New-York tribune., 1898-10-21
FOOTBALL.
VARSITY MEN DISABLED
SOME OF PRINCEToN's BEST MEN LAID CF-A
TEMPORARY SEASON OF DEsPoNDENcY.

SOME OF PRINCEToN's BEST MEN LAID Ur-A
TEMPORARY SEASON OF DEPENDENCY.
Princeton n. j.. Oct. 20 (SpeciaD.-In the work OF
building up college football team there comes Il
time when everything looks black and hopeless
The coaches are dspleased. and the men them
selves play football desperately. and wonder why
this pay or that play misses fire. In milo degree
this is the condition that faces Prncetonians TO-
day. Every realizes this fact. and the Tigers
hackers can do nothing but speculate as to the re-
suit of the final battle with Yale. There Is nara
work before the Tigers. The most important thing
in football. team work is yet to be attained WIN
out 1t every man works for himself. The interfer-
ence is Individual the plays are loose ana iuH OF
openings This Is the most noticeable fault In the
work OF the team this week. Team play Is thihS
for which Princeton teams always work Hndivlu-
uality I'm the players Is cast aside with CIVILIAN
clothes; the man is taught to lose all idea OF SELL
The game with Annapolis was a surprise to
Princetonians. who feared that the mldules "ou'u
score In Mondays practice the team showed the
effect Of the Saturday game, but the Work WAS pe'-
ter than had been seen at any previous practice
While the work through the remainder or the week
was marked by slight improvement from day 10
day. there plenty Of room for adverse crlt'-
cism. Poor showing made against the scrubs
The Varsity tackles invariably failed to break
through and block punts. The VARSITY line on hu-
merous occasions gave way TO the rushcs OF the
scrubs inferior backs and fumbles were frequent.
There was good reason for the poor Playing IN
that an unusually large number OF varsity players
were on the hospital list. Hutchinson. the star
freshman quarterback. Is still in his room. nurs-
ing a badly spraned ankle. Duncan, freshman,
has been tried at the position. and his work Is SUI
perior to that of every other candidate. except
Hutchinson. 1t is hoped by Dr. Wright that Hutch
nson Will be able TO play In th9 IN @
Arthur Poe who has been putting up a surpris-
ipplV u swift "a
field since Monday. owing TO twisted knee; III Is Is
will win the position over Harry Lathrope Reiter,
the best hafback in college, has been taken on tne
field twice this week and he is not in condition to
stand the heavy work made necessary ny the
shortness of the training season captain Hill
brand is another of the unfortunates. and scarcely
a day passes without his being used up. In the
exhibition game ast Wednesd"y ne gd WAS 'akea Ks
feared that it would keep him out Of the Cornell Cornell
game or, at least. interfere with his rlayng
seems to stand the strain wel, and he and Palmer,
the latter at left end, are the only men VINO nave
been playing frs-class football Palmer great great
fault lies In overrunning his man on punt lie
has shown marked improvement this week, and II
fingers on the man with the ball His work Is
brilliant and It IS quite probable that ne VIII oust
ever and is feared that he will not last through
At left guard Mills the big freshman, seems to
have got the better Of tson his most formidable @ sSS
Wednesday Black, one Of the most promising can.
the game most Of the week and Beardsley, who
started in with such a rush as candidate for
ar ali He was used up in the Annapolis game.
At centre Booth and Crowds continue to divide
honors and popular opinion is diversified as to
which "a the better man Possession being nine
noints i'm the law It Is probable that Booth will
remain in the middle Of the line
Bert" Wheeler the big fullback OF last yb1r.
will enter the game next week. What disposition
viii be made of Avres IS not known. although he
may b. tried al halfback. II WAS reported early in
the week that Kelly. who elected captain OF
tba last cpriD N
would return to his place at halfback and play as
n post graduate He has not donned football toSs.