New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-27
PENNSYLVANIA DOWN IN THE MOUTH.
INDIVIDUAL WORK OF THE MEN PRETTY FAIR
p1,T A DESPERATE LACK OF TEAM PLAY

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Philadelphia, Oct 26 (SpeciaD. There is almost
despair among the supporters Of the pennsylvania
football team of seeing this years eleven
playing in championship form. The t6 m seems 10
have reached a certain state OF prohclency ana ~
unable 10 develop any nearer to perfec'ioh' Inc
reason for this Is quite clear. Al! the men APP
pear 10 be working hard. but they cannot en-
thuse any snap into their play. AL tunes one
would believe that they were nvlncibie ana lheh
the next minute they are playing like lot OF lob
sters" The game on Saturday with Lafayette was
an illustration of this. Although the score was
good-sized one. IL did not tell the true story o.
PENIS erratic play. In the first half the men were
painfully slow in getting the bail into play ana
even when they did they took such length or
time 10 form the interference that there was htte
hope Of gaining much ground, even against team
of Lafayettes calbre. At other times the men zen
over each other in the most pitfu manner or the
Interference was so ragged that 1t was about use
less However there were times when the men sot
together and showed what they could do Inc ON!
trouble is that they can't do 1t often enough II 10
on these bright spots that the more sahsu az
basing their belief that by the time OF the iiaiVau
game Penn will have rounded into gooo' uus'-
worthy form. Some Of this form was SHOWN III 'i'e
second half Of the Lafayette game. When the team
did pull itself together. really ine WORK was o0e'
After all. Penn may put credtaDic team vi 'iie
gridiron this year.
To-day the Ouakers are weaker In offensive play
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been paid to the defence in the last week lhe'e Is
still = tendency to tackle entirely too high. ana
most OF the can be called to account On Una.
ground About the only exceptions are foIWeH anu
Hedges the end mon These two players are What
might be called "top- notchers." They arc dong
sterling work Hedges Is handicapped shehti! ny
his light weight but he makes up for TINS dell
cheney by his heady and nervy playing Penn mas
little to fear from her ends At tackle she Is not
quite so strong and reliable. Garnet. Is al 's'
in fact he is of the best men on the team ne
other side of the line Is not good Goodman VINO
was delayed In coming out for practice until late
date is again laid off with boil on his face He
"a the best man for the place, and his work at
tackle last year is we'll remembered. At present
his place is being taken by Reugenburg' VINO Is
the best of the substitutes. He is however. mex
perienced and is slow. In the Wesleyan game most
Of the gains were made through him.
At guard Hare and McCracken are too well
known to need anything said in their favor Hare
is the better Of the pair this year. McCracken Is
handicapped by bad ankle. Overheld' at centre
Is also well known for his steady work. and TINS
wear he is doing consistent work, but, Ike other
members Of the team. is laboring at disadvantage
on account Of his health not being What football
PLAYERS should BE- lie has meyer b au Ayn
Taking the line whole Il is pretty 1,s strong 0r,
d '' nresenT is doing 30 per cent OF the work
on Of the back ed 6St IT may p faid he OF
W sibie eH Ss@I Of Hare he the only %ho
/ COMBS. harrison and Mcmahon are not as vaiu-
able men as Outland. yet they are not 70 De oe-
sn,sed Coombs is by far the best OF the trio II is
] a toss-up between Mcmahon and Harrison For
tho last few games they have each been paying
! one half In every game. and Coach Woodbury. Is
siu undecided which TO choose as the hnal
man for the halfback position; HARRISON seems 70
stand the better chance. While Outland Is good
| ground eainer he Is weak on tacklng' lnvaraoIyy
going TOO high at his man. Coombs Is power OF
Strength IN the interference. but as yet has not
/ been very successful in advancing the ball al
/ though he has done some good Work. or me punt
ers Coombs stands head and shoulders above any
! others who have tried ~
perincntine with the team. 1t will be remembered
! bv clot. followers OF The game that several years
! AGO he tried to O. a fullback OUT OF Wiley
Woodruff He tried him at kicking from his posi-
10 the line. II failure. AZ was MS atempt
/ with Wharton IN the sam, position. Now he Is
irving Hare in the same way. ana the experiment
bids fair 10 be unsuccessful as any O. the others
Coornbs will do all the puning. and Will do 1t well,
but not necessarily brilliantly . -
/ Taxing Penn's team Individually. 1t should be but
slightly inferior TO last years but taking II col
iectively It Is as Coach Parke Davis; OF Lafayette
strength When 1t is said that there is too much
Individual playing on Penn's team the Keynote OF
It's failure approach the form OF the 81 eleven ~
! sounded There is toe much "one-nan business"
men learn TO work together as one composite ma
/ chine il will he found that the Quakers have a
! team which will be In the game with the best OF
/ them. . .
/ play Of the team? This Is the question which IL
Being asked by the supporters of the Red and Blue
Most persons believe that the change can and will
be made. and that Pennsylvania will eventually
have team that will compare favorably With any
! mr. lyDne n he me-