Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-17

Overtures are already being made
for reservations for the Army Navy
football game at the Polo grounds.
John q. Foster, the Giants secretary.
has COPIED with any number of trying
situations, and has always made good.
But that was in baseball. The grid
iron is different, and the able secre-
tary is sure to notice it. too. With
the game in New York something
like 100000 persons are sure to feel
as il they should be the first to be
attended to. Somebody is bound to
be disappointed. and, no matter who's
to blame, John B. will get his, any
way. At best, 1t is said, not more
secure accommodations OF this num-
Der $4,000 admissions go to the two
institutions. The remainder of the
seats are to be disposed of by the New
York Club. According to that, about
$1,000 reservations viii be at the dis
posal of Mr.. Foster. For these seats
there will be $4,000 yawning arms. The
worlds series Is a hard job, and no
mistake. but after one siege of the
Army Navy game Mr.. Foster will
welcome a worlds series at the Polo
grounds every year.
c.
From out of Yale field comes a
pretty little story that sounds just
like the Bulldog. Maybe it never hap
pened, but, whether 1t did or not, 1t
makes interesting reading. 1t has to
do with a scrimmage on the gridiron,
and starts off like this:
Excuse me. old man, didn't mean
to get into you so hard" said a big
fellow after he had smashed heavily
through a guard.
c.
1t was kind of the big Fellow" to
be so thoughtful, but 1t wasn't the
kind of spirit one would look for as
coming from a football warrior at
Yale. But there is another stanza of
the story in which you will observe
the genuine tone of the Bulldog.
Coach Jones had heard the Excuse
me" remark, and it hurt him to the
quick. He was on his toes in a mo-
ment, and he was after the culprit
with the sympathetic heart in an in
slant.
Here, you," Coach Jones called to
the "Big Fellow" what are you ex-
cusing yourself for? You're here to
play football, not to make excuses. If
someone gets a hard knock in this
game it's all in the days work. This
is mans game. I want every one
of you to go in and fight, and fight
hard. And don't want to hear any
more of this Excuse me- business.
Now give us your signal, Mr. Quarter
back"
And the practise went on. No willy
nilly, namby- PANTY breaks at Yale.
The Bulldog, though badly battered
ings, is up and doing. Excuse mel"
That expression will stick to Yale
longer than she bargained for.
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A Princeton man, who follows
Princeton football very closely every
year. tells me that the Tigers are
going to have a most formidable
eleven during the season to come,
said the Princeton man.
1.-THE boys will be light. but fast,
and they are a plucky aggregation.
Maybe they won't set the gridiron on
fire and burn Up everything before
them, yet you can watch Princeton
and talk about Princeton with an
assurance that you will not be dis
appointed in their efforts in the least.
Old Nassau has splendid outlook.
Yale may be good this year, but we
will beat her. and the only fear-and
it is a small fear--is that Harvard
may again be too strong for the
boys"
g
1t is true that the Tigers promise
to be exceptionally ferocious. The
new blood has the speed and the
spirit. and if the boys can master
team work they will be the cocks of
the walk. The Tigers are going at
their work slowly. and the army of
coaches now on hand is not push
ing them a bit. Slow and sure seems
to be the method. with one eye all the
time on the Yale game and the
Harvard game.
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Conditions at Harvard appear to be
so rosy that worry of any sort is not
to be found there. The Crimson team