New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-04
TIGERS READY FOR FRAY
Princeton damned with Army of
Eager Football Rioters.
BRIGHT WEATHER PROMISED
Fast Field Will Favor Home
Eleven in First Game with
Harvard in Years.
10y Telegraph to The TrIbune.l

Princeton. y. j.. Nov. S.-one Of the big
gest crowds that ever gathered IN Princeton
the dsy before big football game focked
10 tho little New Jersey village this after
noon and evening. The Princeton Inn i4
hacked 20 the doors, end the other hotels
and lodging houses arc in the same happy
Ak. old grads coming back found place.
ia sleep in their old dormitory rooms, ac-
cordinc ~ a custom al Princeton, with tho
result that there was lot Of doubling NJ
and sleeping on cosey corners for tho under
graduates.
Fair and cool weather is promised for the
first football struggle with Harvard In flf-
teen years. since 1896, to be exact, and this
will he In Princeton favor The Tigers
need 2 fest firm turf to show at their best.
as Pepjleton Baker and the other backs
depend largely on their speed and dodging
to gain ground. In the mud the power ana
ef1cie ICY II tho attack arc cut I'm half
The festivities intended to keep things
going until the game Tomorrow began TO
day With the fall interclass regatta on
Carne.zie Lake. q soccer game with liar-
ward freshman 'cross-country meet and
the prom in the gymnasium. Despite
these many side issues. however, the chlei
tonic vas the Harvard Princeton football
game tomorrow. ana interest has grown
space IS the contest has grown nearer
While the game is not regarded by either
team In the light Of The final test Of the sea
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come of the championship, and the Prince
ton underground arc almost as much on
edge az at the time of the annual struggle
With Yale.
The Tigers started out brsyely this year
with the best material in YEAR, and at the
start Of the season succeeded in rolling w
big totals IN all their games. scoring more
points in their first three games than they
scored all last season. Midseason, how
ever. failed to find the team advanced So
far as most Of he other big elevens, AM
to all appearances there has been no@ ap-
probable progress This week. Harvard Is
consequently held In high respect, and Is
favorite in the betting.
The Princeton coaches arc rather non
commital In answering questiors as to how
fheN thlIh me game VIII .'SNi' wv III
arc ready 10 admit that they wish the
team was further advanced. The men.
however. arc in good condition and appear
TO be hopeful.
The Harvard players will arrive here to-
morrow morning IN time for the freshman
game which begins az 10 80 o'clock. The
varsity teams will take the fold at
o'clock, and indications point TO o crowd
Of fully 10000 persons.
few minutes Of punting and drcp-k!ck-
ing. followed by fast signal drill this
afternoon. completed Princeton's prepare
ton for the game. During the signal prac-
tice the plays we're run through rapid,
and with snap and go that made thos'
who were fortunate enough to see the
Tigers in action believe that something had
actually been accomplished behind the
closed gates Of Osborne Field this week
Chrystie is pretty sure 70 start the game
at quarter. and Pendleton, Baker and De
Witt. according to q statement made by
the coaches to-day. will make IN the back
field.