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Votume VI. No. 8. FOR THE NEW YORK GAME, Final Preparations Made by Yale and Princeton. As the Weekly goes to its readers there remain. only forty-eight hours before a large portion of Yale and Princeton Universities will begin to pour into Manhattan Field to wit- ness the annual football struggle be- tween Yale and Princeton. The final arrangements have been made in New York, by the Graduate Committee in charge, for disposing of the specta- tors and at each University the ef- forts of the players and coaches are strained to the utmost to add the finishing touches to the eleven men which are to meet their old foes on the gridiron. As nearly as can be told at present the two teams will face each other as follows:— Princeton. Yale. = Brokaw * %* Conner eo 4c eek = © oS Church %®% ¥ Murphy 5 = (capt.) e Crowdis * %* Chadwick 24 : eae. aXax Gailey % %* Chamberlinx5 *> QB yp yy oO Oo 4 Armstrong * Murray ose Hillebrand *® ¥ Rodgers ae =* ee ® =< Cochran *% x Bass (capt.) THE YALE TEAM, During the past week considerable change has been made in the make- up of the Yale eleven back of the line, caused by the absence of Hinkey, who has been ill with tonsilitis since Monday of last week, and the develop- ment of a new man at half-back. The latter is Hine, 98 M. S., who had been playing full-back on the College side and captained the Freshman team last year. When Hinkey was forced to retire, Fincke was moved from quarter to full-back, Hine was played at left half-back and Ely at quarter-back, while the position of right half was contested for evenly by Millis and Benjamin. This formation played very success- fully together, Fincke proving him- self a very strong runner and a hard man to stop. Hine also seems to have developed more speed and determina- tion to play hard than he has shown before and is now almost the only man behind the line who is success- ful in end runs. He has, also, a very good knack for drop kicking goals from the field and in practice games has been very successful in this line. On Thursday of last week the team played a very hard game indeed and the coaches and entire audience gain- ed much encouragement. On Friday and Saturday, however the work was not as good. Fincke and Hine both proved uncertain in punting and the ends allowed the kicks to be return- ed on one or two occasions. Hinkey began to attend recitations last Mon- day and played his first regular prac- tice on Tuesday. He seems to have recovered entirely and his presence at full-back will be very welcome on ac- count of his abilities at punting and line oreaking. It is probable that he will start in the game at this position, [ Continued on second page. | NEW HAVEN, CONN., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1896. PROMENADE ARRANGEMENTS, — Juniors Obtain the Armory—Method of Alloting Boxes. Through the kindness of Lieutenant- Colonel Callahan, who has used his influence with the State authorities, the Junior Promenade Committee has been enabled to obtain the use of the Second Regiment Armory on Meadow Street for their Promenade Concert, to be held on Tuesday evening, Jan- uary 19. Last year it was stated that the State would very likely prohibit the use of this Armory for any but military purposes, so that the above announcement will set many minds at ease on the matter. ; In order to save Juniors as much as possible the necessity of paying ex- orbitant prices for choices of the Promenade boxes, as has’ been the custom in previous years, the Com- mittee has adopted a new system of allotment. Members of the Academic and Scientific Junior classes can ap- ply for choices, which will be award- ed to a limited extent by lot, and the applicants can then take whatever box is most:desirable, a set price be- ing paid for each according to their relative advantages from location, etc. The prices set upon the boxes will be determined according to how freely the Juniors subscribe through buying tickets. It is considered that each man should buy three tickets in or- der that the box prices may be se moderately “low. After the Juniors have been sup- plied in this manner the remaining boxes will be auctioned off in the usual way to the Seniors and Soph omores. ——_~~+4—___ Phi Beta Kappa Stand Raised. The Phi Beta Kappa society held a meeting in Phelps hall, on Monday evening. The various amendments re- lative to the change in the require- ments for membership were brought up for settlement. Article 2, section 1, of the constitu- tion was amended in such a way that hereafter, beginning with the class of 1900, the stand requisite for member- ship in the society will be 3:30 instead of 3:15 as formerly. : This will tend to reduce the mem- bership in the society and many men, who would have become members in former classes will not be elected. But it is believed that the honor attached to membership will be much increased and the general stand of the classes raised. pg Corporation Meeting Post- poned. For the first time in many years the annual Fall meeting of the Yale Corporation was omitted this year owing to the absence of President Dwight, who is still in Europe. The regular date for the meeting was Wednesday, November 11, but as the business to be transacted was simply of routine matters it was considered best to postpone the meeting until the return of the President. The letter of Chairman Alexander Troup of the Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee to the Yale governing body relative to the Bryan incident on the Green, which was printed in the last issue of the Weekly, will also lie upon the table with the other rou- tine business until the next meeting is called in January or February. The University Treasurer’s report will not appear until after the meet= ing of the Corporation sometime next term. ~ Price Ten Cents. YALE’S FOOTBALL CAPTAIN. Fred Towsley Murphy, ’97. [From a photograph by Pach.] E Pe ata “Eh BRESLO TR Ma ceed ‘ eS LEADER OF THE ELEVEN. His Athletic Career and Work as a Captain. The captain, who will lead the Yale team on Manhattan Field, day after tomorrow afternoon, is Mr. Fred Towsley Murphy, of Junction City, Kansas. Mr. Murphy began his ath- letic career. at Andover, where he played. on the baseball team for three years, being its captain the last two seasons. He played on the football eleven only one year, then appearing for practice only two weeks before the close of the season. He played the position of tackle, and in his Fresh- man year at college made the Uni- versity team at the same _ position, which he has played ever since. He also played on the University base- ball nine in his Freshman year at second base, and last year was fre- quested again to put on his baseball clothes by. Captain Quinby, when towards the end of the season, he seemed the only man capable of fill- ing the position behind the bat. Last Fall, after the close of the football season Mr. Murphy was unanimously elected captain for the present season. As a captain Mr. Murphy has en- tirely won the confidence and respect of his team and the coachers, and the admiration of the undergraduate body for his generalship of the team in games, the strong control which he has over his men, and his power to encourage and drive them on to hard work at critical points. Of his superb individual playing no _ football man need be reminded. He plays largely on his nerve and especially at criti- cal moments is most effective in breaking up opposing plays, often bringing down both the interference and the runner at one fierce lunge. It is to be doubted if a tackle superior to Murphy holds a place on the foot- ball field this season. As &@ man, Mr. Murphy holds a high position in his class socially and has demonstrated his ability in other than athletic lines by his election as Business Manager of the Yale News. He was also a member of his Junior Promenade Committee. —————___-—__—__—_ Elections to Corbey Court. The following ten men from the Ju- nior class were elected last week into the Corbey Court Society of the Law School; W. A. Arnold, E. W. Beattie, Jr.; W. B. Boardman, C. D. Boss, W. H. Clark, C. T. Clemons, W. N. Drown, G. W. Duncklee, W. B. Ford and T. H. Russell.
