Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-18
FOSTER SANFORD
AMAZED AT NEW
SPIRIT OF PENN
Rutgers Coach Says Folwell
Has Made Great Headway
With New System
GIVES TEAM NEW PLAYS
By NEIL MATHEWS

Captain Penn Varsity Football Team
When Foster Sanford stepped on Frank
lin Field yesterday afternoon he was the
most surprised person in the world. SAN
ford was IN Philadelphia on business and
dropped out 60 see Coach FolwelL win
whom he Is quite friendly, and because ne
also thought he had n few plays that would
do Penn some good.
Sanford told us that no one realised bet
ter than he just what Bob Folweh was wv
against In trying TO build up team. Last
season he paid two or three visits TO FRANK
lin Field without even being recogn'zeu,
and he told US yesterday that he was NOT
very much impressed with what ne saw
Before leaving yesterday he declared that
he never saw such change In the g general
spirit OF the men. the system of handling
them and the general atmosphere about
the field lie predicts that Folwel VIII put
the Red and Blue back on the football map
but seems to- think that Il viii require more
than year for the famous halfback 10 get
his system working properly.
"You can't build up a successful football
system In three or four weeks said san
ford. III takes time and ] am surprised
az the headway Folwell has made. re
already has whipped together team thar
week or two. The thing that always mas
impressed me most about Folweirs coach
ing was his thoroughness.
No Fancy Stuff
Bob never was strong for lot OF fancy
stun. but preferred a few well-pertected
plays that he knew from experience would
carry a strong defensive team through
| think you have wonderful line here, ana
| that II Is necessary only 60 find the proper
backhed combination and you VIII nave
| great team | have something would ike
10 show the boys II Coach Folwell Is WILL
ing
Folwell was busy working with the new
| hacl<neld at the time but when | told him
| that Sandy had couple OF plays he want
| ed TO show us. hob said III Sandy has
| ANYTHING I want TO see e. That old boy
| sleeps and dreams football, and can figure
out more sensible trick plays than any one
| | know"
sanford insisted that the backfield, Coach
| Folwel and myself go into the dressing
room where he explained two new plays
| that he has not even used at Rutgers yet
| and think they are pipplns. II is ques-
| tion whether they can lie perfected In time
for the state game and don't know wheth-
| err II would be advisable to use them, but
| we will have them and few more before
| the November schedule Is started
Practice Scoring Touchdowns
| We want TO win all the remaining games
| on the schedule but naturally are more par
tIcular about few of our later games than
| the contests with state and Pittsburgh As
| Folv7eu believes in thoroughness he Will not
| try anything until he feels certain that ths
| men have mastered II, and three days ~
| short time 20 work on intricate trick plays
| Folwelrs idea OF permitting the backfelo
| 10 score touchdowns for half an hour
| against the scrubs yesterday appealed te
| ali the men. When the scrimmaging IRON
the 10 and Is yard line started the Scrubs
| broke up play after play and held us fol
downs six OF the first nine times. We tooi
four downs from the 10-yard line In an ef
fort TO score a touchdown, showing that W.
were going along on the usual system
After we had been working snort time
Light. the new varsity quarterback. got 80
used 10 being called upon to pick play
for short gains that he mixed his attack u
such a manner that It was procession
thereafter. At first the backheld was In
cllned to mix signals and TO pick out th'
wrong man when interfering, but befor'
FolweIl called a halt everything was work
ing smoothly. and despite the fact tina
Graves williams was on the sidelines !
Il looked better than at any time this season
Another pleasing feature Of yesterday
practice was the splendid showing OF Wag
oner and Swami. two scrub linesmen wh'
have Just been promoted 20 the varsity
Swami took Neill's place and Wagner re
lieved me during the scrimmage, and boil
men played splendid football. This give
us two more dependable substitutes for tn
already powerful line.