New-York tribune., 1896-11-20
TIGERS GOOD AND BAD POINTS.
AN EXPERT THINKS THEY OUGHT TO WIN

THEY DO THEIR BEST
Princeton Nov 70 (SpecaD.-To-day's practice
put the last touch TO Prncetons team ana ]"
stands ready for the final game ana IN 'he
best shape that hard work and constant adVice ca"
put IL. 1t is not easy matter to prcdic' 'ho o"'
come OF the struggle for various reasons pu' .no
principal one Is the variation In the Tigers PA!
from dav 10 day in practice ore week 1t is fast
beyond belief while the next. for no assls'""'e
cause everything drags and the men play IKE d
lot Of schoolbOys. If there is a slump oi' '"''
the result will be almost certain victor! io'
Yale while with Princeton playing In hcr Top ioi' III
and Yale no better proportonately than she piaycu
a week ago. the outcome ought 10 De i"'e '
for the orange and black.
The nrac,ice to-day was not at all satisfactory,
the backs running slowly and all the men failing 10
get into the formations with the snap '''"' , -
have shown themselves capable OF. snor' nan
was played with open gates. ana 'hen 'ne ''''
practsei close formation and signals III seoi -"
While the scrub team stood no chance OF scor'hs'
tho ,vars,v team WAS not the whirwind that II
was the day before and the coaches were "o' ~"
couraged by the work. r, ,,,,, NJ,
agains, Yale will be much as she mas ,S
paycd-that is straight, hard football wiin In IIsr
racourse ~ tricks which have proved. as III il"l
wards hands of little value against cish'' t 49,
game The element of kicking VIII propabbS b Trcrs
have a fuliback who can be depended on er 10 eH
Change punts with Yale for gain IN 'he "N''"s'
The personnel OF the team for SATURDAY VIII Ii,le
as follows: cochran capan' rrb, r,g'r guard Galley.
centre; Crowds left guard Church ie'' 'pnnnri
Brokaw left end smith gnariefonS(NR H anS Raird, full
nacL Cochran enters somewhat handicapped ny
an injury received earlier in the season ou ,,iay his
accident will last the game out ana outPin' IA
man Brokaw has developed into very iass mi iii
and the fullback who ca,Gh@s , nuicky to escape
being downed Brokaw is probably ihe neS, evor Far
on tho tam AT following the bail ana Is ia,.
and Is a freshman.
has been sharp and fast. although ne ,,'S m shomid
times to get in the ln''r's iasi Year against Yale.
and is hard and aggressive IN ms ms M'r Msu he,ng
runs well in interference anu wi, fast as Brokaw
,he fas,o'. runner on the team lie FANS TO lu, me
welt TO good "dvanagr en- IN hnlfh"ck whcrc he
niaved last wear and is pditing mp r93n gam h, is
his place He has tendency oo =" in ,ntsrfcrcncc
GGndie &c y little slow but steady ana f'lln,''
and hard man 70 get through, nc,,ing me ban into
Nav hut he has been weak In chare,hE ad runner
smith al quarby' Ills ecncralship Of the team Is
avs ai,r credahle and shows headwork hmmna, r., -
a. Ssadv runner with the ball and nara man 10
,,,i i, hH, sometimes forgets his work IN ILL., Ill.,
ference Kelly is probably the s neS' an onen dold
nrk ,,%rr as hts mate Baird Is sure ca'ch' koo,
runner and swift and certain ihs hack rcid
oroP 80 H.. shou's Judgment and clear cool heAn
or the substitutes ba Ak OF the nm. 49, ia -
nrohahiv the most valuable as he plays e,ieI I,i IA
pr t"iitacL and hunts probably well as l'htp
Rciter substitute half. is hard plnchs p' aratnst
dasarvoe more credit for Rannards run "ta,nis'
Harvard than he got. his inierierrn'' r.or
uied much to It's success Foe phiEis - ,rn q wh,r.
or haW and Ike all the Poes. tackles hke W.
Wind His great fault Is a tendeil'E ~, ~ Ia "a
Thompson is n valuable man as ~ M .t,s Coch-
vii do his work hard and well II ne '"h'S Wv"
rams place. $3.50, ,1 hoo, ,,.ved nv Yale
and princeton this year and the r"lallNr a.,,
~ the men on the teams the Tigers ousn' ~ -, 80
,ha .s,ne IN their merits but II VIII DC .l'N'i'
bardfoueh, struggle. and whichever t"d'n ~ -, ~
,orious will have a wholesome respect io' "' van
nuished when time Is called