The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-10-21
Princeton Team Largely Com
posed of Fighting Irishmen
That Hope to Mop Up Both
Harvard and Yale.
By William Abbott.
~ HE Grunge and Black Of Prince
TON has n ma chance 70 ne in

7" HE grunge ana BLACK OF l'rinco-
ton has a fne chance 20 be in
tertwined With the Eastern
football championship this year.
Most Of the Tigers are veterans and
the new comers are from the 1919
freshman eleven that mopped up both
Harvard and Yale Football morale
at present is higher at Princeton than
AZ Cambridge or New Haven. Har-
ward Is uncertain about It's team. Yale
Ia disappointed, but Nassau. II any
thing. Is inclined TO be over confident
Coaches are bending every effort ito
curb this tendency that has been dis
astrous TO other Tiger teams.
Down In the little guiet Jersey town
they tell you about Harvards great
team this year. that Yale is always
Yale no matter what happens early
In the season. but In the next breath
tho information Is slipped over that
the Tigers are wonderful nghtlng
bunch and there's pleasant antici-
patton what's going 10 ebe done In the
big games. one half Of the Princeton
team Is composed OF hghtin' lrishmen
Capt. Mike Callahan. Clarity, Nc
Caull and "a few others. The other
half Is also scrappy, that's their way
OF playing the game.
Preparing for the Navy battle Sat
urday Bill Roper putt his charges
through a strenuous period yesterday
afternoon with a strong team OF in
eligbles during which the varsity
scored three touchd owns. There were
( about eighty In the orange and Black
squad.
Regulars and subs took turns In the
/ varsity lineup. There's hot competi-
uon for backfield positions. Roper
| could easily make three backheld
! combinations, so plentiful are capabl,
backs at Princeton.
! A few more high class substitutes
for the line would be welcome, but all
the Tiger forwards seem 20 be very
much on tho Job. although still lack
ing the concerted drive that must be
developed for the Blue and Crimson
next month. The team Is much fur
Their along than at this time last year
due mainly TO the experience OF most
OF the men and the Navy game sat
urday The Tigers expect tough
argument with the sailors, but ne
coach would venture TO predict IN,
ultimate score. The reluctance to d,
this, no doubt, II for the purpose o.
checking soaring hopes. Very littl,
escapes the Princeton coaching sys
tenn
The FIRST half OF yesterdays prac
tice was devoted 30 fundamentals
tackling blocking. interfering ant
passing the ball. Roper Is sickle
Tor fundamentals. his coaching as
sistants we're Frank Click, PUFFY
Bigler, Hank" McGraw (19ls cap
tain), Jack Winn and Keene Fitzpat
rick, who not only trains the men bu
supervises the kiokers and forwar,
d passers. Each squad was In charg
, OF a specialist with Roper as the Dos
, oversecr
, When the sun began 10 lose It's op
pressive heat the squad went over q
the Stadium for scrimmRge. tn
varsity lined up against an aggregu
ton OF ineligibles who used Nav
plays and the Navy system OF calm
- the players name. The Middies ar
Z doomed for the rocks II they don't sue
I coed any better than those husky In
= eligibles who could only make spor
adic gains against the varsity. Mean
: while the regulars gained easily
! While the anal lineup Is IN doui
i there are few Tigers who are Ger
2 tain OF their positions. Mike Gala
. han, an aggressive leader, win be a
. centre and win have the unique fea
( OF playing opposite HE brother Tin
the Yale captain. Don LOurie Il quar-
tar .romiae1 ~ b ana az The NAL