New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-09-26

There Is much TO be done but the coaches are
hopeful there IS plenty OF good timber to build
with
The University Of Pennsylvania will have
harder task than usual to turn out champion
ship eleven. This is cue 10 the number OF veterans
lost through graduation. The entire first string
back field including Keinath, at quarterback:
Manner and Means, halfbacks. and Hollenback,
fullback were graduated in June In the line the
Quakers have lost CASTOR and Draper, the star
tackles. and Scarlet, the AI-America end This
leaves OF the 1908 first string only four men
Marks at centre. Lamberton at one guard Pike at
the other and Braddock at end At frst glance this
looks like a hopeless situation, but It so happens
that last year the Quakers had second team
which was almost as strong as the first Crooks is
expected 10 take Scarlett's place at end in a
satisfactory manner. while in the back field Cap
tain Miller, whose brilliant playing was the feature
Of the Cornell game last fall after Keinath was
hurt. needs no introduction.
The coaches expect 10 make something of Rams
dell the sprinter, who showed wonderful promise
on the scrub team at fullback last fall. There is
also some likelihood that the coaches will try out
Cozzens at centre, and, IL he qualities to use Marks
last years centre at half or fun back. This would
leave only two positions to be filed and the 1908
substitutes and freshmen should furnish enough
good material.
New men are in charge of the coaching machine
a. l. Smith, the famous fuback Of the 1904 team
is field coach and DR. Al Milford is chairman NJ
"a
Williams. the organizer of the present coaching
system, is not officially connected with the coach
ing staff, there seems to be doubt that he win
respond when needed.
Cornell has a hard problem 10 face. IS LAST ware
team was practically cut TO pieces bv the loss ~
seven men, but the undergraduates and the coaches
are facing the situation with an enthusiasm and
spirit which bode we'll No less than eighty men
reported for practice when the call for candidates
was made last week number that bas $50
been exceeded at Ithaca, and l am told that thera
Il no lack OF material from which TO develon 2
! team 10 peat PENNSYLVANIA, the dearest hope OF
/ CorheH- The game with Harvard this wear lends
an ADDED incentive 10 putting strong team in the
neld Il anything, the schedule is too hard es
Harvard, Chicago and Pennsylvania must he
payeo within three weeks. The players lost r,,
gieouatlon were: Walder, fuuback: O.Rourke
tackle: Cosgrove guard: WIGHT centre. E5rtcbtn'
son. Shearer ana Move haIfbacks and CaIdvyeu
ana Gardner, quarterbacks This leaves only EIurI-
ouit and Macarthur ends; Captain Tyderan. hair
! PACK ana Leventry, tackle, as nucleus for This
/ years eleven, Among the substitutes who can bo
/ counted on are Wood quarterback and Pone nm
I BACK while from the 1853 freshman SQUAD Weeks
Sno Dohnan. tackles; Baker, quarterback and
/ 'ass tullback. are promising players
Dartmouth has made herself feared IN The Grid
ron IN recent years, and IS quite likely to hold the
pace earned last season when Princeton was beat
eH ana harvard played TO q close score The elev-
"a : la"iy well fortified this season with the fol-
/ loving veterans TO call on: Captain Tobn the An
/ America guard Sherwin tackle. Faplyar+ 90
! ryan ends Pishon, quarterback: Marks fIllback
/ ana lngersoIl halfback. Other promising men
ron iast years freshman team are: DAILY. end :;
Farman, guard Ecock tackle and Tbornson -, 60
! ire. 1eH
Nluch can happen between now and November q
TO change the whole aspect of the situation but
!oosihg from the form developed last year on the
~ material 10 work on, the teams quite likely
! to be ranked as follows when tba season ga !.
lale' Harvard, Princeton, Pennsylvania, Dartmouth
and Cornell TIrDDDnI,