Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-25
Big CrotUd PomrS Into
Princeton Early to See
Football Battle in Palmer
Stadium
GAME STARTS At 2:3O
BY SPICk HALL
staf Correspondent Of the Evening Public
Ledger

Princeton, n. j., Oct. 25.-In spite
ot all the hard luck stories that have
emanated from Hamilton, n Y, con-
corning the condition of the Colgate
team, Princeton was not optimistic this
morning over her chances in this after
noon s conflict with the conuueror of
Cornell. All this week Coach Bill Roper
and drilling them as hard as if thev
were United States marines on the
parade ground.
Cool and cloudy weather added to
the pessimistic gloom.
In last Saturdays mixup with Roch-
ester there were many glaring faults
shown in the makeup of the Tiger
varsity and Roper has been doing every
thing in his power to correct these. In
the first place, he has nut the back,
through week that they are not likely
to forget, practicing the gentle art Of
blocking and interference in general.
Last week the Tiger back that was
elected to carry the ball had to be the
whole showA He was given virtually no
assistance by his comrades. OF couse !
Princeton got away with with this be-
cause they were playing Rochester. 1t
was fortunate that the Colgate game
was on the books today. and not last
Saturday. Otherwise a~very sad chap
ter would nave been inserted in Prince
tons football history.
Tigers Improved
AT the beginning of the week il was
predicted freely by all who had seen
Princeton play against Lafayette and
Rochester that the Colgate affair would
be slaughter but the improvement
shown in Princeton's play during the
last few days has put hope into the
team, and student body alike. although,
as already mentioned, the optimism is
in more or less of an embryonic stage.
Roper did not state whom he would
Use in the backtield. but he didn't have
to. He showed by his selections in the
scrimmages all week just which men
were going to get their big chance this
afternoon. He is going to start Jack
Strubling at quarterback and will keep
him in the game throughout unless an
injury forces him from the conflict.
Murray and Hopkins. who acted as
pilots i'll the last half of the Rochester
game. are not as capable of handling
the team as Strubling is. nor are they
in his class as mechanical performers.
Hence Jack will be the man at the
wheel as long as he can last. which
every one here hopes will be for sixty
minutes.
Wittmer at Fullback
Wittmer has been doing excellent
work this week in the secret conflicts
on University Field against the second
eleven and the freshmen. and he is
also sure to be a starter at fullback.
On either side of Witmer, will be Trim
BILE and McPhee. The latter up ia
this week had been tried out at end. but
the need for IL dependable halfback was
more pressing than for an end, hence
Roper decided to put him through a
weeks drilling in the backfield
IL hny ,nh -,
good style. and if the interference
against Colgate is as good as it was
against the second team in this week s
scrimmage. the Tigers should present
strong offense.
Trinble has been doing the bulk of
the work in the backfeld because he
has proved conclusively that he has the
made. He is rafting gold forward
passer. a fair punter, good at taking
openings in the line and is fine open
field runner. With all these assets in
his possession. Trimble is certain to give
good account of himself.
These shifts in the Princeton back
field have increased their attacking
power in the neighborhood of a 100
per cent.
Line Worries Roper
But the backfield is not what is
line as it played the first two games
cannot be compared with the forwards
that ogate sent forth to down the Big
Red team last Saturday. This knOwl-
edge has resulted in the shifting of Cap
tain McGraw to guard from tackle.
Iarisette has been given, at least tenn
porarily, the captains former. job. His
center will be Keck, who got away with
his work well in the first two tilts and
has been doing better each day this
week.
Hal Ballin, who captained the Tigers
in 1914, has been here all week and
virtually has taken the coaching of the
guards out of Roper's hands. He at
TO rea ize that holes cannot be opened
nor plays stopped by men who are
standing up. Yesterday, although the
day before the game, Ballin gave the
. forwards a full days work, minus the
scrimmages. They have begun to play
low from habit, which is the only way
that any line can ever be success. :.
The Colgate eleven arrived thi'
morning, thirty two strong, yer!
strong, too. if outward appearances
are any criterion of II teams ability.
'They slipped out of Hamilton yester
,ay and spent last night at the Penn
4yivania Hotel, in New York, arrw
ing here on board train that carried
big delegation of Princeton follow
r!s from New York.
The 'Beor' rumorsl from HamiltVI
were sho: all to pieces when it wa
learned that Colgate's regular back
field would open against Princeton
All week sob stories about Anderson
Watkins, Laird and Gillo have beei
floating around the country. The.
we're fit subjects for the Home for In
curables. according to their pres
agents. But today they did not impress
any one with the idea that they wer
likely to be put on the pension list 70
cripples.
Anderson will be there when TIN
bell rings to run the team at quarter
(,illo will be at fullback and Lair'
and Watkins at the halves. And Prince
ton is going to find that this quartz
can travel about as fast and as har'
as anything that has hit Old Nassau
sin many moons.
Crowd Arrives Early
As far us the line is concerned, Col
gate will stand pat on the array tina
showed Cornell how the game reall!
should be played. None of them ,wer'
sufficiently shaken last Saturday to de
yelop even little rumor about <thei
injuries. hence IL is certain that all o
them will be in the pink of condition
because they have had a big week 0
work.
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