The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-24
FOOTBALL
Special from United Pre-

Special from United Press0
 New York, Sept. 24-Today marked Inc formal opening of the football sea ton throughout the United States. Pennsylvania, and Cornell are the only teams that go into action today, the coaches of the other big colleges pre- ferring to break in their teams a lit He more before running the risk of game.
 The games scheduled today included: Carlisle and Villa Nova; Pennsylvania and Ursinus; Cornell and Hobart; La Eayette and Bloomsburg Normal; Syracuse and Bona Venture; Bates and Philips Exeter; Virginia and Will liam and Mary; Georgetown and East ern College; Gettysburg aud .Gettvs- burg A. C.; Dickinson and Western lay College; St. Louis University and Shurtleff; Western Cross and Buchtel College.
 Medford. Mass. Sept 24-Prelimin- ary to the game with Rhode Island State on October 1, Tufts first and Second teams will be lined up this Afternoon on the old campus for the first scrimmage work of the season. The latest freshman candidate to come out is Shute. the Exeter guard, who weighs 42So pounds.
 l Annapolis, Sept M-Not a bit piqued over his deposition as captain of the Navy fotban team owing to deficiency in studies, Henry Nick Clay announced that he would try for place the Eeam just as soon as he clears hirn- self with the faculty. Theodore S. King of California, who has succeeded Clay, took hold today and the biggest squad of the year turned out to show him that the change had not affected the football spirit at the academy. wi1uamstown. Mass, Sept. A.-I this year with game with the Rens- salaer team of New York. Little practice has been held at :, Williams yet and not until the teams are on Fthe gridiron will the members of the local squad be known. The game will be a try-eut.
 ] Jacon Wright of Ansonia, recently elected president of the Connecticut Soccer Football League, has put up magnificent silver challenge cup to be athletic goods firm has donated cup to be contested fer in the fall series. The local season opens the first week in October and members of the Gale donians are asked to report at the club grounds, Black Rock. at 10 tomorrow morning. This team meets New Ha- ven in its first game on Oct. 2 at Bridgeport.
 The High School football team plays Hts first game for the year at the park lon Saturday next Their opponents will be the champion Corinthians Of Stratford.
 i Lakeville, Conn, Sept. 24-when the Yale football squad reaches New Ha- wen for. it's game with Wesleyan, Sep fenfber 28, the Blue will be as ready as any of the big colleges to play the new game under the changed rules, in the opinion of it's coaches today. Under the tute1age of Coy, Bloomer. Glass and others, the men have been drilled on and off the striped field in every phase of the new football.
 To those who have watched the pre- For to find has been the lack of daredevil spirit which characterizes the old game The men this year appeared afraid to ''cut 1oose'', fearing their every move was in violation of some changed regulation. This was par ticudarly noticeable in tackling. The coaches Say that in the first cham pionship game this feeling of lack of confidence will wear off.