Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-05
GRID PRACTICE IS
ON At LAFAYETTE
Thirty Candidates Report to
GougIer and SeideI for
Practice Today
PROSPECTS ARE NOT BRIGHT

Eastou, Pa, Sept. 5. - Confronted
with the grave danger of losing its title
of Lehigh Valley champion. as we'll as
that OF champion OF the East, thirty
Lafayette College football candidates
reported here this morning to Head
Coach DR.. Clock" Sutherland and AS
sistant Conches DR.. "Skipper" Gougler
and Fred "Pud" Seidel.
Lafayette has hard stretch ahead
to repent her feat of going through last
year without losing a game. Gradu-
ations and faculty rulings have torn the
titular eleven TO shreds. The famous
line has lost three Of it's star performers.
while the backfeld will be without the
services Of those two rip tearing full
bncks, Dutch Seasholtz and Doc" Ell
liott.. Captain Joe Lehecka also will
be missed.
And, while Lafayette has been weak
ened, 1t is the reverse with her two lie.
high Valley Observation-Disclosures and lie.
high. These two teams for the first
time in two seasons will begin their fall
campaign on virtually even terms with
DIR. Sutherland's protegcs.
Muhlenbers Intact
Muhlenberg last fall finished her sea
son In n blaze of glory. winning tho
last six games. including her first VIC
tory ever scored over Lchigh. Coach
Johnny Speigle took charge Of the Al.
week and took no pains to show that he
was highly pleased with mis- string of
candidates. Virtually his same eleven
who defeated Lehigh last fall will start
the season.
Lafayette and Muhienberg almost
came to the parting of ways regarding
football last winter when the schedules
for this season were being arranged.
The Allentown institution always has
opened the Lafayette season In EastoD.
Coach Speigel and Graduate Manager
Alferbnch. however, decided Mt the
close of the 1921 season that it would
be too great hardship on the Mullen
berg team to open this years schedule
with Lafayette.
Graduate Manager Reeves. of Lafav.
cite. offered Muhlenberg the openinp
date and 1t was refused. All hopes of
having the two teams meet had been
given up when q sudden change in the
Lafayette schedule plans enabled the
local institution to offer Muhlenbere
the third game, which was accepted
So the two teams will line up October
IA on March Field.
Call Next Thursday
Lehigh will be the last Of the trio
to get under way. Jimmy Baldwin.
who assumes charge of the coaching
affairs at Lehigh, however. is said 70
he thoroughly familiar with the situ-
alton at South bethlehem and will
issue n call for candidates to report this
Thursday.
Coach Baldwin will have much
easier schedule to work on than his
predecessors. Nina games will be
played. all Mt home. with the execution
of the tilts with Lafayette and Colgate.
Yet. Baldwin's job is difficult one.
ns Lehigh has been defeated the last
three yenrs by Lafayette and last fall
by Muhlenberg.
Whether Lafayette will be successful
again this year appears TO rest on the
material to be found in the incoming
freshman class and the eligibility OF
Matt Brennan and Mickey" Hummel.
The case of these two athletes, one
n quarterback and the other a tackle,
will not be known until college opens
September 81 and the faculty holds It's
hrSt meeting. Meanwhile they will
practice with the sound