New-York tribune., 1907-11-02

The victory Of Carlisle over Pennsylvania last
: Saturday. and the determination of Princeton to
wipe out the defeat by Cornell. augur well for
a sensational gridiron battle when the Tigers
meet the Indians at the Polo Grounds to-day.
New York gets little first class football nova
days-even less than before Columbia abolished
the game-but what Il Will see this afternoon
win be Of absolutely the first rank The game
will be called at 2:30 o'cock In view Of the
interest the coming strugge has excited the
opinion Of an old Princeton player. who has seen
both teams In action, seems pertinent He said;
''The Princeton line from tackle to tackle, is
heavier than that Of the Indians. but IT is GER
tainly no better. The red men know the game
from the ground up and their build is such as
TO discount, TO some extent the superior size OF
their opponents. They are stocky, lying close to
the ground. and there isn't any wasted power
. about them. It looks 'stand-off in the line
"On the ends I think Princeton has little
the better Of it. Brown and Wister are fine
pair, and although Gardner is a better man than
Brown and certainly good as Wister, think
the Tigers as pair are better
"At quarter the Indians may have the better
of It. Mount Pleasant is a wonderful field gen.
eraI, and probably excels Eddie Dillon in this
respect. Dillon lacks judgment at times and
goes up in the air when he has to decide on an
well when he has decided what to do, but the
Indians are going to find his lack of Judgment
considerable help Dillon will be useful in
running back kicks, and 1 doubt whether he has
an equal on the gridiron to-day in this respect.
an the backfeld the Tiger trio will be able
10 hold its own. Harlan. Tibbott and McCor-
iriclx form a strong combination, and they will
be able to bore the Indian line Tor a good many
gains Mccormick is a fine man to hurl at a
line and he is one Of the men who show that
the day of the old-fashioned plunging fullback
is not over. Wendell, Of Harvard is another.
ITO get down to the playing of the game,
think Princeton win do well to try the old-fash-
toned style of straight football with heavy line
plunging. The Indians well coached on
breaking up forward passes and onside kicks,
and know lot more about the new game than
they do about the old-fashioned hammer and
tongs play 1 think the Tigers will win, If they
do win, by rushing the red men off their feet at
the start with hard lire plunging which the
Indians are less able to resist than the end runs
and tricky plays of the new game.
The Carlisle Indian football squad, led by
Warner. the coach, arrived in this city last
night All the men seemed to be in good con-
dition, full Of confidence and determined to play
the game of their lives.
The Princeton eleven, coaches, substitutes and
scrub will leave Princeton at 9:02 o'clock this
= morning, arriving here about 0:30. The Tigers,
unlike the Indians, are not confident of victory,
but there is air OF determination about the
men that indicates a desperate struggle to-day.
While in New York the team will stay at the
- Murray Hill Hotel. The team and coaches will
attend the performance Of The Dairynaids
after the game tonight.
The practice yesterday afternoon was light
and consisted only Of a short signal drill The
men are all in good physical condition. excepting
Orr. who is still troubled with his knee, which
was wrenched in the Cornell game. The coaches
sprang a surprise in announcing the lineup for
the game The line has been shifted again, and
Siegling is the victim. Tibbott will start the
game before Read
In considering the merits Of the two elevens
there is one significant and potential faft that
must be considered and il is also one that
seemingly has escaped the notice of the general
public The strength of the Princeton eleven lies
in its offensive work, its weakness in the in
ability OF the line to hold smashing line plays
Of the old football type Carlise's strength lies
IN her ability TO play the new game, not in her
ability to lam her backs through opposing
line Therefore to impartial observer IT
would appear that Princeton Will be better able
20 cope with a team like the Carlisle Indians
than one of the Cornell type. The Tiger lne'
although concededly green and inexperienced,
should be able TO hold the Indians on line plays
and the followers of the Orange and Black are
hopeful that her backs and her ends Will prove
able 10 Illustrate to a large extent the forward
passes and onside kicks Of the Indians that
fairly dazzled the Quakers last Saturday
The feeling in Princeton last night one OF
uncertainty. but the majority of undergraduates
believe Princeton VIII win and all the Carlisle
money in sight is being covered at odds favor
ing the Indians. Most of tho betting In this city
was at even money.
An enormous crowd will witness the game.
The demand for tickets has exceeded the sup
rDly and the spectators, who have succeeded in
obtaining a number, viii reap rich harvest.
The teams win line up follows