New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-23
WEED OUT FOOTBALL
CULLS At HARVARD
HaughtOn Makes Sweeping Cut
in Candidates Who Are
Out for Team.
INTEREST IN SELECTIONS
Princeton Men Get Light
Work After the Strenuous
Practise Game Two
Days Ago.
tBy Telegraph TO The Tribune. !


| Cambridge. Mass. Sept. 22.-After three
days rest, the Harvard football squad
reported on Soldiers Field this afternoon
in good condition for the hard work that
must be done before the Crimson PLAYS
Its first game on Saturday against the
University OF Maine.
| The weather was wretched. the field
/ being too soft for scrimmaging. which
possibly VIII have to be put off until
Wednesday. Haughton made a sweeping
cut in his squad, reservlng only thirty
six of the ninety candidates to make up
the usual three elevens
The preliminary work to-day was hard
or than 1t has been. with the exception
that there was no tackling at the dunn
mics. For an hour the three sets OF backs
ran through signals and the inemen put
in a strenuous afternoon breaking
through.
The head coach made known his selec-
tions for the first three teams. the var
sity being no surprise but the choice OF
first substitutes was OF more than ordi-
nary interest because OF the general in
experience of the second string men.
Trumbull. last years left guard, was or
I
was on Team "B." Trumbul looks a bit
frail for centre this fall. but the coaches
are determined to try him I'm At least one
game. Pennock was in his old place at
right guard, Trumbulls place being filled
by Cowen. who is about the huskiest
member Of the squad and who comes up
well recommended because OF his work on
the freshmen team last fall
CAPTAIN Storer and Hitchcock were In
their old tackle places, and the veteran
O'Brien was at right end, the other wing
being filed by Dana, rangy player. VINO
looked good last fall, particularly In plays
Involving the use Of the forward pass.
Tudor Gardiner. who eventually VIII be
2 varsity end. reported to-day, but did
little work, and probably will not get
into the lineup until Harvards second
game, a week from Saturday.
BradIee was not thought ready 20 run
the first team. so Logan was at quarter
although Freddy would have been the
choice had ne been on the field. Both
Hardwick and Brickley were In the back
field the third man being WiIletts, back
of ordinary running abilities. but kicker
who Is alrncst as good as FELTON, was last
year.
Gilman, last years freshman tackle
was at tackle or the team OF first suostl-
tutes with Mills. former varsity oars
man. who is good material. although
green. Coolidge and Smith were the ends
on this team, Z. wilmington and Weston
being the guards. Although he played AT
quarter during the signal drill, Mahan
did not handle the team when II was as
sennbled, Bradlee being in charge and
getting things going well. With Mahan
in the backfeld were McKinlock and
BEETLE.
The Harvard freshmen. numbering
eixty-five men, began practice this after
noon. the squad not only being smaller
than last year but including fewer heavy
men than in 1912.
Percy Haughton had his entire force OF
assistants on the ield. the second team
coaches starting their men scrimmaging
in anticipation OF the work that VIII have
IN he done against the varsity within the
next few days.