Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-20
Roper Has Real Task to De-
velop Tigers, but Come
Through Spirit Is There
by SPICK HALL

by SElth HALL
TIP Al Princeton most everything is
~ all right. Mr.. Carnegie's lake is
cain and peaceful, the leaves on the
trees are taking on their proper au-
tumunal hues and the trains run some
times as of yore. But from n football
standpoint everything is not roscatc.
Bill Roper is having his troubles. and
the prospects are not as brilliant as they
have been in days gone by.
1t was hoped by the followers of the
Tigers that Saturdays mix mp with tho
University of Rochester team would
show marked Improvement over the
form displayed by the young Jersey
men the week before, when they merely
managed TO nose out Lafayette in the
last few minutes of play by field goal,
All Scores Early
Princeton beat Rochester all right,
and by a healthy score rs scores GO
"a to u. But all of these scores came in
the first two periods, when the so called
regulars were in the line up, and were
more the result of individual brilliancy
than of a sustained attack on the part
of the Tigers. Princeton interference
was. for the most part, Conspicuously
among the missing.
Trimblc. who did the bulk of the
gaining from Scrimmage, was usually
alone and unattended when he began
his jaunts around Rochester : ends or
when he was sent TO select AN opening
off tackle. But it must be said of Trim
bic individually, that he conducted
himself with the greatest ecat and
proved conclusivCly that he is high
grade halfback and can be counted upon
to more than uphold his end of the
game in any struggle on the Princeton
schedule this season.
Rochester was weak but Trimble dis
played br' of side stepping,
straight armingz md general radiance
in the open ticll that stamps him as
more than comer-he has arrived. On
one occasion he pulled trick that has
not been seen on Il football field since
the days of Frank Mt. Pleasant, at
Carlisle. He. meaning Trimblc, started
an end run around his own left wing.
There was no interference and when
he saw that he was about to be thrown
| for loss, he doubled back like rab-
bit on his former trail before hound
and skirted the opposite end cleanly
for n % yard dash and a touchdown.
| 1t was clever and brainy piece of
work A play of that variety cannot
be pulled every day and it was just
one of those unusual situations that was
taken advantage of by player who
was able to use his head as well as his
arms and legs.
Weak in Line
1t is difficult to dope exactly what
Princeton's offense will develop into
because the backs were not aided by the
line. Tho forwards were unable, even
against the light Rochester team, to
open up hides for the backs. and on the
tackle and end plays the backfeld men
did not display any skill in interference.
Captain McGraw played a good game on
the defense, but he was often smoth =
cred by the opposition when he at
tempted to make an opening.
Roper has given Princeton solne good
forward-pass plays, and with Trimble
tossing the ball they seem to be as good
in this department of the game as any
team in the East. The Tigers first two
touchdowns We're directly the result OF
long, well executed forward passes anC
were made at the proper time. WhcI
these plays We're pulled off. in the frs
period, Strubling was at the helm. Al
long as he remained in the game the
generulship was very good. but as soon
as he was replaced by Murray things
began to go badly, and when Murray