New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-11
PRINCETON NEN GLOOMY.
THEY ARE HOPING HARD. BUT THE
TEAM IS IN BAD SHAPE.

Princeton. y J.. Nov. 1O-To-nlght marks the
close of the most discouraging week Of football
work the Tigers have known for ten years The
deteat or the Princeton eleven by the Comedians
on Saturday in the very OF the Tiger came like
thunderclap out OF clear sky and the coaches
were forced admit that the visitors outpIayed
their opponents in every department They COM
forted themselves ny saying that the Cornell
men were better fitted to play under the existing
conditions OF field and weather and that they hap
pened 10 hit the Tigers an OFF day. The game
was tremendous strain on the Princeton nIayers
who were bruised and battered and almost used up
by the fierce PUSHES OF the Cornell guards in the
guards back formations On the following Mon
day the large crowd OF students who went
down To cheer and encourage the eleven saw e,
lot Of half dead players go through sloppy signal
practice, and went back TO their rooms with grave
forebodings to tina result OF the Columbia game
on the morrow Their forehodings were realized
when the bulletins OF the game were posted on
Tuesday.
Tho Tigers went irto the fight with Sanford's
men worn out-utterly lacking the snap and vIgor
which are necessary TO win in football. Though in
the second half they made a fine exhibition of
gameness. the unfavorable circumstances were too
much for them, So entirely done up the
players when they back from New York that
not until Thursday did Trainer Robinson allow
them 10 play the regular daily practice game with
the scrub. In addition the wellngh Frustrated
condition of most OF the players several had seri-
injuries MATHS was badly bruised about the
head Underhill had ankle wrenched, Captain
Pel wore beautiful black eye. swollen that he
could not open 1t at all: Dana seriously
about the head, nd Meier limped around with
twisted ankle.
Earlier in the season Dartmouth's manager had
asked the Tigers TO cancel the Dartmouth Prince
ton game scheduled for to-day. and when Captain
Pcl and the coaches looked over their battered
squad they decided 10 take advantage of Dart
mouths offer of cancellation. Not only would it
In hnnn tn mic of trr.1
eleven capable of meeting Dartmouth successfully.
but II seemed best to the advisers to give the
Tigers tho advantage Of the extrn day or practice
which the omission of the game allowed.
The practice OF the week has shown any
marked Improvement in tn" play of the eleven In
certain cases the individual work has come up with
n rush. Meier, Maths and Underh have caught
and run back kicks with uniform accuracy ana
skill and the work of Roper and Little at the ends
has been first class. II does look II this
department of the Tigers play will be well cared
for in the Yale game Duncan has had take a
back seat for Meier at quarterback in spite of his
great skill in generalshp, the former is much
more sure OF his catch In the open field The team
play of the eleven is still thing either of the
future of the never" The coaches are almost
in despair of getting the line and back field To
work together on offence, and the players OF
the back fold do assist each other with any
degree of effectiveness Another method of scor-
ing. which the Tigers have been counting a
good deal. has thus far failed win single point
except in practice games. Maths Hodgman Tn
derhll and Mills kick beautiful field goals when In
practice. hut all three have made a wretched exhi-
bitiOn every time they have the opportunity to
distinguish themselves in this way during game
The coaches stn pin their faith on Underhil and
hope that week Will see him steady down and
get his for the Yale game.
But week remains before the final great
struggle. and Princeton will make the effort of her
life The students for the eleven with all
their might When the badly whipped Tigers came
in from New-York on Tuesday night the entire
college down at the train and the beaten
eleven greeted with cheers and songs lust as
If 1t had won victory This shows exactly
They hope the eleven will manage some way to
beat Yale, and they mean to do their share toward
the victory by enthusiastic and faithful support:
but II the Tigers cannot win the victory from
old Yale. the students want them know that ali
Princeton is proud of the eleven long as 1t plays
the best kind of football it knows and is game
to the end even II 1t is bitter end.
"Biffy" Lea. who trained the winning teams Of
the last two years, will be on hand next week to
p coafh viii be her too an Ga
who captained the Tigers to victory two years ago
Cochran. twice Tiger captain. will unite with the
others in their efforts The coaching squad will
dividual work. and all will unite their efforts in
sTyng to Perffs feet t the team sa1 pay TReX will de
or their feet in the very first rush and will try to
get the weak line into good enough shape to give
ting more than this out of the light and compare
lively slow line men is fully realized.
tions in which they will line up have been practi-
Just about
as good snapback as any,. Hale will take his
his almost undivided attention to these two taking
them apart for half an hour OF instruction every
at the last minute the Coaches may think eter
Mills or Fisher better man than Wright; Captain
training of these four men even going so far as as
to play against them on the scrub in the practice