Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-10
TIGERS BACK AGAIN
ATFUNDAMENTALS.
Roper Drills at Kicking, Pass
ing, Signals and Even Drags
Out Tackling Dummy
LEAVE FRIDAY MORNING
BY JACK STRUBING
Former Princeton Quart erbaCk

ITlHCPIOH IN DICK 10 tHp lllnudmenJalR
again The varsity was given lay
off Monday while the second string
SnortCd with the Omclettcs. But Tues
.i'' 'hev wc"r nt il again. with the ex-
reption Of Kcck and Wilmer. who are
being given a rest. keene Fitzpatrick
thought they were getting n little fine,
So they are laying off for couple of
days. However. they were in there yes.
terday.
With view 70 correcting some of
the outstanding faults of Saturday,
Roper drove the men hard until dark
mess intcryencd. There was no sCrim-
mage, but the squad came in with their
tongues hanging out. The carly part
of the matinee was spent in kicking and
passing Lourip and Van Gcrbig alter
mated on the punting and both were
well mp TO standard, averaging around
fifty yards. Baker and Smith shot at
the goal posts from around the 30
yard mark with more than average
accuracy.
Then the outfit was introduced 70
an old friend whom they had almost for
gotten, the tacklng dummy. Saturday
the taCkling was very disheartening. 1t
, took usually three and sometimes four
men to bring n Crimson back to the sod.
The coaches are out to correct this as
the poor old dummy was given a rather
painful afternoon. And Ropcr'N war
cry was "hardcr.
Drilling Against Pass
After the dummy had been inter-
viewed. an Omplctte backhcld, center
and ends lined up against the varsity
and, using Eli formations and plays
threw pass after pass. This was
another stumbling block against the
Crimson. Harvard got away with too
many forward passes. So the defense
was pumped full of dope on this sub
ject Pass after pass was knocked
down. but a few slipped by and they
were kept at it until the Omeettes
could no longer make 'em go.
The next number on the program was
dummy sCrimmage. This is one OF
Ropcr's hobbies for learning plays. And
it seems to be good one because 1t NOT
only saves the men from grueiing
scrimmage, but also because it provides
opposition which is net to be had in
ordinary signal practice. Every play anu
formation was gone over again and
again. Things were not as smooth Us
they might have been against Harvard
and every effort is being made toward
polishing off the rough corners that re-
main.
Things are sliding along more smooth
ly. Roper has been greatly Handicapped
in this respect all season. For team
10 acquire this ordination Of play
it is necessary for them TO work TO-
gcthrr all the time ahd this Princeton
has not been able to do because OF in
iurioS.
Even The substitutes who took Iht
CriDDle's ulaCpS have not worked rCgu'
lurlv because il was necessary 10 try
first one and then another in an ct'
fort to pick the best man for the Job
But the eleven will have been together
regularly two weeks when they star
against Yale and the machine Shoulc
be- very near perfection.
Roper Set Pace
Having passed through The prclimI'
naries of the afternoon an hour : sigma
practice was INDUCED in. And such {
signal practice Trenton complained o
tho noise Roper was making lie fol
lowed the little body of men from on
end Of the field to the other, keeping
after them all tn" way. The plays from
beginning to end were run again AM
again. until Don Lourie was hoarS
from calling signals. There should b
very few if any missed signals Samr
day. Finally the men were sent to tn
dressing room
After dinner movies of last wear
Princeton- Yale game were shown an
discussed. good and bad plays wcr
llointed out and coumendcd or con
dcmned. This movie trick is a grel
help. because by slowing the camera q
protector details Gre picked which wOrI
otherwise be missed. Roper dispense
vth any meeting after the "shifties
aud the men were all horizontal.
Fortunately thc Harvard victory di
rot produce any over confidence. IT Onl
served to max" the men regain cont
dcncr in themselves and their team
mates. There is a certain spirit IN th
air Werlich il most encouraging. 1t il
winning spirit and one which it is haI
10 keep from winning. The men al
thinking "wln' and believing win
and are in frame OF mind which is dc
lcrmIned to win and must win IL III
season is to be success This is goh,
to make It so hard with the blue jersey
The team goes TO New Haven F'rido
morning to practice in the bowl. Fri
day night will be spent in Derby an
they will came into New Haven iu
before the game Saturday. The me
arc all in good shape physically al
mentally. and another grand battle
promised. with the theoretical odds
L.