The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-20

fined 10 Light WOrk-CorneI Oars
men Who Are LnborinE With the
PigSkIn-The Columbia Eleven.
] NEW YORK. Sept 20-It is evident
| that the football coaches Of the various
colleges are making strenuous efforts TO
/ develop their elevens at the earliest pos
/ sible moment and under their training
l the teams are coming into condition very
| fairly considering the fact that as yet
/ their regular college openings have not
taken place. Some Of the smaller colleges
appear 10 be better of in the way Of left
} over material than their larger opponents,
| but, however rough the beginnings AZ the
/ big universities may be. expert coaching
! is invariably able TO work quick changes
| in them.
Princeton's coaches have accomplished
! considerable during the few days that
have elapsed since the opening Of the sea-
son. They have cut down 70 the lowest
limit the customary preliminary drills
such as punting. passing and falling on
the BAH, and have employed the daily
| practices almost entirely in running
through simple formations, work which
7 is not taken up usually until the men
| have become somewhat more hardened
| The Tigers directors have some very par
ticular reasons for adopting this course.
/ They are agreed that several expert
ments and changes must be made in the
positions Of some men who played in last
falls contest with Yale. II is with a view
| to determining, so far as il is possible
without scrimmage work, the suitability
Of some OF these old players 20 new posi-
tons that practice in formation running
has been introduced at the beginning
Lob
the intercollegiate record in throwing the
I l6-pOUnd hammer and who played guard
in good style last year until ne was in
jured, has been tried at fuIlback. his old
position on the LaWreuCeviIle eleven two
years ago, when he was considered a hard
/ pUnter and a reliable line breaking run
ner. His kicks this fan have been strong
and accurate and cover the ground at
about the right height With his 90
pounds it was thought that he would be
just the man the Tigers would need be
hind the line But according 10 the
coaches he is too slow in starting; so he
has been shifted 20 right tackle. where
his weight can probably be used more ad-
vautageOusly, while at the same time his
ground-gaining qualities can be called into
play 10 a very considerable extent As
far as the punting is concerned, Under
mr. " 10 play tA on the SCRUB LelEl
| and Gordon. another secOnd-tcam man.
/ have both been showing up wei in this
department and ought TO be able between
them 70 iii Maths old place acceptably.
There was talk Of trying Captain Peu
at fuuback- but for the present the
coaches have given up the idea. Davis,
who was replaced at tackle by Dewitt,
IS being broken in at end Although ne
showed plucky night in the game against
Yale last fall he is really too light for
tackle, but is heavy, fast, and nerry
enough TO make n good end Butkiewiez.
who was substitute centre last season,
VIII be tried out as q tackle Physically
he is fit in every particular for the posi-
ton, being strong in the legs and very
quick and active He weighs about 1S5
pounds The COaChcrs seem TO be relying
largely upon Fisher To tll the pivotal qo-
sltion- He is a 2uo-pOund man. a graduate
OF the University of Mississippi. who
learned his lesson thoroughly as a guard
} on the scrub last fall He has been pick
ing w the requirements OF his new p0-
sluon rapidly and ought 20 do well with
a little practice Dana, who would have
played in the last Yale game If injuries
I had not prevented his appearance on the
| field. is on hand again and Right Guard
Mills viii probably have 20 fight il out
with Wright for a place on this falls eleV-
| en-
II Is likely that the shifting about Of
80
freshmen repbrJ- FrUr1 The moves which
| the coaches have MADE hawever, 1t is evil
dent that they are seeking a much heav-
Z Ter line than that which faced Yale last
year. Eeiter the crack halfhack. has re
ported for practice again. but il Is said
that the faculty viii rule against his play
| ing this year although De may line mp
= against the Wearers OF the Blue only three
! times Whitehead who made the only
! touchdown for his team against Prince
| ton. has entered the sophomore class and
/ may give Steve McClave hard run for
I that position
/ Arthur Poe. of Yale game fame has
/ Joined the small army Of star coaches and
viii devote his attention 10 the ends The
I most noticeable feature in connection with
the old men is the increase in weight. the
lack Of which was seriously felt last year
! The Yale teams work has so far been
! Of the liEhtest sort as most Of the men
/ esp, cially I'm the back Held. are iu poor
/ condition as yet. Shaw and Va1dcrpOoI
| have been tried al fun on account of the
/ need of HckcTs behind the line. but as
| Yet they have NOT shown much form
! Johnny De Saullcs has gone in for The
I present At quarter though he is a green
/ man, and EastOn and Chadwick have been
| running the ball. although Fox and shaw
| have replaced them occasionally and.