Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-23
the Ellis backheld. none too strong at

the Ellis backfield. 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
ilSht for positions, not only in the line,
but in the backtield, is so even and keen
that the coaches themselves don't know
VINO 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 Collegeville con-
tanned such players as Gay and the
thompson brothers and were coached by
'Nhltey' 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 tho afternoon Brooke and Dickson
spent a long time in drilling the ends
and halfbacks in setting down under
kicks and in blocking Seebach. Koons,
Murdock, Nreeland, 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
inr through to block. They got off some
beauties from the 30 and 4O-yard line.
Thorough taciling practice with the
nyins dummy was next in the order of
the day, the men showed their usual
early season form in this, tacSlirg high
and uncertain, but under Brooke and
Dickson Improvement may be looked for
in short order.
At $3.50 the exhausting heat had
subsidized somewhat, so the mon put ON
their head gears for scrimmage with
Harold Gastun's fiahting scrubs
Mathews kicked of to Lindsay who ran
1t back to his own 20-yard line. The
scrubs lost the ball on downs due to a
tumble and Berry puntod to Merrill, who
returned 1t 20 yards before being downed
Gains by Mathews and Merrill put the
ball down i'm the scrubs territory. Gas
ton men held firm, and Nick Carter
went in TO try for 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 ii - yards. Ballou was
sent in to replace Merrill on the varsity
ana Rockefeller 10 relieve Mathews.
VARSITY started another march toward
the scrubs goal by means of fierce line
plungcs by Jones and a l5-yard run by
Hughes. The ball went 10 the scrubs
when a varsity man Was penalized for
offside play The scrubs kicked the ball
out Of danger
Rockefeller and Jones alternated at
fullback 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. IL was asCertained last night
that the injury was not serious. Rocke-
feller took it over for the only touch
down. Carter kicked a goal The work
OF Mike Dows was a feature, lie Opened
holes big enough TO 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 remarkable steadiness for
being so new at the centre position.
That Harold CASTOR Is going to have
an unusually scrappy aggregation Is evil
dent Berry he has as clever a man for