Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-19

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OF a feat TO the outsider. but to those on
the inside Il has the same significance as
a victory of Susquehanna College over
Yale
Little is known OF Delaplane's ability az
a coach, but. take II from us, he is one OF
the best in the business. For the last two
years he has been at Wilmington Friends
School, where he turned out good teams Be-
fore that he was assistant at Swarthmore
College, where he played end on the varsity
for four years He also was the official
scout" of the Little Quakers and had an
opportunity to study the play of the big
teams in the East. This enabled him to
dope out a system of his own, and that sys-
tenn seems TO have been quite successful at
Frankford High.
At this time Of the year a football coach.
whether he be at college or prep school.
Is eighty per cent Of the team. The sue
cess Of the eleven depends entirely upon his
efforts--or teachings, as you will-for he
lays the foundations for the fall campaign
and everything depends upon the start. In
high school football. where the boys are
young and Just learning the game. the
coach virtually In the whole team. IL he
can teach his players the fundamentals
early. such as falling on the kall. tackling.
interfering and the like, the eleven has the
edge on its opponents. Delapane seems TO
have done this in the short time he has
been working at Frankford. and before the
prep school aggregations In the city.
YALE HAS BEEN visited by Old Man
Hard Luck. and several Of her best men
are on the injured list The latest Is Cap
tain Cupid Black. who has been laid low
by an abscess on his hoof. He was hurt
In the Iehlgh game, but nothing serious
developed until yesterday. The giant guard
will be out OF the Virginia Poly game to-
morrow and II is doubtful II he plays
against Washington and Jefferson on the
2sth. His absence will not weaken the
team against the Southerners however, az
the visitors are not very strong this year
We saw them play against the University
Of West Virginia last Saturday at Charles
ton. W. Va, and Poly did not impress US as
being a troublesome eleven. Yale will have
an easy time Of H.
rad Jones has been hghting against FUN
bling IN the backhsld and now has cure
for il AS soon as a man muffs the ball, he
Is Immediately taken on the team and
shunted TO the scrubs. where he remains
until the fault Is corrected. The scheme Is
working fine and perhaps some OF the other
coaches will take II up. Fumbling seems
70 be the popular outdoor sport this year
and doubtless will cause the loss OF num-
ber OF games.
In looking over the games by Yale this
year. We note that Old Eli has made fewer
goals from touchdowns than In several
goal following a touchdown 10 not impor-
tant IL the team makes enough touchdowns.
PROFEssIONAL FOOTBALL is bloom
ing beautifully in Ohio. Towns like Mas
sillon Canton. Akron and Cleveland have
their teams. and many college players. who
use assumed names, are In the llns-ups.
Jim Thorpe 10 the big noise at Mass'llon.
ana Drake" who played under another
meme al Harvard last year. is his running
mate Peggy Perritt, the former Case star,
ha,s the team at Cleveland. and a strong
AGGREGATION plays every Sunday. Huge
crowds turn out for the games and all Of
the teams are making money. As an ex-
ample OF the salaries paid out 10 the stars.
Charley Barrett. OF the Cornell team last
year. was offered 5000 10 play Ave minutes
la game At Cleveland two weeks ago.
gIM THORPE WANDERED 10 PITTS
burgh yesterday and spent the day with
Glenn Warner and the Pitt team. Jim put
efs. lie worked with Andy Hastings and
Jimy De Hart, and. after tina practice said
tast Hastings was one OF the best punters
he had ever seen. The sorrelstopped back
booted them over forty-hse yards on each
try and was able 10 place hiB kicks. Only
lieht signal drill was held. AZ Warnar does
not care 10 run the risk of any more in
iuries before the Syracuse game.
Ar LAST WE KNOW where the Prlnce.
tom Lafayette slaughter will be perpeirafed
prIncsfon. \. J.. viii Be the scene II the
massacre and the faculty ~ Lelayeiie Col
Iese has lssutd an ofdet pfohibitIns ths
students from making the TRIP AFTER the