New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-09-26
ON COLLEGE GRlDIR0NS
OUTLOOK BRIGHT FOh IN
ACTIVE SEASON.
Vale and Harvard Strong an Good
uote1aI--Ne5r Coaching Sys-
tenn at Princeton.

% thousands utlL4 l-40 49,
w., point and Annapolis bring the %[..,r ,ba
=, T9busdelpbia on November q NiLlHii -
-. ,rro months more than tWelNe NUM- e.,I.-a
,,,scb have been scheduled by eoHooI an na,,er
ele1ens must be played, some OF 49, w. t,.h r4n
80 49, 1.av into print but most OF W.. -,
: ..s-4rg on the development OF Inc ' ,.
.aar,e sor the so-caIed championship 81 -, -,
,n November. Il may be saio II .+irs eeason
,.ns noint 10 the most successiul 0 ss,,. .. =,
-, history ~ the sport. and that Juus-ts -.
70 ''-S - - hand Harvard. Yale, Prlhce'oL'
--,-snjs Cornell an6 Dartmouth are HAS's -
~, strong and well balanced teams n tne -
CT,.t t1.erest naturally centres IN 'io -,
- -, these six colleges for the reason 80
played ~ ,.,to,sbin should fan 70 the ict Oh
49,, II might be well 70 lncluue
No.. ana Annapolis in the list oeceus0 80
nnual battle which holds tor"a[u 30 N, a. ts
che bjg games OF the year but Tor tIe pt, -
inc Ols :. s,sgrosa the probable strength OF
,ta SIX teams which, as saia oelois'
rroba bity fight q out for the tilT. s az bat
,.- eorinpe6 SO far material goes toi li -
eng campaign than Princeton elilss ai,,abI.
-, - dartmouth all Of when losl Naiua
- = ra5,,s-ior last June Yale has sIoHs
,.l.,s n work on and. needless 70 say ilo -
Iii - shared to regain the presuse ioSe
year I. the defeat by Harvard. CsPlA,h -
49,. Riddle and Wheaton we're graoua'7u -
Hf4oss - eve soroe seventeen players who
49, =. s-,las veterans Who are no" st "olA -
mn r.nort shortly. 20 say nothing OF niuIH 80
.x1nr material from last years FRESHMAN -,
80, ana anxious 80 fight for place Oh 'H0
steven. "a. mama FOR
a. men who have already made name 10
-z..1,,.s ,n college football and are sun eneLUio
- ,be steven include Goebel and Anorus' heItn1-
= ,-J,ovn has reported yet guards hooD7'
TnIsv and Brown, tackles, Coohey aIio -.
,,s,,rss. Logan, Hsines fitzpatrick and posslol''
Hs.sel ends and Johnson Corey blils am
nsurnbv. DAILY Philbin, Field and captain CoS,
hscts new centre rush must be developed oul
.verv posItion could be filled al this wrltlns WI"
a rooys or less experienced player JohhsoA' WIZ
5id not show 20 advantage IN the Frince'oh GAM
la,t wear because of an injury TO his head early
n the struggle appears 20 be the leading eandl-
s,,a fov Quarterback, and he certainly showed
enough last year to make his early selection 70
that important position worthy Of the first thoush'
~ the coaches
of last years freshman team Vaughn and saw
age are likely 10 give the old end men plenty 10
40 while Paul Parker and Bronson may be
heard Of before the season is over, as all three
showed ability In the line last year Savage may
Re tried al tackle. he is strong and big Yale
will begin the season under a handicap, because OF
.he absence Of Captain Coy on account Of an opera
ZION but even Il his return should be delayed Tor
three or four weeks nothing should interfere with
the quick and even development Of an eleven that
rs sure 10 give good account Of itself.
