The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-30
FORDHAM PLAYERS WILL BE
NUMBERED IN FUTURE GAMES
Rochester Sets Example That Will Be Followed for
First Time in Tuesdays Game With
Gettysburg Eleven.

Fordham finally had q scrimmagc yes
terday afternoon, for tho first time since
last Thursday. Signal practice and "A de-
fensivc drill for tho linemen preceded the
thirty minute tussle between the regulars
and the scrubs. No attempt was made
to score but the varsity backs made big
gains In trying out the new lateral pass
plays Dave Dunns consistently good
puntng featured the preliminary work.
The Maroon line is receiving much
att, ntion from Coach Wymard. as Gettys-
burg Tordhams next opponent, showed
strong defensive work in holding the
University Of Pennsylvania and Penn
State to a pair OF touchdown-.
Word was received from Gettysburg
yesterday that the battlefield team Is In
FIRST class shape. Hood one of the best
quarters among the smaller colleges, will
direct the team from that position.
The Fordham football management an
nounced yesterday tho Maroon players
would be numbered in the election day
game with Gettysburg and in all subse-
quent contests. The members of the
Rochester eleven wore large numbers
woven into their Jerseys when they met
the locals two weeks ago, and since that
time the Maroon authorities have given
the plan consideration The spectator
now will be- able to tell the Maroon play
crs apart with as little trouble as Coach
Wymard
Second Team Beats Yale varsity.
NEW HAvEN. oct 2g.--The Yale varsity
football team will be thoroughly shaken
up before the Colgate game saturday
The worst slump Of the season has made
many changes imperative. AZ a prellmi-
/ nary to a new makeup Coach Frank Hin
key sent two varsity teams against each
/ other this afternoon. The second team
| won. IS to o, three touchdowns being made
/ against the regulars. Harry legore, the
varsity fullback, played on the second
/ team and was largely responsible for its
I long gains.
Gould and Blodget who nave been play
| ing on the scrubs. were sent to the varsity
/ squad to-day. Gould played to-day at lcIt
! end on the varsity. where he displaced
| Bunker. who was sent TO left tackle.
| Blodget was sent TO SChram's place At
! left end on the second varsity Bunker
/ started at left tackle on the varsity, whore
| he was opposed by Chatncld-Taylor. who
/ has been shifted from a back field position
since his return from the intirmary. Tay-
: lor played well against the regulars
/ to-day that he and Bunker changed places
/ Gould. the new varsity end, made good
! showing ON the defence, and Blodgct on
/ the second team negotiated forty yard
/ forward pass. which made possible one OF
/ the second teams touchdowns.
| The varsity with the veterans Scovll,
I Ainsworth and Knowles In their regular
positions and Guernsey At fullbIck IN
/ place OF Legore was unable 10 make head
7 way against the driving attack of the sec
/ ond team. There was little to choose be-
! tween the two teams at the start OF the
/ scrimmage and both teams wer" forced
] Ppt loose lnwgNpr.
ran back Knowless punt thirty yards
/ from midned. There Cornell gained fifteen
! yards around right end and Easton took
/ the ball over for a touchdown.
From the 20 yard line Legore went with
a rush down the field. Three end runs by
the fullback nettcd total of thirty-SiN
yards and a beautiful forward pass from
Legore to Blodget placed the ball on the
first varsity's > yard line. where L'goro
took It over. \ thirty yard dash 10y Lee
gore and a short gain by Cornell made II
possible for Easton TO tally the third
/ touchdown. No goals from touchdowns
, were kicked IIinkcy put the teams
through a hard secret signal drill In tho
Yale cage tonight.
Tigers Try Click Mt Quarter.
PRINCETON. y. j., oct. 29.-The varsity
eleven was treated to Il long. hard after
noon to-day tile practice starting early
and continuing until after dark The
scrlmmage with the scrubs lasted Over
an hour in which time the vars ~ scored
Two touchdowns. while the scrubs w"v"
BANKED. The first string men used A
more versatile attack than has been
shown before The first score came as a
result Of some splendid line plungrG by
Click and f. Trenkmann, the ball being
carried over by tho latter The second
touchdown came as a result OF more open
tactics shea scoring on forward pass.
Click kicked both goals.
The most important development Of tho
day was the use of Glck nj quarter
back This new move on tn" part or
the coaches came partly as me result
an injury to En' rstad', which is likely
to Ike p him out of tn" game for the rest
of the season This would leave the
team with only one p,ndable enrral,
and in order 10 provide a substitute for
Anlc. fhrv s'!f' 4 tN'', from hti la BE-
TO tho p, sltlon h. occup ID in the big
games last year.
While Click played at quarter Law was
: at fullhack with 7. Tr,ulm3un an
: Moore at the halfback positions.
Freshman Worries Amherst varsity.
AMHERST, Mass, oct. 2o.-Amherst put
through hard scrmmage to-day In
preparation FOR its big game against Dart
mouth Saturday. This was the last work
out before leaving for Hanover and the
h coach spent much of the time in working
r "A scoring machine into shape. a thing in
$ which Amherst has appeared to lack in
q previous games. The varsity scrimmaged
n against the freshman eleven and struck
] somewhat OF a snag IN the presence OF
= Charlie Mathews, former Erasmus HAL
star Not only did Mathews show some
= Of his husliler opponents how to break ur
. n play on the defence hut ne demonstrated
lat ,1NI TO an n