The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-09-06
FOOTBALL WORK BEGINS.
Pennsylvania Candidates Practice
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on Franklin Field.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. Coach George
Woodruff, of the University of Pennsyl-
vania foot ball team, returned yesterday
from a short vacation at Atlantic City. Al
though the regular preliminary practice OF
the 1900 football squad does not begin
until next Wednesday, about a dozen of
the more enthusiastic OF this years squad
visited Franklin Field in the afternoon
and some lively practice was INDUCED in,
under the direction of the veteran coach
The official call is for September u
Coach Woodruff is in good condition for
the years work, aside from cold, when
ne contracted waiIe at Atlantic City.
throughout the summer he has been work
ing with few of the university boys who
live nearby Those who reported yesterday
were H. r. Dettre, Oscar Zimmerman,
George Johnson, Edward Newton, C. P
Steiner, Nelson Graves, E. G. Lavino w
II. Hepburn, J. Z. Forsythe, and +. n
Magee. OF these Zimmerman was q sub
stitute on last years team; johnson. New
ton, and FoTsythe were members of the
scrub team; Layino aud Hepburn were
members of the freshman team, ana
Graves, SteTner and Nagee are new men.
The practice was light, consisting chiefly
of kicking and catching the ball and prac-
tieing the quarterback kick. Coach Wood
ruiz IS very partial 10 the quarterback
kick. He uses it, however. more as d form
of practice than with any ide2 of making
any extensive use of this play. Quite Il
crowd of enthusiasts watched the practice
Among them were 0yerfield, of last years
team, and George Brooke. Manager Theo-
dore 5. Bean Was also on hand to get
ready for the coming season. Captain
Hare has also returned from his trip abroad
with the track team, and will report in u
few days.
In many respects Pennsylvania football
prospects are much brighter than they
were last year. The schedule, while con-
tanning the same number of games. is much
better arranged, and as a result Will lot
contain so many hard games. The fact
that Woodruff and Murphy did not work
well together last yer was one reason for
the poor showing of the team. Murphy's
retirement leaves Woodruff in entire CON
troll He will take charge of the training
and physical condition of the men. as
well as giving thin football Instructions
Although this mears plenty of hard work
there is no doubt but that this plan will
be better than having two men working
along different lines The individual
coaching which was given last year by the
graduate coaches will also be dispensed
with, and the ideas and systems viii be
taught only by Coach Woodruff
In point of material this years squad
VIII hardly come up to last years list of
candidates. Outland Overfeld Coombs,
Shower. Kennedy, and Stable are inelig1-
bic. Seven Of last years men out of the
fourteen who were awarded P's viii re
Turn and Try for the team. These are
Hare, McCracken. Wallace. Teas, Potter.
John Gardiner, and Woodley. NcCIoskev
ard Hodge. CT The substitutes: Shook
Anyot, Davidson, Mcclellan. and Scarletr.
Of last years second team: ". Gardiner.
Sch0ch NeJzger. and Lavino. of the fresh
man team, are all men who give promise of
ability. Besides these there is a long list
O. new men from whom the coach viii
make selections.