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

TOACH JUN oo ""'
u bis Lafayette Col llege football team
ri,l face a double task tomorrow when
the Maroon aggregation meets the uni
,.a pitt team Is a tough assignment for
nr VIZ college eleven, but Lafayette also
nst sny overcome the second game hoodoo
H.., bns prevniled since Sutherland
w,,,,ed his duties at the college,.
T,,o vcprs ngo Sutherland made his
,,hrt as collegiate coach. He had
S.on a star for four years at Pitt under
vypnn" Warner and was selected as an
All. American guard. He came TO
Gafayettc finding only handtul OF vet
srons and an uncertain quanty OF new
men, most of whom were only ires"'
"eyc Yct Sutherland took these Freshmen,
Mad them long and hard with the
VA NJ "Pud' Seidcl, another ex-Pitt
s.o. nto and nodded together n good team.
S,. onening game as usual was with
,t,h,cpbcrp. The Allentown bunch ex-
..cted IN score an easy victory over
fofoyctte. but were handed the sur
nrIse of their lives when Lafayette
won easily.
link Started at Princeton
The next week came the game with
princcton at Princeton. Bodie Weldon
anJ Joe Dumoe were the only good men
on tho Lafayette tcnm-sO Princeton
.housbt. u" They took the game rather
onSilv-before the contest started. But
,.sas different after the whistle blew.
n,1 Joe williams, Mickey" Hummel.
Df,tch' Schwab and Perc Wolbert
tore the Tiger line apart and opened
holes not only for Bodie Weldon but
for Joe Lchecka, Mike Gazella and Lew
Siegel s.., u.,
,.ar IN" fourth period when Princeton
took the lead on field goal. But the
infaycttc team, knowing that it was as
GOOD as II not better than the member of
sbe "Big Three" began an offensive
near tn, end Of the game that carried
,be hall from Lafayette territory down
Tho field to within a foot of the goal
Last year the second game was with
Annapolis. The cadets likewise believed
they would win in n waltz. Again
Coach Sutherland's team found itself in
the second half and succeeded in tying
the score. Funbles prevented it from
taking the lead. Annapolis tailed in
the start of the final period. Yet La
fayette kept on fighting and would have
snatched the victory in the final minute
but for misfortune. With only
minute to play and the ball on Lafay-
cites 10-ynrd line, Brennan called for
forward pass. Joe Lehecka sncaked
away of to the side line and caught the
ball with no one near him and clear
field ahead. The others were on the
ether side.
Leheclsa Pulled Boner
Iehccka started down the side line
with visions of n victory. Half way
down he realized that Lafayette needed
both the touchdown and goal following
to win. Forgetting the new rule that it
made no difference where the ball went
over the goal line in making the kick
afterward. Lchecka started to cut in
toward the center of the field. An An
napolis player starting Is yards behind
Lehecka, seeing this, changed his direc-
ton also and just managed to catch
Lehecka on the 5-yard line. He prob
ably would not have caught the La
fayettc back IL he had continued down
the side line.
So this year Lafayette is making no
predictions of the game with Pitts
burgh. Up in Easton they are fully
aware that they have team Of seasoned
veterans who know football and have
years Of playing together has given them
the needed confidence. Nine of the
eleven men who will start against Pitt
played throughout last season, ending
the year with walloping Lehigh.
But while making no predictions, the
Lafayette team. conches and student
body will be a disappointed lot If vic
tory isn't scored Saturday. The stu
dent body has seen the team only once
this year-last Saturday with Mullen
berg. Nevertheless, that one showing
was enough to convince the upper class
men and freshmen that the team is
there.
Berry Likely to Star
The two new men on the team are
Berry, freshman from Phillipsburg
High School. and Bots Brunner, an
Easton lad, who once played with Penn.
Berry was All New Jersey State end
last year and Is natural receiver of
forward passes. He Is the best on the
receiving end seen here since the days
Of Joe Dumoe, the present Fordham
College coach. Drummer is calling the
plays. and while not the best field gen
eral In the country rs selecting them
right. and with such stars around him
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