Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-28

Will be put to the fesf rs " never was
before. Short wrist snaps over the line
nre said to have tho call. but that in
varinEly means there will be II Ions
pass when the defense Is brought in.
before tn" battle. Stagg definitely
announced tha, StrOhineier would play
quarterback and call signals. Now this
lad Is an end. and n bloomin' good on".
II he is in the backiicld. his presence
there will mean ''triplc threat" Thn,
, il, he cxccls at kicking. lie is q master.
workman when th" forward pnss il So.
lccted and hc does his bit on thrusts ut
or around the line.
Bill Roper Restless
Pill Roper probably bored holes in his
pillow with q RESTLESS head all night us
hc turned over in his mind the names
and capabilities Of his company of
pilots.
Pre-. game dope gives GOrInnn the
preference-his hair-trigger brain and
tniritpd leadership ovcrcomes the hand-
cap of size since he carries only 1Jl
pounds.
Tho Tiger gencralissimo Is counting
on punting and he has CiraveS who will
start and vnngerhig. n substitute man.
whose shoes invariably put 30. 60 and
more yards distance into the ball.
Strohmcier will have difficulty in match.
ing the Tiger kicks. either IN the mat =
ter OF distance or In placing them whore
"thry amt
'Stagg's supporters think he is veal,
in an attack that will put the bail over
when Chicngo has it IN touchdown ter
ritory--thnt is. within thr 20.yard
mark. That remains to be seen. But
! Maroon wise boys tell US that Caruso
| is n sure fire drop. kicker and will be
, brought in to get the three points on
the slightest provOcntion.
The Tigers have some drop kckers.
! too. Ken Smith. who topd the wet ball
successfully against Virginia. is one
who may be called In. There are others.
That the 1000 spectators will sec q
game that will turn on the thrill cur =
rent is positively prNlictcd. The aerial
game. II makes no difference whether
the impetus come from arm or lpg--that
| is. forward pass or punt---always gives
, the customers In the stadium plenty to
yell about. And then there is the pos.
sibility OF break"
Look over the nip-and. football
always that the decisive point or points
came when there was an Intercepted
pass, a blocked or fumbled punt. or in
some way the ball got into hands which
were not expected to clutch It when
tho play started.
But coaches Of the daredevil dispo.
sition--pa2e McsSrs. Roper and Stngg
! believe that the breaks usually come
TO the man who goes out and seeks
/ them. Which is reasonable football
logic. Hence the aim to select generals
who will constantly threaten to do
what may be termed the unorth0dox
things Of the gridiron.
While it may not mean n thing in the
lives Of the folks back home, we de.
sire to announce that Chicugo's > line-u
Will represent in the vicinity OF 1000
pounds of human athletic endeuvor.
while Princeton will send about 1870
pounds into the fray. This means about
four pounds per man advantage on the
Maroon side. But n dclicnte dude. King.
who eighs 23G pounds. puts in most Of
Chicago's excess baggage. They do
say he IL rowing center. speedy as n
ssprintcr and shadowy as Il lightweight
boxer.
l'ill Roper and Princeton men may
try to make themselves believe that the
games with Harvard and Yale are the
only ones TINT count. Perhaps that viii
be true next year. since this may be the
S'' 'IpHNi gum" Win NulCuKO.
But thoS" If uS who met and talked
with Tiger coaches. players. graduates
and students before the game knew
that they intended to push the ac.
celerntor down to the floor boards in
an effort I" beat Chicago. II Princeton
has to do il to win she will use every
shred of football tnrSse that has de-
VclOpcd IN the clever brain of Roper.
Princeton has many graduates in the
West who ar" saying. 'l}cat Chicago !;
then go after Harvard and Nule.' This
city j. Orange and Blue in color. for
the Tigers nr" guests of the Chicago.
Princeton club. and IRON President
Gribben and Coach Roper all the way
down III" lin" tn the last substitute the
plea of II" 'hi"ng" Alumni IL, SHOW
our Western brethren why we rave
about football ~ played ~ New .Ier-
scy. Th" Alumni are thr only
Chicagoans saying this,
One nice feature is that old GlanupuD
Lake Michigan has withheld the icy
breath that he always is So ready 10
blow over this city. We have been her"
IN August, when an ovrrcoat was Of
tar greater use t!uu now, though we
are on th" threshold Of November. \
dry field and Il mild wind will be very
pleasing /" ru0cMrs and players. we
suspecr.
Captain Lewis Out oi Game
by the way, Captain Lewis will not
lead his MNrun warriors because Of n
badly wr'nrhrI knee. Stagg, perhaps
facetiously. sad lac was considering the
Insurance Of his players against in
jury.
Wen. SlO,udO nav ! 'lp to pay for
sweaters and l"'thnllH. but II won't
win games: and. after all. it j. victory
HAT tn" college clry"ns crave.
Another Chicago pickup. Northwest
ern University. situated in III" suburb
OF Evanston. has many co-rdS. The
girl students want 10 see their gridiron
idols beat Illinois at lrbana next Sat.
nrday. And they applied for permis-
sion to make tn" trip.
Now the average girl at Il footbol,
game Is lik" II British crirkrter at n
baseball gn,nc--the enthusiasm !nvaria-
Oily comes AT the wrong time.
Therefore, Head Coach Thistlcwai,c,
of Northwestern, told the girls he would
be- glad to have them 40 along and root.
But. beforehand, they must attend n
series OF lectures, which he would give,
and In which he would show them how
W. ""''h " l''l'hl XVIII UHft Wncn 10
put on tho shriek stuff.
Wonder if they want lecturer at
Eastern colleges where they have co.
eds?
Tunney Winner Over WlssIns
Boston. Oct - --, ,'rno Turrry, rorn.or
!ight-hearyweisht champion was awardeI
%HS ,SIi,i'n "yor ongGN" Wssns o( IN
with the former A, r. y, champion siwayss