The Football Practice.

The football squad had the second line-up of the season yesterday afternoon. Although the playing was ragged, it was aggressive and snappy, and developed strong defensive work by the line men, and hard rushing by the backs. The little punting done was ordinary, W. T. Reid '01, was out for practice, but took no active part in the line-up.

In the tackling of the dummy, which formed the principal part of the practice yesterday morning, there was a prevailing tendency to tackle too high. Punting for the backs and sharp signal practice completed the morning's work.

In the afternoon the whole squad was given starting and signal practice, and then was taken over to the University field. Three seven minute halves were played, Burden's eleven against Parker's, Fincke's against Gray's, and Burden's against Fincke's. In the first line-up, Burden's eleven was decidedly superior to the other, especially on end plays. Although, few gains could be made through the line, long rushes by Warren around the end soon brought the ball down the field until Sawin carried it over the line for a touchdown. Sawin kicked the goal. Daly played a brilliant game, and in addition to excellent work in the interference made some long runs of receiving kicks. For the other team, Parker tackled fiercely at right end. In the next two halves, Ellis, Devens and Gierasch proved themselves a strong trio of backs. Ellis ran hard and low and made several long end runs, and Gierasch was very quick on his feet.

With a few notable exceptions, the tackling of the entire squad was loose. Not only did the tacklers miss the runner very often, but they also failed to hold him when thrown. Except on Burden's team, the interference was generally loose and ineffective. Although all the line-men played a good defensive game, they show a great tendency to get offside.

Dr. Darling, who examined the members of the crew last spring with a view to nothing the physiological effects of athletic training is making arrangements to pursue similar examinations on the football men. Fifteen of the hardest worked men on the squad will be selected for examination. The diet, weight, and physical condition of the men will be carefully watched with the hope of coroborating the conclusions on training which were reached in the case of the crew.

The four elevens lined up as follows: Burden's--Campbell, 1.e.; Barney, Lewis, 1.t.; Rainsford, 1.g.; Greene, c.; Trainer (Hollingsworth), r.g.; J. Lawrence, r.t.; Cooper, r.e.; Flincke, q.b.; Gierasch, 1.j.; Ellis, r.h.; Devens, f.b.

Parker's--Perceval, 1.e.; Lee, 1.t.; Barnard, 1.g.; wheeler c.; Hatch, r.g.; Spratt, r.t.; Parker, r.e.; E. Motley, q.b.; J. S. Lawrence, 1.h.; Jaynes, r.h.; Brayton, f.b.

Gray's--Gray, 1.e.; McConnell, 1.t.; Hollingsworth, 1.g.; Henderson, c.; Carroll, r.g.; Heath, r.t.; Blagden, r.e.; Locke, q.b.; Noyes, 1.h.; Putnam, r.h.; Whitney, f.b.