Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-14
CORNELL LOOKS
LIKE GRIDIR0N
WINNER IN 1915
DR.. Sharpe, Great Coach,
Expected to Plug All
Gaps Soon
WEAKNESS IN BACKFIELD

Football men, particularly those Of the
University Of Pennsylvania. have been
taught to show a high degree Of respect
for Cornell in gridiron matters.
But until last year the Ithacans never
received serious consideration when they
were about to play the Quakers. III was
always thought, and the records OF the
series made the theory plausible one
that no matter how poorly PennsylNama
might play in the preliminary games or
how brilliantly Cornell might perform,
the annual game on Franklin Field coulu
end in nothing but a Pennsylvanla ul-
umph Even Cornell men came 10 look
on the game in that light. .,
But that was before DR.. Albert n
sharpe took charge at Cornell. In three
years the former Penn charter coach mas
not only revolutionazed football at Cor
nell but he has made the football teams
as much respected as the track teams ano
crews delevoped at Ithaca In that perlou
he has beaten Pennsylvania and held the
Quakers to a 10 score once. In ms ilrst
wear at Ithaca Sharpes team held Penn
sylvania to a single touchdown ana scored
a safety itself. The next year Corneil
overwhelmed Pennsylvania 2l-O and last
year triumphed over the Quakers' A-i<'
This record is sufficient reason Tor the
keen interest which Pennsylvania and, in
deed. all the teams that play Cornell are
taking i'm the football situation at Ithaca
It is only fair to say that Cornells sue
cesses and present standing are que 10
Sharpe, and to him alone. The material
which Cornell had last year was no better
than in many years before. But Sharpe
has developed it in accordance with
system which is efficient and which brooks
not the slightest interference from ira
ternities. former coaches or players.
Glenn Warner probably was as clever
a coach as Sharpe, but for some reason
he could not prevent friction and critical
interference as Sharpe has done. Sharpe
had several preliminary skirmishes with
the elements that ruined previous foot
ball seasons, but II took him only a little
time TO convince every one that ne was
boss" At the end of three years sharpe
got his system at work. and it has proved
so efficient that he is now starting his sec
ond term as head coach. this time Tor
period of five years, not only in football,
but in baseball and basketball
Sharpe is an ideal coach and any man
! with his characteristics Is bound TO sue
| ceed in time. He was a great player him
| self at Yale, where he was graduated in
| 1900, and he. has been intimately con-
| nected with football ever since, both as
/ one of the leading officials of the country
| and then as a coach OF the Penn Charter
| teams.
Cornell has lost a lot of good men by
]
| full back field The Ithacans still retain
Barrett the All-American quarter back.
He was recently reported deficient from
a scholastic standpoint, but If he gets OH
probation he will give Cornell back
field star worth almost two men. AS an
| all-around player Barrett has had iew
| EQUALS. He can drop kick, punt, run the
ends and buck the line, not to mention
such things as picking the forward pass
| out of the air and scooting down the held
for touchdowns.
The losses that hurt most are those
of Collyer and Phillip. These two men
ran Barrett a close second as touchdown
makers last year against both Michigan
and Pennsylvania. Shuler, who was a
capable substitute half back, has also
graduated. These losses mean that
Sharpe's biggest task will be the develop
ment of a back field. Here he will have
Klenert and Collins from last years
team and two or three capable men from
the freshman squad who ought to develop
well.
OF the linemen, the most serious losses
are ex-Captain O'Hearn, an end of All
American calibre, and Gallogly and Nun
sick, a tackle and guard. This still
leaves Shelton at left end, Cool at centre
and a wonderful man for his weight, to
gether with Anderson, Allen and Bailey
all OF whom are fair linemen.
Ordinarily the loss of SO many mel
would have been source of much worrl
ment to Cornell coaches, but there ar
lots of good substitutes from last year
all coached by Sharpe, while the freshman
team contained a good many men o
promise The first-year eleven held Penn
syvania's freshmen to a score of l-C
a performance which speaks well 70
them. since Pennsylvania last fall ha'
one of the greatest hrst-year teams
which any university could ever boast