Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-13
BIG FOOT BALL
TEAMS WARMING UP
Tigers Are Evidently Afraid Of
the Yale Eleven.

1
Princeton was made after the West Point
game and after he had learned the issue OF
| the game at New Haven. There is gen.
| eral belief that scoring is only possible on
| trick plays and on mistakes in handling
kicks and therefore absolutely uncertain.
Roper is not alone in his opinion.
| Understand me-" he continued, II am
| hopeful of winning, and am satisfied with
| the general development of the team, but to
| gain ground against such defense as Yale
will unquestionably show will be very diff
! cult, and have not seen evidence of such
ground gaining ability in any team Neither
| have seen team that believe can pene-
| trate our defense in the condition 1t will be.
| OF course there is always the liability of
| any team getting off a long run from a
| fortuitous combination of circumstances, or
| a muf or a blocked kick or a tumble pro-
| ducing a score. 1t is by taking advantage
| of opportunities like these that I hope we
| will win, but the fight is going to be much
| harder than is generally expected"
But a sore blow may have been struck at
Princeton's chances at West Point. 1t was
shown there that Eddie Dillon is easily half
| of Princeton's strength. Remove him from
| the game and the assurance of the Tigers is
gone. His running back of kicks is daring
in the extreme, and this gives a confidence
| that plays big part in Princeton's success.
When he thrown at West Point he
| landed on the back of his head in such a
way as might induce timidity If it did not
| result in disability. The effects had not
| left him last night. He was still suffering
severe headaches. The loss of Dillon would
| weaken the team immeasurably, because its
| whole game is built about him.
Yale, on the other hand, is fortunate IN
having Roome once more back in the game.
! He resumed his place at fullback yester-
day. The question now is whether he can
stand a hard game and work in with the
| rest of the team in the limited time he has
IN wit md
| Forbes to break the line and Knox to run
| tackles. Yale is mighty well fixed in Of
| fense-better than the Tigers-while the de-
| tense, except against Brown, has been quite
| as good Yale's kicking game must be in
ferior, however.
! While Yale gains Roome, she may lose
| Morse. That, however, is a misfortune with
| it's recompense, in that it allows her to use
Veeder, whose kicking would be mighty
useful if a place could be found for him.
| Yale needs Improvement in the kicking de-
| partment sorely, as she needs certainty in
| handling kicks and better following of the
| ball and better blocking of ends when the
| other team kicks. With Veeder in the game
| she is more likely to get them than with
| another doing the booting.
Princeton is about as well prepared for
| the game as she can be now. 1t is too late
| for her to do anything but hold her snap
and practice drop and place kicking. These
| may pull her through, as they did at West
| Point, when she would have been unable
| to score without them. At any rate, they
will be mighty handy weapons to have
| about in case of necessity, and she will try
| to make the most of them
| In the interest in the Yale-Princeton
game other contests are being lost sight of.
The Penn-Michigan game will be interest
| ing and worth while. PENIS improvement
with Lawrence and Hallenback in the back
| field should continue, and the teams are
| made more even by Curtis injury. The
Michigan team will leave the west on
| Wednesday night and remain at West
| Chester until fhe morning Of ora mo
Princeton Somewhat Gloomy.
| PRINCETON, N. J., November 13.-With
the rapid approach of Saturday and the
| invasion of the inevitable horde of Eli, the
feeling in Princeton is not overconfidence.
There is general feeling of dissatisfaction
| with the result of the West Point game.
That the scoring should have been made
| on kicks instead of by touchdowns was a
keen disappointment and it is not felt that
the team played anything like the game
that was expected of it. To make mat
| tiers worse, the team came out of the game
| considerably battered up, and Eddie
| Dillon's condition since he came to earth
under the hard tackling that so effectively
| put him out of the game has been causing
a great deal of anxiety. He was badly
| Jared by the fall, and what will be his
condition at the end of the week is mat
| ter of conjecture.
| All idea of very hard work for the rest
| of the week has had to be abandoned, and
| it is hoped that with a good rest the team
may last through the halves well enough
| to play strong game to the finish:
The scrimmage yesterday showed an at
| tack that was decidedly ragged. The var
sity played only half, but with fresh
scrub to oppose it it succeeded in
! and there was no scoring. Eddie" Dillon S
place was occupied by Tenney. The second
half was between the scrubs and the
1 subs
/ 1x
] that while the coaches have not lost con-
| fidence in the team, they feel that the stu
alton is critical Yale will probably be in
| first-rate condition by the time of the game,
| and unless things go better than they did
| last Saturday it is likely that Princeton
will have to depend for a score on Har-
| lan's kicking.
The necessity for Frightening up the
| mass meeting last evening. and the stu
| dents gathered in Alexander Hall I'D
strong Fiery speeches were made by
| Roper. Edwards and Capt Dillon. The
principal speech of the evening, however
came from Prof. Stockton Arson of the
| English department. who is one of the
most popular of the faculty on all such
| occasions. The meeting ended with "Old
Nassau" which was sung with al the
| force that could be mustered by the en-
| thusiastic students and with rousing
cheers for the team and for Princeton the
| meeting ended.
Yale Also Cast Down.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, November 49,
Yales foot ball coaches have had too many
| upsets this season to invent imaginary
| troubles, and they were too much disheart-
ened yesterday to discuss the injury to
| Capt. Morse, which has reasserted itself
| since Saturday. Last winter he had to un-
| dergo special treatment for bone .bruise
/ on the knee. and in the Brown game Sat
urday. when he was injured, it was in this
| dangerous spot. Yesterday he was in nc
| condition to even run through signals
| Roome pluckily volunteered to get into the
| play, and did so eagerly when the coaches
| told him that he was about all that they
| have in sight for fullback.
| Roome through signals with the
! varsity. and later played fullback for the
| scrubs" against the substitutes. He was
| not in form. but bucked his way to a touch
| down.
| The varsity team, minus the regular
| backfield save Tad Jones, had a brisk
| fifteen-minute half against the scrubs
| and scored two touchdowns. The scrubs,
| were kept on the defensive throughout, in
| order to develop the scoring powers Of the
| varsity. There Is no sham about YAle's
| failure to score in recent games.
! The old offense Is not there and fhe
| -