Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-23
FIRST SCR|MMAGE
FOR TIGERS TODAY
Princeton Candidates Will Have
Chance to Show Real
Worth in Action
ON LOOKOUT FOR PuNTER
BY JACK STRUBING
,rmer Quarterback Of Princeton UnivS-sity
Eleven.


The Princeton Tigers will have their
| first chance to claw each other this
afternoon when the initial scrimmage
of the season will be staged. And it is
here that the coaches get n real line on
The material ut hand. \ man can look
like a world bcGtCr in practice. but the
real tcst IS when he IS in there man
handling an opponent.
For nine days now the practices
have been confined to elementary drills.
Last Monday signal practice was
started for the first time. many lectures
on plays and formations first leading
up to this work. There are only eleven
men. but If the play is run eleven
times, some one is sure to make an
error.
Special attention has been given to
developing punter or more. some one
70 kick drops. and above all center.
No"n" Fitzpatrick has had the kickcrS
out every day ahead of the squad and
mas been insisting on the three great
points Of kicker, quickness in getting
IN" KICK of, height to the kick and ac-
curary. A quick kicker can stand
SCrimmagc and still get his kick away
safely. The three Yards of course are
added onto the other end of the kick
and l have seen n game lost by just
three quarters OF an inch.
High Punters Needed
The high punt gives the ends and
tackles q chance to get down the field
and cover the man receiving the bail.
high 45-yard punt is worth much
more than low GO-yard boot On a
nigh punt, which goes only 4j yards
IN" back is usually downcd in his
tracks as he catches the ball. A low
long punt. however. reaches the receiver
that much sooner and the ends and
tackles may he II or more yards away
from him. This gives him n start TO
get up speed and q man moving fast IS
obviously in a much better position to
SidcStep than man who. is a nice.
VIDE stationary mark for a couple of
husky ends And then accuracy. Ac-
curacy in placing kicks will break the
heart OF strong quarterback. The
| old game of put EN- where they amt"
preferably down the side lines so the
quarter Can run in only one direction or
else past him and out of bounds. He
never has chance. II is somewhat
annoying II not demoralizing.
Louri". Thompson. Van Guerbig and
Maclheo have been doing the bulk of
the puntiug practice. Lourie has been
doing some very consistent punting. and
this will add materially to his value as
threat. MacPhee, for a man Of his
size, gets OFF some remarkably long
punts. He drops the ball we'll and
meets 1t squarely, making up in skill
what he lacks in power and leverage.
thompson IS crratiC. most erratic. lie
gets of 60 yard punt about a mile
hign and the next one will just as
likely go straight up in the air or out
OF bounds about > yards in front of
the line of scrimmago. This is prob
ably due TO anxiety to kick far with
tho result that hc presses. If Fitzpat-
rick can Standarlize his kicks he should
br almost as good as Srheerer. Van
Gucrbig has the same habit as Thomp-
son, only not quite as bad. He is big
| and has strong legs and ought to de-
vclop into n fair puntcr.
Drop. Kickers Few
OF drop kiCkcrs there are not many.
LouriH is fairly effective inside the 30
| yard line. but beyond that he becomes
u little Shaky. Keck. Of course. can
| boot a placement GCroSS anywhere up
70 ~ yards. but III" placement is n
! hard kick TO engineer. In the first
| p!ac" II reduces the protection for the
| kicker. and in the second place it takes
Longer 70 get off than the drop kick
Mike Callahan has been putting his
| center candidates through an intensive
training course. Wilmer has practi =
cally mustered the passing end of 1t.
but he has heavy task ahead of him
to learn offensive line play. OF course,
on the defensive he has very little to
learn. because his job as a back has
always been behind the line with the
center.
Jack VIM and his ends have been
having busy time. Stinson. after his
experience Of last year, is we'll ground
ed on eud play and simply needs polish
| ing off. Sniycly also has been under
Winn's eye for two years and should
continue to develop. But some under
studies must be uncovered. Ross, boy
who came down from Syracuse Tni-
verS!ty in 1919, shows promise but has
had very litt!e experience. Gaines is
big, weighing close TO 100 pounds, and
! should MatcrialiZc as a real end