New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-11

players that OF PC surpassed 1t In strength. II
has been playing consistent football from the start.
and barring accidents the team should make
strong finish Of the
In fact, so much attention has been paid to de-
velopng aggressive style of play that the de-
fenslve work has been neglected 1t Is only In the
last few days that Mr.. Woodruff, the COACH has
really done much in this direction. His efforts have
borne fruit. although the effectiveness OF the de-
fence has not been tested. The scrub team.
strengthene by Charlie Wharton. last years noted
guard Woodruff and the substitutes OF the Var
sty team. has been attacking the 'Varsity's line
fercely 1t has been using the revolving wedge,
or Princeton style Of mass play. and the Varsity
has been instructed in breaking 1t up To do this
the regular style OF defence had 10 be changed 10
some extent. 1t has been customary for the ends
to jump into the interference in plays well
tackle and end plays. The tackling depends
upon the tackles. backs and guards This style
will still be used except In mass plays which In
clude1 the Princeton revolving wedge. In sucn
plays the ends DO not go under the Interference
but work around the edges OF the wedge and try
to down the runner as he is revoived OF the
bunca While the scrab team has not mastered the
art of attack to such extent has Princeton
sill its plunees INTO tho line have been sum
GENTLY well executed to show that the system OF
defence will work wei with a little practice.
While The aggressive work generally Is very good.
or Two rather weak in this respcc,
il ckson at left hafback H. hitting the line Ike
Buckingham. Morice and Minds are playing their
steady ana hard game. but Ouiland. tho best
ground gamer ana me fast runner OF the team
ne can 90 one hundred yards I'm ten secOnds-dc-
tracts from hi. work by his habit OF slowing up
when about to be tackled In other respects has
work is fine, and he runs IN extremely good form.
Inc quarterback question Is sin thorn in the
side Of Woodruff. ana now II looks II II will not
be solved Hedges was being drii ed in work and
he bid fair 70 turn out TO be capable man. Tn
fortunately. Dickson was injured In the Gettysburg
game. and Hedges had to so end. As Dickson
will be out Of the gamo for a couple OF weeks II is
not likely that Hedges can be spared from end In
tine to master the difficulties TO he In
the quarterback position. Unless a capable end liz
turned up In the near future. the quarterback
question seems hopeless. Weeks and Fortescue
divide the honors between them. and there are few
10 DIVIDE.
The disposition 10 tumble If gradually wearing of
although Captain Minds n mufiing TOO many Mics
and is not marker TO the sure catcher, Morce
Minds however, Ia puntng well and II also buck
ing the line with effect
All last week ex-Captain Wharton last years
guard, who has been engaged TO coach the fresh
guards. under his persona care. lie has been
Showing them how - work" the famous guard 8
back pay. They have been apt pupils ana show
the .ood results OF their coaching Perry VENT
ex-rrince;on VINO vas thought 10 be "A fixture al
tackle has been replaced by Cornett. Vent Is
TOO lat and IL not last enough for the position.
tain Minds's team rivals that OF Captain Carl WIFI
anlsB Tor fastness. II is this very fact that gives
T. the strength II Possesses. for there s nor one
really brilliant player In the team
The game with Gettysburg on Wednesday was
not hard enough 10 test PENIS abilities. The Get
tysburgs started out to make strong resist
sncc. bur were carried of tneir feet in the fret
few minutes by PENIS snappy and aggressive play.
After that Penn scored almost az FAST as her
runners could run between the goal posts: Prepare
and Lsia,cti@ games PennsyIvanim is not ' troubled
s'tima'i"s tbs strength Of her opponents. This