Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-10-07
RUTGERS HAS
GOOD HOPES
Meet Navy at Annapolis in
Football saturday--Rar
Week of Practise.
SPECIAL PRIZES OFFERED

New Brunswick, Oct. THE
Rutgers College football team has
put In a strenuous week of practice
in preparation for the Navy game at
Annapolis ON Saturday. An interest
ed alumnus, who has not disclosed
his identity, has promised a coat
sweater to every player who plays in
the game. If the Navy does not score
apd this has put a good deal Of life
into the weeks work. The Navy
seem to be rather anxious about the
game Saturday and this lends color
to the hope that the varsity may hold
them to no score. Last Saturday
showed the team well developed in
defensive play, but weak on offense.
This has been developed this week,
new plays have been learned and the
forward pass has been perfected.
The scrub team, under the eoacA-
ing of Professor Palmer, is also max
ing preparations for Saturdays
game. 1t will meet the South Orange
Y. M. C. A. team at South Orange.
The scrubs have met the varsity
every afternoon this week and have
had some signal practice besides.
The men who will probably play on
Saturday are: Philip Ritter. Jr., OF
Brooklyn, centre; Edwin HI. Halsted,
of this city, and George w. Martin.
of Metuchen, guards; Bradley Fol-
ensbee, of Schenectady, and Edgar
Basten, of Kingston, N. Y, tackles;
Frederick Johnson, of Point Pleas
ant; Harry X. Davies, of Brooklyn,
and John Morrison, of Ridgeheld
Hark, ends; Jesse Leslie, of Newark,
quarter; Frederick Chandler, OF
Bloomfield, fullback; Clifford Hors-
fall, of Kingston; John s. Elliott. OF
Catskill, and Edward ID. Chase, Is
Railway, ~halfbacks.
Besides the football men, theirs
are many other athletes at Nelson
Field these days. Coach Cox has
about fifteen men out every after
noon for fall baseball practice anu
about forty or fifty men are out u
ming in preparation for the fall handt-
cap track meet, which will take place
the last of this Month. There -
several good freshmen in b9seball.
One especially fine infeldef is Albert
C. Leeds, Of Brooklyn, the second
baseman of last years Boys High
team. He is making spectacular
catches on the field ev ~ day and
nothing passes him. mother good
lnH6tQer ID the tHlFu Dd5Shfall ~ atfH
Rutgers Prep team, Leon Erickson,
OF Point Pleasant. He has much
chance for improvement. but should
develop into q frst-ciass player be-
fore the year is out.
Captain Roy O. Tfenszey, of Ash
land, of the gymnasium team, has
issued the call for candidates and
work will begin nextsweek. Four OF
the old men are In college. including
Fred A. Briggs, of Perth Amboy, and
| Alfred A. Nelson, of South Amboy,
who are the winners of first and sec
ond place in clubs in the intereol-
legiates last year, This makes a
strong nucleus for a winning team.
1t has been announced that Walter
S. Bowen. of Shiloh, has won h
silver cup for proficiency in baseball
A similar cup was also won by
Thomas Hanson, of Perth Amboy. for
play on the football gridiron. A sim
liar cup is offered this year. The
rules for it's award demand excel
lence in department, scholarship,
team work and personal conduct on
the field. 1t is a rare honor to win
this cup and it stimulates the proper
sort of athletics. Last year was the
first award.