Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-30

FOOTBALL coaches, like all other
l. coaches. have one failing-they are
willing enough to discuss any other
team, but when It comes TO their own
they are virtually uncommuniCative.
Bill Roper. who rules the destinies of
football at Princeton, was Franklin
Field visitor yesterday. lie mingled
with the coaches. the players and the
scribcs and had something to say about
the Penn team. but little about his
own.
1t is the councilman's habit-hc acts
in that capacity when football doesn t
interfere-to once a year make trip
to Franklin Field for the purpose OF
gathering information to use in story
he writes about the Red and blue
football team. Author though he is,
Roper told his Questioners just what
the thought Of Penn from one hour
visit.
Judging this years squad by last
seasons | must say thnt they look
much better In the first place, the line
Iori,, h"o,tnr. whi'c the haCkheld looks
fast. Whitehill and Wray are two
,Iar ulaycr,. exceptionally speed Is and
brilliant in the performance OF th"lr
duties. Alertncss is one OF the pre-
REQUISITES of the good co!lcg" i""t-
bail PLAYER and from my observations
this afternoon l would say that rem
has an unusually alert team.
The Big Squad
THAT is one thing | notice here
that 7 do not see at Princeton stated
Ropor with emphasis as he took a
sweeping glance over the gridiron. !t
* rho size OF your football squad. we
hardly have half as many on our held
og Penn docs here. OF course Prince :
ton is a smaller institution in numbers
but even at that the big squad IS an I'M
preSsive sight Plenty of scrubs mean
plenty of varsity players.
As is usual with Roper when com
mpntiug upon the other members OF tne
so.called big threc-iale and nar-
| yord-he had praise for his foes. Roper
was in New Haven last Saturday ait
ernoon when the Bulldog met and van
Quished Bates. :,
/ 'Ynlc has a good team this season,
soid Ropcr. from what ] saw there
last Saturday. With the veterans from
last year, those who have come ul
from the freshman squad and some o,
the scrub players Tad Jones has
nucleus that should make trouble lo'
any team in the country. :, g.,
Harvard, too, l am told. mas
very good squad, but they Will nav
their hands full this Saturday WITT
UoIy Cross. The Massachusetts col
lpg.ans. am told, have mighty NM
football team and, as Is usual with th'
small colleges, they will give their al
to beat Yale. ,u
Roper is not tnking the Swarthmor'
game this Saturday, the opening on" o.
tbr season for the Tigers. with th'
usual feeling for an opener. lie ma
Gcsn advised that the Garnet has al
ryroptional baCkfcld and a line ina
IS not 10 be taken too lightly. swarm
more always gives US oNttle any
look for the same on Saturday 1hel
backfcld," said Roper, lis very strong
and in Asplundh they have an eXccp
tional punter. The line, too, Ut
roid, is a strong one. 1t should be
great game.
Has a Punting Find
Ropcr has a new kicking find. who's
name he did not disclose. who mTlgL
Iryelop into second Brickley. lie
hunting them some 30 or 90 yards NJ
clip and gives promise, If he learns n
remainder of the lessons necessary tc
first class player. to become a sra
The Canadian game Of kugbS Is Ia
coming around to the American tootba
style Of play, according TO Roper, vi
was informed recently BY NanadlqI