El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-05
.PENT5Y TEAMS
LOOKING STRONG
Wealth of Veteran Material
Will Go Far Toward Max
ing Winning Eleven.

New York, Oct 5.-Pennsylvania
seems due for come back" this year
Sixty footba1Iers answered the first
call Of the coaches. and Of this number
"a are veterans OF the 1914 campaign
the greatest number OF seasoned play
ers that have hoofed the Pennsy grid
iron in many years
Many Of our best players in 1914 are
back said head coach George Brooke
The outlook for us, just now, seems
extremely bright"
There are exactly % candidates at
Pennsv for the four backfield positions.
The coaches are losing sleep O. nights
trying TO figure out what to do win
that immense squad Twelve OF them
are veterans the other ten have come
M from the freshman class Of last year
And the surprising feature is that every
one OF that army Of p is player OF
such caliber that he demands the Ut
most consideration
Ten for HaIfbaels.
Here are the halfback candidates who
played for Pennsy either as regulars or
substitutes last year: GatWals, Math-
ews, Rockafeller, Vreeland, j. R l.
Wray. Tighe. Geyelings Perrott, Frel-
hOfer and Williams. From this bunch
the two haIfbacks probably viii be
chosen. although several Of the young
sters are performing in great style
Pennsy lost Avery, its regular 1914
fulIback through graduation, but
Dougherty, who substituted last year
has shown up well and looks like &
regular. Should he flivver the coaches
probably viii select the fulloack rom
among the heaviest men who are out
for the halfbaek positions
Nike DOrIzas Is Back.
Berry. a great quarterback, undoubt-
edly viii land the pivot Job, although
Murdoch, who has had experience both
at end and quarter. is giving him a
M ZnHN
formed quarterbacking chores for the
1914 freshies also aree out for the var
sity. but lack Of experience Is their
handicap
Nike Dorizas, a Greek parsonage. who
displaces 26O pounds in or out OF water
is sure OF his old position at guard.
Russell, WitheroW, Taber, and hide
brand. veterans from the 1914 cam
paign, are Waging a four cOrnered
scrap for their other guard positions
Nine veterans and two newcomers
are trying for the two tackle jobs. The
youngsters can be counted out OF it
they are too green Harris, captain OF
the eleven, is a certainty for one OF the
tackle jobs, but coaches are in a guam
Diary as TO who is to succeed Townsend.
the 1914 regular, who was graduated
OF the veterans. NOrwald. Pepper, Ra-
fettO. Madeua and Barrett have shown
up exceptionally well Norwald is ia
YOred-
EeuuSF gEaQ4a LlEee EOQQ END men
Setback and Price-buc IL has
a wealth Of material from which to
make its 1918 selection Hopkins prob
ably VIII get one OF the regular Jobs
The fight for the other is among UrQu-
hart Lundberg. Clothier. Wharton, and
Bailey, veterans. and Stack, Nearing.
Dexter and Young, the rockies" Ur-
quhart seems TO have the best chance
Must Develop New Center.
The one great Job confronting the
Pennsy coaches is the development OF a
new center to succeed Journey, captain
OF last years team. Journey ranked
as one Of the middle men in the couu-
Try and was a wonderful factor in both
offensive and defensive Pennsylvania
play. Borie, who acted as understudy
for Journey last year, looks good so far.
while Allen, another man who gained
experience in 1914 also is
meriting consideration The selection
probably viii be made from between
these two, as Eble. the freshman entry,
seems too inexperienced.
Pennsy has the material, and II the
coaches can whip it into shape the Phil
Institution ought TO cover
itself with glory-and vlctOry-this
fall