Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-21
mot GREAT TEAM,
BUT GOOD'--STAGG
NO Secrets and No Predic-
tions,' Says Chicago Football
Coach as Team Arrives
DRILL AT TIGER STADIUM
BY EDWIN j. POLLOCK

by EDWIN y, BULAIbOh
Trenton, Oct. 81 When the Broad
way Limited pulled in here this morn
ing bearing the Chicago football team
which plays Princeton tomorrow. its
arrival could almost be compared to a
bottle of home brew busting open.
Coach Alonzo A. stagg popped out to
the platform like a cork and the players
and baggage followed Ike the foam and
sediment.
Coach Stage was full of vim and
vivacity rs he hustled about chucklnS
baggage with the rest on truck.
II don't know much about Eastern
football teams this year, he painted as
he grabbed onto a locker trunk, so it's
hard to make any comparisons between
our team and Princeton. There's no
secret about us, however. We're going
right out to Palmer Stadium this after
noon and everybody in tn" world can
come have q look We have good,
but not great team. | never MAKE
any predictions, so l wont say VINO
think will win this game.
The veteran coach from Chicago
paused to mop his brow. He went
through the facial COntortions OF man
who wanted TO break rule, make
prediction in this case.
"You might say for me, he added
firmly, that my boys will fight Prince
ton every step Of the way
Thirty Players
The train arrived at s 40 this morn
ing. The husky squad numbered thirty
players, outstanding athletes they were,
almost gigantic under the low trainshed
In their heavy overCoHtS and generous
Chicago sky pieces. The train mTIe a.,
special stop to let them off. There
were thirty six in the party altogether,
including players, coaches, trainers ana
newspapermen.
After the baggage had been piled in
machines, the athletes made grand
rush for seats.
Coach Stagg stepped forward and
made a speech.
"Of," he ordered. 1--WE walk.
They all did, with Stagg leading the
three quarter mile hike to the STACY
Trenton Hotel, where the party will
park while here. As they were about
to leave the station, Frank Dole, an
old timer who admits he coached Penn
in 1894, 1905 -O6. and knew Stage at
Yale, introduced himself 10 the Chicago
mentor, and they had a chat as the
parade stepped out for the hotel.
Johnny Johnson, ChiCago's trainer,
lowered over his squad like a mother
len guards her chicklets when crossing
the street. When asked ABOUT the con-
dtion of the squad, he beamed proudly.
Every man Of en- is in prime shape
TO nut up the game of his life he as-
serted. They're ready for the whistle
rISht now. We haven't played game
for two weeks, 50 the men have had
plenty of rest and everything is set
Captain Mcguire strobe along seri-
Cusly as he talked things over.
Il cont see why they make all tins
fuss about my playing opposite, the
Tiger captain, Keck, at tackle, he
said. 'Tackles never play oppost"
each other. | may come in contact WITH
Kcck, but l won't be opposite him all
the time. Therefore. it's not possible
TO make any comparisons.
Keck was an ALI american tackle on
Walter Camps mythical team last year
and Mcguire was chosen as All Confer
encs tackle. Keck has a big advantage
in weight, tipping the beam at 221,
while Mcguire weighs only lS9.
on to Stadium
Fritz" Crsler a star on the Windy
City team, was captain of the basket
hall team last year and Happy
Halliday is captain Of the Cagemen out
there this year. Both played against
Penn two years ago IN the basketball!
championship games. They also played
Princeton last year.
Coach Stagg had an early lunch pre-
pared for his charges and hustled the
oil to Princeton about noon.
1--WE will 60 through light work this
afternoon TO get an idea of the Prince
ton field" stated the coach, try orr
punts in the air currents, and iron out
the kinks of our all might ride. There II
be no locked gates and everybody can