New-York tribune., 1910-09-25
TIGER OUTLOOK BRIGHT
Roper and Fitzpatrick Raise
Hopes of Students.
NEW RULES WELL LIKED
Princeton Football Team This
Year Lacks Veterans, but
Expects to Win.
TRv telegram to The Tribune

Princeton, n. J. Sept. 4-Once more the
Princeton football team has started work
under a new coaching system. but this
YEAR the coaching system is not the only
department that has been changed, for
there is new trainer. q new set of rules
wirh which 10 work and, lastly, an almost
new set of candidates from which 70 de
velop q winning eleven.
At the close Of last season prospects
for q good showing another year were
gloomy enough but the outlook has been
steadily frightened. until At the present
tine hopes are running high for a sue
cessful season. OF the men who started
last wears Yale game only Captain Hart
and Mccormick are eligible 70 play this
vesr. fact which under ordinary circum-
stances would be rather dishesrteninE. but
with the new rules last wears substitute
material and the members of the cham
pionship freshman eleven the students are
confidently expecting great things.
" Y. Roper. % VINO returns 10 Prince
ton after a years absence. during which
he coached the football team al the Uni
verz-rv of Missouri with great success. has
always been a grest advocate of the open
game in football. and is right in his ele-
ment with the new game. Roper not only
holds the place of head football coach, but
Is also director Of all sports at Princeton,
and since he has held that place Princeton
has Won the intercollegiate championship
in hockey and defeated both Yale and
Harvard IN baseball. The students are
taking this as good omen for the cham
pionship in football this year.
z II " Harlan. 'Ns q former all-Auer-
loan haIfhack, r. NJ Brown. rs, q former
varsity end. and P. E. Waller, guard on
last years varsity eleven. viii be Roper s
regular assistants throughout the season.
but as IN former years some Of the old
stars will be back 10 help for 4 week or so
toward the end.
Perhaps the greatest asset this wear IS
the securing Of the services Of Keene Fttz-
patrick as trainer IN past years one OF
The greatest troubles with Tiger football
teams In the games with Yale has been
lack Of condition In 1905. 1907 and 1905
Princeton clearly outplayed Yale in the
first half Of the game, only to fail in the
final period The score in 1905 resulted IN
tie but in 1907 wi-h a lead Of Il points
in the 6rst half Ted Coy and mis- band OF
er5di-on warriors, trained 10 the minute
came hack in the second half and scored
u roiuts before time was called. 1t was
the same way in 1908 when, after one or ule
most wonderful exhibitions Of the open
srx-la Of football that had ever been seen
Princeton again led with points. but was
finally beaten II 10 s. To be sure, COY
was one of the chief factors IN these
games. as was the weather, but lack OF
condition seemed TO be another Of great
ir,ro~tance FftzpatriCk comes here from
Michigan. where he has been very success
mi. and his work IN developing speed in
thA rlsvers Is already noticeable.
Although there has been practically no
scrimmsze work yet the practice Of the
last ten days has brought out the fact
that the Tiger squad this season is going
n he oue Of the fastest in years Pendle-
+op- who was such marvel on the fresh
man team last wear. promises 10 be a star
of thA FIRST water, and Baliou IS another
nan VIM should be heard from often in
the next few months.
Caursiu Hart is in excellent condition
tFis fail and is faster than ever before
Hart was considered a second Coy in his
freshman year here. but the constant dis-
cussion over his neck and the headgesr
which he was forced 70 wear evidently had
some effect on his work last year ana ne
failed 10 1--we 10 TO his reputation. Thls
season. however, the best surgeons IN lhe
country have given Hart clean Dill OF
health and ne will not wear the treak
headgear. which was Of considerable mn
drance before.