The Washington times., 1921-11-04

The Princeton team that plays to-
morrow will be by far the strongest
combination that has represented the
Tigers this year.
Harvard's policy In the Centre game,
OF saving their first string players,
permits them to put their best team
on tho field.
II seems to me the Princeton line
from tackle to tackle should have
little on tho Crimson line. l venture
this prediction not % much on what
the Princeton line has shown to date,
but on the fact that the Princeton
forwards have had more big game ex-
perience than their opponents.
They Have Experience.
Keck and Hooper played against
Harvard and Yale last year and know
what TO expect. Baker and Morgan
haven't played for two years. The
superiority II there 10 any, will be at
tackle more than at guard.
Whittmsr will outplay any man Har-
ward can put in at center. -
II Fits and MacComber play ends
for Harvard, they ought to be faster
and shiftier and probably better at re-
ceiving forward passes than the Prince
ton combination, Stinson and Snively.
These two boys, however. are big,
rugged and strong and can be counted
upon to play good defensive game.
There 10 very little to choose be-
tween the two backfields. Lourie.
Garrity and Gilroy are great backs.
Lourie and Garrity have played very
little this year but their past ex-
perience and indomitable will and
knowledge Of the game. doesn't make
this as much Of handicap as 1t would
in the case Of ordinary men.
Great on Defense.
C3ilroy IL q great defensive back.
Cleaves and Van Gerbig have greatly
improved over their early season form.
The Princeton quartet, whoever the
fourth man Is, will play a very fast
game.
On the other hand, the Harvard
backfisld Is awfully strong too. Buell.,
owen, 9ehrke. Jenkins, Churchhlli
and Fits are six splendid players.
do not believe the Harvard
coaches will make up their minds
whether Fits will play end or in
the backfield until just before the
game.
owen 10 Harvard's best line plung-
er. Jenkins and Churchill are very
handicapped by a bad tendon. church,
Handicapped by q bad tendon. Churchill
ia In wonderful physical shape and is
usually called upon to pinch hit" for
Harvard. He tied the Penn State
game by catching q forward pass
and nearly did the same thing
against Centre. Unfortunately that
time, the Harvard right end was Off
side.
would say Harvard has a bet
ter kicking game than Princeton.
4 Aoy.. ~.
plays end, rather imagine they will
cali him back to kick. This is the
reason why look for Fits to start
in the backfield. 1t Is hard to
put q haitback down the field on
kicks OF course, there Is a possi
bility that 0ehrke or Owen may punt
for Harvard. Both these men are
good consistent kickers but neither
Of them kick as long a ball as Fits.
I.ourie will probably do most OF the
kicking for Princeton with Van Ger
big In reserve.
How Scores Compare.
In view of the result of the last
two, games, q summarization Of the
scores II interesting. In 1919 Prince
ton was the underdog. My team had
been beaten decisively by West Vir.
Rinia the week before. At the oren.
ing Of the game Princeton rushed
the ball eighty yards for a touch.
down, the last play being a beautiful
lateral pass, Strubing to Trlmble.
In the third quarter Harvard blocked
. Princeton kick we'll in Princeton's
territory and Horween kicked a goal
from tho field. Near the end Of the
fourth quarter, Princeton in return
blocked a Harvard punt and on the
fourth down, Murrey came into the
game and kicked q goal from the
field. making the score 10-to-3.
Eddie Casey got the next kickoff
and brought the ball to midfield. Har-
ward uncorked a series OF forward
passes and Casey with about two
minutes to play scored the final touch.
down from q forward pass.