Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-28

of the back field up to a desirable
point.
Pennsy Team Stale.
PHILADELPHIA. October 2S-Another
tale of woe has been sprung from the
camp of the Pennsylvania foot ball play
ers. The coaches ordered a secret prac-
tice yesterday. which will be continued
indefinitely. Few of the men who played
against the Indians entered into the prac-
tice. and Capt Hollenback. Scarlet, Mil
Ter and Manner failed to appear These
men are still at the seashore recuperat-
ing, all of them being badly overturned.
Coaches Metzgar, Mitchell, Wharton.
Folwell and milford were all out in toGs
and drove the substitute and scrub play
ers through a long and grueling practice.
Coach Metzgar sprung an innovation. The
men were sent running in all directions.
and as they ran they threw the ball about
trying to catch il while on the run. The
ability of the Indians to handle the ball
no matter which way or from what d.
rection it was thrown opened the eyes of
PENIS coaches, and from now on the
men will get this drill every afternoon.
That the varsity and substitutes are
stale was shown In practice. When they
lined up against the second eleven the
line was ripped apart for big gains and
the ends were circled repeatedly. One of
the redeeming features was the work of
Means. candidate for fullback. He is
punter of more than ordinary ability
and can hit the line hard as we'll as being
an adept with the forward pass. Capt.
Hollenback will not play against Carne-
gle Institute Saturday, and Means will
play his position.
Army Coach Drilling Harvard.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. October 2S.-Coach
Graves of West Point, began coaching
the Harvard varsity line yesterday after
noon. The practice for the varsity was
secret and was elementary with hard
signal drill Graves gave the line new
tactics in breaking through and charging
on the snap of the ball. and carried out
his instructions in the signal drill. Capt.
Curr G.. Browne, Fish and Hoar were not
out Burr has a severe cold and the
other men were given a rest.
Smith. who has been out of the prac-
tice for several days. was in the signal
worked out at halfback The big fellow
is exceptionally fast, and is working
into a good halfback. In the scrimmage
of the subs against the seconds after the
varsity drill Yer Weibe played right half
back. and made good gains against the
heavy second team.
Coach DAILY will do all that is possible
with the new man, and may be able to
fit him into the backfeld. Smith is too
slow for Corbett. and White and kennard
cannot stand hard tackl!ng.
That Cutlersis the best quarter at Har-
ward this year must be admitted by the
followers of the game. Cutler is badly
hampered by heavy team. and few
hard tackles show him up badly and make
him erratic in the backfield The coaches
are drilling Cutting for left end r.
Brown. the old Andover end. will be used
carefully until the last of the season.
Navy Hasn't Wasted Speed.
ANNAPOLIS. Md. October 2S.-AH the
regulars of the Navy team appeared on
the field yesterday afternoon. The team
has been conditioned finely by Trainer
McMasters. notwithstanding the fact that
several of the regulars began the season
with old injuries to contend with There
has been some talk of the Navy team
being on edge too soon, but experts de-
clare that the players have been care
fully handled. and the work in practice
or during the game has never been eX-
cessive. No matter how much a players
services might have been needed he has
been ordered from the field if there was
any likelihood of him overworking him
self
The work yesterday afternoon was in
special preparation for the Indians, and
some new plays and formations were
tried. The Navy will meet the redmen al
their own game and the wiles of the
aborigines will have the finished strategy
of the new Navy to contend with. Dalton
was in the regular lineup, and he has
the call over Clay at right half. He is
heavier than Clay and about fast, and
his punting makes him valuable man
behind the line.