Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-08

before returning to Franklin Field for
final preparation for the Delaware
game on September "a.
The squad looks good to me-" said
the captain, as he was about to make
flying start in the general direction
OF the ocean after his day of labor yes
terdny. ''The players are quick men
tally. They re picking up formation
in way that surprises me and they
show willingnesl to learn and to work
that Is particularly pleasing"
The squad has been down here for
three days now and already the boys are
clamoring for scrimmugc and they had
something yesterday that was danger
ously near real football
At the end Of the afternoon drilling
on the lawn of Congress Hall, they
were led to the sand pit on the water
front and they went to it hammer and
tongs in what Heisman termed line
breaking" Every player was line
man and the objective of team g A. was
TO reach four footballs placed about ten
yards from the line of battle.
Team "B" was the defense. They.
charged a couple Of dozen times and
when the word came from ilcisnlnn they
rrottcd off thankfully for the plunge In
the ocean, looking extremely well tit t3?r
the leading role in Japanese sand
man."
Genthner LOOKS Good
Several of the husky linemen looked
well in the charging but the work OF
Gig Genthner, the renowned swimmer
stood out above the others. Genthnrr
was in there every time and when he
was held up temporarily 1t was because
a couple of men were playing him.,
Genthnpr should make very excellent
tackle for Heisman this year. lie is a
former brooklyn Poly athlete. but M
to this year, has devoted most Of his
time to swimming. This is the tlrst
season he has attempted football at
Penn.
Heisman is pursuing n policy OF
starring the team only. Asked how lie
liked Genthner' play he answered Fhc
coach is not going to mention the play
ing of any particular man for nuoli i
cation this season. We are building q
team here and it is the coach ; idea I"
make the team. not the man, stand out
Starring a player is good tor nothihS;
It gives the star a swelled head ana
makes the other players peeved. )"
there you are.
Penn has plenty Of beef down here
and II looks as If the 1921 eleven were
going to be fairly heavy. There arc ere
several candidates who are over tie .oU
mark and many over 10 pounds. Rex
Wray. of course, is the lightc<t one OF
the gang. He weighs only 1876 pounds.
The average weight Of the squad Is over
10.
Taking on Weight
Some of the weight is extra avoirdu-
pois, which will be worked OFF before
the season begins. and there are a few
pounds being dropped daily on the lawn
of Congress Mall. Two practices day
is the order. and they are stiff prac-
tices Mt that. The boys are led to per
spiration production around 10 o'clock
in the morning and they stay at it until
noon. When the whistle blows they
lay off for lunch, but resume around
3 r. NJ.
Considerable attention Yesterday was
given to the Heisman shift. and it is
apparent that the coach intends to use
his pet play often during the coming
campaign. There were no new arrivals
yesterday. but Pos Miller. the Lebanon
star, and Lucas. another up-S State ath =
lete. are expected today. The roll now
reads ns follows:
Captain Rex Wray. Thurman,
Genthner. Cochran. Greennwalt. Day,
Foley. Dwyer. Wilson. Sullivan. Witt
mer. Ertresvaag. McAnally. Rumbold,
James. Dern. Gillette. Humes. Nogelin,
Brown and Brydon. Coaches Heisman.
Zeigler. Levine and Robertson, and
Manager Ford