New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-24
Promise of Keen Struggle
When Teams Line Up at
Princeton To-day.
BOTH ELEVENS RICH
IN STERLING BACKS
Forwards Appear To Be Well
Matched, but Probable Out
come Hangs in Balance.
BY HERBERT.

BY HERBERT.
when the football elevens Of Prince
ton and Dartmouth clash in the new
Palmer Stadium at Princeton this after
noon a battle royal is assured. It Will
se no practice game in any sense Of the
word, but clean-cut test Of the rela-
tive inertia Of two mighty good elevens.
Prineeton's chief objective points are
tie games sgainst Harvard and YALE
but the Dartmouth game has assumed
an Importance that gives it high rank,
even though it is played in midseason.
The contest will begin at ESQ o'clock.
The team from Hanover has earned
An envisble place in tae college football
world. A wear ago il defeated Prince
ton and Pennsylvania, among others
sn6 was besten only IN the closing
game BY the Carlisle Indians. Those IN
= position to know insist that the eleven
"a even stronger this season than IN
1913. which, if true, means that the
Tigers must be better prepared than 8
year ago IL that defeat of to 0 is to
be avenged.
There is absolutely no way of fore
casting the probable outcome-nothlng
on which TO base an opinion worthy oil
consideration. ! have talked with
number of Dartmouth and Princeton
men in the last few days, and the feel
ing is one Of confidence on both sides:
IN some respects Dartmouth mas the
advantage in that the men are trained
nm largely TO this game, inasmuch as
victory over Princeton would do more
than most any other 20 establish their
position at the end OF the season. The
TIGERS. on the other hand, must take
the game more or less in their stride
as leading up to Harvard and Yale /
pames which mean more to them, Tor
reasons which need no explanation here.
AS said before, however, Princeton has
a score to settle and is not treating the
game lightly.
Dartmouth Strong in Backs.
Dartmouth can boast of a backfield
that compares favOrably with any IN
the country The qualifications OF
Chez at quarterback are well known.
He is one of the best and headiest held
generals of recent years, and can be
counted on to get every ounce of power
out of his men. Captain Whitney IS
playing better than ever this season,
while Gerrish and Thielscher IRE
clever. dashing backs, even If more or
less unknown, who are almost sure 20
write their name in bold football let
tiers before they are graduated. Curtis
is sure to play part of the game and
he ranks highly. =.
Princeton also has an abundance of
riches in the backfield, but up to this
time has been lacking a dependable
quarterback. Ames, son of Snake"
Ames, who made football fame at
Princeton twenty-five years ago, may
make his mark to-day. If he fails,
however, to rise TO the necessary
heights the result of the game may
hinge thereon. Otherwise the Tigers
are better off behind the line than In
several years. being remarkably strong
both in regulars and substitutes. In
all probability Click, Moore and Law
will start the game, but Fred Tenck-
mann, Boland, Tibbott and briggs are
likely to get chance to show their
ability.
Two Lines Well Matched.
The two lines appear to be fairly |
well matched. Milmore, light but ag- |
gressive, has had more experience ut |
centre for Dartmouth than either Cen
merit or Haviland, who will oppose him. 4
Shenk. an all-America guard in 1872, |
but who did not play last year, needs /
no introduction. He will be opposed /
to Spears, Dartmouth's 242-pound giant, /
who is remarkably fast for his SIZE; |
The meeting of these two men will |
be worth watching in itself. Eddie
Trenkmann, Princeton's other guard, is
likely to outplay his opponent, whether
it be Merrill or Smith.
Cantain Ralliu of Princeton. IS heaV-
Ter and stronger than last year, when
he made a name for himself as tackle.
He is sure to be found in practically
every play, and may get the better Of
McAuliffe. On the other side, however,
Cotton, of Dartmouth, whom Frank
Cavanaugh rates highly, is likely to
offset any advantage BALM may have
in outplaying Bigler or Love-. the
understudies of Mclean. who will not
he able TO take the field on account
of lame shoulder. =,
On the ends both elevens are well
equipped. Teller, formerly of De Witt
Clinton High School, is said to be a
wonder, while Pudrith and Winship,
who may share the duties on the other
wing, are fast nen, sure tackiers and
clever handlers OF the forward pass.
The Dartmouth ends, however, will
hardly outshine Lamberton and Brown,
Of Princeton, who seem to have all the
OF Princeton. who seem to have all the
requirements so necessary for these
important outpost positions.
The opening OF Princeton new foot
ball home, built and equipped since
ground was broken last spring at
cost of 100000. will not be the least
interesting feature OF a game that
promises 30 highly. II will be surpris
ing. then. if the biggest crowd that ever
.saw Princeton and Dartmouth do battle
does not turn out.
The players from Hanover stopped
over in the city yesterday, and ran
through a snappy signal game at Eb-
bets Field. They will go down 20
PRINCETON this morning, probably at IL
o'clock.
Frank Cavsnsugh said his men were
in fine condition and that nobody had
q thought Of being beaten. Curtis will
rot start in the game. for the reason
that he is shy of work, on account Of
being out recently with minor injury
nAsk~H.