The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-28
The FOOTBALL WORLD Now
TURNS TO THE HARVARD
PRINCETON MATCH.
NEITHER TEAM IN FAIR FORM
OLD NASSAU'S ELEVEN THIS YEAR
SHOWS A DEARTH OF STAR
PLAYERS.

NEW YORK, n. Y, Oct. 27.-The foot
ball-players are complaining bitterly ABOUT
the continued mild weather, but the peo-
pie who patronize the robust college game
are more than pleased at the absence OF
frost and snow. The HarVard-CorneH
contest yesterday was easily the game OF
the day, and the followers OF the crimson
can well afford to be satisfied with the re-
suit. The splendid games played by the
local teams, the Crescent Athletic Club
team at Brooklyn and the Orange Athletic
CLUB team at Orange, will greatly
strengthen the interest in the champion
ship battle between the two teams. Prince
tons failure to score at Orange, even with
q poor team, is result hardly to have
been expected.
Not in the history of any Princeton
undergraduate has old Nassau been SO
poor in football material as she is thi.
year. The large number of men who came
out to try for the vacancies in the team at
the opening of the college has gradually
dwindled until there are at present not
more than twenty candidates worthy of
consideration.
Thus far this process of trying all candi-
dates has occupied the attention OF the
coachers to such an extent as to prevent
any development of organized team play.
The dearth of big men for the line posi-
tons has compelled Captain Lea TO play
the same rushline with little change in
each days practice, but the backs have
been changed so often that no one of them
can be said to own a place on the team.
For the back positions there are at least a
dozen men, all of whom have been at one
time or another considered possibilities,
but none Of whom, with perhaps the ex-
ception of Armstrong, can be considered
frst-class varsity players. The unex-
pected arrangement of q game with Har-
ward has completely upset all plans and
the Princeton coachers find themselves
with probably the strongest game of the
season TO be played in one week and with
an old but Impractical eleven to meet the
emergency.
While at first it was thought that the
line would be fairly strong, and conse-
quently the attention of the coachers was
given to the backs, it now turn. out that
the rushline will not be nearly so strong
as it at first promised. The great difficulty
lies in the dearth of good substitutes
Both Riggs and Rhodes are practically
without opposition at the guards. Vent
Is next D6St, Out Is lar rom u varsity man.
The regulars have consequently gone to
sleep in their positions day after day, and
neither are showing anything Like the form
they had last season. Riggs is doing the
better work OF the two, but is by no means
up to his last years form. -Gayles, the
postgraduate center-rush, is now consid-
cred a great find. His work in the snap
back position is clean and strong ana hi.
general play first class. At the tackles
Princeton is almost as strong as in former
years.
Princeton's weakest spot is at quarter
Smith and Brokaw have been tried there
up to q week ago and they were equally
poor. Smiths injury in the Lehigh game
put him out of the race for at least two
weeks, and as last resort Nelson Poe, who
has been tried at quarter for the last two
seasons, only to be discarded as incapable
has again been put in the place. He is al
least the superior of Brokaw. The latter
is new at the position, never having played
it before this season. He is doing better
work than he has done heretofore at quar-
ter, and will probably have first choice on
the position. Turner, the captain OF the
scrub and quarterback on that team, is do
ing excellent work, and may have an OPP
portunity on the first eleven.
In regard to Harvard, the work of the
team is not such as would naturally in
spire any confidence. AS a matter of fact
the playing of the last week has been dis
coura ging. Several of the tried men have
suffered injuries and few of the new mer
have not shown any promise OF improve
ment. Shaw, the center rush, dislocateC
his shoulder and is not likely to be able tC
play for a fortnight. North Shaw, las
years big right guard, who was expected
to be out some time ago, finds that his les
is too weak for any severe work as yet
Hallowell, the standby at left tackle, il
practically out of the race for good, bein!
generally run down. Behind the linz
Wrightington is unwel, Gonterman i
overturned and Hayes and Dunlop ar,
suffering from bad knees. Captain Brewe
himself is overturned.
These evils have made great differenc,
in the work of the team. Concerted play
ing has hardly been possible, and that wa:
lust what was needed. The interference,
has not improved a particle, while tn,
strength of the line on defensive play ha
fallen off.
But the week has been trying one
Owing to the fact that the Princeton gam,
was so close at hand il has been necessary
to put on a few finishing touches much too
early in the season. The men have beer
trying to learn the fine points before ben:
"well grounded in the elements" AS
result, they are being dragged ont of tn,
mire by the efficient coaching of Mr.. De
land and ex-Captain Emmons. The last
named now has full charge of the coachin,
and will conduct the campaign until ate
the Princeton game.
Harvard certainly cannot be kept from
scoring, as its team is strong GROUND
gamer. But the defensive work has 81
fallen off that it is unlikely that Princeton
could be shut out under any circum
stances.