The Washington herald., 1907-11-08
PENN MUST WAKE up
No Hope to Beat Michigan
With Old Football.
VANDERBILT GAME FARCICAL
When HOst Learned of Presence of
Quaker scouts He Refused to show
HIS Plays and Depended Upon
Place Kicks TO win-Penn Has
Hard Battle Ahead with State.

What Michigan will do TO Penn this
year will be sad for Philadelphians TO
chronicle unless the Penn students come
out Of their trance and play up-to-date
football
With every big team in the country. and
even the schoolboy elevens practicing
the forward pass and the innumerable
tricks worked in connection with the play,
Penn is sticking TO the old style rush
ing tactics. says George Sands. Even the
awful trOUncing they received at the
hands of the Indians. who had Penn grog-
~ at the end OF the first half. failed TO
teach the Broadbrims anything. Penn is
certainly doing their best to sustain Phila-
delphia's reputation Of being a slow burg.
The coaches, instead of developing every
style OF Offense possible under the new
rules. are working 10 md a way to break
up the passes Of their opponents and de-
velop a strong oHense in rushing and end
running This looks serious mistake.
and the coaches OF Penn will probably
realize it in the games with Michigan and
Cornell.
In order to get a line on the Michigan
method Of handling passes. Penn sent a
couple OF scouts to the Vanderbilt -Michi-
gan game at Nashville. The scouts only
saw a punting contest. which the West
erners Won by two field goals from place
ment IL is said the Wolverines knew of
the presence OF the scouts and fixed up
deal with the lightweight Southern
team whereby the visitors would see moth
ing worth seeing. II this was the case
Il was a pretty rough deal for the spec
tators. According 10 report the South
erners saw pretty contest, With several
near touchdowns as features, and they
probably now have d high opinion OF the
Vanderbilt team for holding YOst's great
football machine to such a small score.
Hurts the Game.
II report is true. those spectators were
cheated. and the Michigan and Vanderbilt
teams have injured the great college
sport Various colleges have often been
accused Of using semiprofessionaI players
on the gridiron. but the public has never
doNbted the genuineness of the contests.
The Wolverines may now have the laugh
on the Penn scouts. but their little trick
Will start people questioning the serious
ness Of other preliminary battles Of the
big colleges 1t is safe 10 say that none
Of the big five teams of the East have
ever used the taking tactics of the prize
ring; that il 10 say make an agreement
20 give spectators. who pay money TO see
the sport. an exhibition instead Of a con-
test
On Saturday Penn Will meet a team
that is likely 10 worry her from start to
finish. This is the eleven OF Penn State.
which beat Cornell 10 the week before
the IthaCans met and conquered Prince
ton. Penn's heavy backs will probably be
able TO plough through the Penn State
line for constant gains. but il won't be
easy ploughing Cornell can testify TO
this What the Quakers have TO fear,
however. is Voorhis. the Penn State quar-
ter back. who is drop kicker Of renown.
He kicked two field goals in the Cornell
game. one from the 12-yard line and the
other from the 42-yard line. Noorhis is
apt TO have the Red and Blue IN a ner-
vous perspiratioE whenever the ball is
near their half Of the field.
week later, Penn viii go 10 Ann Ar
Dor for the game with Michigan Yost's $
team is stronger than ii was last year.
when Penn beat them Il 10 on Franklin
Field. an1 there seems 10 be little chance
OF her repeating that success. However
the Quakers downed Lafayette Is 10 Q last
Saturday, and are sure tC fight with their
usual spirit.