Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-28
Former Pitt Star Demon
strates Running Back
Punts by Eluding Half a
Dozen Would.be Tacklers.
Other Coaches Working
Hard
TWO SCRUBS ADVANCE

WHEN Tom Davies performed so
w rnIcrt'v fo~ PITTSBURGH that h."
earned All American mention ONE OF his
strong points was running back Dunts.
A yoar away from active participation
in the gridiron snort hasn't tended to
decrease any Of the ability Davies has
in that line.
Yesterday afternoon after tn" varsity
snuad had worked hard on Museum
Field II was taken across TO Franklin
Field for the remainder of its workout.
The first thing on the program was the
running back runt- by the harktinld
candidates and the breaking up OF TIM.
by tho ends. linemen and portion OF
tho bncksA
After calling down a hnlf dozen Of
the varsity men for their inability tn get
hv the oppOsition running up the field:
Davies si-nalcd for q punt and told
those ut the opposite end of tn" field to
get ready. A beautiful spiral from the
toe of Tex iIamcr shot Mp tn" field. Like
streak Davies was of. gobbl"d up the
ball placed II tightly under his arm
and started down the field.
It was the old Davies uf yestrrycar
who worked his way through many Il
field from the kickoff. He sidcstepped,
straight armed and lodged his way past
n half dozen would be tacklerS. not one
Of whom could get hold of the former
Panther -, -. !,
"Scc that. YOU fellows. Thats IN"
way it should b" done. Get that leather
under YOUR arm so that it cant com"
out and use ovcrythinG You hav" to 60,
down the field" was Hcismnn's nd-
moniti"ns ~ tho squad after Davies
had 20 easily cludrl tho tncklcrs.
THE cntirc Penn coachim1 st"f
i ,rorrs itscF rs hnrd as ann NJ
thc most mbitio"s piGucrs. Bert
Ben makes tockles. corriCS NC bHh
and performs Othcr'ciSc IN trUlHg to
get his pOint Orcr to the Squdd.
HAROLD GASTON. the new line
IL tutor. received 125 whacks on the
arms and shoulders from the linemen
yesterday in demonstrating the proper
use of those members in stopping the
opposing forwards. His arms and shoul-
but it is a cinrh that Il" will be back
again this afternoon getting them
bumped all over again. g.
Tom Mcnamara gets down to show
his scrubs the plays used by the op-
posing eleven for the coming Gamc-he
is the chief Scout--and takes many
hard knock to get over his point. IN"
same is true of DIR. Draper, Jack
Kcogh and even Coach llciSman him
self. Several of the coaches have got
into Srimmnges to make this or that
feature "f their work palmer to IN"
men they are coaching.
SCrimInage Called or
The coaches had lots Of opportunity
Yesterday to demonstrate t. III" players.
The expected scrimmngc drill between
the varsity and scrubs was called of
by Coach IIeisman, who decided to de-
vote the afternoon to brushing up on
fundamentals. The ends and backs
hurled and received forward paSScs, ran
though signal drills and performed all
the other work that socs with their
positions.
The linemen worked On charging,
quick shifting, and ran mp and down
the field unNer punts. The scrubs n!on"
had II hard afternoon. Tom McNa-
mara selected two clcvens aud put them
through II half hour Scrumagr drill
that was the best Of tn" yr&r to date.
The scrubs and scrublrts, ~ the next
to the scrubs are known. hattl"d turi-
nusly for the honor "i beng on the
first scrub eleven (" ri'" hnttl" for
the varsity.