Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-15
CARL THOMAS MAY
Be PENN'S CENTER
Former Central High School
Youth Plays Great Game
Against Seconds

Carl Thomas may be the man Coach
Heisman is seeking for his varsity
eleven. Yesterday the former Central
High School lad played a whale of a
game at the pivot position. showing all
the ease and grace of veteran snapper
ack. After practice the former Georgia
Tech mentor stated that Thomas, once
he removed the rough edges, would
probably be kept at the post perma :
nently.
All that Thomas did in yesterday s
scrimmage drill was to back up the
varsity line faultlessly, block punts
and recover fumbles. He was the bull
wark of the line with his tackling and
breaking up of the seconds play. On
one occasion, with a clear field in front
of him, Caldwell was caught from be
hind by Thomas with beautiful tackle
that dropped the second varsity man in
his tracks twenty yards from the
varsity goal line.
In addition to Thomas Coach Heis.
man has tried Crawford at the center
post and Griffin. Yesterday Griffin
played a great game at center for the
seconds while Crawford was doing
guard duty on the varsity. OF the
three Thomas appears to be far and
| away the best. This is the third posi-
ton the former guard has played dur
| ing his football days. At Central High
he was the star fullback Of the Grim
son and Gold and since coming to the
university has played guard role and
now center.
Yesterdays scrimmage brought out
glaringly the fact that there is woefu
lack Of secondary material. The varsity
was forced to take the ball ut all times
the seconds being without backtielC
players to carry the pigskin. On every
occasion the seconds were given thirty
yards for giving up the ball.
Despite their lack of material thu
varsity was able to make but three
| first downs against the seconds. Or
| one occasion Tom Mcnamara, who is
making great fight for backtield post,
| made thirty yard run around the sec
onds' right end. Bill Ward played q
! great game in the line, but his playing
often went for naught because of th'
| stubborn resistance of the seconds cap
tanned by Fritz Straus.
| This afternoon quartet OF players
! are expected on the field who should
greatly bolster up the varsity and sec
| onds. One of the number. Tip Tips,
who was star tackle in 1913 on the
Rice Institute eleven. Is said to be q
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expected to give some Of the veterans q
run for the post.
Herb Dieter, who teamed witt
Thomas as a guard last fall, will arrive
this afternoon, according to Coach
| Heisman. Corcoran, a substitute line
man Of last year and one of the brain
lest OF all the subs Of last fall, is also
expected. Jimmy Paterson, the fresh
man sprinter. who remained away from
football last year at the request Of Law
son Robertson, will be on the scene this
afternoon as backfeld candidate.
Should Bots Brunner return to tht
University, one OF the chief worries o
Coach Heisman will have ended. Bot
is a punter of no mean ability, as wa
evidenced on more than one occasion
last year, and a punter Is what tn
coach has been looking for since prac
tice started more than two weeks ago
Mike whitehill is a good kicker, but hC
cannot measure up to Drummer.