Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-13
FOOT BALL NOTES.

Yale has sold 1000 more seats for the
Yale-Princeton game than were sold for
the same game two years ago
Walter Camp was cheered by the root
ers when he made his appearance on the
Michigan gridiron last Saturday
Hurry Up" Yost says that Michigan
has the best chance to win from Pennsyl-
vania it ever had. Yost must know where
Of he speaks.
Capt. Coy of the Yale varsity team this
fall and Walter Camp. jr.. captain of the
Yale 1913 team, are both residents of New
Haven.
Cunningham of Princeton holds the
laurel as the star drop kicker of the year.
He will be dangerous il Princeton gets
within thirty-five yards of Yale's goal
tomorrow.
Denials are coming out of Princeton
with reference to the "factional' fight
and King from the team. Latest report
has ii that there is no dissension. Never
theless there is.
Minnesota. under the able coaching of
DR.. Harry Williams. is likely to win the
western championship this year. The
eleven appears to have a second Capron
in McGovern, who kicked no less than
three goals from the field In the game
witt Chicago.
Lafayette and Penn State will not get
together November q. Such a date was
published in the official schedule this fall,
but no game was arranged The match.
however, would be good one, for Laf
ayette has tied Pennsy and beaten Prince
ton. while Penn State has tied Carlisle
and Pennsylvania.
Harvard. Yale. Dartmouth, Lafayette
New York University, Pennsylvania
}tate, Washington and Jefferson, Min
cams which haven't been beaten this
all, and as the Princeton freshmen have
losed their season they come through
Without a defeat.
Lafayette blocked Princeton kick, SO
did Dartmouth: and the wise ones figure
that Yale will not have any trouble in
blocking them. either. Princeton gained
a great deal more ground than Dart
mouth, twice as much, In fact, but the
blocked kick gave the Hanover lads the
chance they were looking for, and it was
accepted.
1t is said that the training table of
the Princeton men at Pennington. Conn.,.
is considerably different from Harvards
last year. Where the Harvard men had
DutterDdIl DUCKS. the Tigers nave MIX
fed chicks: where the Harvard men had
mutton chops, the Tigers have lamb
chops; Harvard players had sirloin steaks
last fall, but the Tigers are being trained
on tenderlOin shortage OF milk supply
is what is bothering the Tiger trainer
most just now.
Cornell pulled off one OF the most in
tricate and best plays of the season on
Harvard. and got away with 1t for thirty
yards. Cornell had the ball on its thirty
yard line when Quarterback Owens called
the play. He moved back few yards
and placed the fullback on the fifteen
yard line. the halfbacks taking their
places about ten yards on either side
Owens passed the ball to the fullback.
who. in turn. ran ii over to the left half
back. who. in turn, ran IL over to the
right half and this player, in turn, hurled
ii up the field to Hubert. who made the
gain mentioned above. Harvard players
were bewildered by the play. and not I'M
til the ball was hurled up the field did
they get their bearings.
The calling out Of numbers while the
his team the signal for the next play has
resulted in numerous tangles. In one of
the recent Army and Navy contests the
quarterback of the latter eleven became
so confused in one instance when the
Army players were shouting out various
numbers while he was trying to direct the
next play that he actually gave his men
one of the series Of numbers the Army
men were suggesting. The Incompetent
sible signal and the subsequent mix-up
may be better imagined than explained.