Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-20
.PRIINCETON,S ELEVEN
Il, STRONG ON OFFENSE
Roper's Football Team Has
Three Sets of Dependable
Backs Not SO
Strong
READY FOR MIDDIES
BY SPICK HALL

Princeton, N. j., Oct. 20.
PRINCETON has football team this
year that should do even better than
last against her life long rivals, Har-
rord and Yale. In 1919, the Tigers,
nlaying in Palmer Stadium, outplayed
Harvard during the greater part of the
came, but the wonderful running of Ed
d;a Casey gave the Crimson touch :
So,rn in the late minutes of the game
and the score was tied at the finish,
IN. 10, In the Yale bowl before a ca
nscity crowd of some sixty odd thou
.ond rooters,N Bill Roper's eleven got
oway with the game 13 to 6. That
;snt bad record, but this year If the
Orange and Black plays true to form,
both Harvard and Yale should be
beaten.
Al the close OF last season 1t was felt
at Princeton that the loss Of Maurey
Trimble and Jack Strubing would ruin
tbe team this year. but It appears that
Roper was looking ahead. He was de-
yeloping players for the future. as the
ano work of the backfield in the games
this season proves.
THE first real test for the Princeton
eleven comes on Saturday. when the
NAVY travels to the educational center
of Mercer county. When the whistle
blows for the kickoff. Princeton will be
IN the best shape Of the season and they
will need to be. Although the naval
eleven was beaten in its opening game
by North Carolina. the last two weeks
have shown that the middies are going
10 have a rattling good team before the
season is much older.
Developing Rapidly
In that initial contest. many Of the
best Navy men were not in the line up
because they had not returned from
Europe where they took part in the
Olympic games, but now everything Is
set and Bob Folwcll has been speeding
up play every day.
Princetonians believe that the Orange
and Black will win from the Navy, but
they realize that it can't be done with
out struggle. Folwell is a wise foot
ball coach and whenever his team goes
into game, the opposing bunch can
rest assured that they have no easy
task to come through on top.
Roper realizes that the Navy is going
10 make a fight and he has been driving
his team all this week at fast clip.
All Of the sick. halt and everything are
back in the line up. Al Wittmer. Mel
Dickinson and Captain Mike Callahan
were on the pinnacle list, but they are
In good condition again and expect to
plav through the Navy game.
Thompson has been out for couple
Of weeks. but he, too. is ready to make
a strong bid for backfield position. He
was on the field yesterday and had a
long workout with the varsity. AL
though Rutan won't be in the game, he
won't be missed much because Hooper
is ready and will perform Just as well.
Roper has three sets Of high grade
backs that he can use at any time. All
Of them are versatile players and there
IS no reason why. they should not show
lot of offensive ability against the
Navy Last Saturday against Washing
ton and Lee the Tigers for the first
curacy with the forward pass. This
means that they have developed an all
round attack that will worry any of
their opponents. The plunging and
end running ability Of the Princeton
offensive men was recognized early in
the season and it has improved vastly
since the opening contest.
Combination Stars
In Don Lourie Princeton has fine
combination man. Lourie played in a
number of games last year and that
experience has made him man that
can be depended upon, to either run,
punt or pass. He does most of the end :
running and his other offensive assets
made him invaluable'to the team. Gill
roy is very, good man on the offense
and is exceptionally clever at breaking
up plays on the defense. lie tackles
hard and is usually in the right place.
Hank Garrity did excellent. work for
Roper last season and this year has
done even better. He has blossomed