The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-13

AND YALE"
MEET TODAY
Not the Real Els, but Scrubs
in Disguise Of the
Blue Eleven.

PRINCETON. Nov. BIZ a plain citizen
was allowed to have a look at what Is
going on behind the locked gates of tha
University Field, he would see great sights
these days. The Tigers are being rushed
like the wind, in spite of their reported
poor physical condition, because many
weak points cropped out in the Amherst
game that must be polished off in order
that Princeton can meet the play Of the
Ellis on Saturday.
The lack of fine trim seems to be In the
fact that the personnel Of the Tiger team
has been limited to a certain small num-
Der of men, on whom the bulk Of the work
has been thrust. The players appear tired
out and Trainer Flood is taking heroic
methods to brace them by Saturday, when
the great and final test comes.
While outsiders have not been admitted
to practise for several weeks, II is known
on good authority that the Tigers are wor-
ried and the whole camp is on the jump.
That fear of stiffness is again at hand.
though Flood says he will make good his
promises to have the men in shape.
There were big doings yesterday after
noon, when the varsity lined up the scrub
for an hours scrimmage. On the face Of
1t, 1t would seem that considering the ply
steal condition CT the first string, such an
amount of rough WORK would not go well.
but the coaches think otherwise. They
claim that there are so many departments
to be strengthened that every available
moment from now on must be utilized to
the best advantage.
Altogether the work done was not the
kind that brings Yale victory home. The
husky scrubs, who are fresh and lively
gave the varsity more than the latter
could comfortably handle. During two
thirty-minute halves the second bunch
tailed twice, once by straight line plunging
md again on a series of long forward
passes. McCrohan had things pretty much
his own way, hurting himself against the
opposing line in a way to clear great OPEN
ings.
The play consisted mainly In close in
side formations and Harlan kicked very
sparingly. All the regulars started the
scrimmage, but were taken out before 1t
was over. Captain Mccormick is especially
worrying the coaches, because he has been
in poor shape ever since the game with
the Indians in New York. Princeton's
chances will be materially lessened il this
great fullback doesn't return to his own
soon.
A shift in the lire was tried again yes
terday. The ends and guards were snapped
about several times, though nothing def
mite was decided on. Siegling and Buck
ingham are still hghting for first call.
Harlan practised drop-kicking for oeste~a
while. and a couple of old-timers watched
his performances. 1t is In this chap hat
Princetonians are placing considerable con-
fdence because the little halfback has
shown some ability as a d~rop-kicker re-
Gently.
Orr, the husky ~halfback, is out OF tho
! game for the season. Orr received a badly
wrenched knee at Cornell. and since then
has been under the doctors care. The
gates of University Field will be thrown
open today after 4 o'clock. when the var
sity will line up against the scrubs for the
last time. There will be lots of excite
ment, too. The seconds are scheduled to
appear in Yale toys. The undergraduates
will parade and thunder out locomotive
cheers against the Ellis.