Show r I ROPER ROPER AGAIN COURTS MISS MIR MIRACLE CLE ii I It I 4 1 S 'S t- t tI I CM fl l-AT l SOi It f P m 1 v II IE-II I IA A ws- ws I Il o c 7 H AU V I 8 N Foat r A HI T Pw G 1 BY ar JOE JOEWILLIA WILLIAL WILLIA Lq M I I EA e Writer riter PRINCETON N J Oct 13 13 Roper of or Princeton Is in cloistered seclusion these days Investigating the scientific theory that lightning ne neer ne er delivers dellver its lIs electrical fury to the th same sam address tWice A ear ago aico the th Princeton foot foot- football football ball bali squad riddled by the th depart depart- departure 1 ure lire of ot fIe fl outstanding stirs lir Lou Lou- LouI Loune Lou rie I ne Keck Heck Wittmer Garrity an and was as struck by the th lightning ot of a a football miracle the effect ot of I which was to lift IUt a team of obvious medIocrities to the th dizz diu heights ot of ota ofa ofa a championship This Thin sear ear Roper find finds himself elf In Ina ina Ina a similar sl situation with the th entire center of ot his line shot an ay the two sUr ends stand stand- standIng stand lag Ing as u her heric lc reminders of ot a glori- glori glorious ous ous past pat On thee thes two to ends and a back field ot or four tour seasoned men m n the Philadelphia political genIus must I build hi his ne new team a team tUm whIch vIII be b called on to battle batlle b Notre Dame Damo Nav av Harvard and Yale Yal In Quick jumps I The Nassau Tiger rather makes a specialty of ot pick picking In out the tough touch I ones Last sear ear It was Chicago Harvard and Yale This sear lear ear XO- XO NoIre Ire No-Ire Ire tre Dame Stagg's Stages men on the schedule and the te midshIpmen are arC added to heighten flavor Nobody e expected the th Tiger to come through with Ith a clean state last tall fall but he did Nobody thinks the Tiger Tl er can repeat this but tall fall buthe he ma mai They maThey do tImings things In an Interesting It if not an orthodox manner at Princeton Ropel has no set at tem s 11 tem teni be ond the th development ot of ota ofa ofa a winner Inner In a general wa way Since the days day ot of Sammy White and the Poe Poo bO boi s the Tigers ers have been kno known knon n as a n team of oC o tunisia ts close eager esier followers ot of othe the ball bail men meu who are schooled to wait ait tOI fo the break and then capita It Roper his has a way of ot appealing to the Individuality ot or the th as distinguished hed from the th highly high h S sa- sa ss s- s mass maneuvers of ot other coaches Roper banks heavily on the Inspirational spark park It Is his theory that the tIme Inspired scrub a Ill outplay a stodgy star any del dai In Inthe Inthe I the week eek and twice on Saturday afternoons To ha hav hs e c the best team is not Important to play the best game anle am always I Is b The physical aspects of ot while dark are not utterly discouraging annc aging Roper has t two tao 0 fine tine end ends in Stout and ancl Drew The return ot of to tackle Is a big bit help Hu flu flu- tan Hu-tan tan did not play last year Hills a will III probably go eo to the other tackle Howard Is a guard with experience Paschal Pachal has the Inside track for tor the tho other guard position Cad Caldwell Cadell ell and all all- round all round man I Is tilling filling the th center berth acceptably The old backfield Is back In ac- ac action ac action tion with the tiny Johny Gorman audacious us hero ot of o the tho Chicago at game last year Veal still calling canine signals l nals itt quarterback Captain eh BeAttie Newby New Xe by and Crum Crumn are aro smashing back backs bachs able workers and smart lIar nar- rine ring Injuries this backfield as an e C unit will rank with the bet best In the game came ers Ambitious hopeful second er Cr abound bound in the usual numbers Forrest Re Reynolds and are aro capable resort resen es for the th line roster 1 Ing Shack Shack- Shackelford Shack Shack-elford elford Gibson Gibion and Legendre a brother of ot the former Princeton star blar lar are arc lurking In the background wishing nobody luck Ill-luck but hoping doand a flock fiock of ot backfield men fall all do down don n and bump their beaks |