Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-04

tEing--they have the weight ana height.
particularly the latter, to give. any
mans gridiron team u stern, tusslc.
At center, for example. we find a nice
little playmate. Propst by name. Aside
from the fact that he stands six feet
19S pounds. he may not be very much.
But think what this giant center might
do! Why. he could reach half way TO
the flight Of pass over the line and
Jump the rest Of the way. Then. too,
we find a gentle pair Of tackles. Are
they developed sufficiently for big COL
.egc football? One, the captain, Cooper,
weighs 1872: the other, Hovater. tips
the beam at 100---and both wear hend-
gears that are six feet two inches above
the turf. Wesley. when he plays guard,
puts into tho fray $50 pounds of ply.
Si1uc that rears six feet one inch into
tho air.. At fullback we may see Hu.
bert, who Is six.footer and weighs
192.
II Ken scott's team statistics have
reached Philadelphia without being
tampered with en- route, we shall say,
ton. that they raise their football play =
ers high, wide and handsome down Ala.
baina way. The Alabama limo averages
$50 pounds. the backHeld 172, making
a team average Of III pounds.
Against these gridiron Coliaths.
Heisman declares, he will send the spir.
tied team that showed the Navy what
fight meant in the glorious second hall
On Franklin Field week ago. Hamer,
McGraw, Miller and LanSdon will be
In the backfield when the opening whis.
tie blows. And with the powerful line
that was more than q match for Bot
Folwells forwards, the Crimson tide
may flow before it ebbS--so fur back
as n matter of fact, that its ebb wit
not amount to much.
Hamilton May Get Chance
Assuming that the original backfcld
does all that it il expected to do. then
portunity to display varsity stuff NJ
quarter. al Vogclin also may play hit
last game in Rcd md Blue football
suit. lie promised the coach to come
out today and help. but he will tirr
his entire attention to basketball he.
ginning Monday.
There also will be substitutions in
the Inc IL the game goes the Penn way
in the early stages.
II Is certnin to he a football game
that will appeal to the spectators
Advance reports from the Alabama
team with the funny name inform III
that at least five men throw the for.
ward pass accurately while no less
than quintet catch it competently
Indeed. there has been no secret made
Of Nrn Scots strenuous efforts to de-
velop passing game that will score
II not win. lirisInan intimnted thai
il the QuakCrs rendered ineffective thu
Al nj. - tkos OIo
there would be no occasion TO b'
alarmed about the churkers and catch
crs who come here from Pittsburgh
State College and Cornell.
Oliver. Alabama Ace
Alabama has one ace---Oliver. lie il
called Country" by his mates, bu,
when they give n chap one of thOs'
farmcrish titles. look yc well for tn.
reverse English. lie is rcputed to dc
what is known as threat In as many
rs four Notwithstanding, passing
punting and goal kicking. Clemens
who performs sensatiOnally. II the nd'
vance dope is correct.
There is no reason to worry about
the result Of toLay's game. Penn viii
win. unless Alabama uncOvers strength
that has been locked up in prcviou,
games this yenr. But. like Ileismnn
the Red and Blue followers will b,
looking toward the future. They wan
10 nee that pep and fury. devcopet
ngninst the Navy. continue unabated
And. no matter what the score ma,
be this afternoon. it will be the meas
ure Of fight and spirit displayed by
Pennsylvania athletes that will tel
Heisman and his aides what they may
expect in the important battles re.
mninin. on tho schedule.