Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-23

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best.
Not until some time Friday possibly
not before Friday evening, will any one
know the exact lineup of the Penn
team for the game with Gettysburg. The
night for positions, not only in the line,
but In the backield, Is so even and keen
that the coaches themselves don't know
who their eleven best players will be.
The Cornell eleven formally opens the
gridiron season this afternoon with a
game against Ursinus. A few years ago,
when the team from Colegeville con-
tained such players as Gay and the
thompson brothers and were coached by
Whitley Price, they were a formidable
opponent for any team. But they were
easy meat for Cornell last year and
should be as easy today.
Morning practice at Pennsylvania yes
tcrday consisted of a long blackboard
talk, principally on defense, followed by n
demonstration on the field OF the things
taught
In the afternoon Brooke and Dickson
spent a long time In drilling the ends
and halfbacks in setting down under
kicks and in blocking. Seelbach, Koons,
Murdoch Nreeland, Wray, Urkhart and
Hopkins were used Hopkins and Urk-
mart MAKE Il good impression.
Mathews and Carter then practiced
place and drop kicking with men break
ing through to block. They got off some
beauties from the 30 and 4O-yard line.
Thorough tackling practice with the
flying dummy was next in the order of
the day, the men showed their usual
early season form in this, tackling high
and uncertain. but under Brooke and
Dickson improvement may be looked for
in short order.
Al $3.50 the exhausting heat had
suhsided somewhat. so the men put on
their head gears for scrimmage with
Harold Gastnn's fighting scrubs.
Mathews kicked off to Lindsay who ran
II back to his own 20yard line. The
scrubs lost the ball on downs. due to a
tumble and Berry puntrd 10 Merrill. who
returned il 20 yards before being downed.
Gains by Mathews and Merrill put the
ball down in the scrubs territory. Gas
ton men held frm, and Nick Garter
went In to try for a place kick His
attempt hit the cross bar and the ball
bounded back into the field for a tOuch-
back. Scrubs ball on their own 20
yard line, After unsuccessful attempt
TO gain, Berry again punted to Merrill.
who returned it % yards. Ballou was
sent in to replace Merrill on the varsity
and Rockefeller TO relieve Mathews.
NaTsit" started another march toward
the scrubs goal by means of fierce line
plunSes by Jones and l5-yard run by
Hughes. The ball went TO the scrubs
when a varsity man was penalized for
ohside play. The scrubs kicked the ball
out Of danger
Rockefeller and Jones alternated at
I fulback and did consistent gaining.
The ball was soon down in the scrub
territory. Geevn was laid out by
blow on the head and was replaced by
Clothier 1t was ascertaned last night
that the injury was not serious, Rookie
fel!er took II over for the only touch
down. Garter kicked a goal The work
Of Mike Dows was a feature, He Opened
holes big enough 10 march the German
army through. Mathews played a great
game, maxim gsome wonderful gains. and
showed good defensive ability. Harry
Jones showed that he has lost none OF
his old-time playing ability, Al Journey
! displayed a remarkable steadiness for
/ being so new al the centre position.
| That Harold CASTOR Is going 10 have
an unusually scrappy aggregation Is evil
dent Berry he has as clever a man for