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New-York tribune., 1901-10-21
THE SHAKEUP AT PRINCETON.
\ CRITICISM OF THE TEAM BY THE
COACHES - PROBABLE LINEUP
FOR YALE GAME

Princeton. N J.. Oct 20 (SpeciaD.-One surprise
after another followed the teams appearance for
practice last Monday, until the undergraduates be-
gan to wonder what the coaches Were going to do
with the players before the week closed. Disap-
pointed over the showing made by the eleven in
the Lehigh game on the previous Saturday. the
coaches held a conference and concluded make a
decided shakeup among the pigskin handlers A
criticism OF the team, given 10 The Alumni Week
ly'' by Langdon Lea, SO head coach and Riggs
's2; Nelson Poe. 81; Cochran, 49, Kelly 'sS and
Baird w. the other coaches is in part follows:
We are going to have good team There is ma
teriaI Tor Just as good d as Princeton ever
got to get toeether The 11efe"ae oat 'hey nave
because they have not got together as a team Vet
80 Tar We nave been experimenting TO md out
settled, and, while the team cannot be saia to be
picked yet We have about made up minds
be changed If some OF the candidates not now con-
expected ability. ~
Fisher "a at centre Is a good. steady player He
ton. but he is beginning TO get more aggressive
and Is & making ing GOOD @ open openings He is developing
His swapping is improving.
experience. He is aggressive quick on his feet
gets into the interference well and uses good juds,
ment. He also goes down the field fast on kicks
He should be able TO hold down his position In any
game. We have decided TO try Butkiewicz AT guard
He weighs only lSo pounds, but he is exception
ally aggres@siye @ player and is very powerful below
e has good ! spirit but is not as strong player
Da 69se 1 bg BaeweS IL eW LOOKS aS he would be hard
At tackles Pell weighs 195 pounds and De Witt
1856 the positions ought be pretty we'll taken
care of. Pell does not move quickly when the bali
s put in Play t he plays pao too his high and lets the
interferer. and runs well with the ball, and plays
good defensive game Dewitt will be PLAYED from
now on at tackle. He has been tried back of tha
line but not valuable to the team there as
in the line. He is strong and active, plenty of
speed and weight runs well with the ball. but is
ant 10 away from his interference What is
true of Dewitt is true of Brown who seems 10
have found himself at tackle. He weighs pounds
and puts lots of life and vim into his play
Four players seem to have about even chances
for the ends. Davis has shown marked improve-
ment He IS playing much better game than he
did last year. He gets down the field well and is
strong defence. Roper is also playing a better
game than he did last year His defence is good
and goes down the field fairly well, but is likely
to get ratified. Henry doing well before was
injured also R. McClave who was injured
recently.
The playing OF the back field has been dizannnint-
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CORyELL's HOPES AND PLANS

