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...that Coach Roper of Princeton sent against Yale on Saturday, 14 will return to college next fall, and the Tigers hopes for next season are consequently of a distinctly rosy complexion. Captain McMillan, Nassau's capable leader; Dignan, line-breaking left halfback, and left tackle Gates are the only Bengals that upset Saturday's predictions who will not report to the Princeton mentor next September...
Only once since the war have the Tigers fought their way to a lone place at the top of the triangle. That was in 1922, when after topping Harvard at Cambridge 10-3, the Nassau eleven returned to New Jersey and set back Captain Jordan's Eli warriors...
Packard, center forward on the Nassau eleven, was the star of the game. His dribbling approached the standard set by professionals and his coordination with the rest of the forwards constantly threatened the Crimson defense. He scored two of his team's goals. Simonds and Squires were also potent factors in the Tiger teamplay, and they each contributed unstoppable smashes into the Harvard goal...
...game expecting the Tigers to triumph. It is not the first time that a Crimson eleven has gone into a Big Three game decidedly the underdog, and Captain Cheek's men, though the odds are against them, are determined to fight out a victory over the warriors of Nassau...
Harvard has no back who can compare with Slagle, brilliant Tiger carrier who led the Nassau attack in the Stadium last year. Crosby, scrappy Crimson Sophomore, is the nearest approach to Slagle in the Crimson backfield: each is a shifty runner and each weighs 158 pounds. Slagle, however, is a fine forward, passer, and Captain Cheek is met by a worthy rival in this feature of the game...