New-York tribune., 1901-11-14
PRINCETON SHUDDERS.
FIVE SUBSTITUTES IN THE VARSITY
LINEUP-FUMBLING AND RAGGED
TEAM WORK.

Princeton, n j.. Nov 13 {SpeciaD--In the pres
of 1900 undergraduates and visitors frllice--
tons football warriors lined up to-day Tor then
last practice game before the battle with Yale on
Saturday The students in the order of the
classes the seniors ahead formed at the quad
rangle back of Old North and paraded TO the held
where, throughout the practice. they sang the
university songs and beloved forth Volieys OF
triple" O1 and locomotive cheers for the team
The players trotted the field, and after
they had made a few short sprints down the grid
iron timber up Captain PeIl set the scrub team 10
charging the 'varstys defence on the o-yaro me
Although the first team was largely composed OF
second raters, it took four heavy attacks OF the
scrubs to get the leather over the goal line Oh d
second try from the 5-yard line Hart circled
Davis's end the required distance
This defensive practice for the varsity was con-
tnued several minutes. after which Dewitt kicked
out from the 10-yard line into the SCRUB team
Then began a scrimmage between the two elevens
After a few exchanges of punts and several line
attacks by both teams Freeman made lree caorii I
line The oval went straight over the bar.
The scrub kicked out from the 25-yard line ana
netted twenty yards. but on Dewitt's tumble the
ball went to the scrub. who were soon forced TO
pnd steHens at right half carried the bali down
the yard line WHERE ; the eded s5'fF c b
Immediately the two teams lined up for short
The composition of the varsity the PLAYERS
stood in their positions to receive the k1ckqm q
undergraduates for In this last practice game ive
substitutes occupied places which the regular I;
PLAYERS were too crippled to claim. Perhaps this
may be advanced as sufficient reason for the
ragged team work which sadly marred most OF the
practice a confusion of signals, fumbes and a
general looseness figured conspcuousiy in to-day $
practice almost the of the big champion
ship atch -,
Brown received the kickoff and returned the pail
fifteen yards. and after gains through the lne
which brought 1t TO the 2O-yard line. EanderhoH
who was tried at quarterback. twice confused the
signals and lost the ball The varsity soon re-
covered it. and Underhi kicked field Soal from
the 25-ya-d line. McCord the only crippled
PLAYER of the eleven who was in the lineup to-
dav DESPITE the of Robinson. the trainer TO
round the other four into shape
Captain Pell. Dana. Mills and McClaVe were sent
through the signal drills and they watched the
practice game from the side lines. Meier, who
was injured Yesterday is doubtless out OF the
game for the rest of the season. Unless the
twisted ankles and wrenched knees OF the crippled
PLAYERS mend in the two days the hitherto
high hopes of the undergraduates Will drop severa
degrees OH Saturday. Notwithstanding the with
drawaI OF Glass from Yale's team
The following to-day's lineup: Left end
Davis; left tackle Brown; left guard Wright;
centre Fisher right guard Bradley; right tackle
Dewitt and Reed: right end, Henry; quarterDack
Freeman and Vanderhof; left half. Stevens ana
McCord: right half. Pearson and Stevens; full
back. Sheffield and UnderhilL , -, -
After the practice the scrub team cheered the
'~arsitv eleven and Captain Pell- They break
training tonight. and Will hold thelr annual ulh-
ner at the Nassau Hotel