New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-03
TIGERS NEED LINE MEN.
Football Outlook at Princeton Is
Not Bright This Fall.
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Princeton, n. j.. Sept. 2-The candidates for
this years Princeton varsity football eleven will
assemble Osbourne Field for practice next
week In estimating the prospects II may no,
be amiss to name the players who faced Yale
in the championship game last fall. They wers
at the start of the game:
Crawford. left end; Cooney left tackle; Dillon.
left guard; butcher, centre; Short. right guard:
stannard. right tackle; Tooker, right end Burke.
quarterback: Ritter left half: Foulke right half;
Miller, fuIlback.
main to do battle this fall the others having
graduated left college In Crawford. Prince
ton will lose OF the best left ends in tho
country. Short. the strong man. will be hard to
replace in the line while stannard has WORTH
substitute in sight.
At present there Is little available material IN
sight that seems likely to prove adequate. The
only men left in the line Cooney (captain) at
left tackle; Dillon at left guard. and Tooker a,
right end. Princeton also suffers the loss OF
Burke. quarterback: Ritter. left half: Fouke.
right half Miller is the only man left in the
back field.
No one can tell. however. what Trainer jim
Robinson has up his sleeve for the fall He
is wearing a happy smile. and. If indications
prove correct. he will surprise the general foot
ball loving public
Old Nassau IS better off as regards the bacl,
field and the ends than in the centre OF the line.
The greatest need Is Of heavy men to fill the
line vacancies, but, If the incoming class will
only supply two good for the line
then the problem will be much easier solve.
So far the coaches and trainer have based
calculations only upon the material on hand.
that ia. players who were substitutes the
scrub team last year. who already in COL
Ieoe he he OUT
look. Will not bring in any players OF varsity
calibre. Few Of the boys from the schools which
are athletic feeders to Princeton have the neces-
sary experience
The schedule this year contains ten games
with several noticeable changes. Both the army
and navy games, which were always a heavy
pense, and did not yield any returns to the ath-
letic treasury, have been dropped from the list
The chief substitution Is the Columbia game
which viii be played in New-York, at the Amer
lean League grounds, and VIII be much better
business investment This is the third year
since Columbia and Princeton have met the
gridiron. Dartmouth has also found place on
the Tiger schedule and comes we'll toward the
end.
Contrary to the expectations of many. the mis-
understanding with Cornell amicably set
tied. and the two colleges will maintain the same
friendly rivalry which has marked past games.
The game will be played in Princeton this year.
The Yale game. the climax OF the season, VIII De
played in New-Haven.
The annual West PointA nnapolis football
game will be played at Princeton this year, on
December 2 In order TO accommodate the foot
ball enthusiasts who will attend the game. the
Princeton University Athletic Association has
razed the old stands. surrounding the gridiron,
and new stands under course OF erection.
These are on a much larger scale. and will seat
at least 10000 people.
The football field has also come in FOR repairs.
and Trainer Robinson now has the field IN the
finest shape possible. The schedule of games Is
follows:
September %, Villa Nova at Princeton 80. Washington
jefferson Princeton; October Z. Georsetown az
Princeton; H. Lehisn az Princeton; "A BuSknsII az
Princeton; 81. Lafayette Princeton Is. Columbia
q Naw-York: November e. Dartmouth az Princeton.
IL Cornell a Princeton IS, Yale at New-Haven:
December (extrsJ West Point Annapolis az