Evening star., 1907-11-13
Big Battle Saturday. With
Latter the Favorlte.
SLUMP OF THE FORMER
Host Of Coaches at Work on the
Dark Blue.
PENN'S TEAM STARTS FOR WEST
Only One Favorite Wins at Aque-
duct-FieId Trials Near Laurel.
Bowling-Base Ball Notes.

..s....s i. the l--para-ions For The big
fuaI C.rno ru SATURDAY. Princeton seems
a. .~ imoItd wit an intense nervous
.r-.-.f. q. RUS. To- strengthen the weak
s.ots Yale IS not less energetic. but
there IS q different kind Of actiyity-ihe
activity of supreme confidence, assurance
making duubly sure Yale has the biggest
squad ~ gr.duure coaches that has hes n
ON ,nt field this year and every man Il
being carefully coached. The particular
effort Is being made TO insure the end
d-fcnse. where Princeton is disposed "a
uc strongest in attack.
Vale is employ lg his year a new
formation for defense which 5 qu'tc
unique. 1t Is plan based on the
Pennsylvania style in their ctnter play.
only II goes farther. There are five men
il the line and five men behind II ON Gt-
f"nse. while the quarterback, o. course
plays all the way back for kicks. one
md plays up on the line. while the "ther
with haifback is three yards behind
the line. The other halfhack and the
tullhaCi take the same relatives places on
the other side and the center plays back
perhaps two yards. The five men on ihe
forward line are spread OUT rather tar,
Judged By ordinary standards. but they
rIosa up very quickly when the attack
= directed to the line. As particular
attention has been paid TO meeting the
Princeton plays in which Mccormack Is
s.r- iuro th,. line II is presumed Yale
is confident thai tine line will close up
-ast enough 10 stop even an aDle line
pluugnr like Mccormack.
The formation proves readily adap'aHle
81, d. defense against forward passes and
short unsida kicks Yale does not much
fear ti.e Tigers forward passes. out she
does fear the onside kicks that Princeton
has used SO effectively, especially against
the Indians. Harvard seems to have that
p,av well yerfected. also. Harvard, now
,.yey uses TWO men for the kicking. Civ
ing the ball to \eWhaN when she INTENDS
the short onside kick. Princeton uses
Harlan. by having him run 10 one side
and use the side kick, which drives the
han Low. 10 one side of the rush line
where the ends are i'm good position to
get it, The run 10 one side gains time
for the ends TO get down under the klcA
and has the additional advantage that II
tends u mOmentarily detrdct attention
from the purpose TO kick although mat
might have been anticipated. Yale Is
confident that If she can block off onside
kicks she can take care Of every other
phase of PrinCetons Offense.
The Tigers now realize that Kicking IS
their main strength If anything should
happen to Harlan in the few DAYS inter
vening before the big game 1t Wouid
knock their chances higher than a kite
HarIan's driving kicks are not so long as
Cows but they are admirably placed and
sulendidly covered. Tad Jones will be
clever, indeed, If he gets away from any
Of them. though Yale is blocking ENDS
of fairly well. His short kicks vary the
attack we'll and make the catching of the
opposing hacks more or less uncertain,
while should lie get within kicking dis
ranCe of the goal line, PrincetoHians be
lieve he can score a drop kick. At
present he is certainly the most formula
BILE factor in PrinCetons play.
Yale is depending very clearly on con-
sistent force in her attack in running
more than on either trick plays or KICK
ing She has the force there unless
Princeton's defense develops unexpected
" this week There is wide variety
of plays that send the backs through
every part OF the line. The formation for
direct line attack is also a new one. a
sort Of semi-tandem verging off 10 one
side IF she holds to her present indicated
purpose 10 play Brides and Bomar at
halves it will mean she will start out
with her line drives from the start, while
the presence Of Murphy behind the line
will mean 2 more open game.
Yale's Unsettled Ends.
NEW HAVEN. Conn November 1a.-
The first hard work since the victory over
Brown was given the Yale players yes
ierday The whole squad, with the excep-
ton of Tad Jones and Philbin, was at
the field. and the lineup was that OF the
regular varsity with the exception of the
ends the occupants of which positions are
unsettled
The varsity, after short secret prac-
t!ce lined up against the freshmen. who
held their opponents TO one touchdown
Coy taking the ball over the line after
rhe varsity by line hucking had reached
The freshmen's tive-yard line
Tne varsity lined up against the sec
Cud eleven for twenty minutes sCrlm-
mage There was more fumbling yesteT-
Tnr~
packfIeld al the start was Dimes, Brides
BomsT and Coy. and they made big
advances against the scrubs Fumhles
lost much of the ground.
The scrub team, getting the ball early
IN the scrinmage. carried it to the var
siry's fve-yard line where the FIST
teams line strengthened and held tht
scrubs for downs. After this the goa
~ The varsity was never endangered, the
backs " here Murphy and Wyle had re-
placed BOmar and Coy. carrying the bal
forward for short gains. Murphy in ind
ing holes in the opponents line. and
Brides in making holes. played very fast
Wyue did good work After losing the
nall but once, the varsity reached the five
va-d nne of the scrub team. and there
Brides tore through the second eleven line
tor touchdown.
Foster Rockwell and PAU Veeder took
rhe places of Garde and Beebe at qua T
terback and left halfback on the scrub
and tried several of the Princeton pays
with such effect that the varsity was
unable 10 score again
Tiger Coaches Gloomy.
PRINCETON. y. J.. November i3--If
Jne pessimlstic reports OF the coaches be
taken on their face value the foot ball
situation az Princeton is enough to strike
gloom into the hearts Of even the most
.aya- SONS OF old Nassau. After the Sc
cget prar1ioe. When questioned as to the
condition or the men and the nature OF
TIE practice. the coaches had nothing but
hard luck tales to tell.
\ certain amount OF this must he dis
counted. bUt the fact remains that the
condition or the team at this time Is very
questionable a. shown by the game with
Amherst The men appear to be in good
condition, ban still a cry comes from the
field house with cons stcncY that saVoTs
OF fat that the 'eam is in slump.
Tn" regular SCTlmmagC drawn out
almost 10 an hour. out the regulars wers
kept in only about third OF the time.
Harvard Enthuses Over Wendell.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. November 13.-
JolificaIiou meetings we're held al
through Harvard last night, and a mas:
meeting at which Foot Ball Coache,
Campbell and CUTS spoke was the mos
enthusiastic of the year because Jacl
Wendell. the halfb Ick. had his probation
removed by the admin stTative board yes
terday afternoon.
Wendell mas been out Of the game th'