Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-02
TIGER GR|DDERS
NEED POLISHING
Despite Victory Oyer Hopkins,
Strubing Says Princeton
Play Was Ragged
IMPREGNABLE ON DEFENSE
BY JACK STRCBING

VI Il Nhp'hih'
DRINCETON won her first game Sat-
L urday. 300 a good margin to win
by. no doubt. but the display did not
bring any great thrill to the coaches
eagerly watching their charges in the
| first test.
True. there were flashes of q latent
power here and there. which gave hope
for the future. but on the whole the
offense was ragged, sluggish and in
| effective, with four great outstanding
faults.
The interference was nil. the line
cohld not keep the Hopkins men from
sitting through and stopping plays
| before they started. the backs were slow
getting away and the plays did not work
smoothly. A-great deal of polishing is
needed.
Roper this year has discarded the
"hyipg end style of attack. Not be-
cause of any lack of efficiency in the
! play itself, but because there does not
| seem to be any ends available to carry
the play through as it should be played.
Believing a shifty attack to be in
valuable, the Tigers offense this year
has been based on backfield shift
coming just before the play starts. If
run properly this should be very ef-
fective attack, but the principle Of the
play Is to get the other team off bal
ance, i. e.. still shifting to meet the
| change of strength in the offense.
Saturday there seemed to be too much
time between shift and play. with the
result that the Hopkins men were all
set when the ball was snapped.
Hopkins Defense
And what n defense those Baltimore
lads put up! Outweighed and literally
| outnunbered. they were the most
tenacious crew imaginable. Nobody
every shook. twisted or SIuirmcd loose
If a Hopkins hand reached any part of
his body.
Doggedly they fought and through the
first half held Princeton to 10. But
then numbers began to tell. and the
fresh men, combined with the hot day,
wore EN- down until in the last quar-
ter they literally wlted.
Their offensc. however. was wocfully
weak, netting no first downs. For some
unknown reason they centerel their
activities between tackle and the Tiger
forwards were well-nigh impregnable
Toward the end Of the first half the
Southern team resOrted to passing, but
completed none out of seven tries.
Princeton s punting was on the whole
very good with Van Gerbig showing
best In this department. The kicking
of was also Il pleasure TO behold, three
kicks going over the goal line.
The drop kicking was not as COM
mendable. the men having n tendency
TO drop the ball too far in front of them
with resulting low kicks.
Defense Is Good
On the defense Princeton was i'm.
pregnable. the line repeatedly smashed
the Hopkins offerings while the Sec
ondary men plugged what holes ap-
peared and interrupted forward passes
in big league style. The ends and
tackles were down the field we'll un-
der the kicks and always got their
man.
The outstanding feature which
brought JOY to the hearts of the Prince
ton adherents. however. was the array
OF substitutes. 1t has been many
moon since Princeton has been able to
put three backtields on the scene of
battle without much to choose between
them and also have string of linemcn
TO bolster any part of the forwards
who seemed to be weakening.
\ different backheld was used each
quarter until the final period when the
first four returned TO the game.
Each quartet showed TO equal ad.
out individually.
Roper faces quite task in picking
the best four, They were all wocfully
weak in taking their men and will
probably spend considerable time AZ
that festive sport thS week. The
Hopkins ends smearcd the runner time
and again before he had gotten under
way and the swiftost. shifticst back in
the world can't make yard if his in
reference doesn't give him start.
To Pick Squad
Roper expects to pick eleven men
and substitutes today on the basis of
their showing Saturday.
Beattie and Stinson, out with slight
injuries. had no chance to perform. but
will still make bid for berths.
Macmillan seemed to be the best CEN
ter. He weighs 2o1, passes well and
handles himself 10 GOOD advantage,
backing up tn" line.
Captain Dickinson and Howard prob |
ably will be the choice for guards, while /
Afford is to be moved from center 10 the ,
flank position.
Baker and Treat looked best at
tackles. with Hills a close third.
Snively and Smith are the probable
wings. although Gaines ana GRAY Will F.
give them a run for their money. /
lhe ha'kn"ld presents tn" problem |
Wingate, Pasenk"pf and German aII I
pilotcd the team skllfulIy, although the
first named displayed a shade better
Judgment.
CleavcS and Van 'ierhis carried tho
ha' TO best advantage, in addition to-
which the latter puntcd very well.
Caldwell, Barry, Newly, Crum,
Bergen. Ever and Emery made up the
balance of ball carriers and will have +,
fight il OUT with Bcattl" and Stinsom
added to the competition
So in view of events Is seen Satur
day the greatest needs are polish and
perfection OF execution of the plays, to-
G"thcr with interference" aud nrotcCtlnn
by the line when on the ofTcnso.
Work Is the means io thpsn varrnu,
ends and work is what the, II get from
now on.
The Colgate game is two weeks away
and things must be in good shape then