Practice Yesterday.

Yesterday's practice was loose at times, but otherwise fast and aggressive. Although the 'Varsity was held for downs by the second eleven but once in the course of the line up, three times the ball was lost for holding. The new defence was very effective, not only preventing the second from gaining, but also easily breaking up the guards-back formation. In the preliminary practice, the first eleven devoted some time to the study of new formations and trick-plays, while Sawin tried for goals from the field.

In the line-up against the second, there was constant kicking, in which Reid's long spiral punts were of especial value. To give the ends practice in playing under the punts, Dibblee caught and rushed the punts back himself. Two short halves were played of twelve and eight minutes respectively, one touchdown being scored by the first eleven in each half.

For individual work, Gierasch did some of the best rushing of the practice. In the first half, after Warren had made a thirty yard run on an exchange of kicks to the twenty-yard line, Gierasch carried it across the goal line behind well-formed interference. In the second half he scored again, this time from the middle of the field. Fincke's work at quarter was a great improvement, and his work in the interference was as strong as usual. Campbell's playing was good. Burnett missed a goal from the forty-yard line, besides making some poor passes.

Reid played a poor game at fullback. He went into the line without any dash, and failed to gain at all. Ellis was greatly superior to him. An injury to Hollingsworth's shoulder necessitates an important change in the line-up for Saturday's game. Merriman was tried yesterday at left guard, a position he will probably fill in the Carlisle game.

The coaches assisting Dibblee yesterday were J. Cranston, J. S. Mason, J. C. Fairchild, W. H. Lewis, E. N. Wrightington, W. C. Forbes, J. Upton, and A. E. Doucette.

The line-up yesterday was: First.  Second. Campbell, Ristine, l.e.  r.e., Hoxie. Donald, l.t.  r.t., Peyton. Swain, l.t.  r.t., Stevenson. Merriman, l.g.  r.g., Barnard. A. R. Sargent, l.g.  r.g., Wheeler. Burnett, c.  c., Kasson. C. Sargent, c.  c., Green. Burden, Barnard, r.g.  l.g., Lee. Lawrence, Eaton, r.t.  l.t., Talbot, Spratt, Blagden. Hallowell, Hawkins, r.e.  l.e., Cooper. Daly, q.b.  q.b., E. Motley. Fincke, q.b.  q.b., Edmunds. Gierasch, Sawin, l.h.  r.h., Martin. Warren, Kendall, r.h.  l.h., Brayton, Hurley, Noyes. Reid, Ellis, f.b.  f.b., R. Lawrence, Clay.