The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-03
FOOTBALL.
Princeton Tigers Confident of Another
Strong Eleven.

StEVuB A1tbN0us
PRINCETON, N. j.. Oct. 2.-The FIRST week Of
real football practice at Princeton has brought
order out Of the chaos that always attends the
opening Of a season and has developed the fact
that the Tigers will have a team this year near
ly as strong as the one that represented the
university last fall. Booth. centre; Edwards.
right guard; Crowds. left guard: Hillebrand,
right tackle. and Craig. left end. who were the
mainstays Of the rush line last year are all out
for their places again and the coachers have
excellent scrub line players such a Filson.
Geer. Beam. Palmer and Lathrope to pick
from. besides some good freshman material,
Including Mills. Riley. White and Thorn. Back
OF the line the only player: trying who WINS used
In the big games Is Reiter. left half back, since
Wheeler will In all probability be kept of the
field with a badly injured arm. Capt. Hille-
brand will train his men 80 that they will be on
edge by Nov. IL. without regard for the other
games.
The bright particular find Of the year is Mat
tbs. 1901, at full back. Last year he played
tackle on his class team and the year before
he was captain CT the Lawrenceville School
eleven. His puntlnR is strong and he sends
his kicks of quicker and safer than any Other OF
the full back candidates. He 10 q trile nwk-
ward running In the interference wins to lack
OF practice, but he hits the line like q runaway
horse and never fails to gain. Pell. a fresh
man candidate. also made q good impression
In the practice games this week. In his style
OF play he greatly resembles Mcbride. Yale's
full back. and also In personal appearance. II
Maths continues to improve It is likely that
Ayres will be moved to q half back position
when he gets back in the game. There is a
long list OF available half backs. Reiter appears
to be In better form than usual and Just at
nraaapt Ia ooaiIu ~ fha had nloal, -lo
played full back for the scrub last year, q
heavy. broad-shouldered lad. has been making
q strong bid for Kelley's old place at right half
back this week. Crane. G. Lathrope. Jones
and OGlesby are other varsity possibilities.
The only place on the team that Is liable to
cause trouble on account Of the poor quality Of
candidates Is quarter back. Suter 10 the only
man on the field who has played the place
under the trying circumstances Of q champion
ship game. He Is in good condition, and with
the knowledge he has Of quarter back duties
should prove a way out Of the difficulty. The
coachers. however. are playing him at half back
in spite Of the lack OF suitable candidates for
quarter.
NEW HAVEN. Oct. dissatisfaction candidates
are in sight for every position on the Yale foot
ball eleven except centre. and present indica-
tons are that his position will 20 begging
this season for want Of a man Of championship
calibre to ill 1t.
Il don't think that the man who will play
Yale's centre this season has appeared on the
field yet" said one Of the principal coaohers
Of the team to-day. II expect that somebody
from the entering class or some dark horse
will show up and be selected for the position
before the big game" Hall. Cunha, Walton
and Cutten have all played the position, and
not one has filed the bill. Richardson. last
years freshman guard. will be tried as soon
az he returns from service In the First Con-
necticut Infantry. He weighs an even 200
pounds. and was regarded as the best limo
man on the freshman eleven. Meanwhile
Capt. Chamber;ln Is securing the university
in search Of a promising new man.
Yale has moro good backs than she knows
what to do with. One Of the best Of the lot.
Durston. has received 4 hint to stop trying for
the position and 60 to tackle. He has played
his new position brilliantly for ten days. Last
Wednesday. however. he was taken Ill and
went to the college infrmary. II he recovers
within a week he will probably make the posi-
ton OF tackle. Sullivan's skill In dropping
goals from the field has placed him at quar-
ter. apparently securely. while De 6aulles, the
former quarter. has dropped back to half. His
remarkable running and lodging ability seem
likely to keep him there.
In the line two vacant places ct end are not
causing any trouble. Coy. . former Hotoh-
kiss School and freshman player. holds right
end against the sharpest competition from q
f estd s of ns %oss g 81 fG ihs iim sshSM Ts Esd has R RlSEs&
unexpected strength at any time; The guards
last season. has been showed across to left to
strengthen that wing: &c is the %stEonGest
Rlsse at n gu arc R IN ali The 81 m fStS: games MSsshi ast y Sno
poets viii continue throughout the football
for SeSt the other the e guard ard these % two oq mon are head
and shoulders above AM, other candidates for
The action Of the management in changing
9ale's custom OF PLAYING Harvard before
Princeton has eau; ed some InfS. criticism Mbo anFH91n n
harder to play. And that The plan Of the pres;
With an exhausted, II not a crippled. team. =
Yale plays the Tigers. as scheduled. Nov. IL,
f Sspd% oleS SfFarH :Gsy 70 'tt stfie 4 H l.fs1yd e sh sa !Cild TOO
Ok P osstlSSy Harvard d!ss and PriRostoSS O iSst
however. to have the dates agreed upon by the
undergraduate managers changed.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 2.-To a regular oh
server OF University OF Pennsylvania's prac-
absolutely settled, overdeid at centre. Hare
right, half back and Gardiner At quarter back.
Gardiner is a new man and has much TO learn;
candidates. and all with claims to a position.
paS stay there. q not YcMa6on may EeS
gives evidence Of. and Walker stay where heis
and he lie not playing up to good full back
Walker have york At nali back For the pres:
back. He is going to give the little son of the
Provost every chance In the world to make
siders him the equal Of the famed plbblec Of
other consideration for the place. This shot
putter Is a green man. but 4 now seems very
likely that he, will make tho team at either half
back or tackle. He Is chunky. strong and Of
medium height. At first he seemed slow and
ing In this line daily.
In referring to tho possibility. maybe a re;
mote one. OF Walker not being found at full
back. It Is meant that Barnard, the ex-Wyo-
ming Seminary full back. can outpunt Walker.
not only in length. but In direction, and he De.
man as yet can handle punts well, Barnard
has another claim 10 consideration, and 4 very
strong one IL ia under the circumstances, He