The sun., 1916-10-28
LOCAL FOOTBALL
TEAMS ABANDON
new YORK FANS
0nl, Columbia Of Three Big
Elevens to Play Game on
Home Field.
STEVENS AT HOBOkEN:
FORDHAM LOSES CONTEST

columbia University practically has
fhe New York collegiate footulll field
70 Itself to-day. AZ PENNSYLVANIA Mill
AIRY Academy cancelled It's game Will,
Fordham n New York University IL
sending i's team TO Schenectady 90 min
xle with Union, the eleven which con.
qucted over Columbia las, Saturday.
: TO o. Columbia will entertain Williams
al South Field and nope 10 be able
10 shove aside the Villa ns.own eleven
Just as did Br-wn and Cornell. only
stevens Tech. will offer local opposition
10 the Columbia struggle. Delaware be-
Ing billed 10 tear across the turf OF IIo-
hoken.
Fordham was disappointed by the ac.
ton Of the Quaker state team. hut close
followers of football consider II the bes,
Thing that could happen, Fordham IL
unusually strong in gr'dlron material
this season and has little right to play
cams OF unequal strength. II %prooabl?
will do he team more good to rest than
go play, as mos, OF the stars are badly
crippled. Since Georgetown will shortly
take up the time OF Fordhain's moleskin
wearers. the Maroon students Will prob
ably Ignore the loss OF to-day's garne in
hopes IL will enable the team to have
more time 20 prepare for Georgetown.
". v. 4. Team caves.
The Violet eleven. under the care o.
Coach Eustis. left for Union las; night.
The team IL not ovcrconadent II any
thing Il lacks confidence. The injuries
TO the leading members and the weak
ened knees Of Bernstein and Sokolower
promise no good for y. Y. Z. How
ever. Coach Eustis thinks the team
should win from Union
Wiliiams's football, representatives.
twenty-five strong. arrived In New York
tackling columbia. There are four
coaches with ne party and any number
Of boosters. The team was qua tered
at the Hotel Martinique. where Dart
mouth adheren;s rent the air las night.
Columbia scouts have reported that
Williams Is especially strong this sea-
son, Notwithstanding the decisive defeats
administered by Brown and cornell. CO.
lumbia expects n hard fought struggle,
bu; will be disappointed II IT does not
win.
Victory over Worcester Poly las. week
mas bolstered up the Stevens warriors
and they will enter the fray asains'
Delaware convinced that 1t IL possible
for them TO win easily. Della ware II
rated rather high in its section and SIC
vens will have 10 be up and doing 70 VIII
Light Work for Colambia.
r,na, preparations ut Columbia FOR
the game with Williams consisted OF 4
light formation drill and practice II
running back kicks. Head Coach Met
calf wen. over all the plays to be uset
against The Purple and instructed IN
team in the defence against the forwar,
passing.
Seriously Handicapped by injuries e
WILDER, Raesener and Rossn. ColumpIs
will start the game w!:h a crippled me
up. The absence OF WILDER VIII Ne :
hlow 10 the forward line. although Her
bert Vollmer. VINO is substituting. ~ DO
Ing very we'll. Monroe. who starts u
left halrback, las not been in uniform
all week.
uer.man. who will undoubtedly get
chance to play in the ~oackhe'd, M!
prove the salvation of tile team WIN NJ
drop kicking ability. Yesterday n
kicked seven field goals in NJ many trles
Coach Eustis gave the New YORK tni
yersi,y football team a short signal ariI
Yesterday. All the regulars bnt on
we're on hand and apparently IN GOO
condition. portery's place at r!gh
,uard will be nlled by Savage. but ASIA
Srom This change the lineup will be IN
asme as the one started against Yves
isyan last saturday. =,
Following the usual custom on N
Aav preceding IA game, Coach Rodser
rave the stevens team no scrifnInas'
instead he spent the time in dril!n
once again in fundamentals. the Nai
si,y also had "A Ions s!gnai ar'' an
nr.c,ice in running back the ball on III
LIclor. II was definitely
that Marshall would not get into IN
,ame with Delaware. Ills cold force
him to remain away even from n
studies. Capt. Middleton ana Wen
also will be out.