New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-06
New Policy to Govern
Football at Princeton

strength Of the Tigers this year are
made doubly hard by the ia CT tnai
Princeton men have had little or no eN-
pcriencc in real open play, despi tie the
annual abundance of splendid mI terra!
for just such work. Perfect conf
dcnce may be placed in the claim that
the Tigers probably have never be-
fore been so well supplied with the
essential qualities for open work. .. on
an abundance of alert players pa =
sessng weight and speed combined Il. q
expected TO be on hand. Only two q
last years regulars have been lost by
graduation, and a number of the mem
berS of the ineligible team and the
freshman eleven will be available this
year.
Continued stern observance Of the
eligibility rules, especially in scholar
ship, has been insisted upon by the
faculty, and no less than ten of the
most likely men have conditions to re-
move before the opening of college II
they are to be allowed to play. Spc-
cial examinations cannot be given uU-
der any preteXt, and predictions de-
pend largely on the results obtained
in the conditional examinations of the
next two or three weeks.
No lack of satisfactory material is
anticipated for the ends. whose I'M
pOrtance will be emphasized by the
OPEN play. Four letter men are ava..-
able in Stew" Baker, Harold Brown.
L"mberton and Shea, and the add
tiOnS from the freshman ranks Val.
put Eddy. Eberstad Mike" Charlie
and W. Moore, the last two of whom
are ten-secOnd men of unusual weight.
il the competition.
Captain Ballin, an all-Amer.can
tackle last year, will return to his
place. One of the heaviest losses OF
years has been sustained on the other
side in the graduation of George
Phillips, who, with "Hobey" Baker at
halfback, he'd never tasted defeat at
the hands of Yale. Love and Larsen,
two OF last years second string men.
will contend for the vacancy with Hogg.
biglcr and Mclean, of the freshmen.
HogS looks like the probable choice
Good guards appear to be lacking.
Ter these positions were the weakest OF
last years eleven. but Longstreth and
w. Swart will again be on hand. with
the possible valuable addition of Shenk,
Who was the all-American choice in
1912. but was ineligible last year. Eos
ter, Dillon and Gcnnert are left from
the freshman ranks
Some trouble may be found in get
ting the right centre. although T..
Trenkmann, last years pivot, will prob
ably be IN the game again. with I.
Swart and Haviland, his substitutes.
NourSe may he used at that post
HOBBY Bakers graduation las; June
lett BIZ hole 10 be filled in the back
field. and Brad" Streit's withdrawal
from college meant the loss OF the best
line DluHgel. bu; material is SO album
cant for back field positions that K is
very doubtful ii any OF the old men
will hold their places. Mike" Boland
is the centre OF hope for quarterback.
lie is without doubt one Of the besi
basscrs IN the modern game. and can
run his team smoothly. For two years
lie has been Ineligible.
The hslfbacks will gain their herths
oni" by showing special ability in hand
ling the ball o. in kicking. Click viii
probably SHIFT 20 half, but he will find
hct rivals il Dickerman and Tibbott,
OF the freshman team, while Law viii
also be IN the light 70 hold his place
ger are also possibilities.
In the absencc OF STREET. +. Trenk-
mann will be left 20 fight for the full
back position with powerful new
Conner, Eddie briggs, captain Of last
years freshman team. The latter mas
shown real ability as a punter.
A drop kicker of promise to replace
"Hobey" Baker is available in Dicker-
man, who did some good booting for tire
Cubs last year. For punting there re-
n aims Law, who bore the brunt of that
work last year with Borden. who devcl-
oped rapidly late last season Their
supremacy is far from assured against
such men as briggs and DickerDan.