Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-19

The Princeton Tiger has a real fight
on this year. The bed OF roses that
was stretched In the path Of the Jersey
athletes last season has been supplanted
by n rocky road. The famed Orange
rnd Black squad Of 1920 has been so
depleted by the professors, who gra-
ciously presented diplomas with one
hand and welded pencils OF blue crayon
with the other, that. 1t now resembles
thc remains OF LORD byron Nople
Six Hundred"
Glmpsing the football situation at
Princeton through the lenses Of today,
the Tigers have an exceedingly tough
schedule, an excellent staff Of coaches
and nine veterans. That's all. There
are no substitutes Of varsity ranking to
step into the vacant corners. A whole
new squad must be built around these
nine old timers.
1t takes more than eleven men to
make n football team. 1t Is often
quoted that any team Is as strong as
the substitutes. This means that Coach
Bill Roper must scout through Old
Nassau and dig up the men to carry
the battlecry of the Tiger against Col,
gate, Navy, Chicago, Harvard and
Yale.
OuOu SOhCuhS Epes"
There are a lot Of coaches this fall
who would be pleased and eiated II
they had as many as nine veterans back
from last season. Jack Heisman, of
Penn, is one of them, but Roper, aside
from his nine 1920 players, has VIZ
tualiy no one of consequence from the
secondary squad. All Of which makes
1t particularly difficult.
Roper has an excellent group Of as
sistants surrounding him. Jack VIM,
who played the wing position IN 1910
is handling the ends again this year;
Last year he developed Legendre, and
this year he faces the task of develop
ing some one else. Puffy Bigler, OF
the team of 1919, must produce sub
stitute tackle or two. McGraw, com
monty known as Hack will take
care of the guards; Mike Callahan
last years captain, will train the cen
ters little Mawry Trimble has been
left all alone with the backfield since
Click departed for Lehfgh Nat Poe, of
the golden nineties,' will coach the
omelettes or scrubs. The whole squad
will be kept In shape and advised
physically and mentally by that grand
old man, Keene Fitzpatrick, who, In
addition to his speciality Of training,
knows football from A to q.
The men are big and in good shape,
but they don't know as much football as
they should nor have they had the expe-
rience. The whole problem lies in de-
veloping them and molding them into
a machine.
For ends the Tigers have Eddie Stin-
son, who was an understudy last year
and should go well this year. Snivcly.
of last years omelettes, is the most
likely candidate OF the others. Scott
Gaines and Ross are three others who
give some promise.
Captain Kcck and Hooper are back
from last year at tackle. Rutan will
also be heard from and Paschal may
develop.
1919 Guards Eligible
Last years guards wilted before the
ravaging blue pencil Of the proofs.
Baker and Morgan, who played in 1919,
but were ineligible in 1920, are eligible
this year, however and are both good
fighting men. Lipscomh, who looks
like two men in one jersey, will be very
desirable in there also. He, too, has
been ineligible.
Where, oh, where, is a center? That
Is the puzzle which Councilman Roper
Is trying to solve. Callahan and
Thomas, his understudies, got fat hats
and long. flowing robes last commence
ment, leaving On aching void. Wilmer,
back by profession and scrapper by
nature. is trying to learn how to pass
and charge, while Don Griffin, who
transferred from Penn last year and is
center by profession, is also after the
job.
The Tigers have Laurie, Garrity and
Gilroy from last years eleven to play
In the baCkfield. A sweet trio they ore
but the other backs necessary are miss
ing. Who is going to drop kick? Muir
ray flunked out. Who is going to punt /?
Scheerer graduated.
The raw material Trimble has to
form the finished product is made up OF
MacPhee and Cleaves. substitutes Of
last wear. Smith Emory opd W.