The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-12
Princeton and
Yale.
THEY MEET TODAY
Comparison of the Teams
AS They Will Line Up.

1t is Yale and Princeton this after
noon. Down on Brokay field. Princetons
stamping ground the valiant sons of old
Eli Yale are to make an attempt to
beard the Tiger in his own abiding
place.
1t was Harvard and Pennsylvania,
one week ago Then, Soldiers field was
the arena There before the assembled
thousands, the crimson sweatered
players administered a most decisive
defeat to the Pennsylvanans. But that
game is now merely a matter of history
Today's contest now interests the foot
ball enthusiast it interests alike the
man who has planned to attend and the
man who would like to but is prevented
from so doing. In the excitement Of the
impending contest-another one of the
big games. of the college season-the
Harvard Pennsylvania match is entire
~ forgotten. Sc, too, is the Yale-Har-
ward game but one week hence.
Which team is to win today? Is the
orange and black of Princeton to wave
triumphant, or is the blue of Yale to be
the victorious color? Men have their
opinions, and these opinions are pretty
evenly divided. There are not a few who
are predicting Roosevelt victory for
the blue. But, in the vernacular of the
day, there are others-others who say
that Princeton is going to square ac-
counts for one year ago.
SO far there has been but very little
betting upon the result After all most
OF the money wagered upon a college
foot ball game is placed by the students
OF the rival colleges, and up to date but
little Princeton money has been seen.
me students at Nassau feel confident of
victory, but they are not wagering any
large sums of money on the outcome.
Inc coaches there say that Mcbride
ana DeSaulles alone stand between
Princeton and victory and they advise
no one to bet more on the result than
ne can really afford to lose
ana now Just a word as to the game
Itself and the chances for success of
the two teams The orange will. of
course, have one decided advantage
that Yale cannot possibly overcome un-
I'll another year. 1t is that the game
IS to. be played on home grounds,
among home followers. As far as ply
steal condition of the players individ-
ually and collectively, is concerned,
there seems but little choice. But it
can safely be said that there will be
no losing of the game through over
training. as year ago, when Charlie
Dudley skirted the end and made Yale's
QHnV-
ing the fact that each team has some
crippled players, but so many confus-
ing reports have been sent out that
It's really difficult to say to just what
extent they should be seriously consid-
cred.
Princeton, in the opinion of the very
best authorities, has the staunchest
and most aggressive line playing today
Ii is composed of veterans, and the best
ri al,
weak. Not once has Princeton's goal
line been crossed this season-althoug
a goal from the field was scored against
the Tigers at West Point. 1t is the
line of even strength that counts, and
this will enable Princeton TO play so
very strongly when on the defensive.
Yale's principal strength will be be-
had the line, though at centre Gluten
comes very nearly being as good a man
as Booth. But Duncan, Black, Boards
ley and Ayres, the Tigers quartet of
backs, are not the equal of DeSaulles,
Benjamin, Durston and Mcbride. In
punting, Yale should excel, unless she
developes a weakness here, due, posi-
bly,, to McBride's low punts. He should
change his tactics and punt higher,
thus enabling the backs and ends 10
get down the field. At quarter, De-
Ssulles has no superior. He is a great
general and his presence solidifies team
play to marked degree. That this is
so. is most noticeable when he is alb
sent, as he was the first part of this
week A quarterback in whom the
other ten players have implicit conf
dence is a valuable man for any team.
In DeSa Jules Yale has this sort of a
man, If, however, any of the Yale
backs are laid up, the team will be very
much weakened, for the subs j" unfor
tunately for Yale, are not of the same
sort as Harvard has.
Yale is expected to play a good de-
fensive game, but the fact that the
team, as it viii line up today, has not
played together in the regular practice
for two weeks. will tend to weaken the
offensive work The kicking game WIN
especially show the lack of this play
ing together. Yale will probably use
more trick plays To-Day than against
Harvard a week hence, for the reason
that the team is not quite effective
enough for just the simple plays.
That it viii be a great game, goes
without saying. With weather eondi-
lions favorable and both elevens plac-
ing their full strength in the field, Yale
ought to come out on top. But the
score is going to be small-very small,
in fact-whoever succeeds in winning.