Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-21
TIGERS PREPARED
FOR TRICK PLAYS
Keenness in Diagnosing Forma-
tions Only Thing That Will
Beat Chicago, Says Strubing
SNIVELY BACK AT END
By JACK STRUBING
Former Princeton Quarterback

The Tiger of Princeton Will rear on
| It's hind legs tomorrow and exchange
cuffs with the University of Chicago on
the PalmerStadium gridiron. Little Is
known of the strength of the Western
team outside the dope brought back by
the Orange and Black scouts who saw
Chicago against Northwestern and Pur-
due.
The description of the ChiCagoans'
! style Of attack reminds one vaguely of
Tufts in 1916. Tufts arrived in Prince
ton with white headguards and an &C.
centric attack. Now these odd forma-
tions and complicated plays will do one
of two things: They will either go like
whirlwind for long gains or they
wont go at all There is no consistent
stcndiness to them. And so it was with
Tufts. A quick witttcd center named
Gennert diagnosed their formations and
plays by intuition il seemed and sue
cessfully broke up their triple passes
and double Criss crosses. They dldn I
60 at all.
Chicago comes East equipped with
varied assortment of the oldest forma-
tions and plays that the Tigers will
meet this fall. For instance, when they
kick the Chicago team has no scrim.
mage line at all. The line turns itself
into few additional ends and an extra
back or two to protect the kicker. III
the pass Is good and the punter quick,
everything is lovely. But what happens
IL there is a little delay in getting the
kick off? There's the rub.
Princeton is picked to win on the
long end of 7-5 odds. But Princeton
Is going to have no easy afternoon.
If never before the alertness and in
telligenCe of the team will be proven
good or bad. When the game is over
the coaches will know just what defen-
siye keenness thheir charge have. Keen
ness at diagnosing the plays will be the
only thing that will win the game. The
Tigers cannot afford to be sucked out Of
position. They must be able to tell
bluf from a straight flush. and above
all they must cover all the territory
threatened. This means all the terri
tory there is with Chicago scattered all
over the field.
1t Is very doubtful If Lourie gets
into the game. His ankle is healing
rather slowly and Roper does not want
to take any chances. II Don gets in at
all it will be for very short while.
studies from whom the pilot will be
chosen. So far except for being good
steady men these two have not shown
the carmarks of big league quarter
backs. They run the team more by rule
or thumb than on any strategic basis.
OF course this knack Of outguessing the
other fellow only comes by experience
which Peck and Daddy lack. But with
the Navy game behind them they may
have learned in the hard school of ex-
perience.
Clarity will be back in the line up
and this hard working back will help
the ofense considerably. Hank is in.
valuable both because of his mechanical
ability and his moral effect. He has
had two years experience, which makes
him solid ut all times. He never goes
up in the air, and he is alert and keen,
which makes him deadly on the defense,
especially against forward passes and
deceptive plays.
Newly, who is n find and a conner,
was hurt in sCrimmage Wednesday 80
that 1t is doubtful II he will play Sat
urday. He is Hanks substitute and
would probably be slipped into the game
as early as possible to save Garrity S
knee.
snively will be back on the wing. He
will be welcomed with open arms be.
cause, due TO his passing ability, he
releases an extra backfield man for the
receiving end Whoopo is big and
strong, and although n trife slow Is a
good hard hitting end.
Won Schilling seems to be giving
Baker run for the guard position and
there is some likelihood of his starting
the game II he keeps on coming. Baker
was yanked on Wednesday md Won
Schilling put in his place. For some
reason or other Baker had not found
himself this season. Against the Navy,
Pink played n see-saw game, now up.
now down. He would smash a play up
behind the line of scrimmage and then
the next play they would run right over
him. This competition will make him
work little harder, however, and the
coaches hope he will run around a cor
ner and find himself waiting there.
When he gets going he's a wonder, as
the Yale and Harvard lines Of 1919 can
sorrowfully testify.
The team was given an awful jolt
in the fourth rib last Saturday, and
this week has been devoted to hard
labor to try and eradicate the defects
the Middies brought to view. The
coaches have shown little mercy and
the men have been driven hard. To-
morrow ought to show results, and all
Princeton is watching anxiously because
it Is the last real test before John
comes down from Cambridge. SO outside
of It's East and West significance the
gome holds the added interest of being
sort Of testing match. And Stagg
having been with the Ellis in bygone
days, is anxious to win. not only be o
cause ne wants the West TO triumph
but also because his opponents wear
IL,