Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-23
PRINCETON VARSITY
SCORES ON Scrubs
Has Lots OF Trouble In Cross
ing omeIets' Goal
Line Twice
TO CUT HARVARD SQUAD

Princeton. y. j.. Sept. 23.--Two
touchdowns for the varsity eleven were
the result Of the first afternoon Of regu-
lar scrimmage for the Princeton football
squad. held on University Field.
Roper and his staff sent members OF
the varsity combiAation against the
Omelets, md 1t was with difficulty
that the regulars were able to push the
ball past the scrubs. which are being
groomed again this year by Nat Poe
with the assistance of Linn Gordon.
The first touchdown was made after
fifteen minutes of fast play by the vet
eran Jack Cleaves. playing fullback,
who advanced the ball from the thirty
yard line with series Of line bucks and
carried the pigskin over the line on n
charge of tackle.
The first injury Of the season was
received by TillsOn, an end from last
years freshman team. who suffered a
twisted knee. 1t is not known how long
he will be absent from practice,
The Varsity Il combination was not
TO be outdOne in the scoring. and Ken
Smith. veteran back from last year s
eleven and who is out for end this sea
son. grabbed a forward pass and dashed
twenty yards for the second marker of
the day.
HARVARD --- Yesterdays football
session at Cambridge lasted three hours
including the half hour kicking drill
for the backs. who had the stadium IN
themselves before the beginning of the
regular drill.
Later the varsity squad was put
through all the work which has been
done 10 date. and in addition TO a lot
out including a long defensive drill.
After today's workout large Gu,
will be made in the first team squad
which is still much, larger than usual
The work will consist of hard scrim :
mage for the best of the material
there being no other football planned
After two weeks practice the Crimson
squad is now surely as far along a.
it was after three weeks drill yea,
ago.
WASHINGTON AND JEFF'ER
SONS gridiron players will open thcil
1922 campaign today by playing &c.
ncva College. winner of the Class I
championship in Western PENNSYLVANIA
last year. Head Coach Greasy Neal,
announced that the Presidents are fl
and ready for the fray. lie said tn,
lineup at the start would be as follows
Ends. Kopf and KOnvolinka tackles
Oltz and WeiderQuist: guards, Pcrkin,
and Vince: center, Crook: quarterback
Captain Brenkert: halfbacks. Erickson
and West; fullback, Basista.
LEHIGH-The football squad vii
have the first secret practice of the sea
son today. Hendcrschoot. Harper ant
Greer. last year veterans. yesterday wcr
allowed to practice, having ovcrcom,
their scholastic difficulties. LEVITT. new
man. is giving Greer Il hard run fo
the fullback position. OF the now men
Neager, Miller. linesmen. and Stephens
back. are showing up best. Tn,
freshman class has rot uncovered n,
| Yet the amount OF material thar wa,
expected and at this date II looks n!
If the team will be- made up mostly o
last years material.
COLI MBIA- Driving his first nm,
| second string teams at a terrific pnco
Buck ONcil. head of football stratcg,
at Columbia. yesterday afternoon Startc,
polishing up the rough spots or his hi!
Blue and White squad for the openn:
game with Irsinus week from today
! " .NfiI sen. ms wv" eIrV"nS through th
! IohgeS' Scrimhng" or tn" training season
una Wat,hed ms tlrst string backtiel'
! pinhgr through m" second string lin
'or thre" tonchdowns in the fft!
minutes OF scrimmaGng.
HMORE-'oach Mercer son
the Garnet football squad through tn