Ithaca. N ". Oct 20 (SpeciaD--Cornelrs football
coaches will hardest this week TO develop new
formations and bring 70 greater precision thoSe
which were introduced last week Having only
few plays comparatively, was weakness SHOWN
in the Carlisle game, In which most or the ground
was gained by straight plays. made effective by
the individual work OF Finucane, Purcell. warner
and some of the others
Prrcelrs services will be missed this week The
injuries he sustained yesterday will keep him out
of the scrimmages at least until shortly before tho
Princeton game. To win this game all efforts viii
now be directed Confidence regarding it is not
over high 1t is realized that the Tigers have two
bad defeats 10 wipe out, and Cornelfs eleven has
not yet shown itself really strong Not even the
apparently good made against the Indians Is
regarded at Ithaca evidence that the team yee
even equals that OF last year
A number OF alumni will be here to coach this
week and next. William Mason being among them
Emmons who substituted for Lueder yesterday Is
not a strong player Cooper. who was another pos
sibiIity as substitute IN the line is in she
squad fact. the substitute material for line
Is poor. Finucane. who was quarterback through
out the game yesterday. Will probably stay in that
position. least until after the Princeton game.
He is doing WELL and Brewster Is still the stcin1
list. =
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appointing. an easy victory was expected. Am
herst outweghed Union by many pounds, and
played far better defensive game, but unable
The failure to do chiefly because
of fumbling something which the team has been
almost wholly free from this fall. Twice Amherst
lost the ball when within striking distance OF
Unions goal. because of this fault.
Team play is lacking to a large degree The mon
failed follow the ball closely enough and are
slow in getting into plays. The line men stand
too high, and do not their weight and strength
to the best advantage In breaking through and
blocking. The backs slow. and do not hit the
line hard they should The team has been
considerably handicapped since the Harvard game
by the loss of several valuable players from in
1uries illness Quill. of the most promising
of the men. fractured rib few days ago
and will be out of the game for some time. An
derson r. Crook and Bran in poor physical
condition, but expected back in harness In
time to play against Syracuse Saturday. In
addition, three of the best players in col
lege have faculty conditions. and may oe unable pc
play. The Syracuse game Will be one OF the
hardest OF the season, and each team viii MAKE Ne
the team is uncertain. and few men may se said
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defeat Wesleyan the chances for the pennant
are of the brightest
The team itself Is in fine condition. with the ex-
ception OF Jones' who fractured his collar bone In
the "Aggie" games. and will be unable to play De-
fore November least. Barring acciients the
team for the league games will be made up as fol-
lows: Captain O'Neil will take care OF LETT end
He is ten pounds heavier than last year. and with
Wilbur at right end. these places Will be well
filled Hatch and Jones are both good men at
tackle. The team has been materially strength
ened by bringing in Lawrence from right halfbacK
to right guard. Cole Will take good care or the
other guard Leighton and Mossman are fighting
il for centre. Both lighter than last year
centre and tumble good deal. but coachlns VIII
remedy this Behind the line there are a number
of promising backs. Carl Moore Is undoubtedly
of the best Quarterbacks in the country he
passes the ball well. is good on running back punts
is a sure tackler. At right half watson is a
fixture. He is a freshman. having been graduated
from Williemstown High School last June. and VIII
be heard from before the season is over he mas
a record OF 10 1-5 seconds for the loo-yard dash
and Is the fastest on the team Al Ieit haii
Jackarat and Graves, though light are doing well well
Peabody, who ably filled the position or fuil-
hack last year, completes the lineup he u heavier
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Ing. but the candidates showing that they have
varsity ability. After several changes we have
decided for the present to play Meier at quarter
McClave and Foulke at the halves and McCord at
fHbaGk fgI Meier has shown great improvement
is very good McClave is fast at starting, and
takes his openings well, but fumbes too much. All
the backs have this fault Foulke. freshman. Is
a good end runner. and hits the line hard. He is
fair defensive player McCord, at fullback. is the
best line buCker on the team. but his defensive
playing needs Improvement, Pearson. who has re-,
Gently come out is doing well quarter, and
Ames Minott. De Laney and Wylie are available
for halfbacks. 1t has not yet been decided who
will do the kicking, but II lies in Foulke Underhil
and Dewitt. If Cnderhil should be put in. the
temporary lineup indicated above would. of course
be changed. It may be necessary to put hcCord
back TO his old position at halfback
The Yale game is about four weeks ahead, but
the following may be given a close guess as to
the teams lineup for that game: Left end. Davis;
left tackle Pell: left guard. Dana: centre Fisher,
right guard. Mills tButkewicz); right tackle. De.
witt; right end, Roper quarterback. Meier; left
halfbaek, MoCord; right halfbcck McClave and
tullbech, Cnderhu.
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Peter OConnor. the champion jumper. was one oc
the contestants in the running broad jump handi-
cap. he had recovered from his accident
of a few weeks ago he did not get place in the
contest. There hurting contest between tho,
John Days. OF Brooklyn. and the Young Irelands.
of New York The game showed that football IS
the only rough sport. The contest could not bs;
finished before darkness the referee called II
draw.
SUMMARIZES
One hundred yard ohandcapl-won BY 8. May,
New West Side A c. 30 yards; H. Andrews Pasttrls
A c. 61. yards. second D Frank New west Side A c.
% yardsJ third Tine O:lOls.
Eight hundred and-eghty-yard (novlce-Won hp,
H Hoerer New West Side A. G: j. Ray Star a. c..
second: E. F. Edwards Knickerhocker A. c.. third
Mile run Chandcap>-wOn by ]. ]. Farrell. Star A. o.
j. SfcNabb. New West Side A. c. (5S yards) third
Running broad jump (handicapl--won by H P
Donald Nev-York C. (sc-atch). - IT. in A Hart.
ST Bartholomew A c. go inchesl. second % r. "a
Three mile handcapl-Non by n A. Eorhies
ESQ yards: H. Goldberg. ST. Bartholomew A. C. $50
yards ]. Pierce Pastme A C. (scratch). third
FOURTH -hundred-and- -forty-yard run Chandcap(-won
D. J. Brennan, Pastime A. C. C25 yards; o p Ordw-in
Bartholornew A. 9 so yards). third. Time. 0:5I1s
Throwing sixteen-pound hammer Chandicapl-won oy
r ". Edgren. Knickeroecker A C. 80 feeO, with an
actual throw Of 1873 IT 5ls In: J. Flanasan Greater
New-York l. Il c. (scratch). second. with an actual
Throwing discus thandicap)-Wou by J. Flanagan.
Greater g tscratch). actual put us
actual put ia feet second W r. D. McDonoush. Man
haitian A. c. 60 feet. actual s3 IT IL in
r W Edgren Knickerbocker A. c. q feet). with an
actual OF 20 IT. pa In A Busch1ran. staF
10 In: j Mccarthy Pastime A c @ feeO. third. with
an throw OF Is IL. III In
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ten or fifteen minutes are played. Coach Hazen
has been assisted by De Camp, co. and Draper
90 and they are all well pleased with the showing
made in the five games already played. Williams
has scored 80 points 10 her opponents zl out she
has PLAYED both Harvard and Columbia. putting up
a strong resistance against the former and playing
the New-York team to a standstIIl. The best work
was against Amherst State College, which. after
defeating wesleyan. succumbed to Williams. II TO
O. in thirty-hve minutes OF play.
The hardest part OF the schedule is yet to be
played. With games with Dartmouth. West Point
Hamilton Wesleyan and Amherst coming every
Saturday up to November 16 Williams has plenty
of hard work before her. This year the Amherst
game is at williamstown, while the Wesleyan
game is at Middetown Conn. so that IL Williams
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HARD WEEK FOR THE OUAKERS.
TEAM IN A SEMI-cRIPPLED CONDITION, HAS
IMPORTANT GAMES SCHEDULED.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrsr,r1

