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PRINCETON. Sept. 3O-After q weeks watch
ing OF Princeton's football candidates Il is safe
TO assert that the outlook for the glory Of old Mas
tnu is unusually bright this year. The fact that
all of last years line with the single exception Of
Ballet are now on the field again is not the only
reason for such an opinion. A still more hope
full sign is the evidence Of increased system in
the coaching OF the new men. There never
were so many candidates out, and yet none OF
them has been neglected. J. p. Fine keeps close
watch on them on all quarters Of the field and
sees that every player gets due attention. As
soon as a man shows himself to be a paitiou-
larly promising player Phil King or Capt. Tren-
chard takes him in hand and gives him all the
pointers he needs. All the old players who are
not in the fray are on the field 10 watch the new
mon and assist In coaching them when King
and Trenchard so desire.
Phil King has already shown that his work
can scarcely be less valuable than his playing
last year. IL there was any self-confidence on
the part of the men at the opening of the sea-
son 1t is certainly rapidly disappearing now un-
der his faithful warnings. Capt. Trenchard is
with him, too, in the idea that competition Is
tho secret Of excellence and there is scarcely
man on the team unless II be Wheeler, who has
the right to think that he has cinch upon his
position. From the looks Of the material on the
field so far Princeton's second eleven should be
nearly as strong as her first eleven has been for
some years.
Few other coachers have been here yet and u
is not Capt. Trenchard's policy to have too
many. and these must submit their criticisms
and suggestions to the Supervising Committee,
composed OF J. b. Fine Phil King, and Capt.
Trenchard. before they are given to the PLAYERS.
No shouting at players on the field will be al
lowed this year by any coachers, except by Phil
King and Capt. Trenchard. Fine, King, and
Trenchard will do all the planning Of new plays.
too. Individual coachers, selected chiefly from
the 80 team and those Of the succeeding years,
The twenty.one men who went to the training
table last Wednesday are only the first detach-
few as possible to the table, but the large num-
Der Of promising candidates viii Of necessity
we the number who VIII 60 in training TO the
dis, Riggs, and Rhodes, centres; Wheeler and
kies; Brown, Trenchsrd, Armstrong, Smith. and
Cochran, ends; Ress1ssrten and Poe; quarter
backs; Mccormick and Burt, full backs.
A weeks work has shown even more clearly
oss saS se %
hustle to hold his place II he were here Every
ard begins TO say privately that he may yet even
surpsss Ballet In some ticulars. He certainly
amount of sand. His chief diffculty is his nbund-
nS OF esa but c hs ha IN
quite quite we'll Risgs nG Is rsHer his superior @ IN s this
regard, however. He showed n his work this
% tha has Rs
sure snap back, Is full OF sand, and promises to
give Crowds all he can do TO hold his chance
OF the place. He has been playing on the var
sty side some this week.
Though Rhodes has been playing at centre
most Of the time. yet he Is also built well for
ward. 90, from Cornell, has been showing UP
mentioned as q p9ssi6iity, too: he is 2 stockily
sronF a1 s
himself or he will be outelassed BY Armstrong
training tells " well for him. He starts out like
an end after Capt. Trenchard,s own @ heart; He
some fine tacfiing this week. He Is remarkably
quick TO see his advantage II getting into the
and follows the ball like a veteran;
Armstrong too. is no mean tackle, and plays
the position in promising form for 80 early In
the season. Rosengarten has now gone 10 quar-
ter back, and promises TO make things interest
garten has had rather poor luck at half back.
He tried for this position last season. put was
the fs %th s sa Ssss
back. His shoulders were heavily padded, but
IL Is rather n dangerous position for him. His
running, though swift, is not particularly
strong, and he IS apt to be hurt when fercely
tackled. At, quarter back he plays with
cool head. and seems To know how TO
take ball from snap back and pass u
quite In varsity style. lie knows too, how TO getit
into play with cOmmendable speed, and has sand
enough to make his strength tell In warding on
taCklers In interference plays or In pushing the
hall ahead in masses on the centre. He IL a lit
tie heavier than Nelson Poe, but Poe has had
more experience In the position.
Now that Holly Is coming back. and Tyler may
be taken from the line and set again at full back,
Mccormick may be more useful at half than
full He has been practising there this week
and has done remarkably well. He keeps up his
practice OF punting and drop kicking. too. and.
whichever position he will finally settle down TO.
will, Il seems At present, depend upon whether
he or Tyler will make the most rapid strides in
the race for full back. Wheeler. Lea and Tay,
lOr are the only old players who have entered
the fray as yet. They have been playing In
their usual good form. Trenchard, Ward,
Brown, and Holly will probably be out next
week.
Princeton undergraduates are quite excited
over the chances of a game with Harvard Ihe
mai Tity OF them are of the opinion that the
game Is still very doubtful matter for they
Interpret Harvard's dallance concerning dates
and places OF playing an indication that she
Is not 50 anxious as she pretends 70 play Prince-
ton.