The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-13
FOOTD III T..
Princeton Men to He Assembled ON
sept. i-The Outlook Is Bright.

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football team to all the members and
substitutes Of last years team who intend
to return to college this fall to report here
for active practice on September g. 1t is
expected that about fifty wel-seasoned
foot ball men will respond to the call be-
sides large number OF prominent school
boy players. who will enter Princeton this
fall from Lawrencevlle. Andover, Exeter,
st. Paurs, and other preparatory schools.
The men have not been required to take
summer practice as team this year on
| account Of the belief held by leading coach
ers that summer team work Is detrimental,
because the continuous training for three
| or four weeks of the summer. taken In con-
nection with the hard strain OF the pre-
liminary season, tends to break the men
| down towards the end Of the year through
entertaining. especially in the cases OF
the younger players. This was the chief
reason given for Princeton's defeat at New
Haven in 1898, when, with a team OF star
players, and after a remarkably successful
| season, the Tigers went down before Yale's
team. composed mainly OF novices as com
pared with the Princeton eleven, but who
were in vastly better condition.
To fill up the gap left from November to
September, and to keep the men somewhat
in touch with the game, spring practice was
inaugurated this year. During April and
May all the old players were called out
twice a week for light practice on the
varsity field. Each player was given foot
ball at the close Of college, and asked to
take an hours practice each day during
the summer, so that at the opening OF the
season the coachers would not have to
spend two weeks or more waiting for the
veterans to become proficient in the rudi-
ments Of the game. II the players have
carried out the instructions Capt. Edwards
will be able to form varsity team, and
a second team Immediately on the opening
Of the university, and thus can give nearly
all OF the first few weeks to breaking in
the new men.
Princeton will open the season with tho
most promising array OF football talent
since the great team OF '93 Last season the
Tigers were badly handicapped at the start
by the graduation OF most of the brilliant
players, but Notwithstanding the poor be-
ginning and an unusually dscouraging pre-
llminary showing they managed to land the
final game against Yale. This year only
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last fall will be missed, and there is a host
| Of likely substitutes and entering freshmen
eager to fight for the untitled positions. The
only vacancy that Is at all likely to be
| felt is at left guard, where Crowds played
| for four years. He weighed 254 pounds, and
during his long service had learned nearly
all there was to know about the game
Mills, 205- pound sophomore, who played
in the last part OF the final game, after
Crowds had been knocked out, has the
best chance for the place at present, but he
will have strong competitors to struggle
against in Coe, a young giant from Frye
School, Boston. and Davies. who played
guard for the Lawrencevlle School team
last year.
Geer. left tackle, and Black, a half back.
have also been graduated Geer's old place
will probably be looked after by either
Riley, Pell, or Hale, any one OF whom could
have played left tackle as well as Geer last
year. Both Palmer and Poe, who played
the end positions last year and whose fast
sprintng and sharp tacklng were large
ly instrumental in bringing success to the
kicking game that Princeton used last year
will return. With these players on the ends
guard, Hillebrand at right tackle, and Sc
veral strong players in sight for the va
cant positions on the left side OF the line
it is certain that the Tigers will have one
Of the strongest line that ever stretched
across Princeton varsity field.
The back field will be made up at the
start Of the same players who filled the
places last year. Hutchinson entered
Princeton last year with fine reputa-
ton as a football player and Immediately
made place for himself on the team at
quarter back. His work was handicapped
all through the season by an injured knee,
but in spite Of this he kept Duncan guess
ing in the place up to the last minute.
He is regarded here as the best general
Of team and the finest all around quar-
ter back Princeton has had since the days
Of Phil King. When in form he is sure
drop kicker. and is dangerous anywhere
inside of the 40-yard line.
The halfhack squad will be made up OF
Reitcr, Beardsley. the two Lathrope broth
ers, Watkins, Montgomery, Roper, and Gil
more. Reiter was incapaCltatedla last year by
a twisted shoulder. He will enter the The
illogical Seminary this fall. and Is sure Of
one of the places Capt Kafer OF the
baseball team, will not come out for the
football team this year. unless, as was the
case last fall, there Is dearth OF material.
None OF the other candidates is up to the
standard set by the line men, and Capt
Edwards is counting largely on the enter
ing Classmen to find running mate for
Roter Wheeler and Maths are the only
candidates left over from last year for
full back. Wheeler is a better player than
Mats. but Is himself very erratic, and this
position offers another opportunity for one
OF last years school-boy full-backs to
make the team. Last fall, Princeton's
int al hah Ind hn LIMA
the Tigers showed UP az disadvantage
when in possession of the ball
There will be complete change in the
coaching system this year. necessitated part
" bv the financial failure of the football
team last fall. which makes It impo sible for
the team to carry "A large number OF coachers
but mainly on account OF tbs policy establish
ed by Capt. Edw ards to do away with those
cOaChc.s who were experts In the game Ave |
or six years ago. but who know little or
nothing Ct football as played to-day. An |
effort will he made TO obtain six or seven OF |
the best players who have been on Princeton |
teams within The past three years TO come TO |