Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-02
TEAMWORK HURT BY
ARMY LIFE-MARTIN
State Trainer, out OF Seru-
ice, Says Individuality Is
Likely TO Sho,U on Grid
iron
PRAISES HUGO BEZDEK
BY EDWIN J. POLLOCK

DILL MARTIN dropped into town
yesterday and rolled out on the first
train for State College. lie said it
wasn't his fault that he came to Phila-
delphla, but the only excuse he had
TO offer was that coast to- coast trains
did not stop at BelIefonte. Pa.
Bill used TO fly over cinders for Notre
Dame and the University of Pennsyl-
| vanla. Since Uncle Sam decided to
throw his hat into the European ring,
| william has been flying over cities aud
| thlngs III the air service. He has spent
the last week flying over mountains
and deserts on tho way from California,
But the flying is over and Bill is
going to hitch himself to Old Mother
Earth at State College and devote his
'Ime TO conditioning athletes at the
up. state institution for football. track
and anything.
Goes Back to State
Martin has just been discharged from
inc aviation service, in which he held
hrSt licutcnant's commission. Hc
hrSt made up his mind to STAY in tho
service. but the college bosses got at
MN and coaxed him back to his old Job.
Bill is in an excellent position 10
talk about football prospects at State
College and gridiron conditions scncr
ally because he hasn't seen a cleatcd
shoe this season. Therefore he is not
Influenced by the well known college
spirit and can give an unbiased view OF
the situation.
Good Season Ahead
Footballs in for great season,
be said. as he gazed with frowninl
: brow down the figures on a puzzlinl
; and lengthy time table. "There are {
lot of the old boys back and there SHOULD
!; be some tough games Played. be.
lievc football is going TO be very popu,
lar but it is going to be hard to develoI
teams up to the standard of other years
: despite the fact that there are a number
of old timers on hand.
: army life is funny game and it,
J going to show effects in football. II
the army you fight for yourself: that
drilled into you. If you don't fight TO
Yourself nobody else will, and you ge
all the worst of everything.
Army life develops individuality
n Now I'm getting to the point. Yo,
cant have individuality in football an
have a good team. You must have tear
q play to get by in big college game.
. Individual First
n Most of the boys who arc playin
!, football this year have been in tn
a service. In fact. virtually all OF thel
have. The result is that this indi
:, viduality has been developed and 1t wi
k be hard to beat down. This seasol
n I'm afraid. there will be too much (
IS tendency toward individual play.
% nv mind the small college that develoI
d teamwork. even among green men, wi
g be able to beat the big college tea
10 made up of a number of veterans play
le ing individually.
l. 'If Hugo Bezdek and the othe
members of the coaching staff at Sta
,s develop teamwork--and they will
n any one can--we are going TO have
II great team aud will give Penn te
10 rife battle here on November j. IL
is member that we nave three former cal
70 tains on the squad, Robb, Conover al
- Higgins, besides a bunch Of other We
erans."
Lieutenant Martin looked at
watch and decided il was near time
I'd make his train connections. Then
ng got another thought.
&c Made for Good Physique
r Don't misunderstood me. | dor
: mean to say that army life is detr
mental to any sporting game. The mi
=. tary duties imposed on the men ha
a. made them better physically and th
ne are better able to withstand the jolts
or football now. The only point ! wa
Y 70 make is that individuality, develop