The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-10
University of Pennsylvania
Captures Star Of Oregon
Aggies' Backfield.

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that Old Man Hard Luck is right on
his trail every year. While the Az
gies generally win more than half If
! their games, they never keep a real
; scintilating star player more than for
one season.
Back in 1915 Joe Lutz. California
boy. was the big 1T on the Corvallis
eleven. He was the fastest thing in
the conference. was heavy enough
go pounds to enable him to be al
most unstoppable and at the same
time n great defensive player. and was
one of the best drop kickers in the
northwest. His educated toe tied the
annual Aggie- University game and he
| was the best man on the team at add
| Nancing the ball. And then Mr. LutZ
suddenly saw the light and left for
| Pcnnsyivania. where the next Gar he
played halfback for l.ehieh university
of Lehigh. Pa. 1t may be mentioned.
| in passing, that Al tluist. former
teammate of Click Clark at Everett
!
seasons on DR.. Harry Williams Uni
versity of Minnesota team and was a
star, too, enrolled at I.ehigh last fall
| after graduating from the Minneapolis
| institution, and besides taking an adj
vanccd course of study. played a
mighty classy game at right end for
| I.ehigh. /.
In 1915, Herman Abraham. the
husky fnllhack. was the best man on
the oregon Aggies' team. Herman
was even recognized by Walter Camp
which was not more than justly due
as he ripped through the Michigan
Aggie team for couple touchdowns
in the remembered game of that
year. Abraham was admittedly fhe
best line plunger in the northwest or
west and was unanimously chosen for
the all-northwest team.
But when the 1916 season began,
Herman of the house of Abraham was
among those absent. A fraternity
delegation Immediately left for his
home with orders to bring the big full
back dead or alive to the Corvallis |
campus and drag him into a football
suit. Herman was too busy just then,
however and n few weeks later. when
another delegation called, the football |
playing Mr.. Abraham was absent en-
gagged in the noble endeavor of show
ing up some eastern colleg line with
one of his famous line bucks COM
pensation unknown And now the lat
est blow at the gridron hopes of the
| oregon Agriculturaf college has been
struck. This is the sad tale of one
fluffy" Conn. star halfback of the
northwestern conference last season.
When Il robust young halfback re-
fuses an athletic emblem fairly earned
| under the rules of his college so that
he may play three years of football
under Pacific coast conference rules
| finishes a semestel's work, goes home
for the Christmas holidays, sees
strong eastern football team play
against western eleven. and sudden
ly decides to change his course of
study and enroll at the eastern insti-
tuition, what is the answer?
This undoubtedly is the problem that
is puZzling athletic authorities and
students of the oregon Agricultural
college today following the announce
mcnt by fluffy" Conn. sensational
freshman halfbaek. of his intention to
register ut the University of Pcnnsyl-
vnnia next semester. Conn wired
| Meier Newman, O. a. G. football cap
tain. yesterday that he would attend
Pennsylvania hereafter
So far as anyone knows, Conn had
no intention of changing his course of
study when he went home for the
christmas holidays. He was counted
upon as Il certain quantity in the o.
a. G.. hackficld next year.
Conference Probable.
1t is highly probable that Conn met
and talked with Bob Folwel, the
Pennsylvania coach. and with mem
bers Of the Penn team while the east
ern eleven was in Pasadena for the
New Years game with Oregon It is
not Impossible that the subject of Il
change of schools was discussed
Conn so far has neglected to set
forth the course of study he intends
to pursue at pennsylvania. The cur
ricullm ut O. A. c. is a varied one.
but it is probable that PENNSYLVANIA
offers few opportunities to delve into
fields of learning that the Corvallis
college does not present. One thing is
certair-a football star of Pennsyl-
vania team is more widely heralded
throughout the lana than is a star of
a western eleven, although this day
rapidly is passing.
The Pasadena star under intorcolle-
giatc rules, will be ineligible to play
with the PENNSYLVANIA team next year.
but the year following he will be per-
mitted to play. He may be used at
last two years by the Pennsylvania
team.
There is no rule anywhere to pre-
vent an athlete leaving one college and
going to any other institution he pre-
l f.rs. Conn doubtless is sincere in his