The University football team which will start against Princeton this afternoon will have an advantage in weight of nine pounds per man over its opponents, according to a comparison of the statistics of the probable line-up. The Tiger eleven averages 174 pounds to the University's 178, and is lower in all the divisions of the team. The Crimson line outweighs the Tigers by 191 pounds to 181, and from tackle to tackle by 193 pounds to 184.
J. K. Desmond Occ. and P. D. Steele '20, the University ends, have the advantage over the Princeton wings by the large difference of 188 pounds to 122. In the backfield the variation is 167 pounds to 162 in favor of the Crimson.
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