Pnfiadelphia- Oct D.-The coming week viii be a
severe one for PennsyIvania's football team II
ehe Quakers can pull out creditably there will be
some nope for the eleven against Cornell and Har-
Vard' For team on which there are only three
veterans the schedule for this week seems unnec-
essariiy heavy. Tomorrow the eleven iournevs To
annapolis where the strong Naval Cadet team
VIII De played, and Wednesday Gettysburg
"hich mas a victory the Carlisle Indians .o
ooest OF, will appear Franklin Field Tha,
evening the Quakers will embark for Chicago
"hioh university will be tackled on Saturday
Woodrun has always advocated hard work and
this Is certainly what faces the team but consd-
ering the present sem-crippled condition OF III.
eteVen 1t looks like counting defeat ask so much
OF the men. II they can win all three games and
pront by the lessons taught by their experiences
Harvard game ~
The game on Saturday went long way toward
the final selection OF the team Davidson al fIII-
pack Teas and Bennett guards. Gardiner at
right end. Donaldson at right tackle Howard at
quarteroack and Shook at right halfback seem TO
De fxtures. Ptckarkskfs good work will gain him
a place either at centre left tackle The latter
place VIII probably be taken by Baird as soon as
his shoulder gets well. Left end seems to lie he
tween Crowther, Ludes and Metzgar. with the last
named as favorte. Reynolds's defensive work
against Bucknell was much superior TO anything
Butler has done in this line that he will probably
gain the left halfback position. though Butler ex-
GELS him a punter.
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WESLEYAN'S CHANCES BRIGHT.
PLEASED WITH THE SHOWING MADE
AGAINST YALD AND HARVARD.

