The Washington times., 1914-10-20
TIGERS WORK HARD
FOR HANOvER|ANS
Cavanaugh Expects to Have
Veteran BackfieId in Shape
for Princeton Clash.

PRINCETON. n. J., Oct. 3A-The
coaches Of the Princeton eleven have
knuckled down to hard work In prepa-
ration for the Dartmouth game on Sat-
urday. An hours hard scrimmage took
the place Of the usual Monday rest, and
the squad was driven at q st!ff pace.
Yesterday afternoons dose will be ah-
ministered daily for the rest Of the
week
The varsity scored two touchdowns on
the scrubs before darkness, and was
then forced by the coaches to quit
A cleverly executed Rugby pass en-
abled briggs to get to the scrub goal
line, where he fumbled. Brown recov-
cred for the varsity. and made the
with the same play, briggs again car
ry!ng the ball.
The coaches will give much attention
to interference this week, as this de-
partnent of play. temporarily dropped
into the BACKGROUND just before the
development. The coaches expect Eber-
stadt to resume work this week. and
intend to give him a tryout in an at
tempt to patch up the weakest spot in
the Tiger team.
HANOVER, n. H., Oct. 0.-Coach
Cavanaugh hopes to have veteran
backheld in shape for the Princeton
game Saturday. He has faith in the
abs;lity Of his five ends. who. although
not veterans. are improving steadily.
DaNmouth expects a hard contest
againA the Tigers.
A week of hard practice began yester-
day behind locked gates, emphads being
laid on rudimentary defects. Half the
session was devoted to defensive work
against Princeton formations. for it is
felt in Hanover that the Tigers will
resort to frequent use of the forward
pass. Whitney. Curtis and Murdoch are
rounding into shape, and ii is an even
break that all will start in the Prince
ton contest.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Oct. 2O.-Har-
wards football players began prepara-
ton yesterday for their game with
Michigan on October 81 by WITNESSING
an exhibition of passing in the stadium
by six members of the Alert Clubs
dams, lining up with eight players
from the second varsity squad, demon
strated their shifty open attacks, which
depended mostly on fast and accurate
passing and occasional kicking. There
was no scrimmaging. The varsity play
ers watched the Canadians for nearly
two hours, and they will be instructed
in the backward passing gamo during
the remainder of the week while the
Canadians remain as guests of the
Harvard management.
NEW HAVEN. Conn, Oct. 20-Captain
Talbot Is losing too much weight UNI
der the cares Of Yale Leadership, and
has been ordered to take rest He
will remain out of the linee-up all this
week. though he may work in the x
nal drill Friday In order to be ready
for the w. and J. game the following
day.
Quarterback Alec Wilson is expected
to get into practice tomorrow, his injur-
ed knee showing great Improvement.
Jim Sheldon and Ookes, first string
guards since the season opened. will be
back in uniform today. dlsplacinG Con-
roy and Walden. unless the latter pair
prove too strong for them.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 20.-Captain
Journeay has been placed at CENTER.
following the injury 10 NorWald in the
Navy game. DoriZas, the giant Greek,
has gone to Journeay's place at guard,
and both men are making good in their
new positions. Coach Brooke has now
begun preparations for the Carlisle
game OF Saturday.