New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-24
ACTIVE WORK UNDER WOODRUFF

THE PENNSYLVANIA MEN GETTING IL GOOD coN'
prr1oN-srREss Of SPECIAL PLAYS
PHILADELPHIA. Sept % ,SpeciaD.-For n week inc
candidates for the football OF the University
Of Pennsylvania have been undergoing sever pa"
lice both at Wayne and on Franklin fle'u' ~
mcn over twenty In number. are still quatte'e" AZ
Wayne Morning practice is taken on the brou''u'
OF the Radnor Cricket Club. and almost ever ,
afternoon the squad is brought to the cry Io' "o'
on It's regular gridiron on the college GROUNDS
As vet a scrimmagc has not taken place atleH-
ton being paid mostly to getting the men III co'u'
ton. Pennsylvania style Of play the gurus
back formation is most severe one on 'he "e'''
and IL IS absolutely essential that they snoud DC 10
perfect physically as 1t is possible to MAKE uef"
before the play proper begins. This Is following
out Coach Woodruffs system OF previous years
In the first games of the season the guaros o'on
formation is not used at all. or, II IL IL useu'
only the simpler and less difficult plays are
put through. AS general thing onE ri e"'
football IS played for the first few weeks. folio"-
tho this system ont the men have had n great deal
Of work as a hardening process Especiai a'tei'-
ton has been paid their wind and all hanus' VIZ
and little men alike have spent many hours IN run
ming down the field under kicks turns ms, OF the men
have been taken In this WORK 30 Ina Wv AVON
have shared equally IN practising puntins' "'''
and place kicking. A.. a.,a,onlro
for quickncss and accuracy the eyes ot the mn,
Every one OF them has had lots OF Work ~ G,er
Mined fhat overv member Of the team shall be able
TO handle the bah under all conditions, whether IN
n scrmmage. on the side lines or back I'LL, IL, rivsn
In past years so much attention mas been EISpdd
to the attack early I'm the season that IL WaS Io'
the team was little weak ~ dsIrnsHe ~. w." hnnn
Already this year the scheme OF dsrsnGe nTs ctcai
deonstra ton OF the principles mas peeH EVIL az
formations have been learned, ana the onti's oa
far the work has been more general man In AZ
vIdual no special effort having been maze 10 ue.
vclop any one feature However. II any one pIas
has been Kicked for practice more than gno'ner
(, is tho quarterback kick. The stress which, jas
been laid upon this play has furnisncu grouf' 1d
the belief that Coach woodruff mt.ndS 30 nu''"
The team has been handicapped by me laCk on
candidates in its practice this year. II "as NV
custom I'm previous years 10 take eighteen Or tMrn
~ men away 10 some distant place for preliminary
work This season. ms the training has been AT
home the attraction for the men 10 cut thelr suHi-
rncr vacations short and begin training nus oc'li
pecialy those who are not sure or places on ,,
tcam have taken their time about repof NIX .NoW
tho squad IS OF respectable size put ipr nlsn S
davs there were not enough men on hand Tor even
In The course Of the week Sam Goodman. who
pavod AT tackle in brilliant manner Iast !ent
part I'm the early work: as he mas nor Iui ieuv, h
cred from effects of his trip 10 Porto itco WIN
Battery 4. Mcmahon. substitute BACK last war,
is IN his place and gives promise OF heVeioprs my
q valuable man 4 number OF new candidates nave
reported In the last few days. but they are OF an
unknown quality: and nothing rngch cah ~ r vn
tnent end candidates. with SHOWER good subsu-
tute Gardiner. Harrison. Walker captain Dut-
land Coombs and several lesser lights are dicket-
Ing FOR positions in the back field, ana IL VIII 'dhe
some tlme 10 settle the question. , -
Hare the big but active guard. has returned 10
the game after an absence OF nearly a week. iic
threw his leg out In practice, ana lor ,ea' !. Ir
develop into something serious he took compete