Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-13
By EDWARD r. BUSHNELL

! One of the principal reasons why Penn
sylvania didn't score single point
against Lafayette on Saturday was that
| Matthews couldn't drop kick, and the
coaches didn't know that they had a man
/ in the back field who could place kick
even better than Dick Marshall could drop
kick last year The man who has been
! hiding his light under a bushel Is none
( other than Nreeland, VINO in his first ef-
! fort at playing halfback was eclipsed in
/ brlliancy only by fullback Tucker Nree-
/ land is entirely too modest to tell of his
/ exploits in the goal kicking line, but his
record which the writer has dug up speaks
loudly for him.
Two years ago Vreeand was a fresh
man at Muhlenburs College where he
! played in the back field During that
season he scored 81 points, OF this total
he scored "A points with goals from touch
downs, missing but single such trial all
season. He scored 27 points in addition
with nine goals from placement during
/ the season. He kicked one goal from
7 placement in every game on the schedule.
and in one game he scored twice. Among
!
this manner were Lafayette, Lehigh and
UrsinUs.
Nreeland has done no kicking on Frank
lin Field. Last spring he broke his right
leg playing baseball, and has been saw
ing himself this fall Fortunately he
kicks with his left foot so that the in
jury he sustained won't affect his kick
Ing. Tho chances are that the Quaker
coaches will give Vreeland a chance in
practice this week. Nothing delights
Head Coach George Brooke more than
10 find a man with this sort OF talent. and
since Matthews has shown himself to be
undependable as a drop kicker the
coaches are likely to test Vreelard in this
department
Bull" McClcary, the old State Col
lege tackle, has been of much assistance
to Coach Hedges in rounding out the
Germantown Academy team this season.
Bull" has been out nearly every day
on the Mannheim gridiron, working with
the line candidates, thus allowing Hedges
10 spend all his time with the ends and
backfeld men. new acquisition in
the person OF Kaiser reported for a
line berth last week. and is expected
10 M. the vacancy in the line left open
by the withdrawal Of Ham!ll from the
squad. Kaiser is exactly six feet in
height and tips the beam at lS5 pounds
The football situation out At West Phil
adelphia is improving TO some extent, but
the team has a long way 10 go before
It can hope 20 hold the speedy Northeast
and Central High elcvens i'm the big
games next month. Quarterback Ellis
practically won the recent Chester High
battle and he looks more and more like
1rn oil fHg-Ts. s.arFs
WaEenknight of course, is badly missed
for he was the best man At the quarter
. back position In the local schools last
year, but II is doubtful If Coach Mulford
I could get better man for the position
than Ellis right now, The former is ex-
pected 10 get back in the game some time
next month, and in this event will more
than likely be shifted 10 a halfbaCk in
order 20 utilize his work In the open field.
The local schools have not shown much
. interest I'm cr0ss-Couutry running thus
far. Even Central High, the leader IN
| this branch Of sport has been taking
things easy, while some OF the other
/ schools appear 10 he at a standStill. Doc
| tor OBrien has had his squad out on
| Houston Field every day for a light Jog
but none of the candidates has had an
. opportunity as yet 10 try the difficult
| Lemon Hill course In Fairmount Park
the hill and dale season, when a race
for novices will he staged and following
this the teams will get down 10 work in
earnest.
The regulars OF the Northeast High
football squad We're given a rest yester-
day after the hard game against William
son Trade School on Saturday. Captain
! Webb was on the field In spite Of in
/ iuries received in the game. Hardin
4 likewise injured In Saturdays game, has
/ also recovered. Through sheer necessity
/ Wilson was switched from end 10 half
/ back on Saturday and made good at his
| new position. AS Ridpath and Brett
/ haupt are now taking care of the wing
positions, Wilson may win a permanent
/ place IN the backheld
Coach Johnson was pleased with the
/ teams clever use Of the forward pass
| Webb and Heuer did some accurate toss
| ing and Ridpath and Breithaupt held on
70 the oval every time Il came their way
! Captain Dunn's Northeast soccer man
are fast rounding into shape and II looks
/ as If Northeast will again be lu the run
4 ming for the championship. Three teams
/ are pTactlcing daily. PaIt, a new man
from the Disston Grammar School is
| showing surprising form. ParkeFman ana
White are also playing well. MsComas
OF last years team Is unable tC. blay be.