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

/ now than TO attempt an dppTdsSilleH' VI
the material which has reported for Penn
sylva1ia's 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 mush
| praise at this time. over-enthusiastic 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 a
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
| Pcnnsylvanas coaching staff Is pro-
| ccedins with its sitting process in a bus
! inesslike 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 Brooke's scrutiny,
| but he will 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 we'll as the fine p, It's 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 hope to
! play. Thus Dywer drills the line nSn,
| 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 Dori2as is winning the ap-
proval OF the coaches by the determined
way lie goes about the business Of learn
ing American football While all the
coaches confess their regret that some
ono did not take this young Greek in
! hand when he first made his appearanc
on Franklin Field they are now trying
to make up for lost time. Since last spring
| Dorlzas has probably had more indi-
vdual 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 will depend
upon how much he has been able 20 as
simulate. Football knowledge and intuition
are not to be absorbed as n rule in so
short time. In intelligence Dorizas
ranks above the average football player.
these qualities may overcome the handi-
cap under which he labors.
Coach Burk continued his policy OF two
practices yesterday. The afternoon ses-
sion was largely given over to signal
work Vreeland was out and alternated
with Sulbach at left end, The men were
run through the plays with lots OF snap
evident. Coach Harold CASTOR, of tho
scrubs, sent his men through formations
so things look bright for a scrimmage
with the varsity within the next few
days. He will have a good. scrappy ag-
srcgation and they will give the varsity
a good fight The scrubs are to have a
training table this year. Doc Irwin got
or several punts for 10 yards, and Tucker
and Ballou were close by. Irwin also
showed ability in handling punts. HUSKY
continues to show form.
Dr. George Orton and Coach Vivian
Nickals, having heard such wonderful
tales Of the brawny freshmen, came out
and looked them over They we're highly
pleased, being sure of many good weight
throwers and oarsmen.
Eddie Dennis, fullback in 6, 'o5 and
member OF the basketball and track
team, was a visitor at the afternoon prac-
tice. Also Dutch Sommers, halfback OF
07, 'Us 90 and 10.
: Cornell has the distinction of being the
first member OF the big Six" 10 begin
scrimmage work. The Ithacans have been
at II now several days. This was made
! possible for them by the fact that they
r had full weeks start over Pennsylvania
, and are now pretty we'll along in the
, hardening process. Another reason for
Doctor Sharpe's 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
r Pittsburgh because last year this eleven
, beat the Irhacans q TO z 1t il true that
when Cornell met Pittsburgh a year ago
the Ithacans We're In the midst Of a
slump. but Pittsburgh was the better
team and IS said TO be just as fast and
= powF rtul this year. Some Cornell men
. are even now wondering why the football
, management scheduled this team for the
1 first game 40 matter what happens II
5 will give Cornell a fiery baptism at the
very start.
: Cornell has several old scores 60 settle
, in the hrst few games on the schedule
Not only do thev want revenge for their
el-7 defeat at the hands OF Pittsburgh
| but the next week they want TO wipe out
/ the memory OF 90 game with Colgate
the next week the 10 defeat they
. sustained at the hands Of the Indians
and one week later they hope to better
their 1918 score OF 1917 against Bucknell
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