New-York tribune., 1899-11-25
A GREAT sEND-OFF FOR THE TIGERS.
THEY START FOR THE FIELD OF BATTLE
PRINCETON COACHES EXPECT VICTORY.

Princeton. ~ j. Nov. "a (SpeciaD.-The Tigers
and substitutes. with Trainer Walter Christie ana
the coaches left Princeton this afternoon at 400
o'clock Nearly half the university students started
at the same time. and the whole college was at the
station TO wish its football idols "godspeed.' Cheer
leaders had been appointed. and locomotives and
"triples" tore great holes in the atmosphere Each
man on the team each coach, the trainer and the
doctor received his turn, and as the traln steamed
away the crowd with heads barred. burst gloriously
forth into "Old Nassau" the college hymn.
The team went to New-York in a private car
which was attached at Princeton Junction TO one
Of the Pennsylvania express trains Tonight the
eleven will stay at the Murray Hill Hotel
The Princeton coaches say that there is no rea-
son why tomorrow night will not find Princeton
champion of the "Big Four" Every on the
Princeton eleven IS in the pink OF condition. anxious
for the struggle and confident Of the outcome. The
coaches have been chary Of what they said about
prospects OF a roseate character but as a matter
OF fact the team has been doing work Of the high
est character all the week and Princeton men have
been smiling inwardly and drawing out their bank
accounts Their opportunity came when owing
TO the hard luck stories emanating from Prince
ton lot OF money came down and offered at
odds OF 10 on Yale That money went like hot
CAKES & Snd % PRINCETON nee men are looking a for more mo
last Saturday. the Tigers coaches say they have
the winning team. Straight football will be the
order Of the day. and it is expected TO win. Tricks
are well enough to turn loose on small college
teams, Dut Yale not coming under tnat category
they are not expected TO avail against her.
Mills and Hillebrand and Palmer. well as Nc
Cord and Hutchinson, past the period Of un-
certainty. If Yale is able TO utilize Hebrand for
much gain II VIII be one of the btterest pills
ttat Princeton coaches have had to swallow since
| "a. McCord is right a trivet. and Will be
| sent against whatever vulnerable points may be
| discovered in the Yale line with force, pre-
| cision and repetition that. II is hoped will be ir
| resistibe. the Washington and Jefferson game
found Princeons line weak offence, with little
| or no attempt made to assist the halfbacks, with
| ragged interference and bad habit of fumbling
| prominent In the backhed. These things the
| coaches say, have been remedied in the practice
| this week
| When it comes to kicking the tales from New
Haven would appear to cast Wheelers ability into
the shade. but the Princeton coaches say they are
ready and prepared for any kicking game which
Yale may start II Wheeler is outkicked by Nc
Bride the gain is expected 20 be more than neu-
tralized by Hutchinson's proclivity for running
back punts. But II remains to be proved that
Wheeler will be outpointed. 1e furnished a little
surprise last year and he may duplicate 1t.
The Princeton team is expected TO line up as tol-
lows: Palmer left end Pel, left tackle; Mills.
let guard Booth, centre: Edwards right guard
Hillebrand right tackle: Poe. right end; Hutchin-
SON, quarter back; McCord, left hafback; Reiter.
right halfback: Wheeler. fuback
Siatistics OF the team are as t0HoWs: