Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-03
MANY ERRORS IN
PRINCETON PLAY
Tigers Show Early Season
Faults in Beating Swarth-
more, Says Strubing
INTERFERENCE excellent
by JACK STRUBISG
Former Princeton Quarterback


by trimming Swarthmorc. 21-7. The
little Quakcrs made gallant fight of
it. but were simply crushed by over
whclmng power. Not by team power,
but by collection Of individuals who
for the most part played n ragged, most
disorganzCd game. Outside Of a few
outstanding feature plays, Princeton
was very disappointing.
In the first place. the Tigers didn't
J know the signals. The game was an
! lovingly DELAYED because Of this. and
! IN the first quarter a missed signal on
| frn"otOn'S 1J-yard line almost cost
! her. touchdown. First game of the
season is no excuse for missing signals
| when they were given to team two
weeks before.
! PrinCcton's forwards were poor get
ting down the field and covering kicks.
The first play of the matinee. White
carried PrnCptOn'S kick off back 40
yards. to be stopped finally by Lourie,
| the last man between him and the last
chalk mark.
Swarthmorc ran tho other kick off on
| an average Of - yards. Gcigcs car
RED n punt through the entire Tiger
| "utht - yards for a touchdown. Then,
also. the Swarthmorc backs carried the
other puntS back 10 to II yards be-
fore they were stopped. This was not
due so much to lack of speed in the
Prinr"ton forwards. but more to poor
covering due to too much speed. Time
and again ] saw potential taclilCr
carried right past the man with the
bah, the Tiger unable to change dircc.
tl"n, he was going so fast Then there
were always two or three Of them
standing around, seeming to think that
II was somebody elSe's turn to get into
the play.
Garnet line Battles
The Princeton line was somewhat
| hahed by the play of the Swarthmore
me lime and again they were car
rl'd yards back before they could
break through. Mercer coaches his limo
to charge shoulder to shoulder, bur ON
th"lr feet and hands. In other words.
1t ; crawling charge. and very hard
one 20 handle. because the offensive line
aeIdoih gets above the level of the knee
"t IN" defense. At the same time good
gaIIS VIII never be made through this
hlhd or charging, because the line cam
NOT progress more than 3 or 1 wards.
ana can open any holes at nll
Princeton made very little ground
through the center of the line. but ran
ar31un! end and off tackle almost nj
WI WiII' In" reason for this was obvious
me .SSWarthm0re men were "grabbing
L'gS, IhlS effectively plugs the center
or the line, but eliminates the center
defensive men from any other play. such
as messing up the interference before
II mas had chance to form. The ONLY
way to break up the style of line play
which tn" Garnet DISPLAYED is 70 sten
on EN-, and this the Tigers did with
gIco. But those Little QuakcrS must
be made Of rubber because, although
they were clawcd to ribbons. they al
ways bounded up sharply and happily.
y good fighting bunch
Good Interference
The Tiger line did not look so good
However. the men who came out Of the
line and joined the interference for
the end runs worked like ClOckwOrk ard
practraIIy always got their man. ANY
back can carry the ball if he has proper
protection, and prinCetOn's interference
| wa, good. The flying end took his man
well. with this man out of the yay
the roSt Of the interference cut a clean
SWath. 'iiIroy is a wonder at the game
OF taking men out. Time and lgaia lie
took two men during the play and rrcc
he collected three.
The Nassau ends played a GOOD came
| on the whole with exception of covering
the kicks. The substitutes for this part
Of the team are weak. Tyson .ookcd
somewhat like an end. but VIM ccr-
tainIy has TO work to develop Il second
! pair Of wings who can stand the gaff
.f big game.
The fourth back TrimbIc was seeking
seems 10 b" found. Van Gcrbig pIaved
very nice gene. II" carries I'll" bali
! well and can kick and pass. He is n
! hghtor, too. The three veteran huckS