New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-23
FOOTBALL.
BLUE STORY FROM THE TIGER CANT
DOOR WORK OF THE PRINCETON TEAM
rrIr uAIFBACK PROBLEM.

BLUE STORY FROM THE TIGER OAni
DOOR WORK OF THE PRINCETON TEAM
THE HALFBACK PROBLEM
princeton n. J.. Nov % (speciaD.-The proveroiai
hui On a china shop is not in the same class WIN
the "bull dog" OF Yale in the Tigers camp.
Things looked bad enough in all conscience az
the way the Princeton team played l asI
dav but the revelation OF 1ales mo 1t,
strength accentuated and brought OUT III ~ ,,,Id
.be weaknesses which, unfortunately are sp' 49,
throughout the Princeton team AS oonse ,,h
,nera e cold blue tint about the prospects. W..
sha shodowv outline OF a big white y laii'i'
dscernible ohos ~ the
mon themselves certainly there is sore" 80 80
somewhere That Princeton Win ali nv -
:, lest wear her quarterback force as wen as ne
y. tn.act and a suficiency OF promisiis
x1,nack material should FIVE days oeloIe 'e
vale game. be in her present phsh0 " "a ~,
astounding Booth and PeIl were oO.H - =
,os, ,vaek because they were being plaEeu wiz -,
wheels over the edge. In the game ae"'i'' go,
,ngton and jefferson. the husky farmers iion
10. - % Greene County" the whole line piayeu
an indifferent game. Up to the present tn,
,bev are playing the same sort OF game, ~
only inference that can possibly De uIa"" - -.
The whole batch has gone stale II 'nsS - -
they can put up a pretty good sor' u 81 -,
Tho defensive. but that policy on Saturoa! mus
NJ, he exnected 10 avail The rushers simply can
M, he made to charge their opponents qu0AS
enough. the so-called mass plays d"lnoie u0N'
~ nlavs in which only the back heo j. ST pIsv
senfed for the line stand ana Wdtcn nv 1870
o. nast and then come rolling back again JTSan
&c defensive tactics Of the opposing me; w.
,hev 90 run hack and around 10 get INTO sne ntfor
ference they hit the back with SO nuch s ~
tbat The force OF the play IS spoiled -, -. 10 or,
Mills was hurt on Monday. lie VIII no. % Traig
~ sa,arsi DAYS Meanwhile the preacher CIaisi
who came out to try for sub-ackle las' Unless
70 he IMPRESSED into service at guard, anu arne
Minis racovers will remain there for the laie sai
Craiy Is better man than Dana. DeIIa Pc i ~
oood deal like a funeral dirge ana as late -. ,UiIi
5ecte5 10 play ragtme football MS SeIS -. one
be dispensed with Hillebrand mas laHeu " '''"0
I'd to his form. - ,o-o than be
xoa.Sbed nv the Princeton trouble at nan
has been reported all along that McCo1ru W. Is
surely NAV left half. for as line pucheI fserad
second only 10 the immortal Kelly out ne sun nc
. hsdiv yrenched knee Monday. so that nov ~
nrobieun has been doubled unless ne IJtco . ,he
Seither Reiter nor Beardsey can pay so ma Iii
men from whom the hafbacks will be pickto W" ~
he McClave LeVick, G. Lathrop anu hllSN' r2ut
,base McClsve and Knight are the pest. tSI
nrai,ber can he compared 10 McCord, VINO Is W.
~, dnuht the best Of the year IL Is 10 o ~
peSretfed that II took long for the coaCTSS "a
dscover him Wheeler is likely 10 De outpolI.tt..S
Nv Mcbride His distance is poor coInpa'Stu ~
i.s. year when contrary 10 expectations; no oUi u
Ltctcd Mcbride by a little Iaken an III 10 81
nnrocet on's feeling Of confidence wh1ch WdS t1I
fast Ia st week has turned out 10 be mere Uuoa3
Iybicb pricked by cold. hard facts mas conap'eO
with a hollow groan