Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-22
The Foot Ball Teams Compared
Point by Point.
The GREAT GAME TOMORROW
Diagram Showing the Strength Of
the EIevens.
RET URN TO OPEN PL A Y
Of The Evening Star.


PRINCETON, N. j., November 81 1895
OF course, the question of absorbing in
terest in the foot ball world now is as to the
supremacy of Princeton or Yale, which is
to be decided Saturday at Manhattan Field,
New York, when the two crack teams come
together to decide the intercollegiate cham
pionship for 1895. In the beginning of the
season it seemed to be the generally ac-
cepted theory that Yale would win, hands
down, and many thought that Harvard
would have little trouble in overcoming the
Tigers, but since the crimson was beaten by
the orange and black, on November 3, there
has been less confidence at New Haven and
a more general opinion that the final con-
test would be close. There has been little
chance to get comparative line on the
two teams, the games which both Yale and
Princeton played with the Orange Athletic
Club forming about the only means of COM
parlson from scores, and these so contra
dictory as to be of no certain value. Early
In the season Princeton played a tie game
In twenty-mnutes halves, then Orange and
Yale played short halves, with a final score
OF - to Y for Yale. In second game, how
ever, saturday last, Yale defeated Orange
80 the halves being thirty minutes each.
1ale's playing has bettered itself much in
the last two weeks, and the key to the uues-
Iioh is as 10 the relative improvement in
Prlncetons play, which cannot be Judged
until the two teams are brought together
A comparison of the two teams is of in
terest The Yale team is pretty well settled
while in the Princeton team there are some
places stu In doubt. The lineup, then, will
be as follows:
Princeton. Positions ya1a
cochran. Right end. Louis Hinkey
Lea capt. Right tackle. Murphy
6ayley ...........:. Center .:.........H. Cross
Riggs: Left guard. Chadwick
Church ..........Left tackle. Rodgers
aearn, thompson Left end. Bass
Suter, Poe. Quarter back. ... F'incke
Armstrong. Right half backDe Witt
Kelley
Rosengarten.. Left half back Thorne, capt.
Bard, Ayres. Full back.
Individual Comparisons.
Cochran is a quicker man than Bass, and
follows the ball better and is sure ard hard
in his tackles, but has good man against
him, and the play may be expected to be
pretty even here. Capt. Lea of Princeton is
probably the best tackle in the country to-
day, and should he recover from his in
jury in time to play, will clearly overmatch
Rodgers. who is a new man and very slow
at times. especially in breaking interfer-
ence. Should Tyler play in place of Lea,
the places would be nearer even with
slight advantage for Rodgers, as he is a
quicker man than mis- opponent Prince
from New Haven, as they form eXcep-
tionally heavy trio, aggrrSating Go pounds
in weight ard being active, aggressive play
ers. Church and Murphy are pretty evenly
matched, for while Murphy mas the ad-
vantage of past experience, Church is
heavier and stronger man, and puts up
sharp and snappy game. Hnkey should
have the best of either Hearn or Thompson
in all particulars. E'incke Is an exception
ally quick and accurate quarterback, and Is
far in advance of either Suter or Poe, es-
pecially in passing for kicks. Thorne will
be the best back on the field, as he is superb
in either kicking or running Kelley or Arm
strong will be- if anything, a shade better
than De Witt who is not a fast runner,
while the fullbacks will be pretty evenly
matched.
Shown by Diagram.
The annexed diagram will give the COM
parative strength of the two teams, the
more probable men being assigned to the
doubtful places n tine Princeton eleven.
The stronger players are the dark spots,
and where they are nearly even and no
marked superiority, both have been dar-
kened. The teams are laid out as they will
face each other. that is, Princetons right
end against Gales left, and so on.