during a game when they we're APP
piauded right and left by the spectators.
"I don't mind that SO much.'' said
Clyde, particularly here at home. It's
what's asked of you after the game that
gets NV goat. Not long ago n Poston.
nearly had brainstorm."
+.HoW's that?" asked Johnson.
II was trying TO explain to Boston
girl just what is meant by the term pie
faced, mutt O."
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Results Are Uncertain in
College Contests, as it
Is Impossible to Tell
What the Different In
stitutions May Develop.
Army and Navy Only
Ones Not Hurt by
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Make Good Showing.

and seem to lose quite all of IL against
others.
Since the Navy eleven put Yale coaches
at Annapolis to polish up the work in the
very last stages of the preliminary season,
IL is a noticeable fact that they have inn
proved greatly in play and that the Army
has found IL a much harder task to beat
them
Predicts Great Enthusiasm.
DR.. Carl Williams. so long at the head
of foot ball at the University Of Penn
sylvania- says he is confident there will
be more general enthusiasm in foot ball
this wear than last. He believes the game
is acquiring more popularity because the
new rules have not only made II pos
sible for the spectators to see more or
the ball and more action on the field. nut
to understand the contest more thorough
ly.
It is also his opinion that the games.
not only of the stronger varsity elevens
but of the elevens of lesser Importance.
will be more closely contested. and con-
tested with much less liability Of accident.
this year. LAS the players are beginning
to learn more and more about foot ball
under the new system" said he, they are
not bothering so much with the close
plays and the clumsy formations or four
years ago. AS a matter of fact there Is
in reality no necessity for them"
Foot ball coaches are rapidly learning
one very lHlpoildHl lhSAs anu biAN 10 si'os
there must not be too much building or
teams around one man.
One of the most influential foot ball
teachers In the United States told the
writer that the greatest mistake made in
1.-THE frs year of the adoption OF the new
rules was the tendency OF certain coaches,
who had been brought up under the old
school, to construct all their games
around one man or two. They seemed
to think" said he. that by sufficiently
protecting what / might call their stars.
they could make their way to victory. 1t
is simply out of the question. Never since
foot ball has been played in the United
States is 1t so necessary to develop team
work as II Is under the present system"
There is a good suggestion I'm that state
ment for all young coaches and for teams
| which are just beginning to acquire the
rudiments of the game.
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PLAYED BALL z YEARS
WITHOUT MISSING GAME
photo by Peach.)

It is not generally known that Bill
Hopke, the third baseman Of the
indianapolis team. has played seven
wears without missing a single
league game. Hopke has all reel
ords beaten, so far as known. the
only association player who in any
way approaches his record being
rabbit" Robinson of Milwaukee.
Hopke began his association ca
reer In 1902 with Columbus. ana
then played with various Central
League clubs. He was with Canton
before going to Indianapolis a cou-
ple of seasons ago. since which time
the only games that he has missed
have been exhibition affairs be-
fore the regular season opened.
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institution. may be anticipated this year.
That is. the Tigers will depend upon
a very fast running game. with plenty
Of end work and q sharp. smashing attack
at their adversaries. II all breaks well
1t seems as II Princeton should be as fast
as last year and possibly q bit faster If
one or two Of the faults Of 1907 are over
come In this seasons training.
Yale. in embryo. appears to be a strong.
bulky team. doggedly defensive. as all
Yale teams are, some slower than the
team Of 1907. with An attack that will
weigh down any eleven which has not
built q defense to resist il.
1t Is almost improbable that Yale will
develop another quarter and another end
who will be able to equal the wonderful
work of Tad" Jones and Alcott in hand
ling the forward pass. 1t was one of the
most effective plays in the Yale foot ball
curriculum for two seasons. and 1t seems
out Of the question to believe that two
men can be found on the Yale foot ball
squad who will attain such perfection as
the two who have been lost by gradua-
ton. On the other hand. SO much is done
at Yale that Is wholly unexpected that
the team may face its first great game
this year with some play which will again
upset TIE foot ball strategists.
fight hard for its Princeton game this
year.
The Uncertain Hasty Pudding.
Harvard is still the same delicious dish
of uncertainty. Percy Haughton may de-
velop fine machine from the material
which he has. He Is competent to do It..
IL he is permitted to work out the sue
cess OF the eleven after his own ideas.
Too much gratuitous advice usually the
bane Of foot ball at Cambridge, may
make 1t as hard for him as 1t has for all
Of his predecessors.
It IL impossible to put ones finger upon
any one feature Of the Harvard game and
say. Here is strength for the Crimson
has yet to deevlop that feature under the
new rules. Haughton may outline a dis
tinct system Of play. combining the quail
tiles Of his men with their ability to ac-
complish something under the present
rules. and then Harvard may get back
to the place that 1t held five or six years
ago. before the faculty agitation upset all
athletic peace in the university.
Pennsylvania looks good. Possibly the
eleven will be a slow beginner this year.
the 1908 team which should be made to
sparkle on the field this year. II the Red
and Blue fails to respond to the coaching
as 1t should. more than one foot ball en-
greatly disappointed as well as some who
are not Of the Keystone state.
The Army eleven has lost two of its
most valuable players and there have been
changes In the Navy eleven which have
taken away some of the more expert men
When these teams face one another for
the final game in November there will un-
qustionably be just as exciting play be-
tween them as has been seen for the last
| five years.
1t is never possible to get a real sat
| isfactory estimate Of the playing ability
of the teams until after they have been
| working on the gridiron for more than a
month. There Is a great deal that is de-
ceptive about them. They have a wonder.
full amount OF dash against certain teams
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rabid democrat and Clyde Milan an ar
dent republican.
The boys argued SO long and SO loud
that It became almost unbearabie to the
other PLAYERS sitting around an loud
protests were made.
Ganiey wound up the argument As he
thought. by telling Milan that Roose-
welt was a many-sided man.
You know 1t. and you can't deny it,"
shouted sanley.
"Well he doesn't seem to have any
blind SIDE" remarked Clyde.
Milan and johnson, considered the two
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New Work for the Tug Yerkes.

