Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-26
BIG FOUR TEAMS
At HARD PRACTICE
Pennsy's Committee Bars Out
Substitute Guard -
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PHILADELPHIA. September 28-The in
terest in the foot ball situation at Penn
sylvania shifted yesterday from Franklin
Field to the office OF DR.. Edgar F. Smith.
where the university athletic committee
held its first meeting of the year to decide
on the eligibility of candidates for this
years eleven. The committee took action
in but two cases. those of Ziegler, the big
guard. and Junk. a substitute guard OF
last year. The committee decided that
Junk is ineligible to play foot ball for
Pennsylvania. but that Ziegler will be ell
gfble after October o. In deciding these
two cases the committee had to establish
precedent IN the Interpretation Of the
following rule of the eligibility code adopt
ed this spring:
"A student who from any cause particle
pates in intercollegiate athletic contests,
during only small fractional part of a
year, may in a succeeding year be charged
with only that part of the year which Is
equivalent to that In which he participated
during the incompleted year."
College eleven. He played for about two
weeks of the season of 1904 at Pennsyl-
vania and was then relegated to the side
lines. Last year he played in several of the
as varsity man. Because the rule quoted
above stipulates from any cause" Junk
thought the two weeks Of 1904 should not
be held against him and that he should be
allowed to play this fall. The committee
decided to interpret the rule to mean that
student should be allowed the uncom-
pleted portion of the year only when the
cause which kept him off the team was i'll
he had no control. Under this rule Ziegler
will be able to play, but not until after
October 8. on which date year ago he was
stricken with typhoid fever. The commit
tee informed Ziegler that IL he played be-
fore October 9 he would be ineligible after
that date.
Yesterdays practice was decidedly the
most strenuous since practice began. The
candidates were divided into squads and
alternated at practicing the quarterback
kick and the forward pass. charging and
tackling the dummy. The coaches PAID
particular attention to the quarterback
kick and the forward pass. There was a
good deal of fumblng in these latter for
nations, but the coaches can easily over
come this. When the varsity and scrubs
line up for the scrimmage which closed the
days worf Sheble was given the prefer
ence over keinath at quarterback. and ran
the team with a dash and decisiveness that
pleased the coaches. He was later replaced
by Keinath Sheble relieving Walker at
right halfback.
Real Foot Ball at Yale.
NEW HAVEN, Conn.,. September 26-1t
was the real thing on Yale field yesterday
afternoon as Coach Rockwell lined up two
elevens in a short but sharp scrimmage. In
keeping with the rule followed this year.
but little old-fa shioned foot ball was seen.
the scrimmage being given up to trick
plays, in which the forward pass was a
feature. One of these passes resulted in
touchdown.
The varsity eleven had the ball first. but
was soon obliged to kick after but one rush
that netted a gain followed by two losses.
The scrub side tore through and around
the varsity line, making good gains until
short kick was essayed. Then the
varsity tried a forward pass. Jones run
ming and Knox getting the ball on the pass.
The trick worked well and the pair Sc
cured forty yards and a touchdown be-
tween them
and did some tackling of the dummy, be-
sides kicking and catching. Jim Hogan.
Carl F. Landers and Frank Butterworth
assisted Rockwell in handling the candi-
dates. the linemen getting particular at
tention. In his punting Roome showed up
in fine form yesterday, getting his kicks
off with great accuracy and covering long
distances. He also scored the second
touchdown in the scrimmage by plunging
through the scrub line.
Lydig Hoyt. back of year ago, is ex-
pected here tomorrow to aid in developing
the team.
Harvard Soon to Practice in Open.
CAMBRIDGE, September 26.-The Har-
ward foot ball squad had its first scrim-
mage yesterday afternoon. playing game
of eight minutes. Most of this time was
devoted to old-style playing, under which
a first down was made only three times,
twice for team A and once for team B.
One forward pass was used with indiffer-
ent success. and two quarter back kicks
hv ~
gained eighteen yards. Team A, which will
probably play the first game. lined up as
follows: Kennard. left end: Osborne, left
tackle: Gilmore. left guard; Frazer. center;
Kersburg right guard: Sibley. right tackle;
Macdonald, right end; Newhall, quarter
back Foster, left half back; Lockwood.
right half back: Apollonio and Gray. full
backs. Harvard's entire squad Is now on
the field, and while there seems to be a
good set of men to pick a first string there
Is little substitute material For quarter
back and center there Is good squad.
Kerans, who has been with the quarter
backs, has been changed to the half-back
squad and played a good game there yes
terday Harvard's last morning practice
have done with their forward pass and
side kick experiments the practice will be
held in the open in day Or two
Tigers in First scrimnage.
PRINCETON, N. j.. September 26.-The
Tigers Jumped into the first scrimmage OF
the season yesterday After gpracticing at
tackling and passing. a varsity eleven was
sent through signals The team was es-
peciaIly instructed in speed. Quarter Back
Dillon driving his men hard in this line.
Stannard was seen in the lineup for the
first time He played at tackle. but the
general opinion seems to be that his regu-
lar position will be at guard Herring was
the other tackle: Capt Dillon. guard
Rheinstefn. center: Hoag and \. -ster. ends
Eddie Dillon quarter back. and Daub, Nc
Cormick and Tibbot In the back field. The
scrimmage lasted about ten minutes in all
Capt Dillon, Stannard and Mccormick did
not get into the rough work because the
coaches did not want to take any chances
so early in the season. The scrub kicked
off and the varsity drove them back a few
Yards Then there were several exchanges
| Of kicks but no scoring. Tibbot was clever
at finding openings in the scrub defense
Rulon Miller coached the scrub. He is fr
college. but is physically unable to get into
| the game for some time at least. Eddie
! Holt looked after the varsity line men.