Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-17
DIFFICULT TASK
AHEAD Of TIGERS
Princeton Has Only Small Nu-
CIeus to Start Coming
Foot Ball Season.
NAVY HAS CHANCE
TO MAKE DEMANDS
May Ask That 1914 Army
Game Be Played in Wash
ingt0n.
BY EDWARD r. BUSHNELL.

No college viii envy the task which
confronts the Princeton foot ball au-
thoritics this year. The Tigers got 10
work Monday hut in view of the way
their 1912 team has been riddled by grad
uation and other causes il is a wonder
thcN did not begin work earlier. OF the
1872 team Princeton has only three reg
uidrs who have returned. For the new
coaches 10 build up a winning team with
- small Il nucleus is likely to prove a
mighty hard job,
one IF the curious things about the foot
hail situation in Tigertown is that the
graduate advisory committee was willing
To commit the squad into the hands of
two inexperienced coaches, both mem
Lcrs II the 1872 eleven. The two men
who Viii take this stupendous task are
Biuethcnthal and Andrews. Bluethenthal
played center last year, while Andrews
held down one of the end positions.
Priuceton's policy in the selection of
coaches has been quite the reverse OF
that adopted by Yale. The Els have de-
gidcd that the weakness of their system
Was the appointment of the captain or
member OF tho previous years team to
the head CoachShip the following fall
After "a series of disasters the Ellis de-
C<<cd to engage not only professional
Nho had been out of college long enough
to know how to handle men.
Princeton. on the other hand, has done
precisely what Yale found the source of
ner greatest weakness. Neither of the
two men in charge of the Tigers squad
ever had any experience in coaching.
Both We're exceptionally good players,
especially Bluethenthal, who. next to
Netcham of Yale. was the best center in
the country last year. 1t is also curious
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This means that what coaching the back
neld men get they must receive from
apt Baker or some member of the
graduate advisory committee, which is
expected to be in quite constant attend
ance.
The only regulars who are members of
the 1917 squad are Capt. H. Baker, who
was an all american halfback and j.
L. Baker who played quarterback. In
the line there is only one vetrean back.
lie is Phillips. who played left tackle.
Last years regulars who have been lost
by graduation or other causes are
Bluethenathal at center, Logan and
Shenk at guard, Penfeld, a tackle; Dun
lap and Wight, who alternated at end;
Waller, halfback; De Witt, the full
back, and ex-capt. Pendleton, who alter
mated between the back field and the
end. OF the men who are in the lost
class Waller and Shenk will be on
hand when the university opens, but
both have trouble with their studies, and
viii not be allowed to play.
What makes the situation all the
darker is that neither the freshman
team nor the scrub eleven of last fall
contained any high-class players. How
ever, they will have TO fill the vacancies
caused by graduation and ineligibilty.
There is not much doubt that Prince
ton will have a very good back field, be-
cause the two Bakers were both splendid
players. Capt Baker, in particular, was
one of the best open field runners of the
entire year. He is also a splendid drop
kicker though as a punter he is only of
average ability. The present outlook is
that 1renkman will play fullback. He is
= bigger man than De Witt, and a good
tine plunger. The line candidates, who
reported this week. included some big
husky players, so that Princeton is sure
or far amount of weight, but the men
are not experienced, and it will be sur
prising If the line does not prove weak.