Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17
BACK FIELD DEVEL LOPMENT
TASK FOR PENN COACHES
Football Experts Concentrating all Thought and Ener
Along Those Lines-Harvard, Dartmouth and Cornell
Favored in This Respect, 1913 Ouartets arc Tntac,

this writing the outlook at Pennsv,r.
ls not very bright behind the line Tbula
are plenty of candidates for each ro.i.,iee
who show Individual skill, but fo,,r .'I ,on
men VIII have to be welded toeetbsr ~
act as unit, and IL would be littie sh, y. "
OF miraculous II they should shoH
strength comparable to that Of tbo S.o Sp'oW
mouth backs. So far not a man IL srt' s,.1
OF position here. II will require ssvas.,
Gays more of signal drill and even so,sa
scrimmaging for the coaches 10 .ot.r
even tentative backfeld.
FINDING good quarterback stiu ..
mains Coach Brooke's big problem ~.
has been trying Ballou, Irwin and Mas
rill here and all give promise, thoush
ballou is by far the most finished plavs,
OF the lot. IL the quarterback problem /.
solved soon II will be an easier matter -
find three running mates for him.
To Pat Dwyer has been assigned IN.
task of finding centre to succeed sin,n,
son, OF last years team. He Is now COZ
sidering three men for the position. Can.
tain Journeay, Borie, of last years fresh.
man team. and Butler, who PLAYED N.
position on the scrubs. The position !.
new to Journeay, but there are so manv
big men for guard and tackle and tbs
need of a centre so pressing that Jour.
neay hopes to win the pivotal position nv
the time the first game Is played What
Journeay needs more than anything ais.
is speed. for the Pennsylvania style ~
playing this position requires a man M
great activity who can take care Of him.
self and then lend hand wherever he /,
needed.
Coach Brook. of Pennsylvania, ha,
picked provisional team and plans to
send them through a few simple forms.
tions today. The lineup Of yesterday
gives some indication of the probabls
makeup of the team today Captatn
Journeay. as was predicted Is to plav
centre. He is the only man definitely
placed. Flanking him for guards in the
present lineup will be Witherow and
Nowald; at tackles, Harris and Russell.
and ends, Carter and Rockefeller Irwin
is to start out at quarter and Moffet at
This combination will be shifted FIRE.
quently. Murdoch and Tucker alternated
with Carter and Rockefeller at end YES.
terday. Mike Dorizas continues to i'm.
prove and Is pretty sure to make place.
Bailou and Merrill had turns with Doc"
Irwin at the pilot position. Vreeland did
not put In an appearance, as he Is study
ing for an examination. Mathews re.
lieved Moffet at intervals. He Is big and
speedy and as consistent drop kicker
as there is on the field. Gotwels at
half made a good impression. He is a
little light, but his wonderful speed makes
up for that deficiency Hughes Is likely
to be a dark horse. Although in school
last year. he did not play. He caught
on the freshman baseball team last year
Jack Dalton, all-American quarterback
on the Navy team, was out today to
assist coaching.
OF last years team, Crane, Simpson
Marshall and Peden were out. Mercer,
the old American fullback of two years
ago, was also present Among the older
graduates were noticed DR.. Robert Tory. 4
Davisson Kennedy, Bill Young and Char i
lie Corson. Ben Cline, Swarthmore's
captain, was also a morning visitor. y