Evening star., 1922-10-25


At least that was the gist of so
many newspaper stories that Prince
ton alumni began to wonder just how
many points Yale would win by and
what kind of a slaughter would be
staged by Harvard; this. of course
provided anything was left of the
team after what was expected to
happen to it at Chicago.
InelgiibIe Stars Return.
But the actual condition is some
thing different. True. several men
were lost from last years team. true
others were declared ineligible, but
from the ineligibies of last season
there were acquired several mighty
good foot ball players. For instance.
Mel Dickinson. one of the best guaIus
in the country n 1890. was on oeck
again after lighting losing battle
year ago with some gentlemen of the
faculty Treat. one of the best
tackles in the east two years ago on
Boston Colleges greatest team; BAKER;
another fine Hneman of 1920, ana
Snively. who was star at ,ne Sass
before he went to Princeton. also
were in uniform and these four men
formed a nucleus for really nne
line and now are part OF d remark
ably good forward wall.
And in the backfield were back Nan
Gerbig. star punter and hard-runnins
fuliback; ClcaveS. Il halto&Ck " NO not
only can drive into line. but is
clever in an open field. and Newpy-
These were heavy veterans. averas-
ing close to $50 pounds. and 1t was
felt by many that il should not be so
difficult. with them as three-quarters
of the quartet, to weld together
strong backfield. And those who
knew the worth of these pl~yers felt
it should not be so very very hard 10
develop a much more formidable
eleven than anybody was thiL king or
giving Princeton credit for possess
ing.
Has Versatile Outfit.
And IT probably has not been so
very difficult. Anyway, the thing mas
been done and Princeton today has
much more powerful and versatile
foot ball team than the general pup
lie has any idea of. In fact. so strong
is Princeton that a man VINO mlSht
find himself in Chicago this saturday
with $500 in his pocket would stand
an excellent chance to reap 1oo per
cent profit if he cared to make SIM
pie investment.
Something of the physical stature
of the Princeton eleven may be real
ized when it is stated that the Uni
yersity of Maryland put on the field
last week against it a line averaging
1877 pounds and a team averaging
$50 e-11 pounds. yet the MARYLAND
team seemed small when it lined up
IL. front of the Tiger outfit
And Princeton is not playing the
kind of foot ball that insures pink
tea" afternoon to any of its oppo-
neuts 1t is one of the toughest and
hardest playing teams in the east to,
day. In fact. one young Maryland
player expressed it after the game in
which his team had been through the
mill: Those fellows don't say 'eX-
cuse me- after they hit you. and they
don't need to. because you'd never
hear it"
Princeton Is not strong in second
string material, especially in the
backfield. but if Bill Roper can keep
his varsity men in good shape until
November IS. Yale is going to spend
one of the merriest afternoons 1t has
had in a long while. There's strength
in the Princeton squad there's versa
tility, there's determination and in
telligence, and you don't need much
more to make a winning foot ball
team