New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-03
COLLEGE FOOTB1 LIZ
GOOD WORK AT PRINCETON.
THE FIRST WEEK or PRACTICE GAMES sfEAh
WELL. FOR THE TEAMS PROSPECTS,

THE FIRST WEEK OF PRACTICE GAMES SPEAKS
WELL. FOR THE TEAMS PROSPECTS.
Princeton. y. J.. oct . (speciaDTho Princeton
VARSITY football team has just finished It's first
week OF practice games against the scrub eleven
and for so early the work has been unusually good
The men are playing with decided dash. ana get
into the plays With unison that speaks well LOT
the work later I'm the year. As general thing the
play In the beginning Of the season Is marred by IL
lack Of concerted action the part Of the team az
a whole. This season seems to be an exception
and nj the present writing It II much better than
at the corresponding time last year Not that the
ind vldua makeup Of the team Il stronger, LOT tha'
Is hardly the case but the team play Is better The
one great drawback at Princeton this fall Is the
lack Of enough men 20 keep the varsity suppiied
with strong substitutes. The team as 1t Is playing
to-day IL a strong one but I'm the men are i'll
hired IL will be hard to M their places acceptably
The new freshman class brought no one Ill Tor the
Varsity squad and only those men VINO were can
ddstes last year can be relied upon to nil the va
cances caused by the graduation Of church, Bro
kaw Thompson Galley. Smith and Poe.
Booth Crowds and Armstrong at present form
the centre trio Their work up to date has been
reasonably good Booth ~ substitute from last
year and T. a hard worker. He lacks experience In
biz games but his willingness To work ana the
quick way In which he takes up the plays give him
a good chance hold his place at centre.
Holt and HilebTdnd AZ tackle are HAN"l'S' anu ~
seems that they will be a hard pair 70 get past
Capt,in Cochran II right end IS playing and d.
rectiny the, team with greater dash than eVeT, Oe-
r,re and he infases lots OF life IN his men lathrop
has had a thorough trial Il left end ana re hds
proven himself tho most likely candidate for tina,
nosiiion Craig aud OglcsDy are also promising emo
Candidates and VIII make strong substitutes
and voc the two leaders III tiie rue" TOT
quarter back and the greater rNp"r'n nee OF me
former In championship games gives MIN the hrS'
chance Palmer T. another as.iiant TOT quarter
' KEN End sannnrd are hrs, choice for the half
b,,k POSITIONS with R"iter and Suter ~ substl-
IN. rair Kelly ~ undoubtedly one OF the best me
Lr.,I,rs on I'M. football field to-day and his Work
i,st wear mahes him first choice among Princeton
men Ne was right halfoack on the All-Ameilchl
team and thoroughly deserved IN" place Ills "oi
,hs v",r will be fully good and is likely to be
oV-v better. 49,. -,
Wheeler and Ayres are having a lVti! race iof
IN. fnllback position. Both are heavy ana strong
md al running with tho ball there IL little to choose
L., w..u them. At puuting. too they are on even
| terms hu; Wheeler H. somewhat the quicker OF the
tuo IL has had more experience In big games lhan
AYrcs Hud may De Irkdfh'" "S NV "'''' 80.
man for the place - .tL -,
purinr the pasi week Their has been som" taIk 1i
| , game with th. University OF PcnnsNl sarla WV
IAN In, as the Princeton faculty j. utterly "ppo'ro
| IN such a game II can be definitely stated that TIC
| such contest viii b" played a., ,.,
| The game here to-day win LrnlSh - M pSfIn
rtrs ~ = .,rics Of games with the smaller colleges
th.r viii la plavod nt the rat" OF Two games We
| for m. next four weeks This VII uidoun'tu1y ~
/ a yr.,t sfrain on tho ''im. and II VIII telull,,
! ri.Vc- handling or fh" M. 20 bring theN throuE'
tho season 'r the best condition for me maj con
| ,.st with vale I'll, scarcity Of varsity ha'e'ld
| here will require great ear" 40 All t'p'-