New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-05
Varsity Has Long, Hard
Scrimmage with Scrub
and Is Beaten.
DAWSON GIVES OUT
PROBABLE LINEUP
Houghton, Anderson, Nudge and
Calhoun Show Well on Second
Team in Practice.
BY HERBERT

Schenectady. y Y, Nov. Eddie
Batter. captain Of the Cornell eleven
in 1912. came up from New York to
day. at the instance of Bill Smith, TO
help Fred Dawson, the Union College
coach and former PrincetoI star. put
the finishing touches on the football
team for the game with New York
University on Saturday
And, 70 make a confession, Vas on
the field. too. i'm togs. and not too lame
now. in the right arm, at least. 10
write these few lines. L seemed good
10 get the cleats under ne and 70
breathe once more the sweet Odors Of
well-worn football suit.
The scrimmage was long and hard,
and the varsity went of the field
sighting mad and begging for FIVE more
minutes The reason, be II told, was
defeat az the hands of a nigh, strong
scrub. loosely equipped with some Of
the formations used by the New York
University. The score was immateral,
but. for the sake Of the scrub, let it
be told 20 Is.
Houghton. picked as the All-Eastem
guard at basketball last winter and
captain Of the Union five this year,
was quarterback of the scrub, and he
was ably assisted i'm driving the var
sity back 10y Anderson. Nudge and Cal
houn.
Tn an probability the Union eleven
s.L E.f4 ia No,s Nr-..
University as follows:
Ends. Cleveland and Friday; tackles,
Woods and Jenkins guards. Jackson
and Nrooman; centre. Hokerk; quar-
terbsck, Jake Beaver; h~lf0acks, Girl
ing and Roof: fullback, B0senCranz.
The other coaches in the field were
s. 3. Storey and W. I. Cronhhite. The
work for the rest OF the week Will be
light
Indications point 20 hard-fought
game Union has not suffered q defeat
g. is year and New York has been
beaten only by Trinity.
Having had a day with my own team,
10 Is my purpose 20 visit Fred DAILY AZ
Williams tomorrow.
\ postal card with the following
terse query. "Why don't YOU intro
duce US TO the Cornell players ." came
TO my desk few days ago. II seems
almost as If no introduction was nee
essary. The team has been playing the
kind Of football that is Introduction
enough iu itself. but nevertheless hero
are a few facts which happen 20 know
about the players:
Cool. who. barring accidents, is al
most sure 10 hold the place OF centre.
is rather light, weighing not more than
158 pounds, but fast and aggressive.
and operates freely in roaming sort
Of way when tie opportunity presents.
Anderson and Munsick seem 10 be the
leading candidates for guards, al
though Snyder and Tilley are demand
ing recognition. Anderson is the slow
but faithful type. who follows the ball
well. and has been coming along fast
i'm the last two or three weeks. Nun
sick is stockily built with powerful.
shoulder. and while not particularly
fast IS bral1y PLAYER a decided as
am will 20 20 on record IN say
ing that SnVdev viii develop into "a
high class guard. If not this year, then
next. He has all the qualities for the
position. Tilley is probably the fastest
man Of the four. but while he tears
things up and makes good impression
on the average onlooker, he plays IN
blind sort OF way that detractS from
his effectiveness.
Gallogley and Bailey look like the
first string tackles 90 this writing. Ire
former Is captain OF the wrestling
team and champion in his class
What he lacks IN experience he make
up in lighting qualities. He certainly
has the making Of "a fine tackle, and.
under the able direction of Dan Reed,
is almost sure 20 shine IN the Penn
sylvania game. Bailey is -teady re-
liable player, but IN no sense spec
tacular Constant aggrcs siveness =
perhaps his strongest asset. He is q
sophomore. and consequently plays
without that finish which Is sure O.
come IN time.
Captain O'HeGrnc, az one end, needs
no introduction. In my opinion be-
ranks with the best on the gridiror.
shelton or Lautz will be his running
mate. and Ray Van Orman has three or
four other men who are forward
enough TO bear watching. Lautz Is
senior who practically was discarded
three years ago as too slow and aWk-
ward TO be worthy Of consideration.
he would not give up, however, and
has driven himself 20 succeed He
uses mis- head all the time, and by
quick and accurate diagnosing Of OPP
ponents' plays has maGe himself val
liable man TO the squad. shelton. =
really high class end. with speed.
weight and brains, probably Will get
the call against Pennsylvania. but Eek
lev and lander also are under consid-
Grafton. The last named is sprinter.
with natural ability and q great nose
for football. Eckley stands feet, but
weighs only l55 pounds. He has plenty
of nerve. but cannot stand lot Of
pounding.
Barrett at quarter, with Colyer.
Schuler and Hill, may be called tho
first string backs. but Phillip Klein
ert, Mueller a big. powerful fellow.
and Collins are working well enough
TO keep the four first named on their
toes. Barrett is an excellent punttr
and a good all around man, both often
sively and defcnsively. Colyer is o.
the good. steady plugger type, while
Schiller IS second Fritz in taking
openings and picking holes. More than
that, be has about he best stiff arm In
warding of tacklers of any back play
ing this season.