Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-30
SEASON OF 1907
Sporting World has Been So Occupied with
Close Races In Baseball and Other Sports
That 1t Has Almost Lost Sight OF
the Pigskin Game.


wants thcm.
The University of Pennsylvania is
particularly blessed this year hecanscl
tho Quakcrs have lost Int two mem
hers Of thclr 1906 eleven. These arc
Levonc. ut left end, ana Lawrence at
quarterback. This leaves the red ana
blue with following Veterans: Sea-.
lett. right end. Draper and CASTOR.
tackles; Gallagher ana Zicgcr
guards: Dwycr. center: Green and
Folwcll. halfbacks and IIollcnback
fullback. |
Penn this year has better lot oil
recruits from last years freshman
team and substitutes than usual andl
IL all things work together right tho
Qnakcrs ought to have one OF their
greatest teams. For Lawrcnco's DOS.
ition at quarter Rcgan. the former Ex.
eter star. VIII have first considcra.
ton. This young man looked like n |
second Stevenson last year as far as
individual work went. and IL he dc.
voiops tho headwork necessary he |
VIII hold down the position from the |
start. He Is one of the best drop
kickers Penn has had since Brooke's |
day and in tho Cornell-Pcnn freshman
Halnc last fall had the distinction Of |
nron Kicking goal from the 35-yard |
Inc, feat never accomplished cx |
cept by HerschbcrGer. the former Chi. |
cago University star and Crowcll. tho
former Swarthmore quarter. Tho
coaches will have their troubles In |
making use of all the other cnndi |
dates. In Pauxtis and Miller OF tho
freshman team. they have two ends
who are almost OF varsity material |
right now. Macklin, the big freshman
Tackle and fnllbnck. Will have to Ia |
cared for somewhere, and this willl
probably be In the line. Then in the
back-iield Somcrs and Bradley will
make strong candidates.
There are very few changes IN |
Fenn's coaching staff. Torrcy will
once more he field coach and he will |
nave first-class lot OF assistants
Dr. Carl Williams will once moro he
inc head of the advisory board of |
coaches with George Brooke an nc
1--WE assistant. 1t is planned to have
Dotn OF these men devote more timo
10 inc eleven this year than they did
Princeton viii Lose Heavily
princeton will lose heavily in tho
me out outside of this the Tigers
VIII DC exceptionally strong and well
m ,, 10 cnre for themselves. or the
me men Princeton loses IIoagland
a. risht chd. Cooncy and Herring. the
1w ., tackles; and Stannard and II.
bilion. the two guards. This lcaves
OF the entire line only Wistor M and
anu Phillips at center. The bnck.
field. however Is intact. II DiIlon
me pest quarterback of the ycar will
once more run the team from his
position. while Captain Mccormick |
Will be at fullback. with Rnlon Miller
ana Harlan as halfbacks. With this
sort of n baclcfinld Princeton is SIRE
TO be very strong. II need not be i'm
ngined however. that the Princeton
me will he exceptionally weak for
prmceton has some first-class snbsti. |
t"tes and good squad of 1906 fresh. |
men from which TO build uo new
line. 'p nv"
me head coach will be w. Ropcr
VINO held tho position last year. Ujsl
hctiVc assistants will be Cooney and
Mlihn. former-tackle and halfbach rc
spectivciy. Then Princeton will have
thc usual number of graduate stars
VINO can lc called upon at any fine
AZ told, the Tiger outlook is very
bright and Princeton will make n
Slrnng bid for championship honors
which she divided with Yale last
year 100
Football Matters at Harvard.
footDall matters at Harvard are in
very chaotic condition. IT waa rot
known until well along In the snrInp
that Harvard would have n football
team at ALL But when permission
was given for the continuance of The
sport 1t was hcdged about i'm s,,cb n
manner as to make the deyelopmeut
ol strong team Il difficult mattor
mere have been many criticisms
most OF them from Harvard sources
about the policy which led To tho So
lection of Joshua Crane as tho head
coach Crane derived his experience
In The game nearly n score of wears
ago and since that time has done
very little active coaching. |. is moi
believed that he can do the Harvard
Football men very much good ana dire
Things are predicted on this account
There was much disappointment Mt
Cambridge when Bill Reid refused TO
| return. Rnid worked extremely hard
Tor three years TO put Harvard foot.
ball on finn basis but he was anto..
| onizcd to such an extent that hc on
c2nhtcrcd trouble every way he turn.
Gu. Since there is no evidence that
harvard men have reformed in this
respect Crane may have his troubles.
We'll Provided With Veterans.
me Harvard eleven is fairly wei
provided with veterans from 1906. OF
last years team all but four of the
mon are back. The mon lost are
fierce the left tackle; Kcrsburg. loft
guard; Osborne, right tackle. and
roster. left halfback. This leaves star
i ana Mcdonald. onds. burr IL .