Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-11-09
TIGERS SHAPING UP E0R YALE
Coach Roper Claims One Of the Best Princeton Elevens
Back6eld is Fast and All-Star.

Saturday, Princeton and Yale line up
in their 36th annual football game.
The match was played at New Haven
last year, and by process of rotation
will be fought out this time at Uni
versity field. Princeton. New grand
stands have been erected at the east
side and south end of the field, and an
extension of the west side stand, where
5000 Yale sympathizers will sit, has
been made. The seating capacity will
be $4,000, some 1,5O0 greater than at
any previous game. Applications for
seats have been closed and If there are
any left they will go to the public
without discrimination.
e Princeton needs the game, because 1T
will give the Tigers a good chance for
the eastern championship, and a clear
title in the event that either Yale or
Dartmouth defeats Harvard. That
Princeton has won some of her games
by small scores should not be hela
against her in picking champions; for
small scores have come because the
team has been developed slowly to
meet the exigencies of the Yale game.
What Roper Says.
Head Coach Roper explains this as
follows:
THE policy of the football manage
ment this year has been to develop the
team slowly with a view to teach top
form on the day of the Yale game
While it has been realized that in view
of the past few seasons Princeton
must win all her games in order to
get back on the football map, still no
attempt has been made to push the de-
Tense TO the detriment of the final
game.
: "All fall great stress has been laid
on tackling and falling on the ball,
two fundamental points. as important
under the new as under the old rules.
The tackling as the season progresses
has shown a marked improvement and
the men follow the ball well.
Team in Great Condition.
1.-The one thing that stands out
this year Is the wonder
full condition of the team. In every
game the men have left the field play
ing better at the end than at the start
and would have always been able, had
they been called upon, to stand an
other half. This augurs well for the
championship game. where condition
often wins or loses the game. The
hospital list has been very small. The
few injuries received have been en-
tirely of the minor sort and not in
game this year has Princeton man
left the field on account of injury.
This speaks volumes for the new ruleg
and the excellent supervision OF
Keene Fitzpatrick, who had charge
Of the squads training.
BaekfieId One of Fastest in Years.
Our backfeld is one of the fastest
that we have had in Princeton in
years. The backs run hard and keep
their feet in splendid style. Their
greatest weakness is their open field
defense and their failure to take men
on the interference. Ballou's kicking
has stood out prominently, but as yet
he fails to run the team quite fast
enough
The trouble that Roper has had with
his line and the changes that he has
made in it are too well known for
repetition, but Roper Is banking
strong on his backfeld
Ballou ix to be used at quarterback
and to do the kicking. He runs the
team with great deal of judgment,
and is fast as an end runner or a
Of pants. In every game so
lar he has outpunted his opponents
and his work IN placing punts and on
side kicks has won him much favor
able comment. His kicks average 40
Yards and his toe will prove quite a
factor in the Yale game.
Psndlston the Main Scorer.
Pendleton will of course play half
back and be Princeton's main scoring
dependence. as he has been all the
Scdroh Sb&i0tOA Tue WON
the Lafayette game and his swift run
ming put Dartmouth out of Princeton's
way. He has shone far above most
of his team mates and his work is
expected to bring sorrow to the sup
porters of Yale. Pendleton is hard as
nails and promises to enter the game
without injuries.
Sparks is the regular right half and
is a good running mate for Pendleton.
Sparks is known as the hardest work
err on the team and his scoring ability
is second only to that OF Pendleton.
He is fast as we'll as fighter.
Capt. Hart Great on Defense.
Captain Hart has at last found his
old place at fullback, after sacrificing
himself largely by going into the line
to plug up gaps in mtd-season. Cap
tain Hart is one of the fastest, strong
est and most dependable men on the
field and is in the game every min
ute. Ills defensive work is great
Now that the line is in better shape,
he will have an opportunity of tear
ing up Yale's defense. and this he and
his men of the backfeld will be
counted on to do by the local enthusi-