Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17
BACK FIELD DEVELOPMENT
TASK FOR PENN COACHES
Football Experts Concentrating all Thought and Energy
Along Those LineS-Harvard Dartmouth and Cornell
Favored in This Respect 1913 Ouartets are Intact

this writing the outlook at PENNSYLVANIA
is not very bright behind the line. There
are plenty of candidates for each position
who show Individual skill, but four new
men VIII have to be welded together to
act as a unit. and 1t would be little short
of miraculous If they should show
strength comparable to that of the Dart
mouth backs. So far not a man is sure
of position here. 1t will require several
days more of signal drill and even some
scrlmmaging for the coaches to select
even n tentative backfield.
Finding a good quarterback still re-
mains Coach ,Brooke's big problem. He
has been trying Ballou, Irwin and Mer-
ril here and all give promise, though
Ballou is by far the most finished player
of the lot. If the quarterback problem is
solved soon it will be an easier matter to
find three running mates for him.
TO Pat Dwyer has been assigned the
task of finding n centre to succeed Simp-
son, of last years team He Is now con-
sidering three men for the position, Cap
tain Journeay, Borie, of last years fresh
man team, and Butler, who played tho
position on the scrubs. The position Is
new to Journeay. but there are so many
big men for guard and tackle and the
need of a centre so pressing, that Jour-
neay hopes to win the pivotal position by
the time the first game is played. What
Journeay needs more than anything else
is speed, Tor the pennsylvania style or
playing this position requires n man Of
great activity who can take care of him.
self and then lend hand wherever he Is
needed.
Coach Brook, of Pennsylvania has
picked a provisional team and plans to
send them through a few simple forma-
tIons today. The lineup OF yesterday
gives some indication of the probable
makeup of the team today. Captain
Journeay as was predicted, Is to play
centre. He is the only man definitely
placed Flanking him for guards In the
present lineup will be Witherow and
Nowald; at tackles, Harris and Russell:
and ends Carter and Rockefeller. Irwin
is to start out at quarter and Moffet at
fullback Gotwels and Jones will fill in.
This combination will be shifted free
quently. Murdoch and Tucker alternated
with Carter and Rockefeller at end yes
terday. Mike Dorizas continues to i'm
prove and is pretty sure to make a place.
Bailou and Merrill had turns with DOC"
Irwin at the pilot position. Vreeland did
not put in an appearance, as he is study
ing for an examination. Mathews re-
lieved MOffet at intervals. He Is big and
speedy and as consistent drop kicker
as there is on the field. Gotwels at
half made a good impression. He is
little light. but his wonderful speed makes
up for that deficiency. Hughes Is likely
to be a dark horse. Although in school
last year, he did not play. He caught
on the freshman baseball team last year
Jack Dalton, all-American quarterback
on the Navy team, was out today to
assist coaching.
OF last years team, Crane, Simpson,
Marshall and Peden were out Mercer,
the old American fullback of two years
ago, was also present. Among the older
graduates We're noticed DR.. Robert TORY,
Davisson Kennedy, Bill Young and Char
lie Corson. Ben Cline, Swarthmore's
captain was also morning visitor.