Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-05
TALL AND SHORT OF
IT W|THPENN TEAM
6 Feet 8 Inches Giant and 49,
Pound Midget Report for
Grid Practice
BOTH DISPLAY ABILITY

n hlANl ana midget appeared OH
"A Franklin Field yesterday afternoon
in full football rcgalia and caused the
sensation Of The season.
The giant, towering head and shoul-
doris over every one on the field. marchcI
over To Coach Kcogh. Of the freshman
squad. and announccd his intention OF
trying out for line position.
The midget easily worked his way
through the numerous candidates TO
Coach Mcnamara and also reported. an
nouncing his intention Of playing on the
scrubs. Both got their chance. and
surely showed that they have the
makinss Of football players.
Marsh is the name of the big fellow.
He is six feet and eight inches tall in
bis stocking feet and tips the scales at
.lJ pounds. 1t il no wonder that
Coach keogh was ovCrjOycd at seeing
him. lie announced that he came from
romc School and had played some foot
ball.
''lf the managers succeed in finding
me Il pair of shoes that fit mo. | will
be ready for Scrimmage duty said
Marsh.
No. II Shoe
He wears n No. II shoe. so the con-
Stornation caused in the StOckroom when
he called his uniform can be- imagined.
Everything on hand seemed just li'tl"
small for him. but he finally was clothed
IN proper style and trottcd out on the
field where he showed lots Of ability as
Il lincman.
Jackie Simmons. the little fellow. is
n little over five feet tall and weighs
but 12S pounds. lie announced his
position as quarterback and MS that is
II valuable position on the scrubs when
doing scrimmagc duty for the varsity he
was given his chance. lie was in per-
feet condition for his first day and en-
tered the scrimmagc drill with Il VIM
1t took but II short consultation with
Coach Mcnamara before he graspcd the
signals and was in there directing the
plays. lie ran the ends and hit the
line like q veteran.
Simmons formerly played this posi-
tion on the South Carolina Military
Academy team. fumlliarly known in the
South as the "titadcl.' lie looks like
the man to fill til" shoes of Babe
Grove. who directed the scrubs last year
but who is with the vorsity this season.
Hospital List
Il
on the list right now. who Will not be
able to do duty against the University
OF the South this Saturday.
lapworth. who played at tackle last
week, was sent to the hospital ycStcr-
day with a high fever and will not be
available for several days.
Craig and Woodard. both first class
backs. are on the injured list and will
,ll la n hp I
received II bad bump on his shoulder
last week and in addition has an attack
of boils. Woodard twisted his knee in
the Saturday game and has not been
able to rcrort since.
Al Langdon Is being drilled nt tho
quarterback post and may call the sig
nails this week against the Southcrncrs.
This man played AS a halfback in several
of the big games last season and is fast
and good on the defense. \ bad knee
has kept him out so far this season.
1--WE will have to rely on several new
mon in the game on saturday, said
Coach IleiSman yesterday. "WOodarl
and Craig being out makes il necessary
to drill new men for their places. Curtis.
II scrub back, looks good and ] have
taken him over to The varsity as Il full
back.
"The University Of the South is
coming here IN unknown quantity.
continued Coach IIcSmun. "rhis will
1r its first game, but we do not expect
to have an easy time. We don't know
what it has, 50 we will have to be ut
our best
CASTOR Experiments
Coach GaSton has been doing somn
experimenting with his line during the
Scrimmage drills this week and thrr..
may be- n change in this weeks game
Yesterday John bern WAS sent in to
play Il tackle position on the defense
and looked very good. lie is fast,
knows the line play, and would bc n
good man TO work opposite Thurman,
the other tackle.
the other linrman will shift in with
Kelly at center and Kaufman ac
guard on the defense.
The scrubs were called on again ycS-
trrday to give the varsity defensive
drill and the two teams bNttlcd fDr
good hour under the direction of tuayh-
eH Gaston and Davies. The scrubs car.
ricd the ball over for three Srorr, from
the ten yards but only after they had
devoted GO downs To the job.
Th" varsity line put up. n stOnrwall
defense in contrast 10 thu prarii"C ot
the day previous, when the scrubs swept
them all over the field.
The weather was 50 warm yesterday
that the men tired easy. When ronlrn'
ing on this fact, torrh ll,Ismau nurd
"rhcr" IL II lot of talk about this
hot weather hurting the team, bat do
uot believe it. Why have seen it as
hot as 1t was this afternoon ms late as
Thanksgiving Day In the South and the
men played just ms good football as on
u cold day. 1t is true that they do not