The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-14

Now Haven. NOV. ht-Ine weather
man promised a cool. clear day for the
Yale Princeton game today. All the
evening trains brought In hundreds OF
college men. What few Princeton men
camc here wanted small odds The bets
were 10 to In favor OF Yale. At the
New Haven house. across from the cam
pus. many Of the old coaches were gath
er'd last night. They would not say any
thing for publication. but they all agree
that Dewitt. the Princeton punter, might
make some trouble for Yale.
All the undergraduate body OF Yale
Is sure that Yale will win. According
to the statement OF the Yale officials.
there will be about 30 900 persons at the
game. All the tickets nave been dis
.'ossd OF except those that spectators
wanted SO and 81 bonus for.
The old Yale stars at the New Haven
house last night were about as big an
attraction as the town had outside of the
varsity team itself. Walter Camp. the
athletic adviser Of Yale. was prominent
in the group.
All the Yale coaches were at Yale field
in the afternoon during the secret prac-
tice. When that was over the coaches
did not hesitate TO say that all the Yale
men were In good shape. There Is just
one weak spot. Bloomer who may not
be able TO last the game out on account
OF his injured shoulder.
or betting there was almost none. a
small pool OF money has been sent up by
New York graduates Of Princeton. but
the odds asked are sucn that very little
Yale money was advanced to cover it.
After supper last night the team was
taken TO the University gymnasium. the
coaches watched the men run through
the signals for the new formations which
viii be sprung today for the first time
In public. Walter Camp has worked out
q set OF plays that take advantage OF the
fine points Of the seasons new rules,
and II Is said that Yale will play va
ried, dashing style today.
The lineup will be: Left end, Capt.
Rafferty, left tackle. Kinney: left guard.
Batchelder; centre: Roraback. right
guard. Roemer; right tackle. Hogan:
right end. Shevlin; quarterback. Rock
wen: left haIfback. Mitchell; right half
rack. Metcalf: Afullback, Farmer.
Shevlln and Rafferty,. Yale vs.. Davis
and Henry. Princeton, brings together
four AZ competent ends as ever played
il the same game.
The Yale ends. particularly Shevlin
have been used more for carrying the
ball. and on the whole. the Yale offence
has made use OF more men to carry the
hall than Princeton.
Al tackle, Kinney Yale. faces Reed.
Princeton, and Hogan. Yale. faces Coon
cy Princeton. The Yale tackles are bigger
and more rugged men. but not a whit
more aggressive. The former are also
more experienced and very versatile and
have had the advantage OF having play
cd on a championship team-which, how
ever, IL not always an advantage. It
has been known TO beget carelessness.
still, Kinney and Hogan are fighters. Ho-
gan Is one OF the best ground gamers
playing today but not qufteeas steady on
the defence AS mis- mate. Cooney is a
Freshman. who never has played in a
championship contest. but he knows the
game well He. too. is good ground
gamer, keeps his feet and makes oil his
weight tell in humping the other line. He
Is in all the plays and a first class man.
With both men running the tackles fire.
duentlv. both inside and outside the 25-
yard line. the contending tackles will
carry big burden.
The work In the middle OF both lines
will be watched with more than ordinary
interest and mutual trepidation because
OF uncertainty regarding the strength or
weakness there. IL has been proclaimed I'm
both camps that the condition at centre
Is somewhat dubious, with Yales the
most dubious. although both West Point
and Columbia found the Yale centre
strong enough. Whatever way the tros
are made up. Princetons seem to be the
more aggressive. The combination OF
Short, centre, and De Witt and Dillon,
guards, at Princeton is more active SEEM
ingly than Roraback, centre. and Bloom
ar and Matchelder, guards. at Yale. but
not as heavy and no steadier, save that
Roraback's passing is not accurate. De
witt. Barney and Short for Princetons
centre would mean more beef. De Wits
playing ability Is too well known to call
for comment. but In Bloomer Yale has
guard just as good. provided his injured
shoulder does not handicap him. Batchel-
der. the other Yale guard. has never been
through the fire OF big game. He is very
strong and IL sandy but liable TO take Il
easy and be caught OF his guard. Short OF
Princeton is rather light for a guard but
a powerful fellow and quick. but not as
alert and reliable as he might be- Dillon.
the Princeton Freshman guard. Is scrap
py and determined and lacking chiefly in
o..r.