The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-02
COLUMBIA Is READY
FOR STEVENS TEAM
Despite Absence Of Calder and
Mansbach Blue and White
Will BE Strong.
CAPT. SIMMONDS TO PLAY

Eckey Calder and Percy Mansbach.
against Stevens this afternoon in the
Blue and Whites second game on South
Field. according to announcement made
yesterday. Head Coach Metcalf said the
team will not be weakened. however.
JEFF Healy. regular left tackle, will take
calder's place at left end Donaldson has
been shifted across the line to Healy's
place. and Capt. Simonds has rounded
into shape and will take Mansbach's
post. With Simonds. Donoho and Lit
taucr az n back field Mctcalf believes he
has a stronger rush line than at any
time since practice began n month ago.
stevens is stronger than AT any other
time this season and feels confident 1t
will defeat Columbia, Over 700 Stevens
followers will occupy the north stand "a
a cheering section. The last time the
two teams met was fifteen years ago,
when Columbia won by II score of a. TO
o. The two colleges ave played four
teen games since Columbia won the first
contest by "A score of . to 0 In 1872.
When football was abolished for the
first time at Columbia in 1891 Stevens
conquered the Blue and White eleven
10y Il score of % to .. Resumption OF
play in 1899 brought revenge TO Co.
lumbia by a score of i6 to o.
Graduate Manager Harry A.. Fisher
announced that the game will begin at
2 T.. NJ, The indications are that a
larger crowd will see to-day's game than
attended the opening game with st.
Lawrence. Gov. Whitman has to come
20 New York 10 vote and was invited to
attend the game. No word to the effect
that he cannot come has been received
Z N 4, ia npphuhia TINT la, will attend with
Secretary orr and his military stan. The
Governor IL "A warm football fan. Mayor
Mitchell, President Butler, Edwin Gould,
Louis Ehrct. Edwin B~urghard. Francis
:, Bangs and Gustavus T. Kirby will
occupy the other boxes.
Coach Metcalf said that although he
was confident columbia would win he
Is a trifle fearful Of its ability TO hold
the Stevens line back. For the last week
most of his attention has been directed
toward a trongcr defence. He is satisfied
that the scoring power OF the team is
above par. Theodore wilmington of
Harvard has been working every day
on the line and the results have been
most promising. h return of Cochran
has done much 70 bolster up the kicking
department. With Simonds's toe not In The
best OF shape ponoho was the only man
OF even fair ability as "A pun:cr, but in
practice yesterday Cochran booted con-
sistently between forty and nifty yards.
A report printed in several papers
sunday that stevens was defeated by
Rochester was incorrect. as stevens, on
account Of the Columbia game to-day.
did not play On Saturday. st. Stephens
was the team defeated.
stevens will face Columbia this after
noon with three regulars out of the line
up. capt Todd. quarterback Marshall.
halfback. and ,ennert. tackle are in
jurcd. II was learned at the last
minute that an operation was necessary
on capt. Todd's nose. This may mean
that he will not be in "A suit until after
the n. Y. L.. game next Saturday.
pavle Musk will take Todd's place at
quarter. and as he has had considerable
experience In this position Coach
Rodgers feels that he will MI the
vacancy crcditably. Peters, new man,
will start the game at half in Marshalls
place. He has shown up well IN practice
the last two weeks and ought to prove
a good ground gamer 1t Is uncertain
who will take Gcnucrts place IN the
line.
The workout yesterday consisted Of
dummy tackling, an hours signal
practice and fifteen minutes OF grass
arm.