Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-25
Pennsylvania Opens Up Its
Season With Gettysburg
Here and Fur is Sure to
Fly With Teams in Shape.
By EDWARD r, BUSHNELL

Every day marks some development
for the better in the making OF Penn
sylvanies backfeld. First Head Coach
Brooke brought about decided i'm
provement in the kicking. The return
OF Avery gave the Quakers a backfield
man who could get distance and height
to his punts. In addition TO Avery two
other promising backfeld men have
shown decided Improvement In the kick
ing lire. They are Irwin and Ballou,
rival candidates for the quarterback
position. Irwin has been used at quar-
ter with more regularity than Ballou.
and likewise has been used to do more
kicking. but the latter has already made
his reputation as n kicker, and when
will be outkcked by any one, with tho
possible exception of Avery.
Yesterday Brooke concentrated his
preliminary coaching on teaching all the
backheld candidates TO catch kicks and
run them back through broken field.
In this work Merrill and Hughes have
heen showing the Oest form. Brooke
used this kind OF practice to teach his
men the art Of straight-arming oncom-
ing tacklers and shifting the ball from
arm to arm As they run, In order TO
better protect themselves. II was Mer-
rill who starred at this work In We'd
Tesday's scrimmase, but yesterday
Hughes did quite as we'll. making sew
oral sensational runs, In both OF which
he outsprinted a field OF tacklers and
added to his effectiveness by his clever
lodging and straight-aiming. A good
open field runner must master this art.
and IL augurs we'll for the future of
the Quaker backfield that so many of
the men are doing 1t so we'll in prac-
tice.
There will be no scrimmage today be-
cause the coaches wish TO give the men
a complete rest for the Gettysburg
game tomorrow. The tremendous heat
OF the past week has resulted in a loss
OF weight with every man on the squad.
To some OF the men this was fortu-
nate, but others have suffered Still a
scrimmage practice was absolutely nee
essary to secure the hardening required
for a game.
Princeton men are showing a great deal
ot slation over the fine work Of Boland.
the former Lafayette player now AT
Princeton. Boland was the life OF the
Tiger scrubs last year and he promises
TO develop into one OF the stars OF the
varsity backneld this fall. He is so
fast and strong that It takes a mighty
good man 10 handle him. On top OF this
ability he heayes the forward pass with
unusual accuracy and skill In every
respect he promises to give Princeton
-he combination man that the Tigers
acked In their backheld last year.
ntO action tomorrow. Pennsylvania s
initial contest will he with Gettysburg.
Harvard will meet Bates, Yale will tackle
VI ains and Dartmouth will play the Mas
Iachusetts Agricultural College, while
'ornell will srapple with Pittsburgh
There are old scores to settle In two OF
hese games Yale men have not for
leld by Maine last fall while the mem
Try OF PittsbuTgh's aO-7 victory over
'ornel is still fresh in Ithaca. Both
iaine and Pittsburgh have been showed
lp several games on their respective
chedules Yale ought to win with some
hing TO spare, and on form Cornell should |
lso be the victor over Pittsburgh But |
he IthacRns have always been such un- |
ertain quantities In their initial games 1
n recent years and Pittsburgh Is known |
o be SO strong, that tO hazard a pre- |
lction on the result Of this contest would /
e the height Of folly.
PRINCETON, \. j., Sept. 25.-The Prince
On varsity had long drill yesterday after
oon ending "th forty-hys minutes Of snappy /
erimmass.
Ihe work has shown a great improvement
a the last few DAYS. but fumbling Is still /
luch IN evidence, The varsity lineup: Right
nd. Brown: right tacAls, Mclean: Tisht
uArd r. TTenkman, centre, Eourss; left !
uArd Hogs; LEFT tackle. Ballln: left end |
hea: quartsrbaek. Eberstadt; right half, boo
title; left half +, TFenkman; fullback, Law
CAMBRIDGE, hass.. Sept. 5.-ssysnty y-hys
ard runs by hahan ana Brickley gave Har- !
ards varsity two touehdoWns In tea-min-
e soItH1mAss ysstsrda yaftsrnoon. The scrubs
cid their own with the varsity Huhstitutss. |
sinS scored on only once In . hall hsnr. Sc.