The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-27
PRINCEroNs FOOTBALL MATERIAL.
Some Lively Hustiing to be Done 20 Form =
Winning Team.

PRINCETONs FOOTBALL MATERIAL.
Some Lively HustiinG to he Done to Form =
Winning Team.
PRINCETON. Sept 26.-About thirty football
candidates have now donned the canvas jacket
and commenced daily practice In few days
Capt Warren expects to have over sixty mon
on tho field. This year there seems to be
plenty OF men anxious to try for the team. but
tho great difficulty to be experienced will be to
find heavy and plucky players. SO far tho ma
tcrial is light. There are few now mon weigh
ing about 175 pounds. but they have had no
practical football experience
Ten of the candidates put in some hard work
| at Far Rockaway and Ccdarhurst from Sept 10
to IL The exercises consisted Of a salt water
bath and u run on the shore at high tide every
morning. Tho mon then rested till the after
noon when they drove to Cedarhurst and
practised kicking. passing. falling on tho ball.
and some light tackling on the polo field. The
greatest care was taken to avoid hard work
until tho men would got in shape to stand it.
Alexander Moffatt coached the players. War
ron was somewhat disappointed that moro
men did not answer his call and come to Far
Rockaway. Ho had expected to get enough
mon together to keep up u sharp practice till
college opened. The mon that practiscd at
King. '03: Symmcs. '92: Vincent. %: ]. Poo.
'95: Park Davis. '03; Farnum. '04: II. Murray
'03. and Wood. 'o2. 1t Is Trainer McMaster's
intention not to work tho mon too hard for u
few weeks.
Tho most promising candidates for tho
team. In addition to those named above. arc
Henderson. '03: Thorpe. O3: Rawlinson. 'O5;
Poe. 90: Bradley. 'U2: Dunning. 81: c. r.
Riggs. '3l: Bergen. %: Woodbridge. '03;
Halo. %: Boidorwof. 90: Bevcridgo. '03:
Ncvins. '05: Morse. '05; Hughes. 'o3; Phillips.
'o5: Thompson. 90: Lodcr. 'O5: Vrcdcnburg.
'o2. and Woodhouse. '05. 1t is expected that
some of the Lawrcnccvillc mon will make good
players. In the list OF applicants for cxamina-
mon. Thore may be some players among
thom, but as yet they have not como out
Symmes the heavy centre rush. played Inst
Tuesday for tho first time. He weighs 227
pounds and is in cxcellont health. During tho
summer no fought very hard against the
flesh. but the fight was in vain. He is stouter
than ever Beveridgc. his rival. is Of lighter
build. Ho is taller than symmos and is worry
good centre rush out Of him by reducing. his
h9St twenty ana nm VII be
Ing, Mother of them, however. will develop
into such a player as George Of the 80 team.
ship games last year spent the summer on
farm in Dakota He appears to be in first;
e to lis muscs AND MfS viii IS
dangerous man to tackle on, tho field. Last
year he trind to mako tho rush line. and it was
Jefferson 90. or Lewis, 0i. for loft tackle in
the Yale game: The latter player was finally
Wood weighs ISL POUNDS. He 's says; deatt
think the rush limo is my stronghold. My
S 2 H' Saf pan h sha %orF pf @
j. Poe. Us, and King, 'os: last years crack. ~
its age and SIZE IL is not IS large S% as his
' Sssr at is oS %nsH to TIT III 9 Se M
however. it is feared that violent exercise may
b ss nfh for a ana A. sbo ne
h tss , with him e tho first day he on
He has entered the Johns Hopkins Law
Is w fRhrS9ab play mot
R i bralny sx;S1 pt4n Play against his
@ En arr 9fHHf s1Sa
ton. II he does not return Pr nceton will sas-
tain zig loss. He is tho only available man
e STn nssgs Esss &as das G
somewhat weaker in his place than in 80 but |
with good training and hard work he Is |
tho other guard will be back, Should this DO
t Ss dmdny d hs the trio Of
The team ought to be greatly strengthened
~ the presence presence 81 Robinson .midJler" in
th1 Bssss h Is ayss Of r
Six feet tall hs can be- TAUGHT the Hmerisan
ose n cs Sse II the In fns Hs
another zig follow from Queens College, and q
good football player. but it IL said that he will
Shepard Homens has returned to College. |
eA hard s s pnsse' re S
ba.k: Jefferson. ,22, the hammer throyer. viii
sure man for tho rush line. this Year. There
S% sx Of nss y s ss s" Sa
School Of Eisctrea Eng nesrns 'G He viii try try
5 III" nSn ai 0 i Hayden rark os Av'f
he ,.iu returns to college. and several others
LOWS. 81. not having rotSrned Whie spepe gH
p" n TTA Y Ssy his tahE az ~
stature and Of great muscular power. Dnscm-
~. willtry ior full back. He has been at Cape Cape
ons Of the m aa pr as SiHs!qn sa
for tho team Is Vincent '04, Last spring he
came out for tho elementary practice and his
t hat fow Of the older players could tackle and
down him on his tracks, 1t was hoped that
turn to college, but it is now positively stated
from to O'clock. Jack MeSIastor was Vase On il tho
field and paid special attention to the new
men. He has decided to have u hot water bath
IN the club room for tho use of the players
This year the team will be exceedingly we'll
supplied with coaches. Arrangements have
been made with Moffatt. the two Hodges, Sy
Cowsn; Jnneway. Edwards Tracy Harris. and
several other old star Princeton players to be
Oh the field during practice.
Az old football man, In speaking Of the team.
said: =" In my opinion Princeton will have
hard work this year to win. II has been her
luck these last two years to train number OF
good men up TO the point where they could 10
used as varsity men. only to SEQ them leave.