Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-04
SHIFT OF POSITION
HELPEDLOCAL BOY
Wittpenn, Unheralded, Enters
Rutgers and, Prestol Becomes
a Football Star.
BRlCKLEY AND COLUMBIA

BRlCKLEY AND COLUMBIA
ohe OF the things which Foster San
ford accomplished in perfeeting the
great little football machine devel-
oped at Rutgers this year was the
bringing out Of the finer points from
an athletic standpoint in John Mike"
Wittpenn. the local boy. Wittpenn
was not In the bigger games at the
closing part Of the gridron season
because Of injuries, but his work at
hanback, during the greater part of
the year proved beyond a doubt his
ability as a football player and his
future as a star of the gridiron.
While in Newark Wittpenn never
gained much notoriety for his playing.
and was practically unnoticed, but
Sanford's inherent ability and per-
ception In discerning a future great
In the rough, and the ability to teach
the finer points OF the game to Witt
penn, soon put the Newark boy on the
pedestal where he belongs.
While at Central High School John
Wittpenn, Rutgers halfback, never
attracted any extraordinary atten-
tion from the schoolboy fans. He
was q hard worker on the 1912 team
and was placed at end. His work was
not of the sensational kind. In fact
he was awkward, if anything, and
that he made the varsity eleven at
Rutgers was rather a surprise to
those who played with him in the
schoolboy ranks in Newark. Coach
Harry j. Sargent predicted bright
future for Wittpenn when the latter
left the local school to take UP his
studies at college, and his predictions
have more than been verified.
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Blame ii on Poor Material.
Members of the u. of P. freshman
football team upon learning of the
action taken by the varsity players
held a meeting last night and adopt
ed resolutions expressing their con-
fidence in Brooke as coach and in
his system. Fifteen members of the
team, which had successful season,
losing only the Exeter game, signed
the resolutions which declared that
their experience In playing against
the varsity caused them to believe
that "Mr. Brooke he'd been handi-
capped by the material at his com
mand."
Brook in Peculiar Position.
The unusual action of the majority
of the University of Pennsylvania
football players in voting against tho
retention of George H. Brooke as
head coach next year and the stand
taken by nearly all of the freshman
team in expressing their utmost
confidence" in him, has complicated
the athletic situation at the unfver-
gity to such an extent that no one
will venture a prediction as to what
is in store for the football squad next
year.
Some Of the old graduates are ex-
pressing Indignation at what they
term the precipitate action OF the
varsity team, while others declare
themselves as not surprised at the
stand taken by the players in view
of Pennsylvania's disastrous season.
The turn of affairs will be con-
sidered next week when the new foot
ball committee will be appointed after
tbe annual meeting of the athletic
association. Coach Brooke's contract
has one year to run. He has stated
that he will hold the athletic asso-
ciation to his contract as he does not
want to quit as loser.
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DAILY Not at All Conservative.
Fred Daily, former Yale captain,
does not hesitate to voice his opinion
In making an all-American selection.
He has sprung real surprise by
picking three williams men for his
l-Eastern team. Williams held
Princeton to a draw this year and did
some notable things on the gridiron.
This is Days team:
Laplante, Williams, right end; Trum-
bull, Harvard, right tackle; Pennock,
Harvard, right guard; Cruikshank,
w. and j., centre; Eells. Williams,
left guard; Brooks, Colgate. left
tackle; Hardwick, Harvard. left end;
Barrett, Cornell, quarterback; Toolan,
williams, right halfback; Mahans
Harvard, left halfback; Legore. Yale,
fullback.
BriclIey at Columbia--Perhapsi
Columbia is ambitious to get back
in the football arena. and though the
matter has been cloaked in strict
secrecy II would be no surprise II ne
gotiations were opened shortly with
Charley Brickley. 1t would be an
ideal start for the Harvard star. He
can build up his own system and his
own team without having to undo the
work OF other coaches.
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w. and j. Names New Leader.
"Big Little W. and J." is the latest
TO step in line with the announcement
Of It's new captain. Tho honored man
Is Edwin Schultz, OF Logansport.
Ind. He played left tackle.
rvaA nanAafn
William j. Parks, of Somerville,
Mass, has been elected to captain
the 1915 Tufts team. The new Tufts
field lieutenant will hold an ideal po-
dtion, for he Is quarterback.
Penn Elects Captain.
While the u. OF P. is all excited
over the coaching question little men
tion Ia being given the newly-elected
captain, Med" Harris, the big right
tackle. Harris was yesterday elect
cd to lead the 1915 team.