New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-13
QUEERS, IF NOT INEBRlATES
PERHAPS IT WAS THE DEADLY COLD TEA
THAT DEFEATED PRINCETON.
1T FIGURED TOO LARGELY IN THE DIET OF THE
TIGERS BEFORE THE TRENTON GAME.
AND THEY ARE SAID To HAVE HAD
MILD CASE TANNIC.

TIGERS BEFORE THE TRENTON GAME.
AND THEY ARE SAID To HAVE HAD
MILD CASE or TANNIc
ACID POISONING.
Trenton Nov Il (SpeciaD.-Immediately after the
close OF the Princetont University of pennsylvania
game at the local grounds on Saturday. several
Princeton graduates were in earnest consulta-
ton at one end of the field. The conversation
waxed warm, and one OF the group. becoming eN-
cited. waved his above his head and said:
ITS an outrage, our boys were dead before they
went into the game and If we expect TO do any
thing this year change must be made at once.
Those who saw the sluggish. uncertain game
played by the champions were dumfounded, Tor
the general work totally unlike the play
which carried Princeton to victory last year That
Princeton has made no complaint that she mas
accepted defeat in "A true sportsmanlike manner.
shows the kind of stuff the Princeton men are
made Of They would say word which would
detract from Pennsylvania triumph. although
every man on the team and n great many on the
side lines know that Princeton had just cause for
complaint.
There scarcely a man on the Tiger team
who showed any fire spirit in his work. and the
whole team seemed to be slow. if the physical
and mental faculties of the players were not In
thorough working order. When Morse was carried
off the field his appearance showed that there was
something wofuly wrong with him. His face was
aSnen, WhIc the hOlIOWS under MS eyes Ntl'
marked by sickly ercenish tint.
Ii rumored here tonight that the Princeton
| team had been poisoned. While the rumor was be
ing Investigated and shown be false. another
story was uncarthed which IS unquestonahly true
ana II may account Tor the Tigers poor showing II
not for their defeat.
cold tea has been used rather freely in the train
ing quarters this year-in fact. 10 such an extent
that II is alleged that the entire Princeton team
on Saturday was suffering from mid case 81
fannie aci poisoning caused by overiniuigence IN
the seemingly harmless beverage. OF course none
of the players seriously Ill., but the fact that the
Tigers were not in good condition physically on "a
urday To Withstand the struggle necessary IN
a modern game OF football Is undoubtei truth 80
be sii at the door OF Jack McMasters trainer.
others were probably just as much to blame Nc
Masters viii probably say that me framing
ments this year were the same a last year. MhiS
trouble and II would not surprise soie i yop' ,h
he occupied less conspicuous position during IN,
remainder of the season, or II he should DE re'eaS'
Wo1d comes from Princeton that the Tigers will
at once so into vigorous training u''. an '.,
trcy different plan from that whch mas urI,
in vogue FAR This season. and Il need scarI.y
be mentioned here that cold ica VIII NOT oe an '
Courtney the oarsman. who was famous several
seemed TO be sur"st o. winning u'in; u S''' ~
have been victim of the cold tea hahlt u.,
'Scotty" McMastcrs has been a trainer or some
prominence for the last ten years OF nor. Iii
attracting public notice as trainer ol me Oh, oir
for the Brooklyn baseball tam "nr' -. ~, VIII
grounds OF the iridesrooms we're I0,d al 49,
brought out many champions on the Held and
c,ud.r track and up to no fault has ever been
ronj-natlircd fcllow and has always been popular
with the athletes under his charge AL.
The Tigers have one more game 70 pay ,, lnis
season before they meet Yale at Manhattan flell
on December J. The game Is s'h'lueh 20 ur
ccf6rt would be made to dcclar" the game OF. ior
all the time intervening between now a m., ,nn
Trenchari ana his men IN good shape FOR the an
nual Yale contest In New-Nork.