Evening journal., 1903-09-29
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u. OF P. FOOTBALL
Candidates Out in Force Yesterday.
Work Was slow


Work Was slow.
some twenty new candidates for
Penn's football team appeared on
Franklin Field yesterday and were or
ganized into scrub team. which gave
the Varsity a hard practice for half
an hour. The Varsity scored three
times apd.t the scrub once in game
replete with fumblihg and generally
listless play.
Among the men who donned football
toga for the first tlmo this season was
McCabe. the Varsity centre for the
past two years McCabe has been IN
the West all summer. He weighs about
1a0 pounds and Is in good condition,
In yesterdays practice lhe was put on
the scrub team and gave Taylor a
rather disagreeable afternoon.
Wcschler, who played a good game
al half-back last year. was out, and
went in at end on the scrub. He is
very fat and slow and win have to get
off a great deal OF weight before he
can be considered possibility. stock
well, who played guard at the begin
ming OF alasi season was also out in
football clothes for the first time
fAAA'Ab AAA' INV NAArfAf AfAAAlHhAf AOAIll~
erly OF Lafayette Junk, OF State COL
lege, and Sheble and Fennell. Of Cor
nell. attracted most attention. I.ameon
played a star game at tackle for the
scrub and. although none OF these men
are eligible this year they win sll be
good for next year. Junk Ia a tall.
use Of his weight, and was easily
pushed out Of the way.
The other men who reported yesfer-
day. and the position to which they as
pire. we're Young. end, 16O: Coice.
centre, $50; Philler, tackle 1876; Gra-
VEIL half-back, 157; Harrison. centre.
rs; Laughlin, end, 1862; Weinatein.
half back. f75; Coyler guard 1gs;
Beclham tackle, $50; Beyers tackle,
1s1; DeLisle, quarter back, 1853;
Block half-baclr, 1866; Sinkler. half
back. 159; Williams. tackle. 1ss; Nc
Clellan, quarter back. las; Garrett,
half-back, 16l; Bradbury end, 164;
Thayer, fulfil bnck 40.
The scrub team win be IN charge Of
BY Dickson, and viii have q regular
series OF samos with teams out OF
town.
The greater part OF the practte yes
terday was devoted TO teaching the
rudiments Of the game-taciling and
charging. The old charging machine
consisted OF a long padded board on
rollers, placed az about the height Of a
crouchlng linesman. Head Coacn
Williams took the guards and tackles
10 this machine and spent a half-hour
teaching them to charge quickly with
their hands out. as they would 40 IN
breaking through a line
Ia the practice the taclxllng was no
lbettcr than last week. and either the
back men are very speedy OF the squad
is exceptionally poor on the tackle.
There was not single clean. low tackle
during the entire afternoon. tal
When the Varsity lined up against
the scrub it was noticed that pierkarskl
had displaced ,Mitcbellit smith WAS IN
lat full-back IN the place OF Bennett
and that Weeds was al lof. end ir
rorrcy'e ,positionVno o~r, "r~
b The scrub team was much handi.
capped by the fact that the men ha,
not PLAYED together before The scrul
ireceived theobdlI 'on the klek-on, bu
speedily fumbled and Weede took tn,
BAN over FOR a score
Smith and Metzger scored the Var.
sity's second and third touchdowns or
= fumbles in the same manner.a .nt
The scrub was then given the bal
with an unlimited number Of downs
land managed 20 work the bah up az
field with many fumbles. They got tC
the Narsitys ihree-yard line. but wer,
Nthen thrown back successfully unit
lMcclelen. the scrub quarter scored OF
,a direct pass around left end. Lam
son and Turnbull were the only mer
on the scrub who could gain.