The sun., 1897-10-31
PRIyCEToN,s ELErEN ROUNDING TO.
Final Preparations by tho Tigers for the Game
with Yale at New Haven.

with Yale at New Haven.
PRINCETON Oct. 3O.-There ars but seven
teen more days for active football practice at
Princeton and the Tigers have but one more
game before they meet Yale in the deciding con-
test at New Haven on Nov. 90. With the sea.
ron SO far advanced and the :lna! game less
than three weeks away, the positions Of centre
and right guard In Princeton's line are still in
doubt Behind the line the team is in first
class condition. The hacks are all efficient
ground gamers and there is enough OF them
to outast thc.hardest kind o: same, but the
unsettled condition OF the centre OF the line pre-
vents improvement in team work. and is
dscouraging handicap TO the rest of the eleven
Armstrong; injury is OF IL more serious ma
turc than was at first suppo- cd, and Trainer
McMasters says that the big guard will not be
able to enter tho game again for two weeks at
least, and may not be able TO play again during
the rest of the season. The muscles OF his neck
and back were severely strained while lie was
smashing mass play in the practice game
against tho scrub eleven last Thursday. Arm
strong was playing the fastest game OF all tho
line men, and his injury at this time Is n hard
blow to Princcton's prospects. The only availa-
be men to Hll the position Edwards,
Dckcy, and Booth. Edwards this week has
been playing centre, and Booth was reiegatcd to
the scrub. Edwards weighs 22G pounds. and is
built on tho Doucctte plan. He has had valua.
ble experience at right guard, and at present
has the best chance for the place. Dickey Is
heavier than Edwards. but does not play tho
game well, and Booth Is entirely new TO the
Jordan Of the seminary is by long odds the
hest centre in the college. tlr played centre
the seminary, and filed the same position on
the scrub last season. where hc played against
Galley Last year he was the most aggressive
nlayor on The feId. He plays n hard, consist.
ent game all the time; nnd puts mp an I'M
preenable defence, A. isft guard Crowds has
he has not reached anywhere near the mark he
set for himself last year, and The worsl, Of tho
one else to put in the place. Crowds has no
love for the gano, but plays from sense OF
Riilebrand got into the game yesterday for
| the first time since tho Indian contest on Oct.
| 49, He is in excellent condition and fit to play
Of OFT the Weeks work s:the:big inprovoment made
by Holt al left tackle. He has learned the place
| fairly we'll by this time. and therefore is less
ca sily boxed and much more efficient in inter
ferencc breaking. He l. sure ground gamer
and bids ,fair TO rival the record Of his tutor,
Conran Z pGy"EE the game hs year as
y at has paEs' HSo cxnp" Tor his mem si by n
more work than any two PiHayers on The eleven.
His tacSie !: '"T.i'E "an herrti GHd he Is gen
| After a hard fght Craig has Won the right IN
play left end over l., ia'hronr; ~ Im nn H. not %
| bye lie tackles we'll and is hard man 10
a,Hirclc. -,
mainstays to The team. He hclps Cochran ron.
sideraGiy IN coaching tho backs, and is'r com.
ins star in his own posii'on, lie nlSS;e2 quickly
| giving, and runs thc team like veteran.
Kelly and Banasrd hayS t,o 3"d no = long rest, a.
stale. Next week thcy wil be in tho giIno
again to gel IN form for Yale; For substitute.
Princeton has likely couple IN iirtcr anti
hccn doing much better work thus far than thc
| veterans Kelly and Barnard lt"itcr Is cspe
cally proficient in cnd runs, in which he fo
| lows intorfcrcnce until the !ast man Is down
while Ayres's strong, pnint y hia ino breaking
PLAYER on the field, and for this reason is q. good
man TO send back to return kick. Crane and G
Lathrope viii be second substitute half hocks
putting his weight into the kicks and Sho3ss al
| Improvement IN his purting.