Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-23
2 TO SWARTHMORE ELEVEN
SWARTHMORE BADLY CRIPPLED
FOR GAME WITH HAVERFORD;
THREE CENTERS ARE INJURED
Coach Roper Seeks Substitute, and Wilson and
Ridpath Are Trying for Job-Alva Bush, Star
Fullback Will Be Back in the Game
BY ROBERT W. MAXWELL

Mike Bennett stepped in before the Cornell
game and gave the team some open plays
that gained quite little ground. For
that reason. SwarthmorC expects to run up
against bewilderinE. modern attack, with
forward passes, the onside kick trick plays
and everything else on Walton Field the
day after tomorrow. Bennett's teams make
few mistakes In running OF plays. the team
work always works smoothly and there
usually is a sound defense
But Swarthmore Is working hard for the
contest and will play harder than ever be-
fore this season when they face the Red
and Black
SPEEDY RUSH is ANOTHER coach
who is slated to lose his Job next year. lie
probably will be succeeded by Speedy Rush
WHATS THE MATTER WITH the
western teams this fall7' writes II. O. Jr.
"f have seen little or nothing In the papers
In this section about tho ohio State-North-
western game next Saturday, and think II
ls about time to open up. ohio state " as
good as either Pittsburgh or Brown. Many
stars are on the team, but the one VINO
attracted me most was Hartley, the right
hnlfback. lie plays so well that he not
only deserves special mention but place
on the mythical All-American as we'll
Have q heart and say something about tho
West"
you nave Nnf proper uNlNs wv N'f' 'l''N'
vol win the argument The battle be-
tween Ohio state and Northwestern VIII be
the most important staged that DAY oe-
cause II IL the only game In which cham-
pionshp Is at stake. Both elevenS nave
played wonderful football this fall and your
friend Hartley deserves all OF the nice
things you say about him. From the ad-
vance dope which has trckled into this
office. Ohio State should win
THERE ARE FIFTEEN METHODS OF
winning football games First get the Jump
on your opponents and the other fourteen
can be forgotten.
HARRY LONG, our wel-known sports
goods purveyor. opened the daily meeting
at Spauldng's this morning by giving vent
to the following:
"I had heard a lot about this guy Sparks,
who plays quarter on Michigan, but ms
work against Penn last Saturday was noth-
ing to rave over He was billed as second
ECkersall and Tad Jones combined, but, take
1t from me. he didn't do nearly so well as
Bert Bell Bert had 1t all over him on rum
ming the team, selecting plays and carrying
the ball. Bell has improved wonderfully In
the past few weeks and will startle many OF
his critics before the season is over.
"Still, Il must be remembered that quar-
terback n the hardest position to MI |
have been following football games Tor
twenty years and watched all OF the good
ones. Vincent Stevenson was the best and
the worst / have ever seen was Barrett OF
Cornell Sounds funny, doesn't t.? I'll ad-
init that Charley was a great player, but
he should never have played quarter. The
reason? Well, that's very simple Charley
was too MODEST. When he called signals,
hs was afraid to run with tho ball too much
because he feared the spectators would
think he had swelled head. He always
was good for gain. but Al sharpe had TO
send In word from the sidelines to tell him
to lrse his own signal II Barrett played
halfhack and some one gave the signals, he
would have made even n greater reputation.
Modesty doesn't count when 1t comes to
football"