Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-21
,JOURDET HAS FINE
MATERIAL in PENN
FRESHMAN SQUAD
Rousch, Hedelt and Davis
Among Promising Candi-
dates on Franklin Field
JOE YATES MAY REPORT
BY NEIL MATHEWS
Cantain Pam ToothaIl srearn

LANGHORNE, Pa, Sept. 21.-By way of
variation we will leave the varsity squad
for day and sojourn with the material
on Franklin Field. Finding IL necessary to
come to Philadelphic on business went out
TO Franklin Field yesterday TO see Just
what was happening, and at once was sur
prised and sappointed-surprsed at the
number and disappointed at the quality.
With very few exceptions the men are
small and frail looking and are far from
promising.
The best-loolSing ones were freshmen, who
are reporting early. Several promising ones
displayed their speed and ability. but little
can be said of their real worth except as
we consider their previous record. Probably
the most promising one in the lot is
Rousch, from Shattuck Military Academy,
Faribault. Mimi. the schol which turned out
Derr and the Ertresvaay brothers.
Rousch was captain of football and bas-
| ketball, caught on the baseball team and
ran the quarter-mie on the track team.
| They say he starred i'm all of them In fact.
he is the best athlete they have had in
years. He plays full back and is shifty and
| hard to tackle. Needless to say, Jourdet
was glad TO see him.
Then there was Hedelt, a back. from
| Northeast High, who looks to be good, and
| Davis. of Lower Merton, who also has
| reputation If men of that caliber keep
4 coming Lon will not need to worry over his
heavy schedule.
| Outside of Titzel, last years freshman
pitcher, who throws a forward pass like
baseball Rafetto, lnesman of two years
| experience Cleary who was on the second
| varsity last year Harron, last years scrub
j quarterback; Turner, siX-foot linesman,
| and Crane an end. there is little varsity ma
| terial on Franklin Field at present.
/ understand that Joe Yates, the former
| 81. Joseph player and freshman baseball
| captain, is coming out for the team. They
| say he is a fast man. good punter and
| good passer. There is also a possibility
! that Lou Martin, who made such a name
| for himself last winter on the basketball
floor, will be a candidate for a backfield
| position. If Lou can do the same stunts on
the gridiron as he gets away with In the
cage he will prove valuable asset
Coach CASTOR put the men through
| the same PAGES as We are getting here,
| namely nassing rushing, charging, fall
ing on the ball, etc. Harold watches the
! lnemen and Lon Jourdet, with the assist
| ance OF ST Pauxtis, takes care of the ends
and backs. It's pretty safe bet that some
| how out of the chaos Harold will emerge
/ with a first-class scrub team, as he has
| done for the last few years.
There is an old saying that hrst-class
| scrubis the making of a first-class varsity.
hence the interest in the work at Thirty
| third and Spruce streets.
However, the varsity is the chief matter
| of concern. We gradually are rounding
| into shape, and with the addition of Derr
| who reported yesterday in fine shape, many
| bacllfield problems were solved. Folwell
| probably will put Derr at rear half and
Ross at front half. with Williams and Quig-
| ley alternating at fullback.