The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-19
NIGHT DRILLS AT ITHACA
TO PRIME FOR HARVARD
Cornell Coaches, Satisfied With Eleven's Offence, Begin
Four Days Campaign to Bolster Defensive Work
Crimson Will Have Nearly Normal Strength.

the lineup Is proof OF the satisfaction
that Coach Hinkey and his assistants
feel over Saturdays showing.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 1S.-Despite the
poor showing OF the Pennsylvania team
In the game with the Navy on Saturday
he coaches declare that the team they
line up against Pittsburg on Saturday
will hold the Smoky City team much
better tina the midshipmen succeeded
In doing. To this end they will
place Jean Rockefeller, who was the
best defensive halfback on the team last
year, at his old position. Rockefeller
reported for practice only last Monday,
but because OF the seriousness OF the
situation will he placed on the varsity
at once. Ross and Williams, who have
shown the best defensive playing of
any OF the backs. will be at halfback
and fulfback respectively. Practice this
afternoon was devoted entirely to cor
recting the faults shown in the Navy
game.
Four Of the varsity were unable to
report because of injury or illness. Neil
Matthews. who went into the Navy game
with a sprained ankle. has a broken rib,
DR.. Hancock believes. while Quigiey.
Stack and Bell are suffering as a result
" a soiictHiHS tHcy ate WLlilc OH tne Trip.
lf the x-ray shows that Matthe ws's rib
is broken NELL will be moved from guard
to tackle n Dorizas will be put at
guard. MI coaches are thinking seri-
ously OF putting Russell In Capt. Harris's
place on Saturday.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. Oct. 1s.-Leut. w. A.
Richardson. a hard working back of the
Naval Academy team a few years ago,
AVnSH " -.
pleting the regular coaching stan. Will
lam Hollenbach also was able to drop
down to Annapolis for the afternoon.
Contrary TO the custom for Mondays
after a hard Saturdays game. there was
a scrimmage which turned out to be a
lively and interesting affair, both the
! regulars and scrubs showing themselves
to be full of fight.
The regular PACK field was changed
completely from Saturday and the scrubs
were aug mented by Hardwick and H.. l.,
Ingram OF the coaching staff. but honor
were with the first team. the only score
being a field goal from placement. which
Blodgett kicked toward the end of the
practice.
Columbia's football squad started on
its last week of practice yesterday on
South Field In whir,wind manner. The
men were Kept on the gridiron until
darkness made 1t impossible TO follow the
ball. Head Coach Metcalf said the
practice game with New York University
for this afternoon was not a certainty.
Followers OF the Columbia team are
anxious to see what II can do against a
strange foe, especially one which has
proved so formidable as New York Uni
versity. Union defeated ST. Lawrence
by a score OF 8 to .. II Columbia can
hold its own against its neighbor hope
for "A victory over the Canto collegians
on saturday will increase.
Tackling tool up the greatest time
yesterday. All the coaches worked with
small groups. Paul Wilmington. Charley
Ham. both Harvard players In 1910. and
Arthur Howe. Yale's All American quar-
terback. were in uniform and worked
with the varsity.
The campus was buzzins with ac-
tivity as n result OF a campaign &c in