Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-08
Cornell's Backs in Action.

ITHACA, y. Y, November S.-Despite
the driving rain and a soaked gridiron,
neither the. Cornell foot ball team nor its
head coach took a single time out yes
tcrday afternoon. \ constant dummy
scrimmage was kept going for offensive
practice after the usual preliminary kick
ing and taclling workout until darkness
made further work Impossible. Butler
ran the team, with O'Connor. Il. r.
Whyte and Hawkins halves and Under
hill fulback.
The backtield. although still falling short
OF the standard it set for itself earlier in
the season, was marked Improvement
over Saturday. O'connors work drew
little comment us he followed the signals
and smashed the opposing line and made
good Interference for the runner r. Il.
WHITES game is consistent, although pos
SlblS not up to the flashes emanating
from Hawkins. While he was in action
yesterday his tackles We're effective anu
he made good when he carried the ball.
Inderhill made some particularly good
tackles, but he has not entirely recovered
from the injuries which kept him out of
most of the Williams Ga-/., and it is
hardly likely that lie will Ast during the
whole of the game with Michigan.
Toward the latter part Of the drill But
Ter called repeatedly for onside kicks and
forward passes, which were not startling
ly successful. But new play, designated
for substantial gain, was tried with
marked success, and ii appears that th0
coaches have invented something worthy
of a patent
Touchdown for Army Team.
WEST POINT. y Y, November $
With the field still wet and sloppy from
Mondays rains, the cadets held their
first practice of the week Yesterday after
noon and the first team scored one
touchdown. The linemen had individual
instruction in breaking through, and this
was continued when the scrimmage be-
gan. With Pritchard doing the kicking
the Army forwards seemed to have bene-
fitted by the instruction, for they broke
through several times and blocked the
scrubs kicks.
The first teams score came by Hose
blocking Pritchards attempt TO bnnt out
from behind the goal line Twice the
scrubs got to the varsity -
yard line, but Weyand got through and
blocked his attempt at drop kick. Ar
mold did not get into the sc!'immins yes
terday. and Purnell played guard. Devore
is still on the hospital squad and limps
around with the aid of cane, but it is
expected he will be around again the
early part of next week. Benedict also
has not reported yet since his injury in
the Lehigh game.
Dartmouth Works in Secret.
HANOVER, y. H.. November s.-Cava-
| naush kept his men behind closed gates
at the oval yesterday, where the roper
toire of plays was rehearsed. Following
the usual signal drill and preliminary
work, the varsity entered 4 scrimmage
against the substitutes for half an hour.
scoring one touchdown by Dudley and
three place kicks by Barends, one from
| the 37-yard line. Dudley started the
scrimmage at left half, but gave place
to Barends. Hogsett was on the field
, and gave his time to kicking, being called
in at the 30-yard line to make a drop
kick.
| That the coaches still want men to go
in al right end In case Dana IS called to
| the backield is shown by the addi-
ton of more substitute ends to the train
| ing-Ashton, Hayes and Ramaee. Other
men added are Pishon. Ramage, Lou
don and Hogsett Whitmore took his
| old place at left guard yesterday and
| Farnum filed Benefits position at right
| guard. Wright, at quarter for the SUD-
| stitutes, was unable to cope with LieWel'
lyns fast work on the varsity.
Change in Harvard Team.
| CAMBRIDGE Mass, November s.
Cant Bob Fisher OF the Harvard foot
ball team. who has played right guard
on the team since he Joined the regular
squad In 1909. moved to right tackle yes
| terday afternoon. 1t is believed by the
| coaches that 1t will be easier to develop
| a better guard to take Fishers place
than a tackle to fill the shoes OF Tudor
Gardiner. whose arm was broken In the
| Princeton game.
TO this end Percy 1leays. who played