The sun., 1919-10-18
5 FOOTBALL GAMES
TO BE PLAYED HERE
Columbia Battles Williams in
Feature Game, With Pur-
pie Favored to Win.
N. Y. U. MEETS WESLEYAN
Violet Will Try to Break Jinx
Stevens Eleven Has Date
With Connecticut Aggies.
N. Y. U. MEETS WESLEYAN

ordinary interest are on the schedule
to-day for the metropolitan district OF
New York. Columbia will battle tho
strong eleven from williams on South
Field while New York University will.
NAV Wesleyan. Stevens will have the
Connecticut Aggies for visitors over in
Hoboken.
The Columbia williams game will at
tract most attention, and It promises to
reward the crowd with thrilling spec
tacle The Columbia team. under coaches
Tom Thorp and Fred Dawson, has made
great strides during the week, and those
IN the inside look for the Blue and
white to surprise the football world in
che williams game.
Few have gone 80 far as to pre-
Sict a victory for the Blue and White,
Sut at the same time, Columbia men
Alte the fact that the defence of the
Williams team was the principal thing
Il showed in it's game against Cornell.
Although the Purple held Cornell 0 to .
The Williamstown players themselves
made little progress against Cornelfs
own protection.
Columbia expects much of its defence,
since Williams plays used by the scrubs
and the freshmen have failed to make
en- impression against the Blue and
White defence. Morningside Heights Is
elated at the regeneration of the Column
bia line under the coaching of Tom
Ghorp.
Dawson has not neglected his attack
during the week. He has given the team
some plays in secret practice that he
thinks will net gains against the Purple
1t is thought that Charlie Shaw will DO
most of the kicking to-day, with Cana
parry, captain, ready to rush to his aid.
This pair may surprise williams with
few field goals, should the occasion
arise.
The Williams team arrived in the city
last night, and opened its training quar-
iers in the Hotel Astor. The training
table is being operated in the roof gar
den, while the Purple players used the
open air portion of the roof for signal
practice yesterday afternoon.
Secret Practice at Column bbia.
Coach Dawson again held secret prac.
tice at Columbia yesterday afternoon
Ind sent his varsity eleven through the
final short workout before the big game
with Williams this afternoon, The prac
tce did not start until o'clock, due &c
the Freshman-Clinton game, and al
spectators had 10 be cleared from thu
held before the workout was started.
Dawson sent the team through Ions
signal drill. and every play that will b.
used to-day was gone over. Dawson
has been saving something for the Will
Jams battle and expects to spring sur
prise on the New Englanders when thu
Sombins tons come together. QuigleI
vas back in his old place at quarter ant
pan the team with all OF the pep HI
showed last week. His bruised shoul
der has fully recovered and he Is In I'M
shape
Canapary again starred In sending
over several drop kicks in succession
from a scrimmage line, and the COACHES
are confident that IL the Blue and Whit
team gets within thirty-fve yards of tn
Williams goal post Capt Canapar!
easily will dr~w first blood with hek
goal. Two OF his boots yesterday wer
from the forty-five yard line.
Shaw also continued his fine footwark
lie sent off several long, low punts tina
sre calculated to cause the Purple war
riors a lot of trouble. He probably vii
do all of the Columbia kicking to-day
und his punts should average at leas
atty yards.
Dawson ended the workout with
short talk and gave orders for all hi
changes to get to bed early.
The game will start promptly at
o'clock this afternoon, and II the ad
vance sale counts for anything ther
will be close to 10000 persons In tn
stands Several entrances have bee
made to the field on 116th street, SO tina
Nlclc VIII pc uo StO"hiAA6 80 shS $3.50
minute.
n. Y. q. VS.. wesleyan.
Tom Longwell has worked early an
late with his n. Y. u. squad this wee
and has had the aid of q large numbe
b old time stars, who came to help tn
Violet in its distress. The weeks dri
Slosed with a signal session yesterda
Afternoon. and Longweli pronounced hi
hen ready for Wesleyan.
Tho Violet has been unable to SCOT
In It's two games this season and wi
make a desperate EFFORT to break tn
FINK against Wesleyan to-day. N. Y.
supporters think the LongweN eleve
has an even chance TO win.
New York Universty's football teal
held It's final practice on Ohio Field ye'
terdAy afternoon. The workout was
light one and consisted entirely In
long signal drill.
The University Heights team will
greatly strengthened In this afternoon
contest by the appearance of Brinn an
Ferguson, veterans from past season
Archie Brinn will be remembered as u
sensational little centre OF two veal
ago and his presence In the lineup WI
help plug up the weakness In the Vol
lne. Ferguson starred on the B. A
c. eleven last fall and will start II
game at Quarterback. Cam going BAG
10 halfback position.
One more graduate Joined the squa
Of football stars who have returned
their Alma Mater to help Coach LonI
well in his effort to atone for the tv
se-e-ses received e. the hands OF Hami
ton and Amherst this season. feste
days addition was Tom Cusack' sti
n guard and drop-kicker In 1918. !
taught the linemen a few points
charging and gave the squad spirit'
talk in the gymnasium after the pra
uce session.
Thompson and Adams, end and guai
respectively. will be unable to take the
regular places In the Violet lineup I
day as their injuries are still troublii
them. Their absence will be strong
felt but their loss will be offset by q
presence Of Brinn and Ferguson.
The battle between Stevens and q
Connecticut Aggies In Hoboken shou
be Interesting. The Stevens team w
good game from Haverford, 10
last week, while the Aggie eleven W
de The visitors were beaten by 4
Massachusetts Aggies, IS to 7. octob
Either team 10 apt 10 win to-day,
BUsBwICKs PLAY TWO.