The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-22
TIGER GRID
TEAM IS
READY
Has No Fear of Notre Dame,
Which Plays at Palmer
Stadium Saturday
BY DAVIS J. WALSH,
International News Service.

IhANOG1ONS Az DIP OcLs AGs--
They send a man out ahead with
q red flag when they are about to
shoot a blast, but Princeton is ex-
tending no courtesy Of this kind
to Notre Dame. There is definite
and abiding danger awaiting the
Irish at Princeton on Saturday.
Deep down in his heart, every
Tiger expects to win, but his In
nefmost conviction has been con-
cealed behind what might be
termed, paradoxically, an outward
show Of secret gloom.
From Bill Roper on down to
the third substitute end, Prince
ton is "shushing" everything and
everybody while it tiptoes about
its mysterious business.
But the mutual tragedy on a
train that was one hour and
twenty minutes late finally
brought Roper and the writer
upon common ground and the
secret, to wit, was out.
Roper expects to stop the Notre
Dame running attack, in spite Of
the fact that he is fully cognizant
Of the personal and combined abil.
ity Of Miller, Crowley, Leyden aud
Struhldreher. He ought to he, at
any rate. He has had Jack Winn
scout the Irish in every game
played and any time Princeton
consistently scouts a team outside
the big three something is about
to fizz.
where would you play your cen.
ter, in or out Of the liner" he sud-
denly shot at me.
The reply was studiously cautious.
Notre Dame, intimated, was not q
team to be figured in advance.
They beat you last year without
passing" he was reminded.
They'll pass this year." he de-
Clared. 'We'u break mp their
running attack, you mark my
words. Come down and see US ON
Saturday. You win see q real foot.
ball game"
Then he went into the silence.
It was broken periodically by one
Of Roper's eccentricities-an affirm
alive ives, yes'-coming out Of
nowhere and being all the more
surprising nothing else had been
said for some minutes,
The writer rallied, however, and
asked him what he thought he had.
This, 1t appeared, was long story.
Boiled down, Princeton, 1t seemed,
had nothing more than It had in
1922, when team of obscure play.
ers rushed through the season to a
championship. He has. plenty of
letter men-Dinsmore, Stout, Hills.
Howard, Gates, Caldwell, Tillson,
Gibson7-but none Of them were
prominent last year, when the
Tigers had an unrepreSentative
team.
But they are coming" he said.
''They may be the 1922 team all
over again. The Notre Dame game
will be our Rubicon, just as Chi
cago game was in 1892.
IT suppose Notre Dame is q 8-to-1
favorite," he suddenly asked in his
4AI0LI50 way.
mot a chance" quoth the writer.
Three to two would be more like II"
I'D like 10 take some to 2
money" he said In the manner Of
one who offers the chance Of y
lifetime. "My team is in great
condition. We didn't get a bruise
In the Navy game, not q bruise.
That's going to count In the
fourth period on Saturday.
"I'd say that the longer the game
went without q score, the better
our chances, wouldn't you, Jack?
turning to VIM. Jack said It would.
Then they went into conference
on formations, diagramed on the
back Of a letter. IL Is understood
that Princeton plans to pass the
Irish dizzy, although Slagle, Of last
years freshmen team, has proved
himself something of ball runner.
But the main fact is that Prince
ton plans to win, Never before
has 1t taken team outside the
big three SO seriously. That 25.to.
defeat last season is no less
poignant for the passing Of a year.
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