New-York tribune., 1911-09-21
HOughtOn Picks First and Sec
ond Squads at Harvard.
CORNELL HAS SCRIMMAGE
First Injury of Year Puts Dam
per on Morning Practice
at Princeton.
Lsy rslsEraph 70 Tho rrlhure I


Cambridge. Mass. Sept 20.-The spien-
cid manner IN which the football candidates
reported at Harvard this year and the TWO
days hard work on Soldiers Field has
made It possible for Haughton TO sift his
men into first and seccnd squads almost a
week earlier than usual. To-day. after a
hard mornings practice on rudlmentals,
Crimson's first and second teams were
picked.
The first squad was large enough 70
make one eleven with a complete set Of
substitutes and another team besides, While
there were enough men In the second squad
TO make three elevens and fairly husky
ones az that The first eleven comprised six
/ players who participated in the Yale game
last fall and some OF the new men who will
/ be tried in the lineup at the start. but
/ whose positions are by no means fixed.
The hackheld comprises Wigglesworth at
| quarter, and Wendell Campbell and Morri-
/ son, all veterans, as the other backs There
were two veteran ends also, Smith and Eel
/ ton, the latter having been turned over 70
! Leary. the coach OF the end rushers again.
| Huntington at centre played in every game
/ last year until the final ones and is almost
! certain 10 be a fixture all year. Gardiner,
/ last years freshman who vas wanted by
! the end as well as the tackle coaches, was
at tackle to-day, and unouestionably will
play there. Leslie, a substitute last fall,
/ was the other tackle While Bloogett. g 1910
substitute, and Parmenter, also on the var
/ sity squad last year, were the guards Cap
\ tain Fisher was not IN the lineup for sig
nal work. spending his time coaching, and
( before the end Of the practice used Gardi-
/ ner at quarter and Pierce and Blackall IN
/ the backfeld. Wigglesworth was tried at
\ hal1bsok
Hopkins, new man and promising one,
/ was used ar end as was Howard, who
| weighs rs pounds, and should make a
/ first class end. The biggest man in the
/ squad Mcclure, who weighs 231 pounds,
also was used FOR a while ar guard in the
/ first formations. as was Amory. a second
4 team man last yesr, at centre. Bob"
/ Potter was quarterback on the second team
! Of the regulars to-day, with Grausteln and
| Tom" rockingham, both old men in the
/ backneld. in which Wendell worked for
while after his practice with the first.
| Store was centre on this eleven. stow and
/ Keays were the guards. Jencks and Holt
/ the tackles and Eollister and Lingard the
! ends
Princeton, y. j. Sept. 2o-Hot weather
and the poor condition OF some of the
candidates caused the coaches 10 let up a
little at Princeton in the practices to-day.
Nothing but elementary tactics were tried,
as the work OF the majority Of the squad
was very awkward in the Judgment Of the
coaches
The frst injury Of the year but a damper
on the morning practice, as Battles. one OF
/ the most promising candidates for tackle, /
/ dsiocated his shoulder while diving FOR the
ball This will probably keep him out OF
/ the game for a month at least
/ Sheppard Homans. a punter of exceptional
/ ability on the Tiger teams back IN the late
/ COS, made his first appearance on Osborne
/ Field as a coach in several yearE, and de-
voted his time 10 the punters
/ a short signal drill was held. after a
/ strenuous few minutes OF breaking through
the line. for the forwards Tom Wilson /
who played a guard last year, wen 20
tackle to-day, and Mccormick at the other
/ tackle. Bluethenthal was at his old posi-
ton at the pivotal point, while Winants
and Mclean played the guards. Farr took
quarter, and showed lots OF snap, while
Pendleton, Dewitt and Sawyer made up the
remainder of the back field. White and
| Wight once more were on the ends. and
they promise to make a splendid pair for
these important positions.
/ Ithaca. y. Y. Sept. 2o-After running
/ four teams Of the Cornell football squad
through the signals for an hour to-day. the
coaches cleared the field for battle Head
! gears were donned and all the accoutre-
ments OF pigskin warfare used for the first
time this year. The prolonged work on the
.
have as many men as possible IN condition
10 play against Colgate one week from to-
day IN order that the mettle OF the new
recruits may have a satisfactory test. In
conjunction with field drill Reed believes
/ in a thorough understanding. and TO that
/ end he distributed 10 each member OF
/ the squad a set OF papers containing a
hundred and one questions. The qucs-
/ tions are the product OF much study on
/ the part ~ the coaches. and are designed
20 bring arswers which will supply Reed
with personal information regarding the
+ Individual candidates.
/ The scrimmage was very heavy for this
date The varsity was hard pressed by
/ the scrub but after ten minutes OF play
. the regulars scored a touchdown. The
. varsity. OF course, is now chanGes bic
unit. and some Of the old line men VIII do
well 70 hold their positions.
Hanover. n. IT,, Sept 20.--The Dart
mouth squad was strengthened to-day by
rIe addition Of Tuley. lie is the giant
. hammer thrower VINO has broken many
records. but has played little football
. However. his build makes the coaches
hopeful that ne Will prove a valuable dark
horse IN tho backfeld. To-day he was
tried out at tackle and at half The sepa-
ration Of the squad into two divisions was
. continued to-day. Hobau WAS shifted
from half TO centre and showed up well.
Dunbar was tried at centre also, and Ba-
reuds at tackle Elcock Is the best punter
/ vet developed.
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