The sun., 1903-11-14
IN The FOOTBALL WORLD.
YALE AND PRINCETON ELEIENS
REVIEWED INDIVIDUALLY.

Similarity In Weak and strong Points
Both Well Fixed In BACK Field and at
Ends and Tackles-West Point VS..
Chicago and Other Important Games
! In the matter of the weight and Drawn
! OF the two teams that will engage in the big
football game at New Haven to-day the
! advantage Is with Yale. Yale's rush line
' averages 200 pounds IN avordupois while
/ Princeton's averages 1876. The latter weight
! is on the supposition that Dewitt. Short
, and Dillon will be Princeton's centre trio.
If Barney plays in the middle of the line.
or Bradley. the Princeton line will bc
| heavier. The Princeton back field avera ges
pound or two heavier than Yales. most OF
the difference being at quarter back with
Nettcrlein OF Princeton twenty pounds heavier
| than Rockwell of Yale. In total team weight
Yale exceeds by about ten pounds. these
| figures going on the suppostion that lalc's
wcightiest combination will be on the field.
| Whatever changes are made in either team
| will reduce Yale's total weight and increase
| Princetons. but IN any event the Blue will
! have the heavier team.
| Both teams have shown good. strong de-
fence. and. on the whole. consistent through
, out the 'eason. Neither's goal line has been
| crossed. The scores against Yale were kicks
| from the field. 40. emitting the question OF
weight the teams. far as past perform
ances are concerned. are even In defence.
! 1t is difficult to defend goal from kicks
| from the field. and If it comes down to very
close score. Princeton. with Dewitt and
vetterlein as drop-kickers. will have the ad-
vantage. though not much of an advantage.
| for Mitchell and Bowman OF Yale are good
| drop-kckers. IA to punting, there is prac-
ticaly no choice. with both sides strong.
| Which side has tho stronger offence Will be
known by nightfall. As to this department
| two of the strongest teams IN the country
| are coming together. Yale has the greater
total OF points and has met adversares as
! strong as have the Tigers Speed in working
/ the heavy formations will. therefore. be OF
I great moment The swift. dagger like concen-
trations OF Princeton will be opposed to the
fast. heavy. battering formations of Yale. In
| Rockwell Yale has quarter back who can
| hurl the heavy formations at the opposition
! with great rapidity, and who has n rare head
| for directing the attack. Rockwell hurt his
| shoulder just before the Columbia game and
| there Is some uneastness as to whether he will
| be at his best. The Princeton attack may
| not be as fast as Yale 3 to-day but slashing
speed. once it gets under way. and solidity
| of formation may make up for this.
Sheviin and Rafferty,. Yale. VS. Davis and
| Henry. Princeton, brings together four as
| competent ends as ever played in the same
F, game. Last year the Yale ends were tho
better the whole team being much better
| than Princeton's. All else being equal players
| OH victorious team look better than their
| opposites. However. the four ends to-day
may be relied on to be on the spot to prevent
running back punts. for they are fast and hard
| and sure tacklers Also they are expert
enced and alert. competent at breaking up
plays coming In their direction The Yale
| ends. particularly Shevlin. have been used
| more for carrying the ball. and on the whole
, the iale offence has made use of more men
to carry the ball than Princeton.
At tackle Kinney, Yale faces Reed Prince
ton. and Hogan. Yale. faces Cooney. Prince
ton. The Yale tackles are bigger and moro
! rugged men. but no whit more aggressive
The former are also more experienced and
very versatile, and have had the advantage
| of aving played on a championship team --
| which Is not always an advantage. 1t has
been known to beget carelessness. Still
| Kinney and Hogan fighters from the
| ground up. and good men are needed TO keep
them from breaking through. Hogan Is
one of the best ground gamers playing to-
! day, but not quite as steady on the defence as
| his mate. Both Reed and Cooney are quite
, as imbued with the fighting spirit as their
, rivals and are very active. Cooney is a fresh
man who never has played in Il championship
contest, but he knows the game we'll lie.
too, Is u good ground gamer keeps his feet
and makes all his weight tell in humping the
class man. With both team running the
tackles frequently, both inside and outside
the 25-yard line. the contending tackles will
carry a big burden to-day
The work in the middle of both lines will
be watched with more than ordinary interest
and mutual trepidation because of uncer-
tanty regarding the strength. or weakness
there 1t has been proclaimed in both camps
! that the condition at centre is somewhat
dubious, with Iule's the most dubious. al
though both West Point and Columbia found
, the Yale centre strong enough. Whatever
way the trios are made up. Princeton 5 seems
to be the more asgressiye rhe combnhtlon
@ Guards ' at Princeton MS is more m active @ seenmei, ]
than f9raback, centre and d., Bloomer % and
is not accurate DE Witt, Barney and Short
for princeton's centre wIould, mean more
ability is too well known to call for comment.
but IL Boomer Yale has guard qua M Just o as good.
cap him lic knows the, game from, A to Il.
and when right c,n hold up his end in any
company Batehelder The he other 9th y, S9le ,, gaard
to to- take it it easy and be caught on his guard.
snSTe sSrd but aT"Se p"@srin fellow and f aniek but
lot as alert and reliable as he might be
Dillon. the, Princeton freshman guard, is
scrappy and determined and lacking chiefly III
Reference has already been made to the
of Ya" is superior to either Of The Princeton
quarters Nc,torein and Burke. Rockwell
is fighting lrishman and always busy, keen
I on the defence and helpful TO the runner on
the offence. Tho Princeton quarter plays
back on the defence and either Netterlcn
or Burke is dangerous in running back punts.
Mctcali. il he plays, will play back for Yale
| and also is a troublesome man when running
back punt. He is probably the fastest
runner or eli her team and on end runs shoot )
along behind interference at great speed.
his speed sometimes eXrciling his Judgment
The fact is both teams are strong in the baCl.
field Bowman and owsley are ialcs best
defensive backs. with Owsley a hard line
breaker, If he does not play Yale has ns hard
, man on the defence. Owslcy. when playing.
noes into the line on . tackle back formation
outside the o5-yard lines. Mitchell, another
Yale probability to-day, is a superb pnteT,
fast on end runs and though hight uses all
! his weight in hitting the line, using his head
in taking openings. kafer Is believed to be
! prinCntons best back field line plunger.
, He also is fine defensive back He is Il
hard man TO stop when carrying the ball.
Fouike of Princeton is fast, difficult man TO
! end runner. because he Is OIL so fast and
! nuickly, In Miller Princeton has u freshman
bnck whose merit has landed him on the
/ auunl He has acquired the Prince