YALE ALgeent. WEHREKLY
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THE FALL FOOTBALL WORK.
Return of the Candidates—The First
Game. P
Ajbout a week before the formal
opening of College the football men
began to return to town and on Frf-
day, September 18, the first practice
was held on the Gymnasium Lot. Pre-
vious to this some of the promising
backs had been practicing for two
weeks under the coaching of V. C.
McCormick, ’92S., at Harrisburg, Pa.,
and S. B. Thorne, ’96, at Black Rock,
Conn. The first practice at New Ha-
ven was not attended by any of the
old eleven, the members being de-
layed in returning to College, but F.
S. Butterworth, 95, and S. B. Thorne,
’°96, were present as coaches of kick-
ing, passing and some running. The
men went to the Field for the first
time on the following Monday and
lined up for regular practice two days
later, when two ten minute halves
were played. Hinkey ’97, Bass ’97,
ends; Rodgers ’98, tackle, and Chad-
wick, °97, guard, returned on Thurrs-
day and Friday and commenced work
with the team. Fincke has not re-
surned yet being ill at his home in
Brooklyn, N. Y. It is expected that
he will return soon and will be able
to play his old position at quarter-
back.
The following are the new men
who have been playing on the Univer-
sity eleven: Backs, Chauncey, Benja-
min, Goodwin, Betts, Wright and
King; linemen, McKarlanid, Morris,
Drummond and Sultphin.
THE GAME WITH TRINITY.
The first football game of the sea-
son was played against Trinity at
Hartford on Saturday, Sept. 26, and
was won by the University team by a
seore of 6 to 0. The game consisted
of twio short hhalves of fifteen and ten
minutes respectfully. The eleven
played a loose game and showed an ut-
ter lack of team work. ‘There was
little interference and both: sides fum-
bled badily. The Trinity men out-
weighed Yale, and several times
rushed the ball dangerously near
Yale’s goal but were unable to score.
Only three of last year’s University
team played and almost the whole
line-up was changed in the second
half. |
The line-up follows:
Yale 6. Position. Trinity 0.
Bass, Connor, Right End Rich, McCook
Alport Right Tackle Langford, Capt.
Drummond, Sutphen Right Guard Bacon
McFarland Center Lord
Chadwick, Cadwalder Left Guard
Cogswell
Rodgers, Post -Left Tackle Ingalls
Hazen Left End Beecroft
Gerard. Ely Quarter-back Brown Travers
Gvodwin, King Right Half-bacz Suiton
Benjamin, Wright Left Half-oack Woodle
Chauncey, Butler Full-back Burehard
Touchdown, Goodwin. Goal from touch-
down, Chauncey. Referee, J. W. Edger-
ton, Trinity. Umpire, J. W._ Allen, "88.
Linemen, Rodgers, Yale, and Simpson,
Trinity.
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Wale-Men as Football Coaches.
The following Yale graduates have
been reported as coaching football
teams this fall:
IA. ‘A. Stage, ’88, at the University
of Chicago; George W. Woodruff, °89,
at the University of Pennsylvania; W.
S. Moyle, 91, at Brown; W. C. Wur-
temburg, ’918., at Dartmouth; J. A.
Babbitt, °93, at Haverford; Harmon
Graves 94 L. S., at West Point; C. O.
Jenkins, 94, at Adelbert; Richard
Armstrong, ’95S., at the University of
Virginia; Frank S. Butterworth, °95,
at the University of California; W. O.
Hickok, ’95S., at the Carlisle Indian
School; H. P. Cross, ’96, at Leland
Stanford University; F. M. Patterson,
96, at Columbia University, Sit. Louis;
CG. S. Morris, 96, at Lehigh; Frank E.
Wade, 96, at the University of. Mis-
gouri; A. N. Jerrems, ’96S., at the
University of Minnesota; G. F. San-
ford, 96 L. S., at Cornell.
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Freshman Crew Candidates,
The following candidates presented
themselves for the fall crews at Lake
Whitney Saturday, Sept. 26:
For 1900—Campbell, 130; Clarke, 165;
Wood, 1385; Niedecken, 172; Chappell,
130; Hunt, 160; Cross, 175; Thomas,
155; Post, 148; Tatem, 115; Summons,
150; Havemeyer, 160; 'Tyler, 148; Bab-
cock, 144; Peters, 1380; Lovell, 138;
Shepard, 155.
For ’99°S.Morse, 145; Warden, 149;
Wilcox, 154; Fowler, 158; Grant, 178.
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cation in the New York Insurance De-
partment, Albany ; ‘also “The
Law of Moritality of ##Bormer
Members of the Divinity School,”
(1873); Length of Life of Graduates of
the College,’ (Prof. Dexter’s ‘‘Yiaile
Anniails.’’)
His articles on Benjamin Pierce,
(memorial address) and Prof. Elias
Loomis are of great interest.
His most remarkable contributions
to «science were on the theories of
meteors, shooting stars, and comets.
More than thirty papers, covering ev-
ery phase of these subjects were pub-
lished ‘by him between tthe years 1860
and 1896. His memoirs on the No-
vember istar showers in the iAmer-
ican Journal of Science in 1863 and
1864 attracted world-wide attention.
