Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-21
FOOT BALL.
Forty Respond to the Call for Cam
didates at Princeton.

didates at Princeton.
Foot ball prospects a Princeton look very
bright this year. About forty men respond
ed to Captain Edwards call for varsity
candidat IS on Wednesday, many from the
entering class With the exception of Geer
Crowds ard Ayres all the members of last
years varsity are back, and there is no
doubt that BY careful choice their places
can be well filed from the new material.
Mills, o. in Crowds old place, and Pell,
o. at left tackle, where Geer played last
year. are expected to make good showing.
Trainer Ch,lstie will continue his method
of training vhich has been 50 success vi n
the past-l.!anning to bring the men 'ust
Up to perfect condition at The time cl the
Yale game, thus avoiding the danger of
staleress. Three professional rubbers from
the Chicago A. c. have been hired. and this
is an Improvement which the Tigers APP
preciate greatly. Formerly there has Teen
much dissatisfaction among the players be
cause of inexperienced handlers. The team
will do only light work until their return
from the southern trip, and some of the
slighter men. notably Palmer, who did such
excellent work at left end last year, will
not begin heavy work until near the end of
the season.
Most OF the games are to be played away
from home this year, but Cap ain Edwards
and his advisers believe that this will
custom the Tigers to playing on strange
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go onto the gridiron at New Haven vii IN
greater confidence in their ability to de eat
Yale.
The first lineup will be something like
this: Poe, right end; Hilebrand. right
tackle; Captain Edwards. right guard;
Booth center; Mills, left guard; Pell, LETT
tackle; Fl. Lathrope, left end; Hutchinson.
quarterback; Beardslfy, left half; Robin
son, right half; kafer, fullback
Though Captain Starbuck was forced to
,.,II
yesterday afternoon, owing to the absence
of the regular scrub center, he lined both
elevens up for sharp-work. Two new re-
cruits reported yesterday morning. They
are Short, a substitute quarterback, and
Taussig, who was member of last years
freshman squad.
feature of the preliminary work was
the formations OF theGeleVcns on the kick
on. This differs entirely from what Cornell
has ::een accustomed to, but II seemed to
meet with the approval of the old man and
the ball at the Kickoff. keeping POSSESSION
OF 1t for the ten minutes the teams were at
work. Inc varsity was made up of the
following men: Ends, Duvall and Cross;
and Caldwell; center. 'Pierson half backs,
Nalbridge and Morrison quarterback, G.
Young, fullback, Captain Starbuck.
The wet weather prevented the Harvard
foot ball candidates from doing much
morning work yesterday. but in the after
noon the nearest to a lineup thus far ok
place, when Sargent was pitted against
Stilhngs at center. Boal against Gilbert at
lett guard and Rainsford against Captain
burden ma, at right guard. Lawrence was kept
tusy with b. j. Lewis at right tackle and
Bill Eaton had a tussle with Bigelow at
lett Special attention was given Walsh,
VINO made good record as captain Of the
Boston College eleven year ago. Two new
men, Trainer, jr., guard on last years
second eleven, and F'loman. for position
at tackie-make the number of men now
out forty-three
Inc Yale foot ball candidates held their
hrst practice on Yale Field yesterday after
noon The men. to the number of tweny "
one, We're put through a half hour of Fight
practice. but there was no lineup Captain
Mcbride and Jim Robinson, the trainer.