The Washington herald., 1915-09-12
watch TIGERS;
HILLTOP NOTICE
Princeton's Prospects for
Champion Eleven This Sea-
son Best in History.
NINE BACKFIELD MEN
By FRANK G. NIENkE

New York, Sept. 11.-Watch Prince
ton.
From this early September angle II
looks as though there will be very
little--if any-twisting of the Tigers
tail this year. because Princeton looms
up right now as power that may
crush in its mighty jaws every enemy
that offers il battle.
Princeton jumps into the season
with nine backfield men and ten lines
men left from its 1914 tear. ard with
d new coaCh--John II. ('Speedy')
Rush who is touted one of the best
little football educd tors in these bra We
and free United States.
In addition to the seasoeed veter-
ans from last year. about twenty
players who starred on the 1919
freshmen eleven. are up for try
for the varsity this year. No foot
ball coach in the history of the game
ever mac better material at his dis
posal than Rush has today and if he
doesn't weld together whirlHind
eleven it will be a mighty surprise
Eddie Trenkman. Shenk, and Bal
len. all inesmen, and Freddie Trcnk-
man. fullback. were the only regulars
that Princeton lost by June Eradua-
tions. and there are a dozen cracking
good players ready-and able-to plug
up the gaps they have left in the
eleven.
These are the nine backs who are
trying for one of the regular back
field jobs: Click, quarterback or half
hack; Ames and Eberstadt, quarter
backs: Dickerman, Boland, Moore,
briggs. Tibbott and Law, halfbacks or
fullbacks.
1t was the combination of Click.
Moore and briggs and Dickerman.
rushed in as the secondary backfield
against Yale last year, that tore the
Yale line to shreds in the last period
of play. 1t was this quartet that
took up the battle when it stood 19 to
0 against Princeton, scored two touch
downs by the greatest bit of foot
balling ever shown anywhere. and
was well on its way to a third touch
down when the final whistle forced
the four to cease their merciless
hammering against the broken Yale
line
And it looks as if this combination
will constitute the regular Princeton
backfield this year. although Law. a
mighty booter, and Tibbott may beat
out briggs or Dickerman.
Nourse and Gennert are the candi
dates for center. Both are good men.
but the chances are that Gennert will
land the job as regular. Foster and
HeyinSer will win the guard posi-
tionS unless one or another of last
years ''freshers' shows something re-
markable. Mclean. the regular tackle
of last year. is sure of the same job
this year. Love. Bigler. and HoGg are
the best looking candidates for Bal
Inns old job at tackle.
There are nine candidates for the
wing positions-four newcomers and
five men who got lot Of experience
last year. Shea, the regular in 1914.
is almost a certainty as one of the
ends, with Lamberton, Brown. Charles
and Highley battling for the job of
guarding the other flank. OF the four,
Lamberton has the best chance, al
though Highley is a speedy man. a
sure tackler and fine receiver of
forward passes.
The best part of the Princeton out
look is that the majority of the men |
who will make up the team this year !
are juniors. which means that they |
will have another year after this one |
in which to further the gridiron |
honor and glory of their alma matters. |
Tibbott, briggs. -Ames. Eberstadt, |
Dickerman. Moore. Nourse. Gennert, |
Foster. Mclean. Bigler. HoEg. Charles. |
and Highley all are juniors. The |
only men Princeton will lose by 1916 |
graduations are: Heyinger. Love, |
Shea. Brown, Lamberton, Boland. Law,
and Click.
Two things counted against Prince
ton last year: its men lacked eXpe
rience and the coaching system was a
joke. This year finds those faults re-
moved. Every one of the best look
ing Princeton candidates got a lot of |
last ycar-and Rush gives
evidence already of being a real
coach. One thing is surc-he will be
the coach AT Princeton this year
there won't be dabbliug by a dozen
coaches and assistant coaches as was
the case in 1914 Which causes us to
conclude with the Injunction: Watch
Princeton. :