New-York tribune., 1911-10-30

at Providence. Army VS.. Georgetown ~
West Point and Syracuse vs. Michigan at
Ann Arbor.
The Princeton eleven. which has been re-
markablv free from serious injuries tins
wear. received its first serious setback on
account of an injury last "Wednesday "hen
Farr. the clever little quarterback counter
on 70 run the team in the his games win
Harvard. Dartmouth and Yale wronched
his ankle so that no will he on the slde
lines for week At least. Although not =
remarkable player. Farr possesses the rdI"
ability Of knowing what 10 do AT the iish'
time and Of driving tho team with plenty
Of snap and enthusiasm In this respeS u"
is much better than Pondleton Chrysue'
who is being tried A quarter, filed tho po-
sition OF his freshman eleven three Years
ago and earned his varsity letter at me
game in New Haven year later. lle was
first substitute quarter part of the time last
season and should make = capable man for
the rosition. He PLAYS with lots of snap
and seems to drive the eleven well.
With only \ week 20 prepar" for the
Harvard game a lot Of work stareS Inc
princeton coaches in the face. The Grim
son team is feared most hy tho Tigers on
account Of the linz piunEins of Wendell
Those who saw the stocky Harvard back
play in the Yale game last wear ana w
the Rro1n game on SATURDAY arc dubious
about the ability Of the Princeton line IN
ston him Much will depend on the leh
side where Wilson. Hart and White VIII
bo oppoSed IN such stars As captain Fisher
Gardiner end Smith at guard, tackle ana
end rospectively. n the Princeton trio
can hold it= own Wendell will be less dan
cerous The placing of Duff at right guard
last week appears 60 have strengthened inc
line not little Duff Is senior, who has
lad plenty Of experience on the scrub. but
who has been kept ~ tho varsity IN other
Years on account Of illness or injuries. lie
has a fault Of wasting his great strength
10 no purpose hut he is born fighter ana
may finally disl1dsc Brown. whom he is
outpaying at present.
II is hardly likely that tho coaches VIII
make anv more changes on the cvo of the
first big game OF tho season, but things
stll appear far from settled. Hammond
IS developing into an exceptionally strong
back and was one Of the stars of the prac-
tice work last week. He is hard worker
2 consistent ground gamer on plays outside
tackle and almost the equal Of Baker and
SAWYER on wide end runs. His ability IN
making forward passes, which seems to
he horn IN q man rather than acqured'
IL another point i'm MS favor for there j
not another man on the squad VINO can
touch him I'm this department OF tn" game
II the actual statistics OF the number of
successful forward passes made 10y the
Tigers in practice this year were taken II
would be safe to say that Hammond has
been on tho passing end OF considerable
over three-fourths OF them. The forward
pass has proved decidedly hazardous play
at Princeton throughout the season, and
it is rapidly losing favor
The Tigers are blessed with better ma
terial this year than for several seasons
but the line is not quite strong enough "a
urotect the Wonderfully speedy but "o-
fully light backs. Princeton needs fast
lard field TO show its greatest strength
on a wet, muddy gridirOn its effectiveness
is ruined Pendleton has not been howl
ing success at quarterback. but ne has few
EQUALS as d running back. Bakcr. Ham
mond and Sayers also arc eNceptenal
hacks. each with a slightly different style
OF play. Sawyer IS all speed. with re-
knowledge Of how 10 use the
straight arm in warding off tack'rs. hut
il strikes me that Baker and Hammond
are likely TO be more consistent In tn
stress Of hard struggle. with Farr al
quarter and PendletOn, Hammond ana
Baker as backs. Princeton viii be well
served in the big games. lu BIuethenthal
she has one Of the most consistent and re-
liable centres in the East. Ills passing Is
accurate. and he can always be relied upon
20 do his share Of the blocking and tackling
and a little bit more. Captain Eddie Hart
is another lineman whose worth cannot be
denied lie is fast, a hard and sureEackler,
ana, most Of all. a persistent fighter. The
ends are not brilliant but White and Wight
are both hard working and capable play.
crs who should give a good account OF
themselves when it is necessary. Vaughan
has proved a disappointment, and 1t almost
looks as If ne will have to content himself
with place on tho bench. !; strikes me
he belongs in the backheid. Wilson has
been handicapped by a bad arm. but he
can bc counted on 10 do his part.
II is unnecessary al this time To say much
concerning Harvard. as Sol Metzger pointed
out clearly in yesterdays Tribune the pow
er and strength - the eleven in his an
alytical story of the game In which Brown
was beaten by score OF 20 To g. 10 all
appearances the team has found itself