Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-11
Sharpe Must Improve Sys-I
tenn to Stop Princeton
Backs Both Teams
Physically Fit
PRINCETON At WORK
BY SPICK HALL

IF YALE expects to beat Princeton
next Saturday at New Haven, she
will have to improve her defense. 1t is
true that Brown was not able to score
on the Blue, but the Tigers are going
to uncover an offense that will surpass
anything that Yale has seen this year.
All this week Bill Roper and his staff
of coaches are going to keep oiling up
the Tiger offensive cogs so that by
Saturday it is a certainty that Prince
ton will be in a position to launch an
attack that only the best defense can
stop.
Princeton's air work for the most
part does not consist of long passes,
but the accuracy with which Trimble
tosses short ones to Strubing insures
the Tigers of a successful drive when
ever they get possession of the ball.
In the Harvard game, Princeton COM
pleted nine forward passes out Of fifteen,
and only one was intercepted. This is
remarkable record and one which
Yale probably will take to heart. The
Eli eleven will have to do a lot of
work to perfect a successful defense for
these short passes and at the same time
be prepared to stop Trimble, Garrity.
Wilmer and Strubing on straight plays.
Yale Tackling Good
AT present the Yale players are much
better tacklers than Princeton. This
does not mean they could go in today
and stop the Tigers. They couldn't do
1t, not because the men are individually
deficient, but because the system of
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essentials.
Yale was scored on by North Carolina
and beaten 5-3 by Boston College. OF
course, when the Bull Dog and the
Tigers meet early defeats do not count
for much, if anything; at the same time
these scores prove that the Blues sec
ondary defense is not thoroughly
schooled in the art of meeting an air
and ground attack at the same time.
Harvard could not do it and unless Al
Sharpe can drill his men to diagnose
correctly Princeton's plays, the Tigers
are very apt to repeat their victory
of 1911.
As far as Princeton's defense is con-
cerned, her weakness lies in the indi-
vidual rather than in the system. The
way the Tigers held Harvard four times
within the 10-yard mark shows that
system, but in the open field many of
the players fell down woefully. particu
arly when Casey began his mad rushes
in the last period.
Men in Shape
Both Yale and Princeton were for
tunate Saturday in coming through
their games with only few injuries
to the players. 1t was thought at first
that Jack Strubing was badly hurt, but
later Keen Fitzpatrick said that he was
merely worn out physically. Strubing
was constantly called on to exert him
self to the limit. and after three periods
Of play the strain began to tell on him.
The other members of the Tiger back
field all came through in fine condition.
They we're ready to go out this after
noon to begin their final drills for Yale.
Roper is somewhat more fortunate
than Doctor Sharpe because the Prince
ton coach knows just what men arc
going to make up his backfeld. barring
injuries in the scrimmages this week
| Strubing Trimble, Clarity and Wilmer
will form the quartet. However, al
New Haven Campbell showed up so wei
that he will replace Webb in the back
field. Howard Campbell is a light man
weighing only 100, but he is very fas