New-York tribune., 1901-11-14
ON THE GRIDIRON.
LAST DAYS OF PREPARATION FOR THE
YALE-PRINCETON GAME


Happenings of the last few days have put DIFF
ferent aspect upon the football situation. Within
that time Yale has decided not to send Glass. the
freshman guard into the Princeton and Harvard
games. The decision was the only one that regard
for consistency and fairness would allow. 1t Is
likely to Yale dear, and she is doubtless en-
titled to word of consideration for her acton
However, any step other than that taken Wouid
be said right here that the Glass question Is one
that never should have been allowed to come 70
bility rule Will show that under it's reading, Glass
could never have been considered ellgiole TINS yea
football season Yet Glass trained with the team
from the first and has played in every game Have
the teams Yale has beaten with Glass in her lineup
for complaint? Assuredly they nave,
good chance to beat the Ellis. and might have done
except Glass. It is of no use for ale to say
and did not count. If Yale does as well against
game" against West Point she will lie lucky. The
eligibility rule says nothing about pracllce sd'e'
Day after the first of the two most I'M
portant games of the season will be played at New
Haven. Yales condition is pretty well known
Despite efforts of the coaches, they can scarceS
be satisfied with the back field they nave punt up
No satisfactorily fullback has been found HAD the
original plan Of withdrawing Olcott that position
been adhered to it would have been more ItIs Tts
factory than the present @ o does not follow
his interference well in runs around the eIu I.od
with 'Y his cunts Chadwc is the best behind
the line, excepting De sau7s but ms fr bo
is largely confined punginS- Little ttlrl VITO
used to make such good runs ar0mna he uG i too
light. He gained the ground thouGh @ WI wnlGg bad1r
take it. Is the ma nam P2n Ihe Of me ass s at this late
day. It was phenomenal inc out q s3od
average one and such it remains. despite the dele
pectsd 1t is fairly heavy line and ID an active
one especially on the offence The ENDS auefaet ave age
been found In Swan or Rafferty, ruonn 10 e re to
mains the Yale hugbear and 1t Is now 700 IA aee 1 ~
eradicate the fault entirely on this point Aae Will
have to trust to her little gods
Prnceton's chances of winning Saturdays game
are distinctly less than they were week ago
I saw the practice yesterday at Princeton al le"S
that part of it which open to the public ana
u ,-,. not such as to encourage the followers OF
the Orange and Black. Five of the best men were
out of the practice owing to injuries. including
Dana. Mills PelI and Meier The absence OF tne
tremelv unlikely that he will be able to play on
Saturday All the other crpples Will proDaoIy De IN
Tigers will put a crippled team into the heId ID at
best In point Of general strengdh & So anmpant
Interference does she play 50 tdst d fi4tfs
The varsity, despite its crippled cono9n and De
Witt Shove ed that he is improving in punting every
that vas creditabie piece Of work and made forty
yards so at every punt ne VII proodbbty Ib S o1
SATURDAY individually Prnceton's eleven appears app
to excel the Els It aPpearsM M TO aftdr f iar Svsem OF
the Yale eleven Neither team at all b ano1g tn
average-rather below than ABOVE lt.put III " go
have reason expect bit the better OF the arSu-
ment.
Kingden and Bruce will all be back the team
when Cornell comes to the Polo Grounds on Satur-
day This will undoubtedly strengthen the team.
but II Weekes should turn out to have water on
these gains But with her best team in line against
the Ithacans the latter VIII prooT32IfE T2IE T fsMPfRE