Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-28
FOOT BALL TOPL|NERS
GET IN GAME TODAY!
Opening Battles for Harvard and
Yale Will Be Watched
With Interest.
CRIMSON PLAYS BATES;
DARK BLUE, WESLEYAN
Penn. Amherst, Lehigh and Indians
Are Also on the Schedule, Max
ing Good Program.

cause it contains the opening games for
both Harvard and Yale. These two
members of the gridiron elect will play
their first games of the season this aft
ernoon, and will try their hand at the
new rules against a real opponent for
the first time. Even after the painful
experience that befell the Quakers last
Saturday, neither the Arterial Blood nor
the Blue entertains any fear of defeat,
but they are considerably uncertain as
to what will happen under the revamped
playing code.
At both Cambridge and New Haven
there has been more serious preparation
for the opening games than in former
years. not SO much on account of the
opponents to be met, as to be fortified in
case the new rules find the big teams
hard pressed. Harvard will play Bates,
which team annually forms the opening
attraction for Harvard, and Yale will
clash with Wesleyan. which usually isn't
hard for the Ellis to beat comfortably,
but which last year gave the Yalensians
busy afternoon.
Pennsylvania, Amherst and the Indians
have games booked for this afternoon,
while Princeton does not set her schedule
in motion until next Saturday Today's
schedule follows:
Harvard VS.. Bates, at Cambridge.
Yale VS.. Wesleyan, at New Haven.
shall. at Philadelphia.
Indians VS.. Muhlenburg, at Carlisle.
Amherst VS.. Norwich, at Amherst.
Lehigh VS.. Western Maryland, at South
Bethlehem.
The New York University foot ball
squad ad its first practice yesterday
afternoon at Ohio Field All the regulars
were back from the last years varsity
and the lineup was: Wheeler. left end;
Brennan, left tackle; Henneberger. left
Cn0noC
guard: Veseley, right tackle: Crawford.
right end. The back field was Yule, Nixon,
Elliffe and Gersch. Capt. Galloway
coached the regulars. There were about
men have reported for practice. The new
candidates tried running down under the
ball and starts. The regulars went
through the forma lions.
Signal Drill for Harvard.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, September 2S.-In
preparation for the opening game with
Bates today Harvard had only signal
drill yesterday. The first team rehearsed
its plays against the substitutes. but
there was no scrimmage The lineup for
tackle. FELTON,: left guard. Huntington;
center. P. Smith; right guard. Fisher;
right tackle. Wilmington; right end, l..
Smith; quarterback. Wigglesworth: left
naHDack, tOrDett, right nalIDa L.
Frothingham; fullback, II. Leslie.
Mckay, left tackle for two years past,
has been taken OF probation and is now
eligible TO play. He has been out only
two days and will probably not be used
until saturday. Minot's case has not yet
been settled.
ITHACA, September 2s.-The Cornell
foot ball squad spent the best part Of
yesterdays practice getting ready'for the
I'M Of 70 coo vl-ifh f,o vi
today. number of plays were perfected,
including forward passes, onside kicks
and a few plunges. Pitcher was kept
at drop kicking, and he maintained his
Simson kicked twenty goals from different
angles The squad numbered seventy
men. while the freshmen who reported
for the first time numbered thirty-four
They started practice under Coach Hoff-
man.
EASTON. Pa, September 2s.-There
was a hard rain yesterday afternoon. but
when it Stacked up Coach Folwell put the
Lafayette foot ball players through a
hard scrimmage and signal practice. The
field was soon muddy and slippery, but
the play went on despite the rain. The
practice was satisfactory. all the men
doing good work.
Tigers Working Well.
PRINCETON. September 2s.-The Tigers
showed a good deal of power against
strong scrub team yesterday. making
three touchdowns. The varsity line was
changed. Ransome being tried at end
seem to be able to withstand the first
team at the beginning of the scrimmage
and Eddie Hart made rather easily
earned touchdown through their line.
stiffened and fifteen minutes of good, fast
foot ball followed.
Red Sparks" showed great deal Of
speed on short lodging runs with the
ball. and was the principal ground gamer
for the varsity 1t was his work, together
with a long run by Pendelton. that
brought the ball into position for the
second touchdown. Ballou, the quarter
back, carried 1T through the line for the
score. Pendleton's work at left halfback
has been the sensation so far, for If this
man once gets loose his runs are of the
kind that bring the spectators to their
feet.
great many forward passes were
tried. Ballou and Pendleton had q good
deal of success In pulling of this play
from a kick formation. A beautiful pass
of thirty yards from Pendleton to Ballou
resulted in the third touchdown. The
tactics adopted by the defense made the
success of the forward pass somewhat
uncertain. for Merle Smith. the scrub
fullback. intercepted one pass and made
run of thirty yards. The last part Of
the ScclfnmdSe was ueNOtGQ TO DuNtinR
and the form shown was not of high or
der.
WILLIAMSBURG. Mass, September
2S-Hard scrimmage for an hour was
given the Williams foot ball squad by
Coach Newton yesterday. Early in the
practice Winter kicked a goal from
placement for the varsity. while just be-
fore the close of playing Fish of the
scrubs ran back forty yards for touch
down from a punt The forward pass
was worked successfully on several oc-
casions, Wyman and Vinal. two freshmen
ends, displaying marked skill in handling
passes from Ainslie and Kellogg A pony
backfield. consisting Of Bonnet. Kellogg,
ar Rogers and Ainslie, appeared to be
the fastest Of several combinations Robb
90. and Moose Morse. center and cap
tain of the 'O& team. assisted DIR. New
ton. Night signal practice in the gym
nasium was continued.
HANOVER, September 2s.-The first
and second string candidates for the
Dartmouth foot ball team were sent
through two ffteen-minute halves OF
hard scrmmage. during which neither
side scored, yesterday afternoon. The
varsity backs lacked speed. fumbled in
handling punts and were unable to make
any useful gains. The first string line
men heretofore the hone Of the Goa cf1es