New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-28
TRENCHARD WILL BE FULLBACk.
IMPORTANT CHANGES IN THE PRINCETON
EIEVEN-TWO NEW HAIFBACKS

IMPORTANT CHANGES IN THE PRINCETON
ELEvEN-Two NEW HAIFBACKs
An important meeting Of the Princeton football
coaches and advisers held Monday evening az
the University Athletic Club house. at princeton
The session a long one and. as result OF the
counsel of war a radical change has been maze III
the makeup Of the team. The most important
change and one that will create the greatest sur
prse among football followers. is that Captain
Trenchard will be transferred TO fullback In the
Saturday game. His old place at right END VIII DE-
filled by Cochran. who. until Monday mao pee"
relied upon TO return Butterworths puns lhis I'M
portant move was necessi,ated by Cochrans IN
ability to judge the ball a Kick and MS c"h~--
quent rnuffng. The coaches realized that rePe"-
lion Of the Juggling which characterized the play
Of the backs at Trenton on November ~ won'u Nv
fatal 10 their chances against Yale ana 1renchaiu
was selected as the best man to overcome ths "eah-
ness Not only Is he q sure catcher pu' WIN INC
bail In his grasp he Is the haroes. man ~ W,
Princeton team to down. He played AT fuiiDack III
both Mondays and yesterdays practice, ana MS
brilliant runs through strong SCRUB hhe '"r'',eu
the action OF the coaches. His punting was iu"!
I'm n that of Cochran and his running and tackng
were far better At right end Cochran played re-
n,srkably we'll and II IL thought that he VIII noiu
his own against the dreaded Hinkey.
Another change. which II Is hoped VIII srca"'
s,renp.hen the team is the substitution OF Arm
strong and Reuter- for Barnard and Barnett al
right and lief: halfback. At present Armstrong,
who IL a big strapping freshman. weighing !"
hounds is looked upon as the strongest ma"
PRINCETON has had back OF her lire this year. ana
I, he continues to improve as rapidly as he mas
in the last week, he will prove formidable factor
IN SATURDAYS game. He Is said TO hit the line with
tremendous force and has rarely been sent win
the ball without making material gains lie WI"
no an Improvement, over either Barnett or Ban
pard in that he will enter the game In the pink
Of condition and should play strong. haru game
from beginning TO end , -. 49,. ,,..o,.,.a
In Reuter-. Princeton believes she has discoveren
n second McClung In lodging. he uses the same
side-step method OF running which MADE Ms|'unS
the most elusive man on the field TO Tackle anu
doyn He has shown up extremely we'll In prac-
tIce and on Monday was tried on the VARSITY
with such good results that IT has been praoucaiIy
decided TO keep him there. With these TWO men
az ground gamers and Barnett ana Bannarn az
substitutes the Tigers believe that their chances
against Yale are materially improved. and that
ihcv will put up a much stronger game. in both
offensive and defensive play. than was shown al
Trenton. 49, 49,. , 49,,
The practice this week has been sharp and hard
and in two DAYS over a hundred points have been
scored against strong second clever To-day the men
will play their last had practice before the game
THURSDAY and @ part OF Friday will be devoted TO
practising signals. Taylor, at tackle. Is now looked
upor a. the weakest man in the team. His work at
guard has unified him for the place OF tackle and
his blocking IL low and uncertain.
Unless some further changes are made between
now and Saturday the following men will line up
against Yale: Smith. left end; Holly, LEFT tackle
Wheeler left guard: Riggs. centre; Rhodes. right
guard; TAYLOR, right tackle: Cochran. tight end
Ward quarter: Armstrong. right half, Reuter-. left
halfback; Trenchard fullback