New-York tribune., 1911-11-17

escdiy 10 cut oOWn tne NUMBER dsheu Aoi'
With 500 tickets to be disposed OF some
thing like 1900 tickets were requested.
Those who got half the number they
wanted consider themselves lucky, Even
the cadets usual allowance was cut down.
and the cadet who happens to have spare
ticket tonight Is very popular gentleman.
Wood. last years right end, who had de.
cided not to play this year and has all fall
been coaching the third eleven, got INTO
the game to-day at end. The Army has
number of good men for the place. but
Wood has had more experience than any
Of the rest and will greatly strengthen the
Army line.
Navy Has Hard Scrimmase.
Annapolis, Nd. Nov 1s-Practice at the
Naval Academy this afternoon included
hard scrimmage lasting thirty-hve minutes.
new backield combination was used
which restored It to the arrangement Of
month ego. except that Gilchrist is al
quarterback instead Of Sowell.
Rodes replaced Collins at fullback. while
McReavey was taken from right end TO be
Captain Dalton's running mate instead of
Nichols. The combination is heavy and
powerful, but does not INCLUDE as cleve: an
end runner as Nichols or Leonard. How
ever, these backs and others are kept In re-
serve for emergencies and are worked with
the regular team part OF the time.
Overesch, the best find in the fourth class.
is now playing right end and will probably
te found there when the team faces the
Army eleven.
Michigan Loses FuIlback.
Ann Arbor. Mich. Nov. 16-With the
annual football struggle between Michigan
and Pennsylvania only forty-eight hours
away, word was received late this after
noon from Bottles" Thomson. In Cadillac,
Mich, that his brother died to-day, and
that he would not return to Ann Arbor
for a week
The announcement caused heavy gloom
TO spread through university circles, as
Thomson Is the fullback Of the eleven and
has been a power in both the offensive and
defensive work. Meek played in Thom-
sons place to-day.
Quskers Work at Detroit.
Detroit Nov. 1S.-Twenty-three members
Of the University Of Pennsylvania football
squad, under the direction of eight coaches
and Mike Murphy, the trainer. INDUCED in
a dummy scrimmage and secret signal drill
at the Country Club this afternoon. Jour
det contracted light cold and did not don
q uniform. The squad will go TO Ann
Arbor on Saturday morning.
Last Drill for Syracuse.
Syracuse. Nov ia hard signal drill
and defensive practice this afternoon prac-
tically concluded the Syracuse practice for
the game with the Carlisle Indians on
Saturday. The Orange team is in fine con-
dition, and its supporters would not be
surprised II Syracuse broke the winning
streak of the Redskins. The Carlisle team
Is due here tomorrow, and In the evening
will be entertained by the Mystique
Krewe. The largest crowd that ever gath
cred in the stadium will witness the con-
test.
Coaches Drive N. Y. U.
Olcott, Flanders and Reilly, together
with many graduate coaches, kept the New
York University squad hard at work ali
yesterday afternoon. until 1t was dark. The
customary kicking practice and running
down punts took up the first hour, and
after that scrimmages, with both the sec
ond team and the eleven from the High
School of Commerce, kept the varsity
busy.
The cold weather put life into the men.
and the linemen were able to open up wide
holes for the backs to plunge through for
long gains Forward passes were worked
well by the first team. and twice took them
over the goal line in the scrimmage with
the second team.
Several of the varsity players did not
come out on the field and their places were
filed by substitutes. Torrences position
at centre was taken by Bristol, Makay's
position at right guard by Cornell and
mele In the back field there were two
vacancies. Both of the halfbacks, Moore |
and Eiliffe were away, and Comfort, |
Braun and Won Egloffstein We're sent in by |
the coaches TO fill the vacant places.