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PRINCETON, N. J. Nov. 3, 1921.--A thousand undergraduates paraded to the Stadium this afternoon, where Coach Roper held open practice, and enthusiastically cheered the team as it went through signal drill. Tonight they will assemble at Alexander Hall at a mass meeting led by Don Lourie, star quarterback of the eleven. The speakers at the meeting will be Lambert Heiniger '16, Kenneth Clark '07, Captain McGraw of the 1919 football team, President Hibben, and Coach Roper...
...Smith scored a touchdown against the scrub eleven during the scrimmage. Excellent form in punting was shown. Lourie's punts averaged 47 yards, while Vangerbig consistently made 45 yards. In drop-kick practice, Smith and Baker starred, placing kicks over the cross-bar from the thirty-yard line. Coach Roper strongly emphasized the defensive element in today's practice, and sent the squad in early after a short signal drill...
...damp field prevented the Princeton eleven from scrimmaging today. A long secret signal drill constituted the main part of the work-out, Lourie using all the Tiger plays. In a short dummy scrimmage with the second team, Coach Roper laid special emphasis on defence against forward passes...
...action for the last time before the Harvard game Saturday. In the evening there will be a mass meeting in Alexander Hall, led by Don Lourie, star quarterback of the eleven. Lambert Heiniger '16, Kenneth Clark '07, Captain McGraw of the 1919 football team, President Bibben and Coach Roper will be the speakers...
Although a defeat, the game proved conclusively that Princeton will be as formidable an opponent when she faces the University two weeks hence, as she was last year. A full team will have the same fighting offence and defence which has characterized Coach Roper's teams in past seasons. Several men showed that they can well fill the gaps in the Orange and Black ranks, and this, more than anything else is encounraging to the Princeton supporters. Vangerbig proved himself a formidable kicker and an effective runner. Smith, an untried back, performed exceedingly well under pressure, showing that...