The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-10-12

PRINCETON, Oct. 12.-Favored by
the cool weather, the practise went off
with a snap yesterday afternoon. Both
teams played with a vim that was in
striking contrast to the warm weather
style of play which prevailed to a great
extent in previous weeks.
Very few of the regular men were in
the scrimmage. They were there on
the field in uniform, but had to con-
tent themselves in chasing punts up
and dow the gridiron. Many of the
regulars were badly bruised i'm the
game with Fordham on Saturday, and
were given a much-needed rest by the
coaches. The substitutes who filled in
the vacancies showed hat they are by
no means out of the running in the
struggle for a chance on the team.
The varsity held the scrubs safe at
every point, and scored four touch
downs in the thirty-five minutes OF
play. Long runs were a scarcity. and
the practise was void of anything of a
sensational nature.
AS is usual, the first teams back
field was an entirely different com
bination today. Sparks, Mccormick
and Dawson started here. Sparks was
later replaced by Sawyer. Christie
was In the quarterback position. Daw-
sons first day in the backfield shows
him to be a Jack of no mean ability.
The ex-quarterback has all the neces-
sary instinct of a good halfback to
find the right opening in the line and
to profit by it. Most of his gains were
made on cross bucks just outside OF
tackle. It is hardly expected, however.
that he will be in the position. Daw-
son uses Reeds style of play to a great
extent. The latter is suffering from a
slight injury received in the Fordham
game, and as soon as he returns to
the game his weight and experience
will give him his position again over
the lighter man.
The end play showed considerable
Improvement over the work of last
week. Welch was not used in the
scrimmage, and Gill. Meigs and Garrett
had the brunt of the work. The de-
was good.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Oct. 12.-Ted
Coy's formal assumption of the cap
taincy of the Yale eleven for the sea-
son was yesterday marked by the most
sweeping change in the playing order
since the season began.
Centre Rush Hyde was removed to
the second team; Guard Cooney was
given the snapback position; Lilley was
transferred from right tackle to left
guard In Cooney's place, and Ham
Andrus, who returned from Alaska a
month late without having discovered
the North Pole or hearing nyone else
claim that he had found it., was in
stalled in right tackle. He has former
ly played guard.
Head Coach Howard Jones insists
that the changes may not be perma-
nent. but a return to the old lineup is
not expected till after the West Point
game.
Fred DAILY was at right halfbacl yes-
terday for the first time within a week,
when he hurt his leg
Lilley seemed to shine at guard more
brightly than he has at tackle. He
blocked a kick which Logan leaped III
for and nabbed. dashing for the first
touchdown of the afternoon. Liliey
dashed out to end and grabbed an ony
side kick which Deming lifted over
the rush line, and shot twenty-five
yards for the second and last touch
down scored by the regulars.
Andrus and Coy were in the signal
drill, but did not scrimmage. Andrus
expects to scrimmage today. and viii
play against West Point. Coy will do
some scrimmaging late this week. but
will not get into a game till October 2S
He worked at punting and drop kick
ing an hour yesterday afternoon, putt
ting to rest ugly reports that he will
not be BILE to play again this season
Greenough. who was reckoited sure
to win a place at guard last yehr when