New-York tribune., 1896-10-26
PRINCETON FEELS UNSETTLED.
THE MAKE, Up or THE ELEVEN STILL rNcERrAIH

.,,, rr.p or THE ELEVEN STILL UNCERTAIN
-prFIcULTrEs REForE THE COACHES
Princeton y. J.. oct Eth" work last week ~
the Princeton football team has not tended 10 re-
store confidence. While the larg" ~ror" o' " 10
&, tho virginia game on Wednesday gave the I'm
nress,on that the team IL strong On", thoF" VINO
have watched tho practice not inclined 10 attach
,,,o, uo,rh, tn IT, The same team played TO q
.,andstt bv LAFAYETTE. and In all the minor games
nm crratic showing has been made. IN" situation
is cous!doraby more unsettled than II WAS week
or ten days ago Win only on" week intervening
before the hard game with Cornell. and only TWO
,,.eks before tho championship game with Harvard.
tho Anal makeup Of the eleven is scarcely less in-
certain than 1t was al the opening of IN" season
This il party due to numerous injuries and partly
10 the lack Of frsi class players Tor IN" nn" mere
are several rear players whose ability Is ahout on a
-Rosengnrien. Rcit"T. Kelly. BannArd, wheeler.
,,,trd and Poe Captain Cochran Is at present play
In. oil tho four halfhacks each game Kos'ngarten
IS the most brilliant individual player. II" Is =
.r.a, pround-galner and a good doAger R"i'cr has
less experience than any OF the Others. and IL fre-
ouentIv injured: but he bucks IN" lin" we'll ana
usually holds the ball Both Barnard ana nelly
are fair Hne-buckers. and the former goes around
,bs end well and follows the Interference in good
,o-m bui both are somewhat slow In starting. and
go. f,mhling TOO frequently. Al fullback. Baird's
Iongor expcrienc. and quckncss ar" likely 10 give
hin, the MACE over Wheeler. Baird has shown
r,arked Improvement Poe has been hurt again
1te il scarcely the equal OF Smith al quarterback
Tho Latter is doing all that could he desired. and Is
uLolv ,o lake the sndphack in the championship
r,os lie and Poe strong in defensive play,
-, ,h. same cannot bc said of the other backs
cors.ouently so far the rear positions are con.
oorr.d the team Is likely to be considerably
.,ronger IN offensive than In defensive play.
rho perplexing question II how to develop pair
~, s,ropg guards II H. now apparent that this cam
"a, ~. done from the material AT hand Armstrong
has hecn showing Improvement. and is likely to hold
h,s nr,co AT right guard. Tyler is doing remark
h,,. 0ne work but he is too light for the place
II. =. active and plays hard II Is rather expected
,hs, cantain Cochran will decide on change soon.
|,d,rg TYLER back to tackle and endcayoring TO
,o".in6 a guard from other material. In THIS case,
Dan,h crowds and Edwards Will be the material
49, ,,,bich 10 choose. Booth may develop into "A
tatr In man with much coaching Meantime. Hide
htrn,d 10 M tackle. shown such iDe form as to
pndanger Tylcr's reganing his old place. The stu
a'tnr therefore resolves itself into the problem
uho'her I;ooth Tyler IL the better man foi
,',,ard Galley is of course. fixture al centre Oh
,h. ends there has been considerable ialling OF
;n tho quality OF the work. Captain cochran u
go rceIv ND to his d-iime form and Thompson,
"a no has thus far done most OF the playing al leit
end is SOW In getting into form. Brohaw ms
nearest rival. Is doing remarkably nne worn
iathrop 90 and crookston. '00 are also PROMISING
men Church at left tackle. Is doing we'll