New-York tribune., 1908-11-12
TIGERS OFF TO REST
Scrub Breaks Training after Last
.Scr4mmage 7cith varsity.
TBy Telegraph to The Tribune J

Princeton J. Nov 11.-Football enthusiasm
ran riot at Princeton to-day. The entire student
body. headed By the undergraduate fife and drum
corps. jocosely called the Student Volunteer
Band" marched to University Field BY the time
the parade reached the field the team had finished
practising so the undergraduates massed around
the field house and cheered for Captain Dillon and
the team Then they poured into the big stand
and practised songs and cheers for an hour
This evening the team and d few coaches left
town TO rest Up for the final test on Saturday.
The sdIad got one of the greatest sendofs ever
received by a Princeton team. Every student was
Al the station Each man on the team received an
individual cheer. and the coaches and scrub play
ers came in for their share As the train pulled
out "Old Nassau sung. and the men went
away with the strains OF Princeton's battle hymn
ringing in their
The team left fo~ Alexander Van Renssalaer's
estate at Camp Hin. q few miles from Fort Wash
ington. Penn. not far from Philadelphia. They
will camp on the Hams farm and rest Camp Hi
is q small flag station and away from the line Of
travel.
The following men made the journey: Dillon.
MacFadyen. Cass, Buckingham Waller Booth
Banman. SeigliRg. Welch povd. Meiss. Bishop,
Bergen Dawson, Read, Tibbott Pfeifer Coke.
Cunningham, Sparks. Bard, Fetgenspan, coaches
Roper and Mum, Val Flood, the trainer. and the
assistant manager, c. NJ. Jones.
The object Of the trip is TO get the men away
from the crowd and hustle preceding big game.
The players have been receiving dozens Of tele-
grams ASKING Tor lCkeIS. giving a0NlCe ana con-
gratulations. etc. and . member of the squad is
never met without being questioned concerning
the game. It is avoid these things and not be-
cause Of a fear Of Yale spies for a change of
air that this is taken.
The coaches DO not hope to keep their secret long.
but hope 10 avoid of the annoyarces which
are inevitable this time The squad Will
turn Saturday morning.
The practice to-day was entirely secret and
cut short TO enable the men to catch the train
Two ffteen-rninute halves played, in each
OF which one touchdown was scored by the regU-
lars Coke and Read made the tallies according 10
the announcement. The feature OF the practice
the work Of DoRd At drop kicking He put eleven
balls out Of sixteen between the bars from the So
yard line. Cunningham who has been considered
the better kicker. put over ten out Of sixteen.
All the men in good condition, excepting Cap
tain Dillon. Welch took part in the scrimmage,
and will be able TO play Saturday. Bishop again
played left end to-day DOwd's undersJUdy. and
made good showing in spite Of his light weight.
Ffegenspan played fullback, and continued his
fast work OF Monday and Tuesday He has
had much experience. but has speed than
Coke and more weight than Cunningham, and is d
good line smasher- Booth played his old tackle
position for the greater part Of the practice Nc
Crohan played right guard for the scrub. This is
his old Holy Cross position. and many feel that
he should have been taken back Of the line
If he plays against Yale at all, which is unlikely
he viii play guard He did not go away with the
varsity players to-day.
The scrub team which has worked faithfully all
fall, viii hold its annual dinner at the Princeton
Inn tomorrow evening.