aliddIetown. Conn. Oct. 90 (speciaD.-w,,n the
games with tho big colleges passed the future work
OF the coaches at Wesleyan will be directed TO the
object Of making this seasons team pennant
winner IN the triangular league. Thus far the sea-
at Wesleyan has been a peculiar one. The rec
ord which the team has made against Yale and
Harvard Is emnently satisfactory TO all concerned
Early the Yale game Captain Inglis received
injury to his weak knee which compelled hin, TO
retire. It at first thought that this injury
would develop into water the knee but this dan
ger has passed, and he WIFI be the field in time
10 fill his position ar fullback IN the league games
and possibly the game with Dartmouth. Thompson.
right halfback. has also had his troubles. caused
by injuries received in the Yale gan but he E fast
recovering. and able to play In part of the Har-
ward game To the injuries OF these two backs and
the weakness OF Nethaway at left end is laid the
defeat by Amherst "Aggies." week ago Since
that game, however the change has been marked.
and "Wednesday. in two fifteen minute halves.
Harvard had hard work in making three touch
downs.
With both Inglis and Thompson back in the game
Wesleyans pennant winning chances good
The fact that the offensive work for the last two
the substitutes behind the line. Corscaden. who
has been acting captain. has been the mainstay OF
and he is a regular ground gaIner. At quarter
sesses the faculty OF getting into every play. The
line is the that OF last year except at left
end and tackle Eyster. n freshman. who has been
used 10 replace Nethaway at left end is doing well
for new man lie Is swift his legs
and has plenty Of nerve, but is rather light. In
spite Of this drawback, however. he be
able TO cover the ground much more satisfactorily
than Nethaway and Will doubtless be a fixture
At left tackle Goode will doubtless prove himself
the strongest man. He will do this beyond doubt
should Brown not be able TO return to the game
In Sman, Espy and Pike. Wesleyan possesses
a heavy and experienced trio in the centre OF the
rush line. Ackart and Day both candidates for
right tackle. Both are experienced men, having
played tho team every since entering
college. At right end Garrison continues to play
the strong game which he put up in the champion
ship games of last year.
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Park, Laurel Hill, Long Island. yesterday. TnoI
throw Flanagan made was IS feet s1a inches. beae-
ing by II inches the previous record, held by J. 8,
Mitchell, of IS feet 1O1t inches.
Everything was favorable to make the meeting d
success. There was a large number Of spectators
present, who manifested much enthusiasm throush-
out the games. which all interesting and ex-
citing. The weather was perfect and the track
fast. The number OF entries large in nose
OF the contests that they had TO be run IN many,
heats. Arthur J. Duffy expected to take pa-x
In the 1oo-yard dash, but failed to appear.
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y phe game that have just discussed. The
'0"h runners repeatedly muffed and fumbled
e Dall This is a weakness they have shown
-. 'ie season. and one which should have been
:. '"oy lessened or eradicated entirely by this
h cost many. many valuable yards of
:, No on Saturday. For all that, the Tigers
distinct Improvement, playing with
..o'e concentrated snap and displaying more Of
.ae hrish that goes to make the completed team
n" r,'ah they had yet shown in any stated game
p-A'eeton's defence was particularly strong. for
dist" was not once within a dangerously short
pare. OF her goal And this, IL must be ap-
hajg - ~ another football element. The first
aootDall q famous player once said, is
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combines with his ability to follow interference
the instinct that tells him when II IS broken up
and has therefore become useless 70 him. VII
heImi. too. is growing in usefulness at ful'hack
and, what is worthy of special note, is develop
ing considerable punting ability. Hogan s1In
appears green at tackle, plays too nigh, and
does not follow the ball closely enough, but his
great strength and activity discount these faults
somewhat, and with the constant drilling he is
getting he should be able TO hold his place
CornellS game against the Indians a
creditable performance. The Ithacans surely
improving, and will give the Tigers a hard bat
tie. There is no secret about the fact that
Princeton's coaches expect a desperate fight
when they go 70 Ithaca, and they are preparing
the team especially for that game.
THE UMPIRE.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-21

to keep your opponent from making ground
against you. The second is 70 make ground
against him
The clouds have frightened at Yale during
the last seven days. A week ago the Eli coaches
were confronted with the task of developing a
good back field from what seemed rather un-
promising material That material has greatly
improved since then. Little Hart. at left half
back, has made rapid strides in the game. and
now bids fair to develop into exceptionally
valuable ground gamer in plays designed to
carry the ball around the ends. He follows his
Interference closely and is quick to see a for
tutous opening and TO take IL. Moreover. he
New-York tribune., 1901-10-21
COLGATE ACCUSES UNION.
CHARGES OF BRUTALITY FOLLOW SATUR
DAYS GAME AT SCHENECTADY.

Hamilton. n. Y. Oct. 20.-Strained relations be-
tween Colgate University and Union College have
resulted from yesterdays football game So worked
UP are the Colgate students that they have called
a mass meeting for tomorrow to protest aRains,
the actions of some of Unions players The charge
is made that while Colgate's captain was sufrering
with broken hand and was in citizens dress he
was assaulted on Unions field. and that Berry and
the face and head "
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kaa -
WILLIAMS is SATISFIED.
HARDEST GAMES YET TO COME-MEN
SHOW DETERMINATION.

Williamstown. Mass. Oct 20 CSpeciaD.-The last
two weeks have shown decided improvement in
the teams work in every way. The going
in with more vim and determine ton, and the
coaching of Joe Hazen. Yale, '9S. has had the
hoped for result. For the first two weeks OF the
season much time was devoted tackling the
dummy and catching punts. but all that Is
changed. Every afternoon practice game is held
between the varsity and scrub. Short halves Of
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EXPERIMENTS AT HARVARD.
MANY CHANGES IN THE TEAM-A REVIEW
OF THE SITUATION
OF THE SITUATION,

