The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-26
CORNELL HOPES TO
COMPLETE SEASON
WITH CLEAN SLATE
Coaches will Try to Bring
Team to Top Notch for Penn
Game Thanksgiving Day.
CAPT. BARRETT READY
TO RESUME PRACTICE

rrHAcA. n. Y. Oct. cS.-To handle
and develop the Cornell team tina II
will come out on Franklin Field on
Thanksgiving Day at the very height OF
It's form Is the problem confronting the
Cornell football coaches now that the
Harvard game has been safely passed.
Cornell now has high hopes OF going
through the season without a defeat, but
the coaches said to-day that there was
. great deal of hard work ahead.
with the strain OF the Harvard game
over the team may relax "A bit and slow
dow In the game with Virginia Poly
technic Institute Saturday. Before the
team goes TO Ann Arbor next week, how
ever, it will be going along at n normal
gait.
Although the full squad was on hand
to-day there was no practice. DIR.
Sharpe has not yet arrived from New
Haven. but is expected Jack tomorrow.
when the whole squad will be kept busy.
This Is to be a week OF strenuous work
for the substitutes, some Of whom have
been neglected while the big team was
being amnere into shape for the Har-
ward game. The coaches are looking
ahead to next years squad.
"All the men are in fine condition
physically" said University Medical EN-
amlner Munford in discussing the situa-
fion to-day. I'm fact the squad as a
whole has not been SO At since the sea-
son began lie also set at rest fears as
60 the actual condition OF Capt. Barrett
Barrett is all right" he said. There
Is nothing the matter with him.. and he
can start practice tomorrow"
The blow that laid the Cornell cap
tain low and caused him to be taken
unconscious from the field produced nc
after effects, he said.
CAMBRIDGE. Oct. 25.-This was black
Monday at Harvard. the Crimson's var
sity coaches assembling all the players
IN the locker building and going over the
mistakes made in the Cornel game.
This took n long tim and after It was
over no one was feeling very happy.
The football drill was held in the base
ball cage owing to the track meet in The
stadium and when II was over the play
ers ran out. at dark. for kicking prac-
ticc.
Parson. Cowan. Taylor. Watson and
Whitney did a little In the lineup for
signal drill. Parson is all right and
Gilman was able TO walk about. An
X-ray Of the latter's ankle showed no
serious injury and there Is now no fear
that he will be missing from the lineup
In The Princeton game.
Taylor was at centre to-day, and Dad
nun and Cowen. the regulars. thanked
him. Curtis and amer were at tackle
and L.. Curtis. Coolidge and Weather
head on the ends. Watson again was in
cha.ge at quarter with Wiggin. Rollins
And E.nyrriUhf no htl hartsfAid En.
wright now appears ready for work and
both he and Mckinlock should be avail
able this week. Enwright's defence is
0orely needed in the Crimson's backfield.
Harvard began preparations for the
Princeton game this afternoon, There
will be "A little defensive work in
preparation for the . Penn State game
Saturday. but mos; of the time will be
spent in getting the team into shape 10
put on n strong offence against the Jer-
sey men, All the first string men are
pretty much bruised as the result of the
Cornell game. and this in addition to
their injured confidence.
P~RrNcEToN. oct. 25.-Coach Rush OF
Princeton ordered only light practice for
his men this afternoon. preferring to
give tn players a good rest before they
start in or the strenuous programme
which he has mapped out for this week.
The week following will be spent in
comparative idleness, as the coaches
hope to have the men in the pink of
condition BY Saturday and are not taxi
ing any chances on the team going stale
Just before the Harvard game.
The secret practice on the old univer-
sfty field consisted largely OF signal drill
and dummy scrimmage. The squad then
adjourned to the stadium. where a short
scrimmage was held, in which the places
of Brown. Click, Highley and Shea were
filled by substitutes. In the signal drill
which followed Latrobe held down
AcLean's position at tackle.
The second varsity and the scrubs In
dulged in an hours fierce scrimmage
during the afternoon. Law and Ames
worked out with the second varsity rom
bination. Ames penetrated the scrubs
defence with ease and enabled Lamber-
ton 10 put the ball over. Tibbott tried
ten or twelve drop kicks from difficult
angles and distances with only ordinary
success.
New HAVEN, oct. 25,-Yale hopes OF
D Comeback In football jumped his
afternoon when Baldrige. Black and
White, three linesmen amolg the best
in the university. reported to Frank
Hinkey for work III the football field
Baldrige IL a tackle. Black a guard and
White a centre. All of them have beer
out with injuries for two weeks, They
all appeared as fresh as they did early
in September and all Of them will he
In the Yale lineup against Colgate or
saturday. Black and Baldirge played or
the second eleven to-day. but Whit,
took Ways place at centre OH the var.
sity. Way sustained a cut eye Satur.
day,
None Of the injuries Saturday wa.