The evening times., 1900-03-05

NEW YORK. March SIT is said that
Princeton will not follow Yale's new idea
OF making the spring football training
season by itself, for the development of
new plays and the exposition Of theories.
On the contrary. Captain Pen will follow
the precedent OF other years. and will con-
duct the spring practice and the fall work
also on the same lines that have been
followed out in previous years.
The reasons for this decided stand on the
question as to whether or not some Of the
radical innovations planned by the New
Haven University should not be introduced
at Princeton. we're set forth by Captain
Pell in a recent interview. While he ad-
mitted that the plans cantained undeniable
merit and advantages as beng applicable
to the situation at Yale. still. on the Other
hand, as far as Princeton =ss concerned
these innovations would net snly be impOs-
sible as things stand now. but would be
wholly unnecessary for thu further devel-
Opment Of the New Jersey eleven.
In the first place the Prin etou captain
showed that the conditions prevailing at
the two institutions were wholly different
While at Yale the adoption of Captain
Browns policy would be advantageous. at
Princeton IL would be positively detrjmen-
tai to the other branches OF athletics. At
New Haven there are between $500 and
3 600 men: at Princeton half that number.
IL is evident that the resources Of the two
universities are wholly different Natural
" where this condition Of affairs exist at
a smaller college the men who enter ath-
letics must be more versatile and must
make up the membership OF nos only one
but OF other teams also. This condition
OF things is true at Princeton. At New
Haven on the other hand, where there are
so many men to draw upon 10 make up
the different sports, man can and usual
ly does make a specially OF one thing. or
course there are exceptions bur this prin-
ciple on the whole will hold true. II viii
be seen that Yale has enough men 10 play
football alone TO make up a goOd-sized
spring squad for the experiments that are
planned without weakening any OF the
: other athletic teams by taking from them
men VINO are members Of both teams.
The situation Rt Princeton.
At Princeton the reverse is true. II the
/ plan promulgated al New Haven we're 20
/ be adopted at Princeton OF maEng the
spring practice so important a part OF the
/ football year. il would necessitate the with
drawal Of enough men from other Prince
/ ton teams to take part In the practice 10
not only cripple. but possibly destroy these
1 other spring teams.
/ Accordingly the spring work 81 the New
Jersey institution will be Of the same or
I der as in previous years. IL viii begin
/ about the middle Of next month and will
/ cover three and possibly four weeks. The
work will be almost exclusively for the
1 backs They Will. as usual. be Instructed
/ in kicking. running the ball handling
/ punts and returning the same, OF running
/ the ball IN upon the catching OF kicks. Al
/ though the limited resources OF Princeton
I are assigned by Captain Pell as the reason
/ q the failure OF the New Jerseymen to
/ take up the new plans OF Yale. the real
! reason may possibly be found elsewhere.
/ Apparently relying upon the pl estige that
/ the victories Of the past two years have
! given Princeton Captain Pell feels that
/ nothing out Of the ordinary is nececsary iu
order TO turn the trick again next fall. He
1 says that he is perfectly satisfied with the
/ material and is confident Of turning out q
/ very good eleven next fan. On The other
hand. the plan outlined by Yale WIS guile
! feasible for that university. as vita the
defeats OF the past two years fresh IN re-
| membrance something radical had 20 be
| done 10 regain some OF the football cham
1 piOnships that formerly fell TO the lot OF
| the New Haven team.
In view Of these reasons Captain Pell un-
| was following out nd would follow out was
virtually the same as that OF other years
/ with possibly one exception This eNCep-
tion is that several OF the line men had
! been taught boxing and wrestling and nave
| thus been getting into condition or rather
| kept in condition. Il may be interesting %
note that this idea OF training men by box
| ing and wrestling methods is a pet theory
OF 4. A. Stagg. OF the University OF Chica-
l. IL.
! prOval Of the Yale authorities 10 certain
extent But as Mike Murphy. OF the Uni
yersity Of Pennsylvania. who returns 10
Yale next fall. has publicly expressed his
| disapprOval Of this scheme IL may safely
be expected that Yale will have 70 dispense
with that idea after this year.
4 Chnnge i'm ideas.
II Princeton thought it to her advantage
to adopt this idea OF spring work. the
fact that il wds brought before the foot
ball world by Tale, OF any other univer-
sity. would not affect her decision In the
matter in the least. This is a decided va
rance with the condition a few years ago
when each Of the so-called Big Four had a
style of play peculiarly its own. In this
style they had every confidence so much
so, IN fact, that they refused TO deviate
from il for any cause whatsoever. This
| SluDDOTnneSS IN refusing 10 avail tnem-
| selves OF good Ideas simply because they
were brought forward by other colleges.
| naturally retarded the development # the
game. But now all these big universities
with the exception Of the University OF
Pennsylvania, virtually play ths same kind
OF game This game is directly trsceabIe
to two causes, First, the rule committee
| and secondly. the defeats that have been
suffered in the past. IL has been gradu-
ally forced upon them after several sue
cessive defeats that some other football
team might possibly have some good ideas
upon the subject as well as they them
selves. This has naturally tended t
broaden the spirit Of inter collegiate foot
ball considerably.
The situation of a few years ago wa.
/ practically this: Harvard was noted for heI
| flying interference and other chess board
| stunts. Princeton for her close formations
known as 1.-The turtle back revolving
wedge" The University of Pennsylvania
for her famous guards back. and Yale fol
the formation Of interference for end run:
and her general open style of play.
When Harvard first introduced her fly
ing interference il was not developed tC
anything like its real possibilities. and the
other colleges got together and through
their representatives on the rules commit
tee saw TO II that IL never was, and Il was
ruled out as being dangerous to life anJ
limb. Harvard was thus compelled L
ADOPT something else. and she adopted
open tactics.
Princeton's turtle-back wedge two year
later met with the same fate; that is. tha
OF abolition at the hands OF the rules com
mittee. Now the committee thought the,
1 had straightened matters ont 90 that N,