Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-04
PENN FOOTBALL
TEAM MAY BE
WEAK In LINE
Backfield Material, With
Berry as Star, is Very
Plentiful
YALE LOOKS STRONG
Cornelrs New Gridiron to Be
Ready for Use Early in
the Season t

There is an old axiom which states
that chain Is as strong as It's weakest
link The coaches at Penn are firm be.
levers in this and have decided to fol-
low the well-known saying, with a few
slight variations.
"A team is just as strong as the weak
est man." they declare, and the season
will start with this end in view. All Of
the soft spots will be bolstered as far as
possible, and II everything goes of ae-
cording TO form Penn's weaknesses will
be conspicuous by their absence There
were many weaknesses in the Pennsyi-
vania chain last year and IL is hoped
that these will be missing when the sea-
son starts.
While IL is rather early to make pre-
dictions, II looks as IL Penn would be
weaker in the line than in the backfeld.
Dorizas and Harris are sure OF their
jobs, but the other places are opes.
In the backheld however, with Berry,
Welsh, Fuher Mathews, Grant and Muk-
dock to select from the coaches should
he able to pick a combination which will
prove winner. Howard Berry is the
real star of the lot, having played on the
scrub last year and having gained a y
knowledge of the Pennsylvania system
that will stand him In good stead. He
is regarded as one OF the best lodging
backs since the days OF Roy Mercer. and
with his puntng ability should prove 10
he the sensation of the year. Berry now
is summering in Brooklyn. but intends to
return TO the United States in time TO
make the training trip. .-.
Captain Alec Wilson, of Yale, has issued
a call for early practice. and 75 candidates
flr aNsp al Ns s.
Sound on September I. This place is
about 20 miles east of New Haven, and
the players will take light work daily
until September 20. Wilson is greatly
pleased with the outlook for this year
ard is confident that his eleven will
triumph over Harvard With Conroy.
Walden, Van Halt, Sheldon, Way, Black
and McGrath as guards, White Miller,
Norys and Wiley as centres, Bates Kent
and Baldridge as tackles. Higginbotham,
Potter, Church, Nichols, Mosely and Al
len as ends, and lie Gore Easton Scovil.
Guernsey. Waite, Captain Wilson, Hutch
inson, Malcolm. Bingham, Burgess and
Thompson In the backheld, Yale will have
strong nucleus to start In on.
Rutgers again breaks into print. this
| time with an announcement that the first
| scrimmage of the year has been held and
! Captain Talman has the measles. The
! New Brunswick team plans 10 spring a
! big surprise this year and Foster SAM
| ford is working hard To get his charges
in shape for the early eames. RutserS
| did good work last year and hopes to sur
| pass that record.
Cornell will use the new gridiron on
! Schoelkopf Field for the first time next
| month. when DR.. Al Sharpe calls his men
| for the early grind. The completion OF
| the new stadium insures the permanent
transfer of football activities to the hill.
Men now are engaged in rolling the grid
iron preparing to erect goal posts and
mark out the field. The first game ON the
schedule viii be played on the new oval.
but formal dedication will not take place
until the Williams game in October,
The new football field is located on one
of the highest pieces of land on the Cor
nell campus. 1t is on the north end OF
the big alumni field track. but only few
minutes walk from the heart of the
campus. The concrete stadium. seating
5000 persons, is on the east side, and on
the north end is the Schoelkopf club
house. which was opened for use of ath-
letes last fan and winter. To the north
OF the clubhouse is a playground and
practice field, on which the football can
didates are expected TO do most OF their
practicing.
Coach Cavanaugh, OF Dartmouth met
his candidates for the 1915 team at Ham
over yesterday Although il has been the ,
policy for the past few years to have the
candidates report the hrst OF September,
it is more important than ever this year
on account of the necessity to find men to
fill the places which were left vacant
through the graduation Of many Of Dart
mouths stars The two hardest positions
10 be filled are those of Ghee at quarter
and Larry Whitney, the All-American
halfback.