With the coaching system settled ar Harvard
and Percy D. Haughton. who turned out q win
prospects for a strong team at Cambridge are ey-
oeptonaly bright more particularly as there is no
end OF good material from which to build power
fui team. II has been said that Harvard foot
ball in the past has suffered 70 some extent from
The lack OF harmony among tbs coaches. but all IS
changed now, and no fear may be felt in this d-
rection. number OF good men were lost by grad
uation, excluding Captain Burr, who by the way.
was unable 70 play in the Yale game a year ago;
Nourse, centre: Hoar and wilmington. guards.
Cutler, quarterback and White and Kennard. half
backs. There has been some talk about Kennard
who ma u possible for Harvard to beat Yale last
wear by his clever drop kick from the field for
the only goal, playing again this season. hut IL
strikes me that he is not eligible under the agree
! ment between the two colleges. Burr and Cutler
y viii be missed, but Harvard do without Burr
IN the all-important game year ago there Sc less
reason tor Harvard men to hemoan hts loss II
may be harder 70 hnd q quarterback to take Cut
lers place. although o'Flaherty has made mighty
good impression IN the first few DAYS Of practice
as ne appears to have ell the qualities for this i'm
poFtsnt position
me veterans from last years team who can be
counted upon this season. so far as known. in
clude Browne and Crowley, ends ho-b 81 u-bo,,
proved themselves strong and cspsble pla,sre last
year; Captain Fish and Mckay tackles nan
whom there are few better PLAYERS on the co1l.ga
Erionon to-day; Dunlap, who filled his place At
guard most acceptably, and Corbett Sprasl;e / Sc
lie and White, backs Some good material g.,
also be counted pm from last years strong fresh
man team, and. altogether. Harvard men have Iitta
70 6orEE ADoulp 1Or the present a least
Princeton Is experimenting with brand rer,
coaching system and a brand new set OF coaches
EroEing OUT OF the fact that the Tigers have ron
nnued to lose game after game TO Yale with dis
ucsstns regularity. Princeton men rneas,,r. +ba
success failure OF a football season -, ,ba
game with Yale. and consequently the deros1d
was made for change IN methods inasr,,,cb ..
W. II. Roper had failed to develop E team tia,
could defeat the men from New Haven II -
opinion the fault. for two years at least lay not
90 much IN Roper or his men in the training
methods sdopted. The players could not stan5 ,bo
strain OF the second period OF plav. and 49,
forced 60 acknowledge defeat for two wears IN
succession because OF poor condition and not be-
cause q the lack Of football knowledge or foot
hall SKILL IN 1907. and again last year Yale was
outplsyed IN the first half. only TO come back IN
the second and turn defeat into victory by fairly
driving the Tigers down the FIELD
This year an advisory board OF coaches has
been named. consisting OF Phil King. Howard
Eenry and Walter Booth, all OF whom know foot.
bsi. and. better yet, how 10 teach f. King bae
hst plenty OF experience az Wisconsin. vybUa
Booth has been coaching at Nebraska NcCor-
mick. captain al Princeton two years ago and IN.
- the greatest punging fuIlbacks in the history
! q the game. viii act az head field coach v,b,,o
ether men who have made names for themselves
On the gFidiron al Princeton viii be back 70 lend
their aid. The new plan may turn ont well bu,
Princeton has uphill night TO make
The Tigers lost two men by graduation in Jup.
whose places VIII be hard to fill Eddie Dillon
the brilliant. heady quarterback will be eadiy
missed and Tibbott, too. who was one Of the he's,
and fastest men in open field that have ever
seen in noleskns. viii be hard to replace Prince
ton has an abundance OF more or less seasoned
men. however, from whom 10 build I'd a team n
give Yale hard battle and one thing is sure-no
effort viii be spared to bring about the desired re-
sult
In addition 10 Captain SeigIng who will plav a,
tackle. the following men OF known ability viii De
available this year, barring accidents: Waller ana
Buckingham, guards: MacFayden centre. DsusoD
tuIioack and Read and Cunningham haIfbscks