New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-04
PRINCETON's HARD SCHEDULE.
TWO GAMES IN FOUR DAYS-A POOR LINE
BUT A GOOD BACKFIELD.

Princeton. Nov (SpeciaD.-Two hard games
within three days, with no time for practice be-
tween. is what the Tigers have TO face just now,
with the Cornell game to-day. and the Columbia
match Election Day. Only one day !ntervenes
except Sunday, and It is Trainer Robinson's iron
clad rule that there shall be only light signal prac
tce the day before a schedule game. The
coaches are wondering what the effect of such
schedule will be their charges, and are some
what dissatisfied with the management which per-
rnttted such an arrangement. SO IT IS with no
feeling OF confidence that the Tigers will go 10
New-York do battle with Columbia especially
when they consider the splendid struggle which the
blue and white eleven put up against Yale. On the
other hand the condition of the individual players
does credit their trainer With the exception OF
the crpples and the big fullback. Maths, who was
badly bruised IN the Brown game. all the Tigers
are capable now Of playing two full length halves
without exhaustion.
The weak spot in the team includes seven of
the eleven players With the exception of Captain
Pell. not a man in the line is playing the gam
that he must play If the Tigers to beat Yale.
In defensive work. the line leave almost all
the tackling the halfbacks, and it is due to the
fact that Princeton has heavy halfbacks that her
opponents have gained little by line plungng
as they have. The centre trio, especially, fail TO
get the charge on their opponents, and allow them
selves 10 be pushed aside very easily On offence,
too, the weakness Of the line is shown by the fact
that nearly all the Tigers gains made around
the ends. The line do to be able to
make holes in opposing line, and If they do
coed in breaking through, do not assist the back
who is carrying the ball with any effectiveness
Quarterback is not filled to the satisfaction of the
coaches. Meier lacks experience in running the
team. and Duncan does not return punts well II
is practically certain that the Tigers will have TO
into their great battle with this important place
extremely weak. The halfback squad would be an
honor 10 any team IN the country. Levick steve
McClave. Henry, Reiter. Hodgman and Hart are
all up TO topnotch form individually. but do not
work together well they should. The backs
are quick in starting and hard to pull down after
they are started, but they do not back each other
up effectively.
The thing which 1t impossible for the
coaches 10 teach is to make the line and back field
work together One Of the coaches said to-day that
he was very much afraid the lack of team work
would defeat the Tigers. Eleven men in every
play" has always been the motto of Princeton
eleYens and il Is the goal which the ADVISERS are
irving 10 reach with the this year. Al present
about six men in every play seems be the limit.
Two weeks remain. however, before the battle
whose winning Is the object or all tootbaH WORK IN
Tigertown. and the coaches believe they can per
feet the team play in that time. Their success has
been encouraging thus far. They have evolved an
almost entirely eleven from the new material,
en- are all en- thusiastc and fond of work. and they
are in the pink of condition. Faithful work under
ereen players who have to face a veteran eleven
Ike the Yale team viii be ike that of 81 when the
green Yale team defeated the veteran Tiger only
that this year the green Tigers VIII deteat INC set
eTh nseW seems to have the other car
,Stes for the pivotal point His play Is slow, but
eqrIV sure Both Hale and Butkiewicz are TOO
itnht 70 he stars Dana and Wright will be the
agr for Dewitt broke training this week. being
suSured by DR. Van Lennep that there was no
hone Of his playing again this season Fischer Is
noP hard 10 beat Wright out for guard. and
Seeps the regular hustng The tackles ps are tGe
sIi Record at right. The squad OF ends Is weak
5 bv the loss OF Davis for good and Roper TEN
enc liz Kelly Little and Ross McClave are fast
Pois GOOD tackers, but not effective IN inter
an ON account OF the weakness at the ends
t6a Coaches are going try Sheffield In that place
t II bas been playing tackle during McCords
a1nYorced absence. and has astonished every one
by his fast aggressive play. he Is quick and sure,
and will play good game in any place The pol
a., a. vogue in former seasons OF Keeping two
Mar auarterbacks on the varsity team viii he
nn, ,n1ed this year. The difficulty is that neither
E,,nnan nor Meier is up to varsity form. Hodg
- nd ReIter are the faVorite hafbacks, though
tha former was relegated TO the scrub last week
~ account Of his lax play. and To teach him de-
e. ejye work against varsity team. and the latter
nannot Day against Columbia, IA wing represented
Ne Orange and Black against the Blue and White
fnur times already. Steve McClaVc and Ridge
Tart form a substitute pair. The star fullhack,
Maftis has been suffering with bad cold for over
week and has been out Of the play that
CONT combined with the bruises he received last
Saturday Underhn and Gordon neck and