The Detroit times., 1913-11-15
ADVENT OF BROOKE AT PENN
MARKS new EPOCH THERE
He Is Boss Of the Football Squad
for the First Time Head
Coach Has Ever Been
LIKES BRAND OF PLAYERS
THE WEST SENDS EAST
Mnst Of Penn Players Are From
Own State-Six are From
Philadelphia
ny RALPH l.. YONKER

BY RALPH L.. YONKER.
The advent OF Coach Brooke as the
leader Of tlEG Pennsylvania football
team. marks new epoch In the his
tory OF the gridiron sport in that in
sfitution.
The first and greatest change made
In the methods Of conducting the
game 10 that now, as head coach,
Brooke has complete charge OF the
team. He is responsible for 1t. II
It looses, blame Brooke or the ma
terial. II It wins, credit Brooke and
the material. At any rate. blame or
credit somebody In particular. a thing
that never could be done at Pennsyl-
vaniA before.
when Brooke was asked to desert
Swarthmore, which he coached last
ueason, and teach the Penn boys the
zane, he said that he would II he
were given absolute power over his
,sQuad and over his assistant coaches.
He wAs given that power.
This doesn't mean that Brooke has
10 assistance In making the team.
He has Pauxtis, . former Penn star
ana last year coach 1T Dickinson;
Truxtop Hare. whom Camp once
called the greatest football player;
0no Zeigler, an All-American man.
ana John Fl. Minds, brother to Ches-
tar, are helping Brooke.
X But Brooke IL the boss of these
fellows, and he must take the re-
Sponsibtlity Of their making good.
Another thing that Brooke seems
10 - anxious to do. ID to work mp
HTUTU spirit IN the west for PeHHsy.
Pan has confined its efforts to obtain
football men to the east almost en-:
tifoly. There are many alumni OF
Tie Philadelphia institution in the
wet, however, and II II hoped that
noo1 the Cuakers will be getting some
"a the woolly products.
~ 10 Uisow how much Penn 10 Deepen
dent mon material from Philadelphia
i<oolf. Six Of tho men ON the team are
ftum that city. Capt Young. Harris.
Murdoch. Avery. Bolger. Mccall and
01moeon are al residents ~ Philadel-
uhlf and received their nlrst football
Irritating In that city. Avery attend
- OF. Paul's. Z prep school at Con-
S0ord, but his homo n In Philadelphia.
Coach Brooke expressed much in
forest IN learning that several Of the
stars ~ the eastern teams were from
Y1otroit He had much praise for the
work of Pudr1th, the Detroit Central
~. who helped beat Penn for Dart
snonth lat Saturday.
Hrooke Isn't . believer In beef for
that any man who II heavy will make
II rood gfidder II entirely over.
ri 1ooent make any difference II
A. io11ow weighs 200 pounds or more
n ~ int quick and active and q
'0Ghter." aid Brooke. discussing the
fn1&tsr today.
~Ihis Pudrith, for instance. isn't a
hoovy man, but he IL their with the
1rhD. Tho fellows who are aggres-
~ ana strung-hearted and use their
honls are the kind Of men want, not
ne nen who have beef only"
Brooke carries this idea out In his
own teams, preferring speed to weight
always.
IS There are enough good football men
q ponnay who are ineligible or who
20 taking % much WORK IN the pro-
feoulonal courses that they haven't
t1uno for the game to make q team
- Guod - the Penn varsity. accord
M - those who are with the Pennsy
Mary Of the ineligibles will be able
% pjay next season.
It = believed that Coach Brooke will
~ 0lguDd again as Penn coach for
two q three years this fall. His con-
tSaet Tor one year expires this fall.
according 10 reliable reports. but ne
h wanted at Philadelphia again next
year.
vltts classmate Gets TrlaI.
n the closing days Of the season
the Portland club tried out a new
third basemAn. Jimmy Ruegg. San
rfanciSco youngster, who appeared
) % b. natural hitter. He played on
the Same high school team with Os.
oar Witt and Bill Orr. now with De
fruit and the Athletics. respectively
and u said to be Just a. good"
orlSnth Has New southpaw.
Clark 0rimth has . new southpaw
y pftcher whose name he isn't allowed
~ learn. The new man Is Cuban
y1n1 has been recommended by the
xoDogtlng editor OF . Cuban paper but
/; ~ name u kept quiet for fear an
5 Gsnog club will grab him.
Dlll Bradley for Hens.
az IAoy are doping Bill Bradley. for
- Man third sacker. a. the new boss
~ Toledo Mud Hens.