Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-01
Princeton outweighs Garnet for
Today's Game by Twenty
Pounds Per Player
KICKOFF AT 3 P. NJ.
by EDWIN j. POLLOCK

Princeton, N. j., Oct. 1.-The Ben
gal tiger awakens from its, winter and
summer idleness today and will bare
it's teeth. rear on it's hind legs and cuff
the ears Of Little Quakers when Prince
ton engages Swarthmore in the opening
battle of the 1921 football season at
Palmer Stadium. The first whistle
sounds at 3 p. m.
A trifie muscle bound. cramped and
brain logged from it's long sleep. the
Tiger has not yet reached the rag
power that squelched fees last year,
but the lust of the fight today is ex-
pected to fire the spirit of the jungle
boss and wipe out it's first opponent.
Princeton. with its glowing triumphs
Of 1920, its swift backs and sturdy
linemen, rules the favorite over Swarth-
more by quite a margin. The Orange
and Black holds twenty pound ad-
vantage over the Little Quakers. and
this alone is almost enough to swing
the dope; but in addition the Tigers
| on paper have n superior eleven and,
last but by no means least. is the pres
tige of the New Jersey institution,
which usually imbues rivals with stage
fright or subconscious idea that de-
feat cannot be averted.
Tigers Big Favorites
The old dope often has been SLAPPED
severely in the face and on other parts
Of its anatomy, but one sided victory
for the Tigers seems assured if the
Grand Old Man runs according to form.
There is only one feature that may
prove a thorn in the side Of the 1920
champions. There is a fear OF over
confidence. and Coach Bill Roper has
been trying to drive this out of the
heads Of his pupils since practice started
some three weeks ago. Ovcrcontidencc
is disease that will steal the strength
Of giant.
Swarthmore has good aggregation,
a team that must be taken seriously.
Coach Roy Mercer knows football from
beginning to end and there will be eleven
men fighting the Tiger every step Of the
way and they are clever and game men,
too. Princeton will have to fight for
every yard.
Heck and Lolrie
The Tigers have Captain Keck ana
Don LOurie and there is not TACKLE
or a quarterback in college who can
compete with this pair In their respec
tive positions. Then, too. Bill Ropc
has Garrity and Gilroy. two veteran
backs to run with Lourie. The fourth
position still IN undecided. with the
choice among Afford. Newly, Van Ger
big and Clcaves. 1t is not proUa Ole
that the selection will be made before
the players are ready to trot out on
the gridiron for the first kickoff at
3 o'clock.
Keck and Hooper are veteran tackles,
and Ed Stinson, at the end. is another
Of last years regulars. The others
on the line are newcomers. They are
Lipscomb. Mt center Baker and Wit
mcr, guards, and Snively, end
Seven athletes on the Garnet eleven
are letter men from last season. The
bn"kfeld, made up Of Captain Geigea,
White. Cotter and Asplundth, is n vet
cran one. speedy and clever. Asplundth
is the biggest man on the team. The
Swarthmore fullbnck tips the scales at
213 pounds and stands 6 feet 3
inches. lie punts far and high. can
forward pass, run the ends and buck
the line. He is valuable player, and
will be watched closely.
VIII Watch Geiges
Grges also will be marked by the
Princeton defense. The wee quarter
back is exceedingly swift on his feet.
and once he gets loose in an open ield
he's hard nail as n mosquito between
the shoulders. Rus Yarnall, the newly.
wed. is one Of the first string Substi-
tuteS and is sure to zee service before
the game is completed. Rus is another
bear in the open.
Cornell. Dudley and Butterworth are
the forward veterans. Willis, Knauer,
Shoemaker and Ogden have earned their
Dogfg fhiE CnagDn