Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-05
SHAPING UP FOR
GRUEuNG CONTESTS
Big Colleges Putting on Finish.
ing Touches-Dartmouth
Out After CoIumbia's
Place in Bunch.
By Edward r. Bushnell.

whose foot ball coaches hope for a
change for the better from the present
season. Although the fact Is not adver-
tised SO extensively, Princeton Is now
conducting an experiment upon whose
issue will depend the continuance or re-
lection of the coaching system at Tiger
town. This will depend upon the result Of
the annual game between Princeton and
Yale November IA. All its other games
are subsidiary to this one and every
Princetonian wants to see the Ellis soundly
trounced. When one reflects that Prince
ton has not beaten Yale since 1903 and
only six times within the last twenty
years. it is possible to get some definite
idea of the desperation which Is felt on
the Princeton campus.
Princeton men are by no means agreed
on the cause of these successive defeats.
For the last few years Princeton men
have been scratching their heads to
solve the problem. but nave not united on
any one solution. The fact remains that
Princeton does not win, and this indicates
Enthusiastically that there Is something
wrong.
Something Doing, Perhaps.
There is a pretty general understanding
that unless winning team is turned out
this fall. the Tigers gridiron problems
will be the subject of a post mortem this
fall. This feeling pervades the coaching
staff and players as we'll and probably
accounts for the intense feeling which
exists there this fall.
Those who are most familiar with the
situation at Princeton are unanimous on
one point. viz: that the Tigers are better
prepared to meet the crisis this fall than
they have been for years. For his assist
Coach ROnQr QnnA
In Mccormack Mum and Harlan, and
Roper will call on the best of the Tiger
alumni to help out.
Speed, speed and more speed has been
the keynote Of the daily practice or
Princeton so far. With nearly one hun
dred men out trying for the eleven, the
coaches have been giving them the lash.
1t is imperative that the eleven be chosen
quickly in order that team work may be
perfected for this one championship con-
test. With her season starting a week
later than that of her rivals and ending a
week earlier, Princeton coaches do not
fear staleness and only the men who can
stand fast pace have a chance to earn
the coveted 'P' by playing against Yale.
Cornell Cheering Up.
Cornell has taken on an entirely new
lease of life within the last week, due
to the return Of Cosgrove and O'Rourke,
and their presence in the line gave the
poor scrubs trouble galore in the first
scrimmage of the season. Until the pres
ent week things looked gloomy for the
Ithacans. but the situation is brighten
ing every day, and even the coaches will
soon be willing to admit there is some
hope left.
Cornell promises to have one of the best
-''sh lines In the country. and all that
deed worry the coaches is the develop
ment of a well rounded back field. Full
back Valdez. of course. leaves nothing to
be desired in his position. while Shearer,
who gave such exceptional promise last
season at half, should materialiZe this
fall. The other back field candidates are
showing up well, which ought to insure
Cornell having a f1rst-class quartet
Cornelfs student body Is rivaling that
of Princeton in supporting the eleven
Impressed with the necessity Of giving
the team every encouragement in its pow
er, the undergraduates turned out en-
masse at the foot ball smoker of the
week to the number Of about 5000 and
cheered the team to the echo. Those
who have followed the fortunes OF the
Cornell eleven cannot help being inn
pressed with the vast difference between
the beginning of this and previous sea-
sons at Ithaca. Heretofore the spirit of
overconfidence has been too easily gen.
Grated at Cornell, and the result has. al
ways been. disastrous TO the team.
Look Out for Dartmouth.
Among the objects of the Dartmouth
College eleven this fall is to prove that it
has permanently left the ranks of the
minor colleges. and must in the future
be ranked as of equal importance with
the members of the big Five" Coach
O'Connor has a squad of 100 or more
men training for the team. and as Dart
mouth gets many experienced men from
the preparatory schools. this spells trou-
BILE for both Princeton and Harvard.
whom the Hanover collegians meet this
year.
That Dartmouth intends to cast her
lot entirely with the big colleges hereafter
is indicated by her refusal to make nm
with Brown after the two broke Off rela
tions. Dartmouth sees an opportunity to
take the place Of Columbia. and is losing
no time to make her position solid. In
foot ball the wearers of the green have
shown that they can stand the pace while
in track athletics and base bali they have
proven themselves of Big Five" caliher
This YEAR the Dartmouth eleven IS train
ing with the sole idea of rnipe ont a
team which can trounce Princeton and
Harvard The game with Princeton will
be played in New York and IL is al
ready assured of a big crowd for II Will
be the only big intercollegiate game play
ed in New York
Penn in Need Of q Line.
The problem with which the University
OF Pennsylvania foot ball coaches are