The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-14
BIG SEND-OFF
FOR TIGER
SQUAD
Students Sing and Cheer as
Princeton Team Leaves
for Yale Game.

PRINCETON, Nov. 14-Princeton turned
yesterday into a fete Gay to celebrate the
final scrimmage that the Tiger eleven got
in this season. All afternoon classes We're
excused and the students assembled en-
masse around the cannon In the centre Of
the quadrangle. Starting from there about
4 O'Clock a gigantic parade, stretching sew
eral blocks and led by a fife and drum
corps, marched to University Field, leav-
ing a mighty echo of cheers and songs
behind 1t.
Yesterday was doubly important to the
student body, for 1t was the last chance
they had to get a look at the team which
will champion them against Yale in New
Haven Saturday. Last night the squad,
composed OF about twenty men, not in
Guiding a dozen coaches, left for the Berk-
shires in New Hampshire, where the next
few days will be devoted to complete rest
and recuperation. with only a short daily
signal drill to remind the Princeton vet
Grams of the big battle that is scheduled
for Saturday.
The entire undergraduate body, 1.4OO
strong, sped the team on its way to Con-
necticut with locomotive cheers for each
individual player and for the eleven in
general. AS the train pulled out heads
were barred and the strains of "Old Mas
sau" followed the team as ii fastened on
its journey eastward.
All of the veterans went into the final
scrimmage yesterday, but only Phillips and
Buckingham lasted throughout both
periods. Even Captain Mccormick was
allowed to mix in the fray for a few min
utes, but on second thought Val Flood
decided not to take any chances with the
big leader and called him to the side lines,
The varsity showed a flash of its old
time form in the few minutes that limited
its share in the scrimmage. Pfeiffer end
Tibbot crashed through the scrub line re-
peatedly for gains of seven and ten yard
at a time. Harlan, too, seems to have
recovered some of the 1rop-kicking ability
that the coaches feared he had lost COM
pletely
Princeton enthusiasts are pinning their
faith on the phenomenal little halfback
for q score In Saturdays game, and the
clever way he manipulated the leather
yesterday caused a big rise IN Tiger stock.
He started the afternoon by sending the
ball between the uprights from the so
yard mark. and then working backward
and toward the side lines he concluded
with three in succession from the 40-yard
chalk line.
Except for the bare possibility that Cap
tain Mccormick will not be able to get
into the game, the backield is now vir-
tually settled. Tibbot, the Germantown
halfback, who made his debut in the In
dian game, is secure in his position, and
Eddie Harlan is still more sure of the
other half.
Cox and Pfeiffer nave been racing neck
and neck for the position of substitute in
McCormick's place, and with the big
leader in his present condition it is more
than likely that he will need a sub if he
gets into Saturdays tilt at all.
Although the Tiger coaches are still
worrying over the stale condition of their
charges, Trainer Flood has promised to
have the eleven in the best possible trim.
Booth, MacFayden. Waller and Phillips
have all clinched their positions without
fear Of another shakeup. Substitutes for
these positions are scarce in the Tiger
camp.
Princeton supporters ore still rather
gloomy in spite OF the encouraging prac-
tise yesterday afternoon. A huge mass
meeting, intended to stir up enthusiasm ii
the student body, was addressed by "Bill'
Edwards, Stockton Arson and several
prominent Tiger coaches.