The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-10
IN THE FOOTBALL WORLD.
VOW YHIE AND PRINCETON EJBTENs
LOOK TO THE EIPERTa.

Ratfis-fals's Backs Superior, hut this
TIaerr, Line StronRsr Harvard Mer
Think Rooseveit'a victory = Good Omen,
yale and Princeton have practically com.
r,sted their training for next Saturdays bat
,s ON Brokaw Field. There IL not . great
dsal OF bettinR just yet, because nan Prince
IAN supporters arc waiting for odds from Yale,
Eyen money prevails here and the general
opinion Is that no better price can be obtained
rbnn the teams line up. That both teams will
bo in better trim than At any previous time
This season there can he no doubt. Condition
iii cut a more important figure than usual.
and from present indications it would seem
that the Tigers have a slight advantage In
his respect They have been very carefully
handled oil the season. and. barring the un-
t~ortunate disablemcnt Of their best half back.
Rsiter. th,y have escaped accidents with un-
usual luck. There has also been no evidence
a overtrainlnR. Tho Princeton eleven has
ham trained specially for this game. as Il Il
The last on Nassau's schedule. The men will.
,~hsre,ore. be In the best possible shape that
ean be produced BY the trainers and ooachers.
and II 10 q moral certainty that they will be In
far better trim than the eleven which went
down before Yale last fall.
princeton has been subjected 10 o system
attn course OF training all season under the
,ys Of experienced professionals. while Yale
has not had q regular tratrer since Keene
Tftzpatrick left. Although the latter re-
..ived considerable credit for the superb con-
sit,on Of last years victorious eleven. Coach
puterworth was chiefly responsible. as he
ma complete supervision over Fitzpatrick.
put as Bulterworth has not been regularly In
,h.rge Of affairs at New Haven his fall the
y,ls eleven has suffered considerably. More
MON have been on the hospital list than ever
betore. and at this late stage Of the game sew
srnl Of the best players are on the ragged edge
because Of injuries.
Tho unusually large number Of good players
,t Yale, however. offsets the hospital list. and
IN these last few days the best available coach
ara have done wonders in rounding the eleven
into shape.
whether the team can reach last years stand
Ard in point Of condition is o question that
cannot be answered until the men have played
through Saturdays game. There can be no
doubt, however. that the eleven will be At
enough TO play fast ballast enough to mako
Princeton hustle. Still. many believe that IL
Princeton should win IL would be solely be-
cause the Tigers outlasted Yale. and not be-
cause OF any great amount OF superiority in
scientific play. Yale's backs. and there is q
remarkable array Of them. are counted on to do
he trick for the Blue. Tor. taken as q whole.
they ~outclass the Tigers back field rather
easily. Yale has three full backs in Mcbride.
pashiel and Dupee. Princeton has two in
Wheeler and Ayres. Mcbride Is the best full
hack in the Eastern colleges. taking into con-
sideration %punting. line bucking. tackling
and providing interference. He outclasses
Wheeler in every department, although the
latter Is an excellent player. who should dis
play improved form over that of a year ago.
Ayres Is a good punter and line hitter. but not
Of Wheeler's calibre. He Is perhaps better
than either Dashiell or Dupee. because OF his
experience in big games. At quarter back
Yale has another big advantage. which means
a great deal In view OF the Importance Of the
position. De Saulles is the star quarter back
q the country. but he has been laid up re-
Gently with a sprained ankle. II he Is able to
Iasysh his gene yn1ses on sbs sssSrdi ay r ne w1i BY TrS 81 psy
cent. In running the team he has shown, moro
headwofk than anybody else on the Yale eleven.
a mas FnebEiei tSsfifn rsa and II bse SEGnsn th hr . alS and nd
his Interference for his backs are well well X known s1fNUn
prinfe SaloHe5bs hasn't e toG @en to ie eop eo% Wish 8e
sauiies. The Tigers have three quarter backs
N duncan. Hutchinson and ~Rosengarten. but
4 "a de set by h she f fisele Yale msn. n sailis sas
a1IEly. substitutes for De saulles. are superior
i sal RTsGsi L Also t : eo IL at%Os goal fI Ecker 1es sns 4
brilliant rpsher. Ely has played in bis, games
before, and is reliable: yale mas q small army
touchdown against Princeton last. year; ,Durs-
ston. CoIwin, BENJAMIN. Marvin. Gilmore.
" Prin ses se kss fo Ssns salii backs who come up
to a varsity standard. They are Black,
seardsley. Crane and Lathrope, not one Of
and d aggressive He viii probably be depend:
P r zee %G50 li f%an B say sEaSf afreshn Dan. Is
fast and looks like Blacks running mate. IL
Ayrss is no, played at nall. On paper and &C
pear to have the speed and dash Of their Yale
With these facts in view, therefore. Il would
appear that Princeton is outclassed In every
position back u the line. Providing Yale can
rash line is concerned Princeton appears to
asVs the upper h %Id In at least 3 fSupr places csS
Poe two. whiriwinds when. compared to HUB
ben and Coy OF Yale. Palmer bids fair TO be
the star end Of the year and Poe is not far
hey are expected to easily 'oStshine fthe- Yale
ends, both Of whom have been slow to q fault
;aefies.' too. are are thought 10 be faster and more
"%s}Rtain, Is probably the best tackle in the
form last year. HiIIebrand. win be opposed
and should be able to outplay either. Cham
berlin. on the other hand, will have to face
elther Bat Gear or Pell.. either OF whom
ope Of the ''flnds' Of the year. and, II in proper
shape. may open the eyes OF the experts.
Yale's guards. Brown and Marshall. win run
". against two tried players In Crowds and
EDWARDS. and an even battle Is looked for.
Booth, Princeton's centre rush. has had moro
experience than Cutten OF. Yale. but the latter
nent.
PrineetSn. therefore, being even up with
rae at the centre and guards. and probably
oeuer at the other places in the line. will be In
: position 70 make things interesting for
laie'S great backs. Prlnceton's defence this
yeeIhas been perfected from tho very start ana
sxperts, have pronounced It superior to that OF
Stong enough to Offset the attack OF the
pIlnceton backs. 1t IL thought. and also aid it's
"Mn oacEs in completing the mass plays that
~ peculiar to ,Yale's style. Both teams have
Seea well Goa shed in the scientific principles
d football. Condition, therefore, 10 o big fac
vt and also the location OF the battle-ground,
Mheh Is In the Tigers stronghold. Football
taea who, have considered these facts say that
" "okS IKE q pretty even thin
The election Of Col. Roosevelt. who is a Har-
sSta graduate. 10 regarded by Crimson men as
fsnotner proof that the Cambridge Universi-
'psSnas a. last got into q winning stride.
tSnnbylVenla beaten by Harvard and ROO6e-