Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21
HARVARD ELEVEN
IS SADLY IN NEED
OF QUARTERBACK
Crimson Seeking Capable Field
GeneraI-BackfeId Among the
Best in Gridiron History
CAMBRIDGE. MASS, Sept. 90
Upward of 100 men for the

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Upward of 100 men for the
Harvard varsity football team
are expected to present themselves
10 Coach Percy d. Haughton on Sol
diers' Field tomorrow, when another
call for candidates for the 1913 eleven
is made. The men will register, have
talk with Captain Storer and re-
ceive their instructions for the first
week of practice.
Coach HaughtOn has kept in close
touch with the major portion of his
charges during the summer months,
advising them as to their work and
diet during the heated term. AS a re-
suit but few of the men will be much
out of condition, while some of the
players have added a few much
needed pounds.
Starting Tuesday, there win be two
practice sessions daily, one in the
morning and the other later in the
day. This schedule will last only one
week. as the university throws open
. its gate officially on Monday. Sep
TENDER %.
The Harvard problem this year ap-
pears to be the same that has con-
frOnted the Crimson coaches during
the past half dozen years-the devel-
Opment of an efficient quarterback.
With Gardner and Bradley. the two
men who faced Yale last November,
graduated, and with Lieutenant
Charley Days return as coach at
West Point, the Crimson authorities
have no mean job to turn out a man
capable of running such a high pow
cred football machine as the Haugh-
ton battering rams usually are
Harry Gardner is expected to re-
fuTT and HaVOta biS TINA n IauaIpr-
ing a field general. His ability as a
coach is unknown, but he may prove
himself real life saver in the critical
situation. Nal Logan, who proved
The worst kind of a "fivVer" last fall
as a quarterback, will again go out
for the position. Eddie Mahan, cap
tain and halfbaCk of the 1916 eleven.
will. because of his lack of weight,
probably be tried out as quarterback
He should win the job hands down
his ability as a punter and place
kicker giving him big advantage
over his rivals
The Harvard rush line, a distinctly
Haughton combination, should prove
at stalwart as it has in year past.
DERRY Parmenter will be missing at
center but will return as line coach.
stan" PennOck and Walter Trum-
hull. guards. and Rex Hitchcock and
captain Bob Storer tackles, will
again be out for the places on the
team that won the 1872 champion
ship. Storer will probably yield his
job at left tackle to Tudor Gardiner.
who was forced to abandon football
'tmperarily by an injury received at
= injection two years ago The cap
toiu. before Gardeners injury, was
~ ing at center, and 1t is in this
''s' ion that he will probably be
r..'rI.
Harvard's premier punter, Sam
T. @'cn. = lost at left end, while Frank
n'2rien remains in his position at
.irAt end. Lyman and Rollins, the
I"12 enCs. are both fast men.
The fastest backfield that ever
s'acad a Harvard gridiron loses one
~ is members, Percy L. Wendell
LIST seasons captain. If Charley
Prinklev and Tack" Hardwick play
their game of 1912 during the pres
mt season Wendelrs loss will not be
felt. F. J. Bradlee, Jr. is as capable
man as the eX-crimson leader and
would have probably taken away
Wendell's position last fall but for
he fact that the RoxbuTy boy was
captain of the eleven.
The schedule follows:
September 81. Maine at Cambridge;
October 4. Bates. at Cambridge;
October II, Williams at Cambridge;
october IS. Holy Cross at Cambridge;
October %. Norwich at Cambridge:
November l. Cornell at Cambridge;
November s, Princeton 1T Prince
on. November Is, Brown at Cam
bridge; November -, Yale at Cam
bridge.