Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-19
THREE BIG CONTESTS LEFT ON
EASTERN FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Yale vs.. Harvard, Army vs..
Navy and Cornell VS.. Penn.
the Card.
YALE LEAVES NEW HAVEN
Blue to Finish Training for Har-
ward Game at
Auburn.

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The last football practise on the his
toric Yale Field, which will be re-
placed in another season by the new
bowl" was held yesterday. The
players kindled their annual BON
fire with bits of discarded uniforms
and held their yearly dance around
the blaze last night, The squad viii
leave today for Auburndale, Mass.
its training quarters for the Harvard
game. There was every indication
today that the coaches intended to
stand against Harvard with the
Identical lineup that they ordered
against Princeton last Saturday Botn
Head Coach Jones and Captain
ketcham asserted that they had no
Idea of making any change.
The chief sollcitude for the next
few days will be the regaining OF
lost weight. The players dropped be-
tween five and six pounds, to each
man, after the Princeton game and
In some cases this has not been
more than half regained. This fact
has led the coaches to make the
work light this week and to allow
the men frequently to change their
diet. 1t was stated on good authority
the eligibility for another season OF
Nelson Talbot, for two years left
tackle, who is generally believed to
be slated for the captaincy.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Nov. 1.-the
Crimson's varsity men worked hard
again yesterday, not scEimmaging in
the real sense, but nevertheless being
far from held back by the coaches.
Following a long drill on signals,
the second team, which used Yale
plays, went against the varsity in
dummy" scrlmmage. Then the regu-
lars were set the task of carrying the
ball In earnest against a rush line
made up of seven coaches.
Army and Navy Hard at Work.
ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Nov. 19.--Many
friends of the Naval Academy foot
ball eleven who thought that the
small score made against Penn State
on Saturday Indicated that the mid
shipmen had slumped, were reassured
by the speed and dash in the practise
yesterday.
For large part of the drill the
regulars had the ball against a
strong scrub team, and, taking It
near their own goal, time after time.
| carried it the length of the field for a
touchdown.
WEST POINT, N. Y, Nov. 1.-the
Army football squad got back to
hard work on the gridiron yesterday.
| The coaches drove the men through a
| long preliminary skirmish, consisting
of a punting drill for Hobbs and
Forb, charging and breaking through
! by the linemen and a half hours
signal drill. The regulars then
scrimmaged with the scrubs for forty
minutes. Hobbs and Hoge each
scored a touchdown.
Penn Preparing for Cornell.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 19.-Con-
trary to expectation, the University
Of Pennsylvania football team was
given one Of the longest scrimmages
Of the season yesterday In prepara-
ton for the game with Cornell on
Thanksgiving Day. 1t was said yes
| tel day that the coaches would allow
the squad a few days rest after the
hard contest with Michigan last
Saturday.
| ITHACA, N. Y, Nov. 1a.--After
| two days Of solid rest the Cornell
football squad began practising for
the Pennsylvania game with a hard
scrimmages, In which the scrubs used
the Red and Blue formations to try
out against the varsity.
There will be four scrimmages in
all before the hard work ends The
| team will leave for Philadelphia or
possibly Atlantic City on Monday
| morning