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

the Ellis backfeld. none too strong at
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
hight for positions, not only in the line,
but In the backheld. is so even and keen
that the coaches themselves don't know
who their eleven best players will be.
Morning practice at Pennsylvania yes
to-day consisted of a long blackboard
talk. principally on defense. followed by Il
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, Vreeland, Wray Urkhart and
Hopkins were used. Hopkins and Urk-
hart make a 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, tacklng high
and uncertain, but under Brooke and
| In short order.
/ AT $50 the exhausting heat had
| subsided somewhat SO the men put on
their head gears for a scrimmage with
/ Harold Gastons fighting scrubs.
Mathews kicked off TO Lindsay who ran
! it back to his own 2O-yard line. The
scrubs lost the ball on downs due to 4
tumble and Berry punted to Merrill. who
returned II 20 yards before being downed.
/ Gains by Mathews and Merrill put the
| ball down in the scrubs territory Gas
/ ton men held firm, and Nick Carter
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 puntcd to Merrill
/ who returned IL % yards. Ballou was
sent in to replace Merrill on the varsity
/ and Rockefeller TO relieve Mathews.
I Varsity started another march toward
the scrubs goal by means of fierce line
I plunges by Jones and a l5-yard run by
Hughes. The ball went to the scrubs
/ when varsity man was penalized for
offside play The scrubs kicked the ball
. out of danger.
Rockefeller and Jones alternated at
fullhack and did consistent gaining.
The ball was soon down in the scrub
territory Geleyn was laid out by a
blow on the head and was replaced by
Clothier. 1t was ascertained last night
that the injury was not serious Rookie
. feller took il over for the only touch
down, Garter kicked a goal The work OF
Mike Dorlzas was a feature He opened
holes big enough TO march the German
! army through, Mathews PLAYED a great
game. making some wonderful gains. and
. showed good defensive ability Harry
. Jones showed that he has lost none OF
his Old-time playing ability, Al Journeay
displayed a remarkable steadiness tor
being so new at the centre position
| That Harold CASTOR is going 10 have
an unusually scrappy aggregation is evil
dent, In Berry he has as clever a man for
his weight as there Is on the field, while
the Price brothers, Gellyn and Hendsay
are as game a bunch OF bantams as ever
laced a shoe. McBrRyer and Henning
are showing business and are hard play
ers. Their work yesterday caused them
TO be added to the varsity squad
The varsity squad now have the train
ing table and training quarters to them
selves. 1t consists OF Captain AL Journsay.
Nike Doglzas. Nike Russell, Tubby With