The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-12
TIGERS IN FINAL
FOOTBALL PRACTICE
Seasons Training Ends With
Long Workout for Yale
Game.

PRINCETON, N. j., Nov. 11-Prince-
toms football team this afternoon held
the last real pract ce of the 1920 grdiron
season and the last warming up before
the years supreme test, the battle with
the ellis. To-morrow's rehearsal will
consist of a brief signal drill to timber
the players up, so the practice season
virtually came to an end this afternoon.
Incidentally the hefty "Omelet" organ
ization Of Nat Poe. which has done so
much in the development of the first
team, opposed the latter for the last
time.
The coaches took advantage of the
occasion to administer to the varsity
last lesson In fundamentals. and they
made the most of the opportunity. The
drill was long and severe, involving
especially the forming of interference.
the work of the ends and defence on
punts. There was also long drill in
forward passing, and as this style of
attack bids fair to be the chief weapon
of the Tigers against the Blue, 1t goes
without saying that lot of time was
devoted to-day to perfecting the losses.
After this Roper shifted the scene to
the stadium. three teams trottng down
the hill to the big arena, which, with
the new seats which have been built
within the last week, now accommodates
almost $4,000 people. Here the Nassau
mentor staged an energetic dummy
scrimmage with the scrubs who had
been strengthened for the occasion by
the addition to the line of Towers and
Spears, two ex-varsity men. The
Omelets used Yale plays exclusively,
running through them with considerable
smoothness considering the fact that
they have been practising them for less
than a week.
Most Of this part of the matinee was
spent by the Orange and Black instruc-
tors in tutoring the varsity in defence.
the line men especially being coached
with much attention to the finer points
of forward play by Click, Jack Wynn;
Puffy Bigler and last years captain and
guard, Hack McGraw. Nat Poe's atten-
ton was directed to the Omelets' side
OF 1t, with Roper supervising the entire
proceeding and ordering the subs from
time to time.
There is considerable doubt as to who
will hold one position at least when the
first whistle blows day after tomorrow.
This is at left end, where Stinson sur
prised the fans by starting against the
Crimson. The latter was to all accounts
entirely satisfactory in his department
In the contest at Cambridge. but Davis,
last years veteran, has confused things
his 1919 form, and it is still an open
question who will be on the left wing
when play starts. Stinson has the adj
vantage of weight. and he is excel
lent on interference and on general de-
fence. Davis is much lighter but pro-
portionately faster. and his experience
gained in last years gridiron campaign
is an advantage worth keeping in mind.
The two have been alternating at the
left extremity of the line every day this
week. At the other end Legendre has
clinched his berth and is in no danger
of being ousted by anybody The gen.
eral excellence of his playing was
clearly demonstrated In the movies OF
the Harvard affair. which were shown
to the team last night for the purpose
of instruction. and all the wing candi-
dates were ordered to watch his methods
closely.
big mass meeting was held this
evening to prepare the undergraduates
for the Yale battle. and Alexander Hall
was packed with sixteen hundred cheer
ers The speakers were Bill Edwards,
and Capt Mike Callahan. i