NEW w OH LUZ tAe U6 ASA0SS'
The tug William H. Yerkes. jr.. Of the
Taylor fleet Of this city has been char
tered by a dredging contracting firm at
Norfolk and will be withdrawn from gen.
eral towing work on Chesapeake bay and
the Potomac river to enter upon her new
duties She will be employed as tender
to the dredging machines employed in
dredging work under government contract
on what is known as the middle ground
in Chesapeake bay and, although her
present charter Is but for two months. It
is expected that she will be employed
upon the work for a year or longer.
Capt. Ollie Crowder Of this city will have
command Of the tug while she Is upon
her charter, and Capt. Bob Brown will
be In charge OF her engine room.
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TO TRAIN YOUNG BALL PLAYERS
Los Angeles GLIB of the Pacific League Will Main
tain Schoo1-Two Veterans Will Have
Charge of the Squad-Boys Who Show
Any Merit Will Be Given Positions

aged from the bench by a veteran Of the
Los Angeles team. and in practice these
old players are to combine their instruc-
tons
Men mentioned as instructors are Dill
lon. captain and assistant manager OF the
Los Angeles team; Happy Hogan,
catcher: kitty" Brashear. second base
man. outflelder and heavy hitter. and
Curtis Bernard. crack outfelder, second
baseman. bunter and base runner Dillon
is one of the best judges of players and
coaches In the country. and Hogan is an
excellent coach of pitchers. In his
younger days Dillon was a big league
player. and Hogan would be with the ma
jors now were he not handicapped by the
loss Of an eye. which holds down his bat
ting average.
1t is believed that nowhere else I'm the
United States could such school be car
as the winters are mild and rains are very
moderate. Southern California youngsters
are base ball mad. as is attested by the
large number of amateur leagues both
summer and winter.
Many Good Amateurs.
Scores Of good players who could make
any of the minor leagues are playing with
these amateur organizations. While many
Of them are not eager to become profess
SIGNALS, others are anxious for the chance.
There are more such men as Walter john
son. Glen Liebhardt, Snodgrass. Easteriy.
Briswalter and others who have been de-
veloped here in the last two or three sea-
sons
1t has been the custom of many big
league stars to come to southern Califor-
MIA and play winter ball. AS plans now
stand, at Chutes Park. the center of dia-
mond activity in southern California,
there will be no grand display of profess
SIGNALS. 1t may be possible that a team Of
veterans will play occasionally with the
youngsters but the big fellows will prob
ably have little show, IL the school is sue
cessful In the first place. they want to
make big money, and in the second place
they play very Indifferent ball. believing
that to be seen In the game is sufficient.
This has not satisfied the fans, and IL Is
believed that youngsters with future
will be better drawing card for Satur-
day and Sunday games, in addition to
helping the game along by the develop
ment of good players.