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Show YALE AND HARVARD FOOTBALL MATERIAL Tribuno Special Sporting Service. BOSTON', Dec T. Tho Harvard and Yale football forces arc now casting about to see what material thoy have for next year, and It can be said that the outlook at each place Is bright for a strong team. Twelve months can put a I good many calculations out of Joint, but I both tho Crimson and the Blue look goo-1 for next season. The players on tl t Harvard squad who will bo graduated next Juno are Hoar and- Burr, tho guards: Noursc, center; Cutler, quartorback; White, halfback; Kennard, fullback, and Wlthlngton. guard. This Is moro men than Yale loses, but except In tho mid-dlu mid-dlu of the lino, there aro substitutes in sight good enough to fill the vacancies, so that the absentees will not he missed. Tho hardest places to fill wjl) be at guard and center, and quarterbuck. Dun-lap, Dun-lap, who understudied Burr and did It capably, will bo on hand again for one guard vacancy, but to til) the places of Hoar and Xourso won't he so easy, Nourso being one of the best centers of tho year. Leslie. Smith and Ver Wlcbc of the backfield will bo back and of service serv-ice In providing for that department. Haddcn, sub3tltuto center, also will bo back, and so will Crowley and Browne, tho regular ends; Fish and McKay, tl tackles a strong pair and Corbett, the best of the Harvard backs will also ba there. Watch the Piratos. Tribune Special Sporting Service. PITTSBURG, Dec. 5. Barney Dreyfuss says: "From present prospects I think we will bo somewhat stronger in 1000 than we were last season. First base was our wonk point then, Clarko having hav-ing to play four men there, none of whom mado good. Absieln Is the first choice for this important position next year, and if he falls to show cluss, we have Jimmy Kane and Alan Storke to full back on. Howevor, I think Abstcln will succeed on the getaway bag. Ho Is a hard right-hand right-hand hitter and did great work In tho Scfern league for Providence. "For center field we have three promising promis-ing candidates. The man reported to bo tho best of the trio is Hyatt, a six-footer from.the Vancouver teem of the Northwestern North-western league. In that organization ho was the leading long-hitter and run-gettor- Tate, who led tho Ohio Stato' Ioecuo In batting, will fight for the center field position with Hyatt, the third competitor com-petitor being Landreth. Tato was 6lgned on tho recommendation of Nick Maddox. "Manager Clarke will make no changes in tho team beyond those at first base and center field. Wilson will bo a better man In right field with his year's oxperlenco In fast company. Watch tho Piratos In 190D they will travel some." |