Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-26
By Francis Baker.

7 EW YORK, Oct. 25.-What is
" Princeton going to do on the
gridron this fall? Head Coach
Andrews says that the Tiger eleven
has a better chance of defeating both
Harvard and Yale than 1t has had in
several years. OF course, optimism is
one of the chief assets of the Tigers.
They always were an optimistic
bunch, but last year their optimism
carried them through the Yale game,
ism full credit for the Princeton vic
tory over the boys from New Haven.
Perhaps. it isn't just to give optim-
ism full lcredit for the Princeton vic
tory Bluthenthal, "Hobey" Baker
and Dewitt had something to do with
| it, yet the critics had predicted a
Yale victory before the game.
The same old optimism still obtains
at the New Jersey institutions.
Around the campus they talk of beat
ing Yale and Harvard, and this year
the critics are willing to admit that
the Tigers have q chance.
A 7 the outset of the season it was
"A noticed that Princeton had d line
of championship calibers and this line
improved steadily as the season wore
on. For Years past the Princeton line
has been as good as any in the East.
This year the line is better than last,
so by the simple process OF reasoning
we can arrive at the conclusion that
the Prince ton line is ''some" line. and
that the Harvard and Yale backfields
will have a big job on their hands
when they attempt to break through.
With the line taken care of, the
coaches turned their attention TO the
backfield. and the sad news went out
from Princeton that no kicker could
be found. AS the season wore on the
uneasiness which this news precipi-
tated in the Tiger camp increased al
most to CONSERVATION. Find a man
who can boot the ball" was the cry
of the Princeton coaches.
THE great HOBBY" Baker was tried
i out as punter. Now HOBBY has
a knack of shooting the ball neatly
over the crossing from the 80 to So
yard line. but when lit came to boot
ing the ball out of dangerous terri
tory, HOBBY couldn't send the pigsllin
for more than 80 or 80 yards. He sim
ply wasn't there.
Then someone discovered a young
ster named Giles, who had an idea
that he had a toe capable of sending
the leather on nice long journey.
Mr. Giles tried it out. In practice he
made So and so years with the wind
and AS and 80 against it. Things be-
gan to look promising, but the trou
BILE was that Giles could not liftNhe
leather high enough to give the ends
q chance to get down the field under
the punts so the coaches pinned their
faith to "Hobey" Baker again.
T Asst week the name OF Buzz Law
IL burst forth on the Princeton grid
iron like a mushroom after a summer
shower. The coaches said Buzz
was the man to punt for the Tigers
when they entered into the Harvard
and Yale clashes. They said Buzz
could go out on the field and send that
little old football so yards or more
without exerting himself. At that
time the far-heralded Buzz" was in
the hospital with a bad foot. He
couldn't get into the Syracuse game
and we have yet to see him in action.
If Law will only live up to his repu
tation, which has emanated chiefly
from the coaching staff. Princeton
will be able to take care of herself
in a punting duel.
"Hobey'' Baker and Brad" STREET.
are the two twinkling lights in the
Tiger backfield. Last year Bakers
specially was dashing through
broken field or skirting the ends on
wide runs. This year "Hobey' ap-
peared in the camp carrying 10 or -
pounds more weight than last year
and started in on line plunging. He
has shown a remarkable ability for
hitting the line hard and slipping
through the opposing tackle. STREET
is the husky fullback, weighs about
1875 pounds and is built on the regu-
lar lines of a steam roller, and the
men who have tried to tackle him