Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-10-12

graduates. 1t is astonishing how many
partisans Yale. Princeton, Harvard and
Pennsylvania have among young men
who have never attended any one Of these
universities. and never will,
Widespread Interest in Big Matches.
For all these reasons it might better be
expected than otherwise that from the
Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific on the day
on which big football game Is played in
the East, there is tremendous amount
OF interest as to the. outcome. Another
fae6a which assists in tSa the
Is the annual contest between Annapolis
and West Point. Our national govern
from every State in the Union, and there
is not a State in the Union but has It's
army army post, or its naval station. wherein
touch with football.
AS the teams Of the universities stand
before they take the field for 1903. Yale is
Ellis lost some good players by gradua-
ton ton. One Of them was Biddle, who was
%as East fa and daother Brides
able of all the men who played in the line
for any university.
On the other hand, Yale has retained
tions of strength from the freshman class,
to make a most formidable showing when
the season.
!, Yalee,'s ambition. In 1903 is to wipe out
the stigma Of defeat by Harvard In 1908.
margin, merely a goal from the field, the
only score which was made in the game.
but there has been an idea ever since that
memorable contest at New Haven that the
full strength and the highest power OF
Yales possibilities were not utilized to the
best advantage in that contest.
So the Ellis are eager to do better this
year.
Coy, the Young Chant, MT Full Back.
At full back they will have one of the
best men who have ever played in Yale
uniform and the youngest captain who has
led Yale eleven against the other univer.
sites. His name is Coy, a name which
courage and grit, and all of those are
qualities which are demanded when they
play on Yale Field.
He was tried at end last year. He die
not play so poorly, yet it was apparent
that full back is his natural position. HI
slips into the game behind the line with
much more readiness than he does wher
playing on the line.
Both Philbin and Murphy, who were IL
the back field for Yale last year, win com,
capable and both til are in excellent l e condi '
ton. Both made good records and bott
are eager to shine on the football clever
before they are retired by the stern three
Field will be back for the team, thi
year, and 1t is not impossible that hey will
be seen in the back field in one of tn,
for Yale last season and should do bette
this year; DAILY, who got chance in tn,
back field In 1908, will try again, and iron
the freshman squad comes Messenger
Who is said to be just such a player Al
the Els desire behind the line of attack.
Where Yale was weak in 19OS-undoubt
eddy Weak-Was at quarter back Through
out all the season the team never had
man behind the centre of whom it wa
absolutely confident 1t is true that Core
game when it seemed about to lose it
grip on the contest, but Corey was not
perfect quarter. He could drive the team
was rather hard work for a young ma
who had trouble in keeping his weigh
down.
New Candidates.
There will be two new men in the nel
for quarter this year. Merritt and Howe
Both of these players are youngsters wit
fine reputation preceding them. 1t