Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-18
DIFFICULT MATTER
TO APPRAISE VALUE
OF PENN MATERIAL
Varsity Football Men Have
Had Experience Enough,
But for Most Part Candi-
dates Are u n know n
Quantities.

Nothing could be more senseless right
now than to attempt an appraisement of
| the material which has reported for Penn
| sylvana's football team Those men who
have had varsity experience with the Red
and Blue in past years are known guam
titles So to certain extent are some
who played with the scrub eleven last
year, but for the most part ii is totally
impossible TO give any sort of rating to
men who played on last years freshman
eleven or those who come with football
| experience from other colleges. When
scrimmage practice begins the coaches
will have a means to test their men; the
! preliminary games will be q guide, but
not until the more important games, such
as the Navy and Swarthmore will experts
be able to pass judgment on the majority
of the new men.
Nothing would be worse for the final
success of the new players than too much
praise at this time. Over-enthuslastc un-
dergraduate correspondents are inclined
TO eXaggerate abilities of the men whom
they see running back kicks, making
long runs and line plays against the
scrub players. But the real worth OF
man is never known until he has been
in some real games. On this hypothesis
Pennsylvania coaches will have to con-
tinue their sorting until they have an
eleven which can hold its own against
championship rivals.
Pennsylvania coaching staff is pro-
ceeding with its sitting process In bus
tnesslike manner. Every man who has re-
ported is having a thorough test. In fact,
every player will have come under the
personal inspection Of Coach Brooke him
self before the initial game next week
against Gettysburg. Not only will every
player have to pass Brookc's scrutiny,
but he vii! have to receive the approval
of the assistant coaches.
In order that the men may have every
facility for learning the rudiments OF
the game as well as the fine points of
their own POSITIONS they are divided into
squads, first to practice those rudiments
of the game which are common to all
positions, and then to specialize in the re-
quirements of the positions they hone TO
play. Thus Dywer drills the line men
Dickson the ends, and Brooke the backs,
in addition to keeping his eye on the
whole squad. Because this work is being
done so carefully is explanation enough
for the unusually early reduction in tho
size of the varsity squad
Michael Dorizas is winning the an
proval of the coaches by the determined
way he goes about the business of learn
Ing American football While all the
coaches confess their regret that some
one did not take this young Greek in
hand when he first made his appearance
on Franklin Field, they are now tryinf.
to make up for lost time. Since last spring
DoriZas has probably had more indl-
vidual coaching than any two men COM
bined. Football instruction has been
crammed into him in such big doses that
his success as a line player VIII depend
upon how much he has been able to as
sim!late. Football knowledge and intuition
are not TO be absorbed ns n rule in so
short time. IN Intelligence Dorlaas
ranks above the AVERAGE football player
Likewise he has athletic cleverness, and
these qualities may overcome the handi-
cap under which he labore
Coach Burk continued his policy OF two
practices yesterday. The afternoon ses-
sion was largely given over to sigma.
work. Nreeland was out and alternated
with Sulbach at left end. The men We're
run through the plays with lots of snap
evident. Coach Harold CASTOR, Of the
SHIAhH' sent MS men through formations.
SO talnEs look bright for a scrmmage
with the varsity within the next few
days, He will nave q good sCrappy az
grogation and they will give the varsity
a good fight. The scrubs are to have a
training table this year Doc Irwin got
of several punts for 20 yards, and Tucker
and BallOu We're close by. Irwin also
showed ability In handling punts. Hughy
continues to show form.
Dr. George Orton and Coach Vivian
Nickals, having heard such wonderful
tales Of the orawny freshmen, came out
and looked them over. They We're highly
pleased, being sure Of many good weight
throwers and carsmen.
Eddie Dennis, fuIlback i'm 'Oi. 0j and
member Of the basketball and track
team. WAS a visitor Al the afternoon prac-
t!ce. Also Dutch Sommers, halfDack of
OF, O., j9 and 10.
Cornell has the distinction Of being the
first member OF the big Six to begin
scri,nrrage work The Ithacans have been
at It now several days This was made
possible for them by the fact that they
had fun weeks start over Pennsylvania
and are now pretty well along In the
hardening process, Another reason for
Doctor Sharpes anxiety to start his men
at real football was the fact that the
Ithacans have for their first opponent the
University of Pittsburgh team. Cornell
has good reason 10 remember and fear
Pittsburgh because last year this eleven
beat the Ithacans 81 TO I. 1t is true that
when Cornell met Pittsburgh a year ago
the Ithacans were in the midst OF a
slump, but Pittsburgh was the better
team and is said TO he just as fast and
powerful this year. Some Cornell men
are even now wondering why the football
management scheduled this team for the
first game. No matter what happens II
will give Cornell a fiery baptism at the
very start,