Word: flippin
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...triple-threat back isn't much good with a double-fracture of the Wrist. In fact, Royce Flippin will be getting the closest he's been to game action since Oct. 16 when he dresses to sit on the Princeton bench this afternoon while the tigers meet the Crimson in Palmer Stadium...
...Flippin isn't the only man out. None of the Tigers' statistical offense leaders will play more than a few minutes today...
...candidate for most of Flippin's slack was dick Frye, until he threw his shoulder out against Cornell two weeks ago. But Martin, who suffered a separated shoulder on the previous Saturday at Brown, has received medical clearance for only part-time action...
...result is that the leading running back will be Bill Agnew at wing. He has carried 45 times for 271 yards, but while this is a six-yard average, it amounts to about half Flippin's ground gaining total...
This mishap occurred within a week of Flippin's injury. Flippin, who was virtually the whole Tiger offense, broke his wrist in practice last week. It has been reported, however, that he may be ready to play in two or three weeks. For most of the Cornell game, Princeton played without the services of its two top tailbacks...