The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-12
PENN LINE STILL
TROUBLING COACH
Erratic Play Has Caused
Many Shifts to Date.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct. 11.--Prepara-
ton for Lafayette next Saturday and
the other hard games that are to fol-
low with Penn State, Dartmouth, Pitt
and Cornell is well under way at the
University of Pennsylvania. Head Coach
Johnny Heisman and his assistants.
BY" Dickson, DIR. Wharton. Charlie
Keinath and Hunter Scarlet. realize
that there is much to be done in the
next few weeks.
year ago Bob Folwell's Penn ma
chine trounced Lafayette 23 to 0, but
1t happened that the Red and Blue was
going at top speed at that particular
time Coach Jock Sutherland of Lafay-
cite virtually has a veteran team and is
coming to Franklin Field with the idea
Of wiping out that defeat There were
q number of things that stood out in
the -Bucknell game last week, the
most conspicuous being the erratic work
of the lnemen. That Coach Heisman
was not at all satisfied with the way
the forwards did their work was attest
ed the past week when he decided to
switch Carl Thomas. the veteran guard.
from his new POSITION at fullback to
| the line. DIR. Wharton Insists that
Thomas will make one of the best
tackles in the country, and for that rea-
SON the shakeup came. Bill Ward, the
2l0 FOUNDER from New England. VIII be
placed at left guard and Thomas at
tackle. That leaves the other tackle
| position in possession of Thurman, last
years freshman line star.
Considering that Thomas had but a
few days practise at fulback, he looked
| good against the well coached Bucknell
team. but the flareup in the line and
! the fact that Herb Dieter, another vet
| eran guard has decided that he will not
return to college, has switched things
around. At the start of the season.
| Heisman counted on Dieter and Thomas
| as his regular guards but the plan has
not materiallzed Thomas has proven
that he can kick with the best of them,
and the opportunity may come later to
call him back of the line. With Ward
shifted over to guard, 1t means that Bill
Copeland. the big varsity oarsman. and
| Lehman, the Buffalo lad, will have to
| fight ii out for the other guard post.
| So far Lehman has the call. although
! Copeland has proved strong in both pre-
| liminary games.
That Penn needs Captain Bud Hopper
at end was demonstrated I'm the Buck
nell game. Ray Wallace, his under
study, has much to learn, and the same
goes for Greenawalt. Sullivan, who
1 tttpldlneu the freshman DdseDdlI team
last spring. has been added to the
varsity squad and is trying for end
! Bill Grave, a substitute end last year
has been playing we'll but shows a ten
dency to overrun his man In going down
the field under punts. Captain Hopper
expects to get back in the game against
Lafayette. He has been on the field In
uniform all week and utilized the time
by practising drop kicking. Penn IL
badly in need of skilled three point
l'getter this year. Last season Bert Bel
and Bots Drummer turned in several
field goals, but this year no player has
specialized in this art.
Coach Heismans back field troubles
are far from being solved. but he IL
getting closer to n strong combination
with Pos Miller. Herman Harvey. Jo'
Straus, Mike Whitehill, Rex Wray, Cald
well, Watkins, Blben and Burns to cal
upon. The return of Whitehill to tn
squad has strengthened the back field
The Rutherford, n. j.. lad who was In
jured shortly after the practise starte
on Franklin Field. was counted upoi
ut that time as the regular full back
He first hurt his back and then twiste'
his ankle. Now he Is back In shape ant
Coach Heisman figures on him as sta
in the remaining games. He Is the bes
punter and forward passer In the squad
George Brooke, the former Penn cap
tain and coach and noted years ag
for his wonderful puntlng. has been
FRANKLIN Field visitor recently and ]
instr,tcting whltehir1, Thomas and Wra
in the proper way to get off spirals