New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-21
pRJNCETON'S NEW FOOTBALL TEAM
NO LINE Up YET-AN EXCELLENT PROSPECT FOR
A STRONG EIEvEN-PRoMINENT PLAY


pr,rce,on Sent 90 lSpecaD.-The football season
onened ths week at Princeton. In response to Man
aver Andruss call for candidates Tor preliminary
nractIce forty asprants for the eleven repo''eu DIT
the University Field The entire week mas Deeh e''e,
ov.r n light work and line up has yet Deeh rlen'
The men who were asked to report for TINS pr''i,'
nary pracce are nearly all players OF experience tne
general call for candidates being reserved u ai'e'
college opens. The ready response 10 ,''S p'''
call however. promises we'll for the prospects vi Wv
team Nearly al. the old players are pacK anu '''''
rho now candidates arc several stocky men VINO are
~ 80 min ,aurels on the gridlron. Among the more
nrorinent players in the preliminary sqnau are
smith 81; Suter, 49, Rosengarten' W. h'"S' 90
Llovd '9s; Tyler 81 Beam, 81; a. roo' nn
Crowds 49, Holt 1900: Brokaw. ~; Nhee'ei ''Y,'
y Poe 81: Edwards 1900; H. bathrop ig "
Iothron 1900 Cochran, '9s; Thompson, 81 Ke''er'
,es. HAYWARD 'sS: Baird. 49, Pilllng 49, o""i". 90
church 81; Cover 1900; Reed, 1900; Rahn' i,''
po,nor %. Kafer 1900; Booth, 1860, and Oggirsoy'
,eo Galley p c. Barnard. %, and RIGGS w. are
expected TO return In a few days, but hnou', -
the giant guard will probably not return 10 'o''e
Considerable speculation Is In the air co'o''
the first line up of the team. Inc ''',"" al,
course will have first call their old POSITIONS "''
$500 80, ,,usb them out In or two cases
sucb changes may be made. There Is Also so"'
talk OF shifting one or two men 10 M Wy 49,
cies BY the graduation Of the class OF ~ wv 49,
lost two valuable men-Lea ana Hearh Inc '
rners place at tackle Will De
All but Thompson 81. will readily take iir"'"
nacc For Lea's position at tackle Tyler 81 anu
Armstrong 9s are the chief competitors as 'lie
season opens but Rand. ex-captain OF 'he ~
Johns school team. Is likely to be very ihu'" III
the game for this position as the season advances.
II Is also likely that both positions AT guard WI"
ho,o IN no filled Rhodes. 49, Is anxious TO go INTO
hus,noss and Is not likely to return 10 col'se
Riggs NAV return but is not likely to play ioo'-
hall as his family is opposed 10 his continuing '"o
game. 49,
The best material in sight for these TWO
nlaces Is promising bat not plenty. Crowds for
two wears a substitute is likely TO win a place
either at centre or guard. 1t may be found advis-
able TO move Galley over 10 guard ana play
Crowds at centre. Edwards the mammouth Law
renceville guard promises well for the other sac
of the centre He Is built very much like Crowds,
both men Weighing present 20 pounds Ed
wards is the more active. and VIII propapIy n man
a much better man than Crowds. with proper
coaching Church. 81. Will be found In his ola
place tackle. and IS likely TO retain MS poSitloh
against all competition. ,
Captain Cochran's injuries are not seve.e. ana
he Will be ready to take his place at end IN a
fortnight. Back of the line there will be strong
competition Poe. 81; Poe 1900; Smith. -, ana
Sutcr 49, are trying for quarter, and although
Suter won the place last year II Is anybody Tor
the present Barnard. Rosengarten and Kelly are
back play half-back, and there are several prom
Using men among the fresh material FulbacK
Baird 80; Wheeler, 1900; kafer. 1900 and Ayres. ~
I'm the race. John Poe, 95 has arrived TO assist In
the coaching and ex-Captain Lea will come soon:
he regarded Princeton's prospects brighter than