Cambridge Mass. Oct. 20 (SpeciaD-The last
week has been one Of continued experiments at
Harvard Graydon has been moved from tackle to
fullback, where he played for a short time last
year. Cults has been moved out from guard to
tackle. and Roberts has taken Sargent's place at
centre The other tackle has been played by Blag-
den. and Matthews seems to have displaced Bald
win at quarter. These changes for the most part
are beneficial Cults bids fair 10 nil one of the
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proficiency II must be obvious that clean ham
ding Of the pigskin IS al the basis OF all success.
i is absolutely fundamental Upon II must be
built the entire football structure. II q runner
muhs the ball when il is passed TO him the play
is failure, sometimes a disaster, as many
good team has found to it's cost. Not only that,
but one fUmber behind a line is enough TO ruin
the chances Of any team when IL goes against
an equally strong eleven.
Princeton's prospects appear to me fully as
good they did 2 week ago. She not only beat
Brown by a larger score than Pennsylvania did,
but she showed q constant and ali round su-
periority that Pennsylvania did not show. The
easy victory Of the Princeton players was due.
however. in part TO the weakness Of the Provi-
dence eleven in that same fundamental element
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AMHERST NOT AGGRESSIVE.
SHOWS TO BETTER ADVANTAGE ON DE-
FENSIVE WORK-TEAM PLAY POOR

Amherst Mass. Oct 20 (speciaD.-During the last
week the football team has not made the improve
which its friends had hoped for. and appears
TO have experienced slump. The contests with
Yale and Harvard proved that the eleven is strong
the defence but rather weak in its offensive
game. Coach Swain has been working hard to
remedy this defect. but far results have been
satisfactory.
The game with Union. Wednesday. was dis
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ON THE GRIDIRON.
,v.RD AND PENNSYLVANIA PLAYED
ALMOST TO A srANDsrILL-BAD
OUTLOOK FOR THE QUAKERS.

.,,-sav's games, two of them in particular
~hos,zed fact / have previously referred TO-
ely that the big teams and the small ones
csrting closer together every year. Har-
rs team this season seems likely 70 be Of
-.re quality, yet West Point played her
N..,cs1lv an even game. so far as the quality
re football went Harvard's single score
5,e 70 the fact that OF her plays went
perfectly. exactly as IL had been
- II cannot be said that the wearers Of
=. crimson can get much comfort out of Satur-
Is victory. Again, at Philadelphia, Buck
n q college whose teams have not been high
-hA second class. up to this year. at any rate.
.ouv outplayed Pennsylvania for the first
-, This is the second time within a week
-. penn has been played TO a standstill in the
s sl. half BY supposedly much inferior teams.
1.,rn ala the trick a week ago Saturday and
55rotnsn did /; last Saturday. Nothing but ths
DnJration of the time limit saved the Philadel-
tIens from being scored against. ard had they
- scored against and a goal kicked IS gould
have meant lie game.
an this looks bad for Penn. Her defence is her
.-o.tast point. She does net seem able TO b: .ais
- vreu conceived ana compact interference.
-1ns and again Buckue. made gains OF ten
..,,5s and five yards and ten yards again, and
ssc4,tively at that. The ball was in Penn's
..,tory almost all the f7rst half. In the second
half the Quakers tore through all opposition
.ust as they did in the Brown game, and for the
ssue reason. The Penn players were stronger
and better able TO play q locg game, but the
quality of their football was Ettle If any, su-
Terior 10 that Of their opponents II Pennsyl-
TIania does not improve greatly her chances for
championship hOnors Will be small.
Hsrvards case, though none too promising
is not as bad as Fenn's. West Point IS an an
-agonist of no mean order. In Saturdays game
the hand Of Daily, ex-quarterback OF the Har-
ward team. and now g cadet at West Point, is
plainly seen. He knew from experience and
from playing II himself just the kind of game
the soldiers would have TO meet. and he taught
Them how 20 meet IL so successfully that there
was all but tie game One OF Harvard's most
elaring Weaknesses at the present time appears
70 be her fumblinG. Coaches either DO not seem
10 understand the vital Importance OF drilling
players TO he0dle the ball cleanly at all times
or they find il one Of the most difficult branches
Of the football curriculum in which TO impart
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20 Tor her rivals Carlisle 1o3 opponents -: Am.
hsrsc q. opponents II: Williams S. oppone0ta n.
Wesleyan 2s opponents 35: West Point AZ: %.
ponents 8: Annapolis IS opponents 26
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ATHLETICS.
THE THROWING OF THE FIFTy-sIx
POUND WEIGHT

John Flanagan. OF the Greater New-York Irish
Athletic Club. broke the worlds record for the
throwing of the hfty-six pound weight at the games
held by the club the clubhouse grounds at Celttc
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than last year. punts better and has improved