In these papers the true theory of this
group of meteors was set forth for the
first time and aroused the most in-
tense interest in the subject. Pro-
fessor Newton, by these papers, be-
came recognized as the founder of the
science of meteors and shooting stars,
while by his subsequent investigation
and discoveries be ranked as the lead-
ing authority on this subject in the
world.
HIS THOROUHGNESS AND SKILL AS A
TEACHER.
Whatever work Professor Newton
undertook, he did so thoroughly that
it was not worth the while of any one
else to cover thie Same ficld. His wcnder-
ful genius.illuminated every subject
upon which he thought, and his ob-
servations upon topics, even the moist
‘remote from his chosen field of studi,
never failed to reveal his varied and
brilliant powers of mind. As a teach-
er, his rank was a very high one. His
broad conception of what one’s educa-
tion should (be, the persistence with
which he would keep the student al-
ways aiming at some great object in
his work, rather than spend his ener-
gies on minor matters, his patience
and gentleness of manner, his simple
and incisive language, the ingenious
devices he employed in illustration,
his appreciation of the difficulties of
his students, and the encouragement
he offered them to surmount these dif-
ficulties, his
and suggestions, and his marvelous
industry, combined to inspire his pu-_.
pils with enthusiasm and ambition to
conquer new fields of study.
As a friend, no words can do him
even approximate justice. His cordial
welcome, his remarkable resources for
entertainment, his uniform sweetness
of temper, his absorbing interest in
ones work and plans, his ‘wise counsel,
and his great-hearted sympathy, made —
him friends and bound them to him
by the strongest ties.
The University may well be proud
of such a devoted son. His wonderful
genius and achievements added to her
tame; and his loyalty, his untiring
zeal and devotion, and the wisdom of
his counsel contributed in a very
large measure through all these years,
to her remarkable progress and de-
velopment. |
He was the ideal scolar, teacher, and
friend, learned, wise, and sympathetic.
He was intellectually and morally
great, and his name and his fame will
be one of the most precious treasures
of the University and of his friends. |
AL Week
HOW UNDERGRADUATES FEEL.
In regard to Prof. Newton’s death
The Yale News made the following
editorial comment in its first ‘issue of
tihe year :—
“The University which assembles
to-day will be deeply grieved to learn
of the death of one of the oldest and
most honored professors during the
vacation. Throughout the long pe-
riod of his active service—the longest
of any member of the Faculty—Pro-
fessor Newton has contributed much
‘to the reputation of Yale scholarship
and by ‘his personal qualities so en-
deared himself to Yale men that his
loss will ‘be the occasion of wide-
spread sorrow.” :
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The New Athletic Trainer En-
gaged.
The Athletic Management thas en-
gaged Keene Fitzpatrick, late trainer
for the University of Michigan, to: fill
the place left vacant by Trainer
“Mike’ Murphy. Fitzpatrick is not a
new man in New Haven, having oc-
cupied the same position for Yale in
1891 and 1892, before Murphy was en-
gaged. Since then he has had charge
of the team of the Michigan Athletic
‘ Club of Detroit and of the University
of Michigan, whence he comes highly
recommended,
never-failing resources -
THE BRYAN MEETING.
An Event which Gave Rise to Many
Sensational Rumors.
—— ‘
The Hon. William J. Bryan, ‘the
Democratic candidate for President,
appeared in New Haven iast ‘week
Thursday afternioon and spoke near the
Center Church, on tthe Green, toa
crowd of about seven thousand peo-
ple, scaittered among whom were four
or five hundred students. ‘The speech,
after two different programs had been
arranged and cancelled, was finally
advertised for one o’clock. By that
time, ‘there were gathered several
thousand people who had received
word of the final arrangements. Tihe
Bryan party reached ‘the city about
one o'clock, but the procession of car-
riages, carrying ithe candidate andi ‘his
escort, in'stead of goini to the speak-
ing stand on the Green, passed beyond
up Chapel street to the New Haven
House where dinner was served.
Ais another hour went by, the crowd
which ‘had been Jargely inicreased, got
into a very impaltient state and gen-
eral criticism was offered on tthe bad
management which allowed this long
delay. 'The situation ‘was becoming
complicated, also, ‘by the appearanice
shortly after two, on another part of
the Green, of a company of Naval Re-
serves, with a band. This ongan' zation
had some ‘time previously planned a
dress parade at this hour and the ar-
Trangemients for the Bryan meeting
‘were isupposied to have allowed. for this
affalir.
It ‘was about twenty minutes afiter
two o'clock when the Bryan parity ar-
rived. Before that ‘time tthe wunieaisy
crowd had begin: ‘to push and jositile
itself about in ia good-natured ‘way.
This ‘shoving was indulged in by prac-
tically everybody in the crowd, near-
est to the platform. It was impossilble
to say how it began, although its
origin was naturally attributed to a
ismialll ‘bunich of istudenits, whio happened
‘to ‘be together and near the outside of
ithe crowd ‘to thie right of thie plat-
form. . ees a Mae pba
 Kour-fifths of the students in the
crowd were as quiet as any members
of iit. They had gone tthiere for {thie
same reason that any others went
there, anid were present in wratther
larger numibers ‘than they otherwise
would have been, because iit was tthie
first day of the term and ‘the schiediulle
work of tthe curriculem had hiardily bie-
gun.
