The evening times., 1896-09-17
PENNSY'S FOOTBALL TEAM
John Z. Bell Says It Will Be as
Strong as 1t Was Last Year.
How the Men Are Showing Up in the
Different Positions-MOrice WIN
Probably Play FuIibnck.n ''''

John {. BelI. chairman OF the University
Of Pennsylvania football committee, ar
rived in Philadelphia yesterday afternoon
He has been up with the Quaker klckcrs
al Mecox Inn. Mr.. Bell says that The wear
ers OF the red and blue have never yet
enjoyed such favorable situation, the
present location being far superior to
Cape May, Bruadwatcr and Grinsby Park.
There is nothing TO divert thcir attention
from the sport in hand, and there is every
facility la secure the test physical advan-
taccs. There is magnificent surf lathing,
an opportunity to play tennis, sail and do
almost anything that will prove OF ad-
vantage 10 the toys in that line. When
asked as 10 what chances he thought the
Quakcrs had this year, Mr. Bell replied:
81 think. our team Will lie just as strong
as il was last year The boys who will
meet Harvard and Cornell will be a very
synmetrically Rounded lot Of players.
''Do yo1 think that Pennsylvania can
begin to have full l-back and quarterback X
Of anywhere near tue ability of Brooke and
WilliamsH', was asked .,. ,.,..r ..r,,..-
Mr. Bells reply was: 'Morice is kick
ing III first rate form, ana has ali tie mo-
tio:ls that signify a good fuIl-back.., JaI- X
son runs well with the ball and is kicking
m:'cnificeDtly for man who is 4 new
hand 1.-THE game Minds is also .puntiug
well and has learned To drop kick. If Out
land was eligible for fuiiha this year
he would doubtless make a good man. but
as lie enters tile Bledical department he
cannot play until the fall OF 1887. Con
sequently we have to depend on MiE,is.
Morice and Jackson, although there IS Just
a possibility that Rice might he placed in
the back field position.
Rice, however, is showing up very
well at quarterback; in fact. better than
King Dickson or any OF. tie other men,
Dickson, however. has been handicapped
from the. fact that he has a lame, sheclder,
and / believe that as soon as this malady
is corrected, he viii he in shape to do
first-class work.. Jackson, :, Mo ric e. or
Colbert are possibilities for this position
Jackson and Morice can botlI run We'll with
the ball and kick, two essentials for the
quartcrback's position, according to the
way the game is played today.
AT center We are trying five men =
StanHard, Stearns, Overfivld, Goodman
and Farrar. In fact, Rtrrar has not
been tried yet, because he is about ten
pounds under weight. 0ppenheiIner is
showing up very we'll at tackle. and ANY of
these men who are trying for ccnter will
doubtless be used at tackle ir they do not
show up in the middle of the line position
In fact, all ofthe boys are doing very we'll,
As far as positions are concerned. this
statement of mine is not at, all authorita-
tive being merely rough guess. l am
simply summarizing the various men that
Coach Woodruff is now using
Mr.. Bells remarks, however, so generally
favored Morice in the backfield and Good
man in the rush line. that II is almost safe
to say that these two boys win come very
close TO securing positions OH this years
PennS ylyauia eleven