Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-04
IMPORTANT GAMES
AS GRID SEASON
APPROACHES END

New York, Nov. 3.-(AP)-With
the aches and bruises of strenuous
week ends play partially healed by
a two day rest, college gridiron CO.
horts today began intensive prepa-
rations for long awaited struggles iii
the closing half OF the campaign on
the eastern front
Final October games did much TO
clarity the football atmosphere at
a cost OF prestige TO Army. Navy
PENNSYLVANIA and Dartmouth, and to
the profit of a great Yale machine
whose strength in previous games
had been obscured with more than
ordinary interest TO the openlnS
battle of the Harvard
Yale series Saturday at Princeton;
bringing together the Tiger am
Crimson elevens.
Princeton and Harvard were call
cd upon to rush more regulars INTO
fhcir line-ups Saturday than they
mad hoped would be necessary to
dispose of Swarthmore and William
and Mary. respectively. but indica-
tions were today that both teams
would be at fun strength SATURDAY
Tiger fans were relieved by the
appearance at practice yesterday OF
Quarterback Caulkins who was oe-
lieved to have been hurt SATURDAY.
He will be avaflable,f for the Harvard
game. Together with Slagle and
Ewing, Caulkins put in much of his
time yesterday drop kicking goals.
Although the Harvard squad WAS
reported in good physical condition,
only six men today were sure OF
tlieir positions in a lineup which has
a irz,r n
changes. The players considered
certain to start were Macomber At
center, liIgour at guard. Sayles at
left end, Check at quarter. Crosby
,eat halfback and Coady at fullback.
-. That there may be changes in the
=. rest of the team was apparent when
Fordyce and Chase, ends, we're sent
from the first team to the scrubs,
Strong and Robinson moving up to
fill the vacancies. Berglund, a 23U
pound guard, replaced Laimbeer,
while Bert Tilt was assigned to
tackle.
Nettled by failure of the team to
readily dispose of a battered Bronw
eleven. Dartmouth coaches drove
the Green squad through fierce
drill in preparation for their major
struggle Saturday with undefeated
Cornell. The Ithacans, satisfied with
their uphill fight to victory over
Columbia took a vacation to discuss
measures of defense against Dart
mouths aerial attack.
Yale had further cause for re-
Joicing today when Butterworth,
tackle, and Cutler and Kline. injured
backs, reported in fair condition. All
three will be available for the
Princeton game two weeks hence, it
was announced. Few of the regu-
lars are expected to be used against
Maryland on Saturday.
Flippin. Hamilton and Bernet,
cripples left to remind the Navy of
it's overwhelming defeat at the hands
of Michigan. indicated that thew
would be ready to resume play in A
few DAYS but their services will
probably not be necessary for the
team to regain its stride against
Western Maryland.
Pennsylvania, still bewildered by
the dashes of Red Grange and his
tea slipping Illinois brigade, was still
on vacation today. A three day rest
for the players was ordered as a
result, IN the belief that strenuous
schedule had taken the edge off
their condition. Kreuz and Fields.
backfe1d cripples, will probably not
return to the Quaker lineup until
the Pittsburgh game on Nov. IA.
Dissatisfied with the teams show
ing against Cornell, Columbia coach
es declined to give their players the
usual Monday rest and drilled the
squad for several hours for N. Y. u.
Saturday Colgate and Syracuse,
two of the casts four undefeated
eleyens, got down to work for Their
annual struggle on Nov. II, while
Penn State received an overhauling
from Coach Bezdek for Forthcoming
games with Notre Dame and West
Virginia