‘Before the speech-making began, thie
tedious wait was occasionally relieved
by unison cries from one of thie ittiie
squads referred to, of “We want Bry-
an,’ or “Oh, Bryan,’ repeated a num-
ber of times. When Mr. Bryan finally
appeared there mwas of course more or
less genral shouting. Three cheers of
thie thiip, hip, hurrah variety were given
in a rather disconnected way, and a
general cry was heard of “Hiell-o, Wiil-
lie,” the syllables snapped out in a
jerky way. This cry was joined in: by
all sorts anid condiltions of people, in a
good-natured, unconventional way anid:
seemed to indicate mothing of ithe at-
titude of the shouter towards the
speaker.
HOW THE CHEERING STARTED.
In the meanwhile the pushing and
thie jostling continued. The irregular
shouting was not hushed by the up-
raised hand of ithe Chairman, of the
meeting, trying to make his voilice
heard more ‘than fifteen feet away.
The whole crowd, old and young, had
been: restrained so long and so tedilcus-
ly tthat they welcomed the chance tto
“let themselves off.” In ‘the midst of
twhis erratic noise and disorder, thiere
was heard, from ithe outskirts of thie
crowd, ithe first sharp motes of Yale’s
fierce Greek yell, which has made
whole teams feel a bit queer and their
supporters hold their breath. The rat-
tling ery was picked up by hundreds,
Yiale and mon-Yale, too, for its syilla-
bles and time are familiar enough to
New Haveners, and when the tthree-
times-three at the end was reached, it
was a smashing good cheer.
The writer was in the crowd, not far
from the platform, and ‘he listened
particularly closely to catch the word
at the end, wondering whether it would
ibe “Bryan,” “Yale,” or “MicKintey.” It
may have been all of thes together and
other things. It sounded like a jumble
or a roar. Then it came
again) anid
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“McKinley” was distinguished at the
end. Again and: perhaps thrice mo. e,
in the very few moments in which this
sort of thing lasted, there was a Mc-
Kinley cheer.
iBuit up ito the time whiich thas been
described thus far, Mr. Bryan ‘had not
offered to speak.: ‘The look of ithe
crowd, or the lack of cordiality shown
by the townspeople along ithe lime of
ithe procession, seemed to troubie the
Presidential candidate. Hie looked a
little bored or vexed, and, of course,
those who iwere inclined to get some
fun out of the situation, were fur wher
encouraged. ‘The meeting was openied
by ‘the Chairman, whiige voiice, because
it could not carry, was not heard
twelve feet from the platform. ‘The
first speaker was the Hon. J. B. Sar-
gent, the candidate for Governor on
the silver Dmvocratic ticket. He also
could not be heard by one-fiftieth of
his audience who cried ‘louder’ and
called for “Bryan,” anid in other ways
showed itheir imupaitience at ‘having thi
attraction of the afternoon joniger de-
layed.
‘When at last (Mr. Bryan was initro-
duced of course there was cheering
and general shouting. This was an
opportunity to make a. moilse, and as
Mr. Bryan plaindy did not want any
more mioiise made, the temptation was
stronger ito make it. Therefore a
squad of students, who happened to
be together, let off a few more cheers
and made a racket generally. Some
said that the noise at this time, which
was the only thing approaching a dis-
turbance in the afternoon, all came
from not more than thirty or forty
men. It seems certain that not over
twice that number could have had
any part in it. 'Thie crowd was also
still pushing and jostling and sway-
ing, and the band of the Naval Re-
serves was pretty near..
MR. BRYAN’S APPEARANCE.
Mr. Bryan first stood up at the left
of tthe platform and then sat dionwn,
thinking the time unfavorable. After
a minute or so, he arose, went to the
left of the platform, and then lifted
his hands for silence. It was not giv-
en at once. He had to wait perhaps
four or five minutes for it. The usual
demonstration ceased some time be-
fore this, but the occasional Yale
cheer for gold or McKinley, the more
or less general shouting and the rush-
ing and jostling of the crowd made
the wait necessary. Once Mr. Bryan
started, but the crowd did not seem to
realize that he was under way—two-
thirds could not hear him—and he had
to stop again after the first sentence
for perhaps another minute. In the
meanwhile two or three mounted po-
lice, half a dozen other officers and
several civilians with staves rushed
around and scared the crowd so that
it was quite chary of any demonstra-
tion.
Hight to ten minutes covered the
time from the introduction of Mr.
Bryan to the time when he finally be-
gan his speech, and the details de-
scribed above, occurring in that time,
comprise the facts in the case which
has gone into the daily print records
under the name of “Yale vs. Bryan,”’
and further particularized as the
“Riot of Yale Students,’ “The Ouit-
rageous Attempt of Yale Students to
Yell Down Bryan,’ etc., etc., etc.
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