New-York tribune., 1901-08-18
FOOTBALL.
PRINCETON PREPARING TO REDEEM
HER REP FROM
TIE TIGERS LAIR.

Princeton N j. Aug. It (speciaD.-The finishing
touches which We're added last Wednesday TO the
work that has been done the varsity football
neld this summer were the first signs OF resump-
ton Of old NAssau's popular sport for the coming
season The season Will open soon after Septem-
Der TO- and both Jim Robinson. the trainer and
Captain Pell are already working to have every
thing I'm readiness for the grdiron veterans. Under
the direction Of the trainer, the field has been
fully treated. and all the little hollows and other
defects have been remedIed. rendering the turf
hrner and better than 1t has been in years.
Captain Pell has already sent out letters to last
years players notifying them TO get In good con-
dltton for the fall work. and TO report promptly
the field house when he issues his call later on.
These players viii precede the a few days
and spend the afternoons I'm falling the ball.
sprntng down the heId ana doing siInlIa~ liInoer-
ing up work.
The recollection Of what took place Prince
toms gridiron November II last sends n chill
down the spine OF every undergraduate. but that
they 10 help the Tigers wipe the slate clean
Tn 6hI her own grounds Whether hs will be done or
not Will largely depend on the quality of the foot
Haven for that game. AT present it seems but fair
to estimate Princetons chances as about equal TO
son are more experienced than Princetons. but
must very arSey m Uai nv up a new new t both
o Season by a strong combination of coaches. These
the Ke9 Jesse ae fs hsad Sbhnng
I,ard Brokaw and Knox Taylor. with the possi-
tui,y Of Garry Cochran and Armstrong. IS as
assistants later on. . A.. -,-..-, -.
"a" year every effort will be made to play a con-
~ at game throughout the season and IL any
si,1r ,e caught mapping he will quickly find himself
feft behind in the race for one of the positions.
Tb following is the list of the members of last
~ nv roam who will be here again this season:
~ 70, end Roper; left tackle. Pell; left guard.
Wrioht: centre, Losey: right guard: Dewitt; right
.nnaL1e Davis left halfback McCord. Substitutes:
"a In6 q Poe; tackles, Sheffield and Montgomery:
Enu, naras 81 Dana and Mills centre; Butkewicz and
ftaiet halfbacks. Henry, S. McClave Levick and
Iiart: fuIbacks. Underhin and Hodgman.
ATot in several years have more promising men
corne in with the entering class than the athletes
sniion,ng are the names of some of them Hogan.
~ bie Phillips Exeter tackle. who made splendid
,ncord In II fail; Barney. OF Andover who was con-
s,dered the best centre among the teams OF the
he 81 Pauls School team and the strongest man
there, Foulke, who halls from the same school.
Iaft halfback and captain OF the team A King.
r;sbt halfback is also said TO be good player
Kafer a halfback, and Tarbell. tackle on the
Iawrcnceville eleven. both or Whom aie soou plAy-
ers enter this fall
ast fan The Tigers suffered three defeats which
MS "a record breaker for the last 1ve years. Two
Of them were defeats on their own heid the nrst
Of these by Cornell. being the first time In her
history that Princeton was beaten on ler own
grdiron This fall different results are anticipated
Lea the head coach. when asked his opinion OF the
team said: -, -, -,
that presents itself. Riggs and Taylor VIII look
after the and guards Kelly and Bard Will
have the entire back field, while Brokaw Hilebrand
are big fast and active. with proper football
sense. then will have an ideal team; put what-
ever they may be, you can rest assured that the
team will be bad one to run up against