In spite of the fact that there will be but two more hard practices before the Yale game, the football team yesterday consumed an afternoon in work which, judged even by the discouraging practices which have been only too frequent lately, seemed distinctly retrograde. Today there will be no practice; on next Monday and Thursday the work will be light, and Tuesday and Wednesday of the last week are thus left to correct the faults of a season.

Everything that has helped to make the playing of the team so discouraging all fall could be seen in the work yesterday. Together with the usual fumbling, there was a weaker defense than has been seen for a long time hitherto, and an attack that could not gain on mass plays and received but little help from the individual playing which has been the team's chief reliance of late. The first eleven could score only twice, and then only by long end runs. The second team, on the other hand, forced the University eleven to punt a number of times, frequently held for downs--once within 3 yards of the goal--and twice plunged through the University line for successive gains amounting to 40 yards. One of these series of rushes ended in a touchdown.

The right side of the line in particular was weak, and through Knowlton the second eleven made most of its advances. Knowlton's work in carrying the ball also was almost absolutely ineffective. He ran high, failed to keep his feet, and could make next to no headway. Sugden at centre, played very poorly, and had to be transferred to the second team. Mason, who played right tackle on the second eleven, was effective in carrying the ball and aided materially in securing the touchdown for his side. Goodhue ran in a kickoff 35 yards and made other good gains, besides one of 15 yards which brought the ball within striking distance of the first team's goal. Kernan and Putnam were the only men who could make any advances for the University eleven. One of the two touchdowns was made on a 35 yard run by Putnam, and the other on a run of 30 yards by Kernan. The latter also made a 50 yard run which took the ball to the 5 yard line. The effort was of little use, however, for the second team held firm and was given the ball on downs. The lineups of the two teams were: FIRST ELEVEN.  SECOND ELEVEN. Mills, l.e.  r.e., Clothier Shea, l.t.  r.t., Mason Marshall, l.g.  r.g., Whitwell Sugden, Force, c.  c., Lyon, Sugden Barnard, r.g.  l.g., Wilder Knowlton, r.t.  l.t., Dodge Bowditch, r.e.  l.e., Littig, Macdonald Marshall, q.b.  q.b., Parker Kernan, l.h.b.  r.h.b., Ives, McGlensey Putnam, Hurley, r.h.b.  l.h.b., Goodhue, Leatherbee Graydon, Harrison, f.b.  f.b., Piper, Schoollkopf