The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-28
MAHAN'S K LEG IN
GOOD CONDITION AGAIN
Punts Far and High and Also Makes Field Goals From
Widely Varying Points-Barrett Returns
to Form in Cornell Drill.

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. oct. 27.-The sec
ond day of the weeks hard driving OF
the Harvard football team consisted OF
a long strenuous scrimnage with the
second, resulting In an IS to 0 victory
for the varsity. The long n sensa-
tional end running OF Rollins. the pow
erful line plunging of forween and En-
wright. the remarkable performance Of
Capt. Mahan at punting and drop kick
ing before the scrimmage featured h
days play.
During the preliminary work. while
the ends and iinemen were being drilled
BY their respective coaches. Mahan tried
out his kicking and put up a notably
consistent exhibition at long and high
spirals and perfect drop kicking from
widely varying points In the field. His
drop kicks all carried much reserve
power and showed for the most part
perfect accuracy.
ITHACA. oct. 27-The Cornell varsity
after a three day rest took the field this
afternoon and. having warmed up, pro-
c,eded to give - satisfactory exhibition
of good football. To look at Barrett
IN to-day's workout one hardly would
think that he had been unable to play
against Harvard. The Cornell leader
appeared as II he was just stepping out
on the field for the first time. He had
speed. strength and cleverness In dodg-
ing and he almost always made gains.
Shiverick and Collins also played ster-
ling football, and the ends were In
steady form throughout.
The only ,hnnga In the va raity lnpuO
was at fullback. Mueller was unable
20 play because he had been detained
by university work and Or. Sharpe sen;
Lewis INTO the fray.
P~RiNcEroN. oct. 2T.-Another hard
practice was in order for the Princeton
squad to-day. The varsity began work
early AZ the old university field. where
new plays were tried out and old. but
unused ones. perfected. When the squad
moved down to the stadium, the varsity
and the scrubs scrimmagcd for half an
hour or more. After "A short interval
occupied with gna drtll. there was
another scrimmage lasting twenty min
u'es, ~ dusk the first and second
varsity returned to university field and
worked ON new plays until darknes
rendered further activity Impossible.
l-amherton now appears to be recovered
. 80 sA'AAh Ab' ~ "eN
used at left end In place Of H!ghlcy,
This position is st!ll open. and the
coaches are having some difficulty in
filling Il satisfactorily. Lamberton is
fast and aggressive and never misses n
pass. He has Moore and H!chley to bea
out. hut AT present his chances are good
Through an error the price OF tickets
to the Harvard-Princeton game has been
quoted at So so instead of 81
New HAVEN. oct. G7.-Frank Kinks,
gave his Vale charges their first nigh
work this evening when he put the squad
through II snappy signal drill in tho
baseball cage. There was drill in both
offensive and defensive tactics. ard the
coaches we're inslstent that each maj
understand the theory OF the thing
Most 81 the time was spent IN walking
through the plays.
This afternoon there was a ten minute
srrimmaGe for the varsity and "A Xix,
period for the other teams. The regu'
lars. who We're lined w in different
places from those they as-umed after tn.
shakeup yesterday. worked to good ad'
vantage despite the fact ,hHt some OF tn,
men were new to their positions. HinkeN
gave them the ball twice at the So yaro
line. where they started down the iieIC
AGAINST the ineligibles. Straight play,
We're used all OF the gay by Capt. VII
son. who ran the team at quarterback
and the varsity scored two touchdowns
Waite. who has been playing ut half
back regularly of late and who probably
viii play there Saturday against Col
gate, made both OF the t~ouchdowns,
PHILADELPHIA. oct. 2T.--Because OF
the poor showing OF the varsity yes,er.
day. hg. Williams rave the Penn mer
one OF the hardest workouts this after.
noon that they have had this year. prac
tlce was made secret to-day and viii
continue SO for the rest OF the week be
cause he hopes TO ave an entirely new
attack for Lafayette NnI wants II to b,
a surprise. The early part ~ the after
noon Was devoted 10 II signal drill. Ions
sCrimma4 with the freshmen and scruh'
followed. ana another signal drill unde,
, the electric lights concluded the day
work. The varsity .NoNol n marko,
. Improvement against the freshmen. IN,
regulars scoring our touchdowns IL
twenty minutes. The scrlmmagc aga!ns
the scrubs Was devoted mainly 10 de
fcnsIvc work.
ANNAPOLIS, oct e1.-Hard work on {
series az forward pass plays continued
with far success al the Naval Academy
mis- afternoon. a number of long gains
being made by his means No chang.
was made in the backfell. Captain Miles
being NJ quarter. Martin and Westphar
az the halves and Won Homburg at fun.
back.
NEST Post. oct. c7.-Oliphart an,
Coffin We're the only varsity players ab
sent from tn" lineup to-day when IN,
Army began It's midwcek gr!dlron drlll
The big team got only one touchdown
in II ~forty-tyc minute sCrinmage will
the scrubs, Plumbing In the ~hackheld
, miserable protection for the passer |,
tho overhead PLAYS and the sllpsho,
work OF the varsity forwards, especial,
on the defence, We're noticeable, Murrill
the varsity quarter. was thrown fou
, times for losses when trying to launcl
forward passes.
SoVrH BETHLEHEM, Pa, oct. a7.-
There was sOme punch to Lehigh's prac
=, tice this afternoon. For nearly tw,
!, hoslrs the men scrimmaged. first 10 Civ
the varsity offensive work on line play
!, I'm combination with forward passing
then defensive work with the scrubs IL
possession OF the ball ON the five var,
line. and lastly kick formations to Civ
CRhall drop kicking practice. Cahal
was in good form and made a high per
centage of the tries. mostly from the 4
yard line.
AMHERST. Mass, oct. "A Ion,
: sCrrnmagc with the second team usln,
/ Dartmouth formations and a signal drill
under the electric lights after dark com
posed the workout OF the Amherst var
. slty to-day. The first team had dim
Guilty in solving the plays in the begin