New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-21
COLUMBIA TEAM
IN SECRET DRILL
Injury to Slower Compels
Metcalf to Rearrange
His Lineup.
By BRIGGS

Secret practice. the first that Nelson
Me.calf has ordered. was the days
programme at Columbia yesterday al
ternoon. With the exception Of Dick
Slower. the quarterback whose shoulder
was so badly wrenched near the close
Of the scrimmagc with New York Uni
versity on Tuesday as to prevent his
PLAYING for more than fortnight the
entire Blue and White squad came
through the tussle with the team from
University Heights in good condition.
Stover's injury, however, has COM
PEELED Metcalf TO make complete re-
arrangement of the eleven. and h wa
undecided last night as TO just how
the team would line up IN the game
against St. Lawrence on SATURDAY ms
chief worry is over the quarterpack
situation. With Slower out and Miller
not in the best OF condition because OF
a bad knee. he was forced 20 begin eX-
perimentinc yesterday, and tried OUT
Eckey Calder at quarter.
This shift of Calder from left end
necessitated the revamping Of the Left
tackle to end Kennedy moved along
from guard 70 tackle, and Van de Wa
ter. who has been guard on the second
eleven. went 10 left guard on the var
sity. Calder ran the team well. but
not up TO the standard set BIZ Miller
and Slower. and il is certain that Met
calf will use him 70 direct the eleven
only in the event of Miller's being un-
able 70 play. There were no changes
in the right side of the line nor in
the backfield. Captain Simonds was
unable 10 don his uniform and Wilbur
the giant tackle who showed so well
early in the week. was not out, either
Although the gates were closed ind
no undergraduates were allowed on the
field. the bars were not up for news
paper men. and Metcalf explained that
the chief reason for having the prac-
tice In semi-secrecy was to keep the
crowds off the field Of play. something
that hasn't been done over success
fully.
Paul Wilmington, the old Harvard
star, gave the line men individual in
struction in charging, while Charley
Ham, Ike Teller. and the rest OF the
corps OF coaches helped with the back
field. The workout consisted OF sig
nal drill and wound up with a short
drill in handling punts.
The varsity team lined up as fol
lows: Healcy. left end; Kennedy, LEFT
tackle; Van dc Water. left guard:
Brown. centre; Cleveland. right guard;
Donaldson, right tackle; Buermeyer,
right end: Calder. quarterback; Mans
bach. left halfback: Wad"lton, right
halFhack. Ti,taucr fullhnck
Mayor John Purroy Mitchell. IL was
announced at Columbia yesterday. will
occupy box a. all of Columbias foot
ball games on South Field this fall
The Mayor was graduated from Column
bia in 1899, and was an ardent foot
ball rooter MS an UNDERGRADUATE. When
the game was abolished he was aligned
with that faction OF Tho alumni wh'ch
took IN active stand in opposing the
facultv decree. When the game was
restored last spring he was one Of the
first n voice his approval. and his
second step has been 70 purchase a box
FOR I'll the games.
ave wanted football, and We insist
cd on getting football. We have foot
hsll again now let's support foot
ball"
This Is the text OF a message which
every Columbia graduate has received
from tho University Alumni Assoeia-
ton this week. and already the de-
mand tor tickets has been so great
FOR tho orsning game as 70 threaten
the swapping OF South Field under
zen thousand spectators. The Early
Eighties will attend In body with its
band.