New-York tribune., 1900-10-28
NEW TRICKS TO. DEFEAT HARVARD.
PENNSYLVANIA WORKING HARD TO PERFECT
HER TEAM.

Philadelphia Oct q (SpeciaD-secret practice at
the University Of Pennsylvania has been In progress
for two weeks and a result the Quakers have
perfected their team play to unusual extent.
The secret practice of last week was not in
preparation for the Columbia game, nor has that of
this week been for the purpose of meeting Chicago.
The Harvard game of November is the objective
point with Coach Woodruff. Pennsylvania would be
willing to lose every other game Of the season IL
that would compass the defeat Of Harvard. For
the last two weeks the style of play which the
Quakers have been putting up has been such as to
warrant the growing sentiment that the Crimson
VIII be defeated this for the first time since
1898.
In preparation for the Harvard game Coach
Woodruff has been perfecting an entirely new sys-
tenn Of the guards back The play which Harvard
will have to meet will not be the old fashioned
guards back which the Quakers have used up till
the Cornell game last year. To take the place of
this Woodruff has devised an entirely new system
trick plays which he believes will win the game
for Pennsylvania The play TO be used is similar to
that which smothered Cornell last year
But Woodruff has not neglected his defence at the
expense of making his offence strong The invul-
nerable strength of the defence was never better
shown than in the Brown and Columbia games.
gsins against the ouaRers Woodru firmly be-
leves that Pennsylvanias defence Will be fully as
There have been several important changes in the
makeup Of the team during the last week David
son the big end rush, has been moved from that
position to halfback tc take the place of John
Gardiner Davidson weighs $50 pounds and is
strong and consistent ground gamer, and will un-
doubtedly strengthen the back field. Hodge who
played such a star game at end in the Columbia
game, to have won permanent place for
himself on the varsity, and If he continues the
form he displayed Saturday he should develop
into one of the best ends in the colleges. Horner,
who was tried centre early in the season, has
been given a place at tackle, and is showing up
strongly He and Zimmerman will have TO fight IL
out between them for this position.
PENNSYLVANIA has discovered a drop kicker
IN the person of Potter, the fleet halfback Potter
has been given chance in several practice games
test his ability in this department of the game.
and has had conspicuous success. On one occasion
he kicked seven goals out of eight trials on the
thirty yard line Graves is also adept at this
art so Pennsylvania Is to be strong in this de-
partment Of the game. Graves has developed into
q phenomenal punter. In the game with Columbia
several of his punts averaged sixty yards, and one
went siXty-f1ve yards. He punts an extremely high
ball. and thus gives the ends plenty of time 70 get
down the field The punting of Graves is all the
remarkable when it is considered that he
only weighs l35 pounds.
The Pennsylvania team will leave for Harvard on
Wednesday morning, and will take up training
quarters at Auburndale, Mass. About twenty-five
players will be taken along. Arrangements are
being made for large band of PENNSYLVANIA
students to accompany. the team to Cambridge
This is the first time since 1897 that the Quakers
have had such bright prospects for victory, and
in consequence several hundred undergraduates
have arranged 10 attend the game.