Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12

veteran backs, will be assisted by White,
Mccormick and De Vito of the freshman
team. as we'll as Bard, BALM and Feigen-
spann.
Pennsy Prospects Bright.
Field Coach Andy Smith has issued a call
for all candidates for the University of
Pennsylvania foot ball team to report for
practice on Franklin field on September
10. Just ten days before the opening game
of the season with Gettysburg. Not since
1909 have the Pennsylvania prospects been
so much up in the air as they are this
year. with seven of the strongest men,
bers Of last years team missing, this
years success depends almost entirely on
new men. The most discouraging feature
is the back field. Hollenbeck, Manner,
Keinath and Means will all be missing. To
start a team on a season with an entirely
new back field is a tremendous handicap
one that the Red and Blue team has not
had to face since 1900. In 1901 they had
Davidson as a veteran. in 1902 Bill Gar
diner, Howard and Dale; in 1903. Bennett,
while Smith wa a man of such we'll
known ability that he might also he
counted a tried man; in 1904, Smith and
Reynolds; in 1906, Folwell, Greene, Sheble
and Stevenson; in 1906, Folwell. Greene and
Hollenback; in 1907. Folwell, Greene and
Hollenback, and in 1908, Hollenback and
Keinath.
Each year they had men of tried ability
as a nucleus. This year they nave only
Captain Miller. and he was but a sub
stitute last year. To add to the uncer-
tainty OF the outlook, one Of the most
promising candidates, Harcourt, will surely
mt he hack In the unfvaraftv wh{Ia PANS
dell may also be missing, and Hutchinson
is in such precarious scholastic standing
that he cannot be counted on with any
degree Of certainty.
Marks n Fast Man.
Marks will surely be taken from center
and played in the back field, probably at
fullback. where he always played before
coming TO Pennsylvania. Marks is a re-
markedly fast man, capable OF running 100
yards in ten and one-fifth seconds. and
seems sure to make good. If Ramsdell
returns-and It seems about an even bet
whether he will or not-he will likely play
front halfback and he used to crash into
the line, where his weight and strength
win count. For the other halfback Hut
Crimson is probably the best man. He
displayed great ability running with the
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is an expert with the forward pass. which
he has been practicing steadily all sum-
mer. With Captain Miller at quarterback.
this would make a back field brilliant in
individual play. but no two Of whom nave
ever played together before, and therefore
uncertain as to it's team work, the feature
on which all backfields must stand or
fall. 1t would be one OF the fastest back
fields that ever played foot ball. Ramsdell
and Marks are both sprinters Of exceptional
speed, while Hutchinson is close after
them and Miller by no means slow.
But II Ramsdell does not return. or Hut
crimson does not get off his condition or
fails to show the form expected OF him.
for he is still an untried man, or II injury
robs the team OF one or more Of this back
field, where will Pennsylvania be them
Sommer and Young, last years substitutes
are fair players, but hardly Of the class
for a tip-top varsity backfield. Heilman
and Van Housen Of last years freshmen
are also wanting in ability. The loss OF
any one OF these men would damage this
back field tremendously. There is none in
prospect who. on past form, seems capable
Of taking their places
short on Kicker.
In this tentative back field there is no
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