New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-20

n is importau. under the circum-
stances 20 introduce. little more care
fg,lv than otherwise would be neces-
sar,. the players who are likely to be
seen in the backfeld on Saturday
where Whitney. Murdoch, Chez and
Curtis used 20 shine
SO less than Sis men % more man
average ability arc lighting for the
place az quarterback. and from all ac-
counts d. b. NcDouough. formerly Of
Fxetcr. has FIRST call a tnis time, IN
mite or the fact that he weighs Only
1Sg hounds lie is one OF the quick
thinking, quick-acting KIND. with Keen
sense Of the game. and a cool head.
or the others. Switzer. OF East Or
ancc. New jersey. VINO weighs 10y
pounds. and is called the whirling der
tish because OF hls quick movements
and tubh.uC enthusiasm. and worm
.nctou. the Olympic broad jumper APP
near fo be- the best. although Holbrook'
a third string quarter last year, has
been 100 favor the last two or three
days
Warrington is natural athlete and
Hoiyhe 100 pounds. some hesltanCy
va. felt about using him because OF ms
value ,o the track team, but necessity
knows 10 laW. and he was called out.
Only Jack of experience seems 10 stand
between him and the place. and II IS
cutie noesible shat ne will get trial
against the Tigers.
Gerrish. Duhamcl and Thislscher
NAV be- called the FIST string backs.
Their average weight is $50 pounds,
and not one o. the three is lacking IN
.pcod Gcrrish is q first class back
with natural football sense. He is OF
.hc Whitney type. combining rare
riuncing ability with enough speed 70
bo dangerous factor ~ turning the
ends or running through a broken field.
lie PLAYED part Of the game against
Princeton last year and made most
favorable impree SION.
Thielscher is another man with some
experience. as be vas first substitute
wear ago. when he attracted some
attention because OF his hard running.
Duhamel is the heaviest OF the three
and the least known. but i will not be
surprising r Doc shines on Saturday,
IS 10 is whispered about that Frank
Cavanaugh holds him i'm high respect.
NO less than fourteen candidates are
out for the wing positions. Pudrith,
formerly tackle. is likely to be az one
end. with Montgomery, a former High
school OF Commerce boy. or Sutar on
the other Emery and Dussosoit, how
ever. are still much in the running.
Pudrith. who began the Princeton game
A. end last wear. and Sutar are of the
heavy. rangy type. weighing about Ito
pounds each Montgomery, though
lighter. probably is the fastest and
hrainiest of the lot.
From tackle 10 tackle Dartmouth 10
well fortified Barring accidents, Cap
tain NcAulfTe and Cotton will play the
tackles. Spear and Merrill the guards
and Baxter centre. These men make a
teritable stone wall and will do much 70
soldify the defence and 10 provide
openings for the backs.
Spear. who weighs 230 pounds. is un-
oucstionably the fastest man for his
weight who ever stepped on a gridiron.
Dartmouth is counting on him. and with
reason, as IL will be surprising If he is
not a leading candidate for all-America
honors.
In talking o. the team yesterday Jo-
seph W. Cannon. who ever is in close
touch with affairs at Hanover. said:
"Of course we hope 20 beat Princeton,
but there IS feeling that the eleven
has not been thoroughly tested this
year. except. possibly, against Tufts
For that reason what looks like q
strong. powerful and varied attack is
really an unknown Q-antity against the
kind Of offence which can be expected al
Princeton Still. we have great conf
dence In the team which Cavanaugh has
been building. although We all know
under what a handicap he has been
working
Corncll has never beaten Harvard on
Che gridirou. although ten games have
been played The cievens first met in
1890 when Harvard won by a score OF
- 20 o. Since then. however, Cornell
has scored in SIX OF the other nine
games The last meeting was IN 1918
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