The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-26
UNIVERSITY MEN
VIGOROUSLY OBJECT
TO FOOTBALL BAN
Interest In Game Unatatcd by Refusal
of Yale, Harvard and Princeton
Authorities to Form Teams.
SATURDAYS CONTESTS
PROMISE EXCITEMENT
Pittsburg and University of Pennsyl-
vania TussIe VIII Bring Together
Star FuAIbsscks.

New York. Oct. 25.-Students at
Harvard, Yale and Princeton univer-
stiles are 'panning" the athletic com
mittees for calling off football this
year. The students believe that even
Though several stars joined the eolors
there was enough playing talent left
to form first-class elevens.
! Although the big three" In Eastern
/ football circles are not in the lime
light this year, interest in this sec
ton of the country In the sport has
not waned. The game between Pitts.
burg and the University of Pennsyl-
vania next Saturday Is attracting con-
siderable attention. The game will
bring together two of the leading
fullbacks OF the year. George Nc
Laren will be in the Smoky City
eleven. while Howard Berry will be
on the Quaker eleven. Each is be-
lieved to be the bright particular star
around which their respective elevens
! have been built.
: Each has a different temperament.
McLaren is the finished player. He
gives his best at all times. Berry Is
moody. He is as brilliant a performer
as anyone when he wants to be. But
Berry isn't always in the mood TO
give the best In him.
Scrinfmage at Foriham.
I The Fordham eleven had a hard
workout for the Rutgers game yester-
day. when the varsity and scrub
teams engaged in a forty minute tus-
sic The field was In a soggy condi-
ton, but as II was the first scrim-
mage of the week the players needed
the work to At them for Saturdays
clash To test the plays that have
been gone through the last two days
In the signal drills, the regulars were
PUT on the offensive throughout the
scrimuage. Although the scrub team
/ fought hard, the varsity succeeded in
getting a pair of touchdowns. Bren-
nan and Erwig carrying the ball over
the line on straight plays. Yesterday s
driil was not secret.
! A long signal drill preceded the
Iscrimmage. Part OF this workout
took on the form OF a dummy scrim-
mage, when the players carried the
plays against set of forwards with
out any tackling being attempted.
Christiarson. regular left tackle. was
still unable to get into a uniform,
although Trainer Weber expects he
viii be able to play against Rutgers.
Frisch. the star back. was put into
Yesterdays scrimmage, and showed
that he is In good condition. Golden
had a long trial at center yesterday
and may supplant Crowley on Satur-
day.
! Fordham is looking forward to a
hard game with Rutgers, and Coach
McCaffery is bending every effort to
strengthen the weak spots of the Ma
room team. The Bronxmen are not
we'll fortified with substitutes, as there
were only enough men on the fieid
yesterday to make two elevens. Null
doom and Abbott played well for the
scrubs.
n. Y. e. Rehearses Plays.
i The perfection of open-work plays
and drill on a few nrw formations
formed shs rnator part OF ssle practice
for the New York university foot
ball team yesterday. Coach Wall had
the team go through all the plays
which he intends using against the
, heavy Union team on Saturday. EN-
phasis was placed on forward pass
and kick formations.
In the scrirnmage the varsity was
drilled in protecting the kicker OF q
! punt in order to avoid the repetition
: OF an incident like that of last Sat
urday. when a blocked kick resulted
, in a defeat for the Violet. In the
|. scrimmase Coach Wall paid much at.
, tention to Baker. a new halfback
whom he is developing Although
/. green. Baker yesterday displayed
out yesterday were the ones Coacf
: Wall brought back from Boston after
. watching Brickiey's system at Postor
!. college. BY means of them the resu
. lars managed to do some effective
. ground gaining against the freshmen
Y esterday's squad was not as larg,
= as on previous days, because a goot
u many OF the squad were out sellin.
liberty bonds. Billo who played
nr sNnh II % ax-d iy1 ha
p. !. game and was hurt shortly after
war out for the first time yesterday
but his pulled tendon kept him GU
LOT the scrimmage. Fiedelbaunn. VIII
played part OF Saturdays game a
lhalfhaek, received an injury which
r has since developed into a pulled ten
don. and he is expected 70 be out o
= the lineup for several weeks.
: Columbia Ioses Miller.
q Coach Metcaif received Telegram
r Yesterday from Howard Miller q
= Newport stating that he saw no posi-
Y hility OF his return to Columbia thi
Y fall, owing to his war duties. Mile
3 was the best Quarterback that TIL
4 Blue and White has had and a re
g markable kicker. In the gam
y with Union last Saturday he score
d on two ATTEMPTS. one from the as
Is ward line and the other from the 40
9 yard mark.
g Rosen has been shifted to quartz
and Healv 10 center, with Galvau a
y guard =, This lineup was used for
y part OF the two hour drill in the Co
II lun,hia university gymnasium La
II ter Dial Cochran was changed to half
e hack Healy went in at full. and Sar
n Weirstein took cochran's position o
the right wing. Metealf showed tn
scrub team how to run several of tn
Williams formations and 'hen ser
: them against the varsity in DUN m
e scrimmage to give the latter practic
e IN solving the New Enelanders' trio
PLAYS. In addition, the varsity trie
e out some of their new psychological
e formations and succeeded in gainin
0 several theoretical touchdowns
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