New-York tribune., 1922-11-09
Roper Selects
Bill Wingate
To Lead Team,
t,uar,erback Works Well
IN Final Hard Practice
and VIII Start Saturday
Bx Grantland Rice

.vssg Crimson machine all 1t can
s..dle for one lone afternoon.
RIlI Roper drove his charges into a
..sn. cutting wind on through the
ssrdsrs OF dusk in their final hard
,g.rkost to-day and when the last
nsy came OF the squad, almost hidden
Is the darkness, looked like gray
shosts on a moonless night. For both
Toach Roper and his courageous in
yaders OF Crimsonland are desperately
IN earnest over this impending Har-
ward affair, where they know the odds
are against them but where they re-
fuse to accept such odds as being true.
Looking at these graz shadowy fig
aYes charging back and forth across
fhr field ore could almost imagine the
ghostlc parade of an old Tiger regime
n aetisn--Snakes Ames. Phil King.
Heetor Cowan, Carry Cochran, John
Dewitt, Doc fIiliebrand, Cap Kafer on
doEa by Trimble, Lourie, Murray,
Sebeerer and others who were out
upon the field. The idea at Princeton
sno longer based upon holding down
tae Harvard score. The idea is to win.
sd the Tiger believes he can turn the
TX as ne did against the powerful
Chicago team two weeks ago.
'SNf"~ Npo0 J<Sd0CE
II the final driving practice to-day
] eoseh Roper sent Bill Wingate in at
ggarser with the announcement that
= Wingate would open at this position on
Saturday IN the stadium Johnny Cor
( man. who started against Chicago, has
rot quite recovered from the heavy Jolt
ing he received in that delirious affair,
hut in Wingate, q sophomore, Roper is
sonfdent he has leader who can di-
rect his attack along right lines. Win
gate, an Andcver star, was freshman
auarter last fall and it was his fine
selection of plays in the closing
sharges against Stages Maroon eleven
ihet gave Nassau one of the most bril-
liant victories h football team ever
/ knew.
Wingate. this afternoon in directing
the attack. went to work with the snap
snd confidence that are. needed at this
difficult job, in no sense depressed by
the fact that ne was to match his
generalship against the brilliant Buell..
eBuell may find Wingate the worthiest
opponent he has met all year.
After the practice Roper gave out
his probable lineup for the Harvard
battle as follows: Center, Afford;
guards, Captain, Dickinson and either
snively or Howard; tackles, Baker and
Treat; ends. Gray and Smith; quarter
back, Wingate; ha!fbacks, Crun and
Coldwell; fullback, Cleaves
Sniyely, the star forward passer, is
another who suffered few jolts and
Jars az Chieago, and in case he doesn't
start Bert Howard is ready for the gap.
This line-up gives Princeton strong,
eYperiereed line and a set Of powerful,
hard-driying backs. Dickenson, Snively,
Pol. -sfI
experienced players, while Cieayes,
crum and Caldwell, ranging from ITO
70 ITO pounds, are hard driving types
Eho can carry the ball. Caldwell, like
Mallory, Of Yale, is star upon de-
ftnsre play, where his value will be
shcgn in meeting Crimson attacks that
always come with pell-mell rush.
Cleaves Expected to Star
= It is irnportant that Jack Cleaves,
the veteran back, is in fine shape, 70.
4 be one 0f the big stars of the coming
day. He cen kick, pass and run, and
there are Few that slash with any
greater force. Cleaves was a big
ground gamer against Harvard q year
ago and he looks TO zshe even better
rev. Van Gerhi-, another fine kicker,
will be ready whenever needed, SO
Roper has no bother coming over his
Kicking game. In addition TO those
aamed he also has Newly, Ever and
Besttie in reserve, three frst-elass
backs, who are ready to rise up and
hove at moments notice.
You may lind few outstanding stars
] here in this Tiger camp, but there are a
lotof fine, hard playing football players
in top condition and as keen to go as
any team we have ever seen. The spirit
here is unsurpassed. Picked early in
the fall as the weak member Of the old
tsiumvirate, they have come to one of
hsr last two games unbeaten, and in
In Nopping Chicago they overpowered
one Of the best elevens in the West.
sopeg, in addition, has given this ma
.efia an attack that is versatile, dar-
ing ana in no sense restricted when
EVER the right moment comes. He
aiso mas reserves almost as strong as
tae first string varsity, reserves who
esa step in and keep the pace going
"iSaout Ta any loss of strength.
ials ilae-up may not win from the
more mo, experienced Harvard team, but it
la az least put up g great battle, a
sssas that may well finish on the vic
glsous side Of the ledger if Harvard
Ups IN any way. It's certain enough
. .aas Harvard will never beat this
Iam upon al off afternoon and that
as ermson to win will have to play
sseh oat, never quite sure of what
4 ss ioiiow to the end of the game.
j ifainer keene Fitzpatrick as usual
w;s, ~as MS men in exceptionally fine form,
nh 1ne keenRess that means more
an d ilttie on the eve of the contest.
starting Gray and Ken Smith at
nus hoper has both fanks finely
sssf5ed, and this means more than "a
~, ~ words can explain. 1t means
ssssngth in vital point of both de-
ss ana ohense, especially the for
seoncerned.
Team OF for Harvard To-day
rahe Tigers will leave Princeton late
sufsoay afternoon on their way to Bos-
ss en-, p.ssing light drill in the Stadium
q iiaay The squad will then retire
p,s;f s;fpuhtry quarters and remain there
n an hour or so before the game.
,,9-uay the entire coaching staff
~. with as much enthusiasm as
~ q the men. Outside of Bill Roper.
sas sse assisting the final preparation
s 4! Wittmer. shad Davis, Don
~ n Maurie Trimble. Puffy" Bigler,
Ia roe and Keene Fitzpatrick. Each
NJ nv mig work to do when the scrim-
msss started, and for number of mo-
es,s;e s the cold, gray air was rife with
sisa si's'sm and encouragement, with ad-
ss, ana suggestion, as varsity and re-
assss assss scrapped back and forth. Even