Omaha daily bee., 1913-10-26
PRINCETON is OPTIMISTIC
Tigers Believe They Will Win the
Big College Championship.
HAVE eoop IINEUP on MEN
squad is Able 60 Meet Any Kind Of
an Onslaught End Has some
Special plays that Look
Mighty Good.
~ FRANCIs nAKER.

ny FRANCIS BAKER.
NEW YORK. oct 25.-what IL Prince
ton going to do on the grldiron this fall
| Head Coach Andrews SAYS that the TiRei
eleven has better chance Of defcntiua
beth Harvard and Yale than II has hat
in several years. or course. optimism
IL one OF the chief assctn Of tho Tigers
They always were an optimistic bunch
but last year their optimism carried them
through the Ya.e game. when they huns
up a nice little victory over the boys
/ from New Haven
Perhaps II isn't just to give optimism
! fun credit for the Princeton victory
/ Bluethenthal. "Holey" Baker and Dc.
Witt had something to do with II. yet
the critics had predicted a Yale victory
before the game.
The same old optimism still obtains
AZ the New Jersey institutions Around
/ tho campus they talk Of beating Vale and
I Harvard. and this year the critics are
willing TO admit that the Tigers have
a chance.
Begins season wen.
Al the outset OF the season II was
noticed that Princeton had q line OF
championship caiber and this line I'm.
proved steadily ~ 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 70 by
the slmple process OF reasoning we can
arrive at the conclusion that the Prince
ton line In some" line. and that the
Harvard and Yale backfields will have
a big Job on their hands when they at
tempt TO break through.
With the line taken care or the coaches
turned their attention to the backfIeld
and the sad news went out from Prince
ton that no kicker could be found As
the season wore on the uneasiness which
this news precipitated In the Tiger camp
Increased almost TO consternation. Find
man who can boot the halr' was the
motto OF the Princeton coaches.
Find Good "Booter.."
The great ''Hobey" Baker was tried out
as a punter Now Hobey has knack
OF shooting the ball neatly over the CROSS
ing from the thirty or thirty-five-yard
line, but when II came TO booting the
ball out OF dangerous territory. Hobey
couldn't send the pigsIIn for more than
thirty or thirty-five yards. HS simply
wasn't there.
Then someone discovered q youngster
named Giles. who had an idea that he
had toe capable OF sending the leather
on nice long journey. Mr Giles tried
Il out In practice he made flfty-nve and
sixty yards with the wind and forty-five
end fifty against Il. Things began TO
look promising. but the trouble was that
Giles could not lIft the leather high
enough 60 give the ends a chance 10 get
down the field under the punts 30 the
coaches pinned their faith 10 Hobey
Baker again. In the Buckneil man boot
ing tho bali forty-five and fifty yards
while Baker did not average more than
thirty-flve yards.
Last week tho name OF Buzz Law burst
forth on the Princeton Er4dsron nke a
mushroom after 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 90 out on the field and
send that little old foot ball nifty yards
or moro without exerting himself. AZ
that time tho far-heraided 'Buxx'' was
In the hospital with a bad foot. He
couldn't get into the Syracuse game and
We have yet 20 see him In action.
Can Handle Puaters.
II Law viii only live up TO his reputa-
ton which has emanated chiefly from the
coaching staff. Princeton will be able 10
take care OF Itself In punting duel.
"Hobey" Baker and Brad" STREET. are
the two twinkling lights In the Tiger
backfield. Last year Bakers speciality
was dashing through broken field or
skirting the ends ON wide runs. This
year ''Hobey'' appeared In the camp
carrying ten or twelve pounds more
weight than last year ana started In on
line plunging. He has shown a remark.
able ability for hitting the line hard and
sliding through outside tho opposing
tackle. STREET. Is the husky fullback,
weighs about 1856 pounds and is built on
tho regular lines OF a steam roller and
the men who have tried to tackle him
say he is Just about as difficult 70 stop
as the aforementioned steam roller
Click has also shown up well In the
backfield, while MERIT at halfback plays
good game. lie shines particularly In
running Interference for Baker when the
latter Is carrying the bali
Emmons and stewart Baker have both
been tried out at quarter. stew" Baker,
who II a brother 10 "Hobey," has shown
some disposition 10 tumble at times. but
the coaches hope TO be able TO eradicate
this trouble before the big games LAM
berton 10 also g good man and. although
he plays In the line. he can punt almost
as well as Hobey Baker. lacking. how
ever, the iattef's accuracy In drop and
place kicking
One OF the strongest men in the line
Is t. Trenkeman at center lie has Inn
proved steadily, especially In the are OF
passing the ball and this, coupled with
his weight. makes him the logical candi-
date for the pivot position In the big
games. However there Is a possibility
that he may be shifted to guard.
Play OReaIy.
This year the Princeton team has gone
In for a more open style OF play than
was formerly used by the Tiger eievens
The coaches adopted the famous Mime
sofa shin, the invention OF Dr. williams
end have been drilling the squad In Il
for some time Much is expected from
this play II II is used against Harvard
and Vale.
The list OF coaches now includes this
names OF some OF PrineetOns past stars
Bluethenthal has been with the team