Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-01
KREIC OUTSTANDING
STAR. AT VlLLANOVA
McLaren, Another Shining
Light on Main Line;
Young O'Brien Picks
Pickett as Best Scrapper
IS A. A. U. CHAMPION
Nv EDWIN j. POLLOCK

this coming winter. but at this season
az the year John Hagen--he responds
ccco sionally TO this namc---forgets box q.
ing and gives his entire attention to
Young Jack is the trainer Of the
Sridiron team out Mt Villanova College.
The other tlay he was stripping adhe.
siye tape when he was encountered IN
the dressing room Of the gymnasium,
Jack. what kind Of a team has VIII
lanoya this YEAR, ne WAS aN.eo:,,. asIeu:
"pov. wc have a fine bunch Of scrap.
,srs. why. do you know this baby,
Frank Pickett, Is a championT'
"Ar- American, eh|'
"No. not American champion. but
as,,,dlc Atlantic 4. A. &. heavyweight
CHAMPION, And, boy, he's gotta wa. !.
i'm. I know, because I've boxed WIN
Thus does the brother Of the famous
pbiiodelphia Jack O'Brien rate the
shility Of n football player, but he was
not wrong at all when he said Nillanova
mad ..iine bunch Of scrappers.
THEY are fighters out there on INC
Main Line. Tpo games hare
bceu lost this season, but no team
,o Iids Us face after defeats bU
Gc,,v.bur1 and Toly Cross. These
tro clcrens are tOpnotchers "'S
season.
Kreig and McLaren Stars
THIS Pickett chap is Il batter oo'h
IN the ring and on the gridiron.
w. n tockle. md good one, but he
Noe n running mate who has It on MIN
m far AZ football Is concerned. nc Is
Harry Kreig. Il tall. rangy boy. stand
inc over six feet and weighing close to
onsl mounds. Pennsylvania men VIII re-
member kreig MS the center VINO ga.e
RilI Grave such a scrap in the basket
ball game last season.
Lon Little, who assists Allie Miller
IN coaching the Main Line nthlrtes.
nnys krei. Is ono Of the best tackles
IN the East. Just as the former !'enn
altar wns getting this opinion of his
mind, Young Jack O'Brien horned in
With this:
What do y,c,y9 y,,9 know about good
"Wcll. I've played against them.
.opliod Little. and Young jack went
81 his way.
Krci: is not the only outstanding
stnr. Jack McLaren. the husky full
back. is another. McI.aren has pair
of shoulders on him az wide as Bill
HolIcnbnrk y. and any one who knows
Wee Willyum can get a very good idea
Of the size. McIaren is II muscular
chap and fast. 1t is his line -buckins
ability that places him in the lime-
light
McIaren. who was with the Army
last year, can crush as a steam roller
cnn squash grape. But Villanova
take with their fullback as Penn made
with llamer in the early games. Nc.
I.aren has been used up with continued
line bucking In the vicinity OF mid
field. with the result that he has had
very little strength when within striking
distance of the goal line.
nNE Of the fcw faults to Jc found
" with Milicr's clcrcn is the ab.
ssncc Of a quarterback pho has sui.
fricRt experience TO call the right
play at The right moment. This Is q
zig handicap.
Cronin Hurt
DILL CRONIN, the captain is the
~ regular quarterback, but he has
been out Of the lineup recently with
an injured knee. In the meantime
Jack Connolly has been holding down
the post. Cronin was inserted into the
Gettysburg game last Saturday and
may start against Boston College this
week.
Paul Longua, the right end. does the
puntng and makes Il good job of 1t.
He is the best punter on the squad and
Is pulled back from the scrimmngc line
whenever Il boot is needed.
Jim Srdcvan and Mickey O'Bricn
are the regular halfbacks. Sirdevnn
has been showing particularly good
form Of late and. under Miller's care.
sul coaching, has Improved to a marked
degree this season.
Thanking Harry Krcig ON the left
10 Jack Dora, the swift and sturdy
end who scored the touchdown against
Gettysburg. and OH the right is Jack
Sayres. The other guard is Frank
Conjak Both Sayres and Conjuk are
lS0.pounders. Charles McClcrnon is
the snapper. back.
THERE'S squad of iwen'y .hrc
Little and Ed McGrddy, the old time
'Wanora star-and tcw spectators
on the fcld ercrv afternoon. Among
the onlookers is the Rev. Frank
DriscoH, the president 0f the c0lsrgc.
Father Driscoll is an ardent football
fdn and ncrer misses q practice II his
Crf"atirc duties uil permit hhn 10
take an hour of.
lose Only Two Players
0NLi one more home game remains
~ on the Villanova slate. This will
q played on November IS against
9uqne>ne. In the meantime BOSTON
college, Muhlrnbers and Mount st.
Mary'S will be- opposed ON consecutive
saturdays, The battle against Boston
mou,u be a rra"kcrjark. Frank Cava.
nausi eleven Is strong, rs was evi-
uHhced AGAINST Lafayette last Saturday,
Hhcn IN" Maroon was held to ~ to o.
rive games have been played to date.
oee'sionS have been gained over West.
srn maryland and Catholic University,
Sna nv score!ess tie was played with the
tn!rd Army Area. Contests have been
sst TO lloiy Cross and Gcttysbure oe>"
Allie Miller has excellent material ,o,
next year. lie will lose only two of his
rlayers, Cronin and McCiernon, and
sNe.e are several good substitutes ready
Jump into tn" vacancies which will
!" lett by these two veterans.
RUT there's manv a ain b,trec,
D'rembrr and ,Srptem Der. Some
81 Mt M PIavrra may drop out because
ua "Wnslr ,",,,r deGci"nrics. but not II
p,n. pm Man,r na ga" hclp it: The former
eVhCU as tcPu 40 Dr;Ji.... ~