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YALE ALUMNI WEEKLY
PRINCETON IMPROVING
Well-balanced and much better now
than last year.
(Special Correspondence of YALE ALUMNI WEEKLY ]
Princeton, Nov. 18, 1899.—As has
been usual in past years, there is a great
element of uncertainty in predicting the
result of Princeton’s final and most im-
portant game of the season. In addi-
tion to a doubt of how some of the men
will behave in a big game, there is the
element of uncertainty connected with
the Yale team. True, Princeton has had
the advantage of only having four places
left vacant by the graduation of members
of last year’s team, but a matter of great
concern has been such a falling off in
the play of several veterans that new
and untried men have stepped into their
positions.
The men have had the coaching of
some of the finest players that Prince-
ton has ever graduated and yet have not
until lately shown themselves apt pupils.
A great cause of worry here is the lack
of good substitutes for almost every
position on the team, and a very serious
condition indeed will confront Captain
Edwards next Saturday, should any of
his men go out because of injuries.
EARLY IMPROVEMENT SLOW.
From the beginning of the season up
to the date of the defeat by Cornell the
improvement in general team play was
unappreciable. Almost without excep-
tion every one of the new candidates put
personal interests to the front while
relegating general results to the rear.
The Cornell game, however, acted in
sich a manner as to change the entire
spirit of the play and bring several more
coaches to Princeton to help out the
team. Of late a certain degree of unity
and confidence has been acquired, and
the coaches, considering what may be
done in the next week and the fact that
Yale will probably come out of the Har-
vard game in poor condition, have be-
gun to look more hopeful.
Taking everything into consideration,
the general points of the team which
will meet Yale next Saturday should be
about as follows: The line charges well
and quickly on offensive play and seems
to have overcome the fault of playing
too high; when on the defensive there
is a general tendency to off-side play,
due to the great eagerness of the men.
The center trio is one of the heaviest
Princeton has ever had and all use their
weight to good advantage. The tackles
are quick and active men and both play
a hard and aggressive game. The ends
are good on offense and defense and
work especially well under kicks. The
back field is practically composed of new
men with the exception of fullback, and,
as a rule, play a good, consistent game,
of which the defense is perhaps better
than the offense. They back up the
line well, run hard and low, but fail,
on end runs, to form the interference
quickly and compactly. Taken as a
whole the men work well together, help
each other out, every man getting into
every play. They have at last caught
the right spirit and can be estimated at
about fifty per cent. better than last
year’s team, principally because of a
finer defense. The only position the oc-
cupancy of which is in doubt at present
is right half, which lies between Levick
and McClave, Ruter and Kafer having
quitted the game, the former on account
of injuries and the latter because of the
objections of his parents. Thus, barring
accidents, the team which will meet Yale
at New Haven, November 25, will line
up as follows:l.e., Palmer; I.t., Pell;
le., Mills; ¢ Booth; re... Edwards,
Captain; r.t., Hillebrand; r.e., Poe; q.b.,
Hutchinson; l.h.b., McCord; r.h.b., Mc-
Clave; f.b., Wheeler.
AN INDIVIDUAL CRITICISM.
The individual criticism of the men
is as follows: 7
Booth, center, is a veteran with a per-
fect knowledge of the game, which he
uses. He charges well, passes almost
faultlessly, but is weak in a broken field.
Edwards, right guard and Captain, is
not up to last year’s form, his increased
duties taking, to a certain extent, his
attention from his own play to that of
his men. By his excellent example he
inspires the team with great spirit and
determination.
offensive game, as he is prone to off-
side play.
Mills, left guard, played first sub. last
-is a sure tackler.
His defensive excels his -
year, but has not shown any marked im-
provement over his last year’s form.
He is slow to charge and does not follow
the ball well.
Hillebrand, right tackle and Captain
of the Ninety-Eight team, is a tower of
strength this year. He is equally good
on blocking kicks and breaking through
and upsetting the interference. In addi-
tion, he is probably one of the best
ground gainers in the country, difficult
to down, and a hard and sure tackler.
Pell, left tackle, was also a last year’s |
substitute. He is a trifle light, but
nevertheless a strong and nervy player.
His style of play resembles Hillebrand’s,
except in its being less aggressive. —
Palmer, left end, weighs only 145
pounds, but is exceedingly quick and
speedy. He gets under kicks well and
His chief fault is
nervousness and he is worried too much
by the opposing end.
Poe, right end, Palmer’s mate last
year, like the latter gets well under
kicks, -but is not as. sure a_ tackler.
Another point of resemblance is their
defensive play, as both, instead of dodg-
ing, attempt to mash the interference,
which their light weight renders impos-
sible.
Hutchinson, quarterback, played the
latter part of the second half in the
game last year. He has improved this
Fall, handling kicks well and running
them back with great cleverness. His
nervousness, however, causes fumbling
on the pass and at times his judgment
in running the team is not good.
McCord, left half, is new at the posi-
tion, to which he was moved from tackle.
He is a quick starter, runs low and
hard; uses his weight well, both on
offense and defense, but at times does
not stick to the interference.
McClave, right half, is a Freshman,
and has only recently been tried on the
University. He is light, but heady, a
good dodger, and follows the interfer-
ence well. His chief fault is a lack of
knowledge of the game.
Wheeler, fullback, is by no means up
to last year’s form, as a bad ankle has
kept him out of the game for a con-
siderable time. His catching is sure and
his running back punts a feature. His
kicking is as a rule quick, well timed
for the ends and well placed.
Levick, right half, is also a new man
and does not show good headwork in
either interfering or following inter-
ference. He is a slow starter but a
good line breaker.
For substitutes there are Losey and
Mitchell for center; Dana and Wright
for guard; Lloyd and Sheffield for
tackle; Lathrope, Little. and Roper for
end; Duncan and Burke for quarter:
Knight and Beardsley for half, and
Mattis for fullback. Of these, none but
the substitutes for tackle and end ap-
proach the form of the regular men.
Thus, from the above criticism it may
be seen that the Princeton team this
year iS an average one, possibly a little
more, and fairly well balanced. Every-
one agrees that the team is better than
that of last year, puts up a splendid de-
fense, not so good an offense, but should
any accidents happen next week Prince-
ton’s chances of repeating her last year’s
defeat of Yale would be materially
diminished.
The following are the men who will
face Yale on Saturday:
Wt Age
Poe, tight 6nd. 2, 22230232. 140 20
Hillebrand, right tackle..... 178 21
Edwards, right guard....... 235 23
Heer, centers.) oe. 200 23
Mitts. Tete gtiard..... 2. 22... 190 20
Pet, left tackle.s 2% ..3 2 176 18
Panner. jefe end...) ic. 2 134 23
Hutchinson, quarterback... .138 23
MeC ord, 4efF fall 182 19
Heuer tien halt 2... 2 165 25
Matis. fitlitack 22.725, 176 20
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