New Britain herald., 1926-10-21
HARVARD TEAM IS SHOWING
 NEW STRENGTH AND POWER
Dartmouth Captain Out of Game-Brown Sending Fast Eleven to Face Yale Next Saturday. Other College Gridiron Notes.

New York. Oct. o1 R,-Rain. snow, hail and sleet have given eastern elevens their rough weather baptism. Fields of mud and mire 2 have shown them what may be ex- pected when the skies drip on Sat urday and show just how elusive the pigskin can become under an application Of rain and mud and cold hands.
 A wet ball and slippery field mean nothing to Harvard, drilling with might and main for the coming of Dartmouth Saturday. The regulars in scrimmage are tearing to pieces the scrub line, reinforced with freshmen. and five touchdowns in an afternoon are evidence of q new born power. Injuries at Dart mouth have thrown Black, sopho- more fuliback, into the place of Captain Horton. who tackled a dunn my so viciously in the first practice after the Yale defeat that he prob ably will be on the sidelines when the whistle blows at Cambridge. The Green lineup Is having trouble stopping Harvard formations in practice but the same Black young stcr is shining in a ferocious at tack.
 Brown ys. Yale
 Browns finest eleven is grooming to face Yale in the prime test of the season for the Providence team, and speed fin plenty will be available in the backfleld. Heavy rains has forced the Ellis indoors and the Blue will ente the conflict Saturday with no scrimmage since the Dartmouth tilt. Noble brilliant back, Is lost for that game but backs of caliber are plentiful at New Haven.
 While the Navy splashed around in mud watching for flying pigskins overhead that will be filled with danger Saturday, the Colgate eleven gathered around the gymnasium windows to watch the first snowfall of the season. Dummy scrimmage against the freshmen. who have been drilled in Navy formations, are be- ing held indoors.
 Princeton, paying no attention t( rain or sleet, is driving steadily ahead with Lehigh as the next stoI and the Yale and Harvard games a' the particular objective of a seasoi that has already seen one defeat anc a tie. To add to the troubles ol Coach Wendell, whose Lehigh squad has met four successive defeats Wynn an end, had broken his leg in scrimmagC.
 star Player Resigns
 Bad feeling that cropped mp or the playing field when Army deieat' ed Syracuse last Saturday, has come 10 a head with the resignation iron in, Syracuse squad of Harold Day singer. veteran quarterback, on the eve of the Penn State battle. Alter a talk with his coach, Pete Reynolds Bavsincer admitted his fault IT striking at Referee Victor A schwartz during the contest ana de' cided to leave the team. Ills team mates expressed their belief In th' underlying sportsmanship oi th' young man despite the lapse Satur, day and Coach Reynolds declareO Raysinger showed his manIiness pS "willinCness to atone for mls' take" Penn State. with VISIONS o' an undefeated season ahead ana q nossible eastern championship f hattering the yearling squad aoou' in ankle deep mud and watchlhg lo' forward passes.
 Tear of injuries in uncertain Ioo'' ing is holding up the Army pracllc' for the Boston University game me cadets are unwilling to take chances when there arc scarcely enough reg mars to 20 around and substitutes are weak. Yale. following the Bos' ion meeting, is filling the Army eye
 With Other ElcNcns
 Rain cannot keep the Fcnn' svlvania squad from scrimmage lI" may be similar to future contests Il th, weather falls to remain clear Handling long kicks, in expectation of the work of Howe in the IT. nams backdcld 11turday, is a par' or the daily workouts Dummy scrimmage in the mud has been call cd on to save tho Columbia regulars from punishment while drilling foI inc battle with Drake. of Norti Carolina. The forward wall tha' smearcd everything Tulane had te offer acts the same way Tn Ne" York University scrimmages agains' subs and freshmen, but Rutgers re fuses 10 be stampedcd and is resting for the duel Saturday.
 Fordham. tackling Washington and Jefferson, is developing an alI assault with soft spot in Car ncgie Tach. points at the harder game 10 come. Holy Cross is push ing ahead for the intcrsectional en- Hict with Western Maryland and West Virginia Wesleyan are putting in long sessions 10 prepare for thu state feud this week.