New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-03
Princeton Players Line Up
Against Subs for Work in
Driving Rain.
YALE TRIES SHEVLIN'S PLAY
Long Drill in New Formations
Behind Closed Gates
Wheeler Makes a
Fifty Yard Run.
LRy Telegraph to The Trihuno. |

princeton, y. j., oct. 2-Slipplng and
sliding and dripping wet the Princeton
football players houndered through forty
five minutes of scrimmage on Osborne
Field this afternoon in the midst OF a
| steady downpour. A preliminary work
out was held behind closed gates, but
Andrews kept his promise to admit the
undergraduates for the scrmmage, and at
4:3O o'clock the doors were opened.
The rain, which had held off for few
hours. began again just before the subs
lined up against the varsity, grew worse
as the practice continued, and the men
went through course Of modified water
polo They worked back and forth from
one lj-yard line TO the other for three
quarters Of an hour without tally on
either side.
a heavy, slippery ball made kicking and
passing a difficult matter. and there were
several vain attempts at each. Twice the
varsity lost the ball on fumbles after it
had been rushed within striking distance
Of the goal line.
Gle. who was doing the punting for the
substitutes, gained on every exchange
with Merritt, and the only time that the
substitutes rushed down into varsity ter
ritory was when Merritt lost five yards
and the ball by booting il over his own
head
Captain Baker practised drop NckinS
during the secret practice. but did not so
irto the scrimmage. Benson played at lett
end for the varsity in Hammond's place
and the latter did not appear in the
hack Al
quarter for the whole period, and both
Phillips and Heyniger were returned to
active service. r. Trenkman had short
tryout at guard in the place OF W. Swart'
who was kept on the side lines. and |. L.
Swart replaced Semmens at centre
Click. Merritt and STREET. composed the
varsity backfeld.
Click looks like fixture at halfbach'
for he handled punts without blunder III
snite Of the wet ball. In one instance he
received the ball and ran II back forty
five yards beyond the point from which II
was kicked
STREET. and Merritt made several sood
gains through the line, but could not De
relied upon. Heyniger showed unusuaIS
moor form at guard by sidestepping MS
man nearly every timo and letting MN
through the line.
Princeton men are mourning over the
final decree handed down by the faculty
committee on eligibility TO the erect 'ha'
7. II. C'Niike'D Boland. football star
had failed TO pass his examinations win
percentage high enough TO warrant h's
playing this season.
The strict adherence OF the committee
IN all the scholarship rules has deoalIe
at least three Of the best football men tll's
year in ". ]. Shenk, who won an uhu'S-
ruted berth as an all-American guaru
last wear. o. c. Waller. for whose hhe
rlungine the team this year Is IN dlre
reed and Mike" Boland, who was eA-
nac+ed 70 do wonders in open play oei'ihu
| the line this year. -
| Roland halls from Syracuse " l. anu
wont to Mercersburg Academy "here IL
c. uon fame by leading the school team
20 victory over all its opponents 'hroue
accuracy in using the forward pass anu
| coolness in running the team. lie aitei
v,ord nlayed quarterback on the l9lV La
t,,,,+,a eleven. where he again was INC
backbone Of the team. 49,, ,rae
last wear he entered Princeton ana was
trelieible on account of the one-yedi
Int he played on Herring s team VI M
| o,hles where it was almost ehurely ms
generalship and open play that ueie",,o
- ,,,oreitv repeatedly in practise games