SLOW PRACTICE

The practice yesterday was very unsatisfactory. A great part of the time was spent in the elementary work which should have been learned early in the season. The men were lined up and given twenty minutes practice in falling on the ball. The candidates for the back-field were put through practice in catching punts, and the linemen in starting with the ball. After this elementary work, the first eleven was put through signal practice. This signal practice was gone through slowly at first, to get the men sure of their places in the various plays; but afterward the plays were carried out at full speed. In this work the men played listlessly and unsteadily. The interference was slow in getting together on end runs, and on plays through the line did not keep in good order. In the line-ups against the second eleven, the first, though preventing gains by the second, was unable to score in a fifteen minute half, through fumbling and off side play.

Lewis, Waters, Donald and Murchie, in football clothes, and Dibblee, Deland, Garrison, Moulton, Kendall and Bouve assisted in the coaching. Meier and Sugden were injured and are out of the game, both of them having water on the knee. J. T. Jones, who has been in the hospital for some time past, was out today, but did not practice.

The second kicked off to Kernan who advanced the ball about 15 yards. Kernan then punted to Noyes. The second was unable to gain, and punted to Baldwin. The first immediately fumbled and thayer secured the ball. The second got 5 yards for interference, but was then held for downs. The first made short gains through tackle, but was finally forced to punt. On the next two plays the second was given 20 yards for offside play, but was finally held and had to punt. The second fumbled the punt and Blagden got the ball. The playing ended with the ball on the 45 yard line.

The line-up: FIRST ELEVEN.  SECOND ELEVEN. Clark, r.e.  l.e., Harrison Cutts, r.t.  l.t., Dodge Barnard, r.g.  l.g., Force Roberts, c.  c., Turner Lee, l.g.  r.g., Grew Blagden, l.t.  r.t., Lewis, Fox Motley, l.e.  r.e., Thayer Baldwin, Matthews, q.b.  q.b., Noyes Ristine, r.h.b.  l.h.b., Tenney Mifflin, l.h.b.  r.h.b., Ives, Taylor Kernan, f.b.  f.b., Parmeles