New-York tribune., 1900-10-07
TWO KNIGHTS DEFENCE.
GOOD DROP KICKER WANTED.
SUCH A MAN SEEMS TO BE PRINCE
TONS GREATEST NEED AT
THE PRESENT TINE.

Princeton, N j.. Oct s (SpecaD.-The Princeton
Lehigh game closed very prosperous week on the
Tiger gridiron. The varsity players pulled out OF
the slump they had fallen into early in the week.
and their progress toward perfecting their play has
been steady throughout. Several good players nave
been put the injured list-Roper with spralneo
ankle, Black with similar wrench and Steve NC
Clave with an injured side. The policy OF their
new trainer Jim Robinson, is to have no serm-
IMAGES on the day before a match game. and this
will be strictly adhered to throughout the sea
son. In former years all the serious Injuries
to come in the last practice before the game
and the trainers policy meets with favor on the
part of all the Tigertown football authorities.
Although the Stevens team was hardly as strong
the Tiger scrub, yet Wednesdays game served
to show up the strong and weak points OF the
Tigers play. The play hard and fast from
beginning end. and both backs and line worked
as one man in offence, while at the same time pre-
venting their opponents from gaining their dis
tance Ragged play was conspicuous by its
absence. The great fault of the Tigers was their
continual offsde play. This fault also heen
very prominent in the practice games of the week
While it indicates the right spirit, this has proved
a very costly sin in great many games. and the
Tiger coaches will pay special attention to correct
ing it in the future
In the preliminary practice of the week the
centre have been the centre of attraction for
the coaches, who trying TO strengthen the de-
fence at what is the weakest part of the line.
Practice has also been emphasized with regard TO
ground gamer for Tiger teams for many years.
The coaches are teaching a formation for the
protection Of the fullback in kicking drops and
punting. which they believe will hold the oppos-
ing team a fraction of a second longer than the
usual formation.
The greatest need of the Princeton squad is
frst-class drop kicker. Last years struggle be-
tween the blue and the orange and black shows
how important factor in a good team man is
who can be reasonably sure Of a goal from the
advisers
men at this game, but none have won any great
applause yet Hodgman's exhibition on
a goal from. the twenty-five yard line and then
failed in place kick from the same place, quite
thing different from the burly sophomore. Under
hill. the freshman from East Orange is little
more promising, as his goal from the forty yard
line on Thursday rather fine performance.
Unfortunately his failures outnumber his successes
thus far He is really the last hope of the Tigers
just now and will receive careful coaching. Tn
derhin is ather we'll accomplished in baseball, as
he pitches we'll with his "southpaw' as with the
other hand and is a frst-class pitcher at that
The work Of the week has developed some un-
first time or who have made unusual progress.
Among the latter is the strapping shortstop of the
Tiger nine who put the moleskin on for the first
back against Lehigh. Meier has learned the game
with wonderful quckness, and is star in running
too, and viii, pass accurately a veteran with
a little more practice. His $50 pounds of muscle
rather light centre trio Ralph Davis has also
ma circulated and received the varsity signals on
squad is weakened by the absence of Poe and
Roper Davis is valuable man, as he can play
not come out to try for the team until last week
is also promising player
which most troubles the coaches, but they comfort
themselves with the thought that several times
ten pounds heavier per than the Yale rush
ers. and hope to turn the tables this year