Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-23
princeton Coach Likes
| soiri, and Fight Of Red
and Blue; Even Came
With Cornell, He Opines
rEAM IN CONDITION
,.. .,osEpu r. LABRCM

klNN1AT > "is"' ""''
ri looking football squad out there on
y. field this afternoon Bill Roper
"..h ~ (,e unbeaten Princeton eleven
~" o.. numbered among its victims Chi.
.sc ~ Harvard and Yale. made the
scSs assertion in response TO a ques'
.,sS ~ asked him about the Penn team.
" yThs Councilman and coach paid his
..and visit Of the year to Franklin
eTS S Yesterday TO get line on the
i,.i.msn athletes. who ace preparing
.'h =. The invasion from Ithaca on
THANKSGIVING Day.
"r'here is plenty of fight and spirit
determination means ANYTHING. ana
snd that Il does, Cornell is In for
.;shtv husy afternoon when the teams
mSst / would not like to make any
"rsdictions on the outcome OF the
ssme, for I have seen neither Penn
sor Cornell play this season.
"rrom all reports Dobie has q re.
.rtahle team up there. but Penn looks
At to give them regular hght. ~
should be a close. hard eattIe:; the K'hd
HAT we played against Yale
Roper. accompanied by Jack Strubing
md Maury Trimble. former Tiger stars.
nd Tom Richter. spent the entire
sfternoon on the field. lie followed the
plsy closely from the start. marking
khe defensive playing OF the regulars
ppposel to the junior varsity and ap-
parently making mental notes OF the
formations used to break up the pet
Cornell plays as used BY the jay wees.
DOpER seemed particularly i'm.
n p,vssed uith the brilliant detcn.
sire plaving of Al Ldngd0n. rhO has
iecn the star man back of the Inc for
ne Red and Blue dn season. When
The junior backs got past the line of
scrimmagc thev found Ldngd0n rait.
iug for them and he didn't fdi to
,iop them once during the afternoon.
Poper remained untN darkness spread
Ia mantle orer the field. He left
after Pos Miller and McGrdm had
made seyral big gains through the
JUNIORS Tine at the start Of the o6e".
sire drill.
THE practice yesterday was hard.
i vigorous one that showed the team
n its best dcfcnsivrly. Evidently in
epjred BY the presence Of the PrinceOn
htor. the regulars put up q battle
worthy Of their mettlP. With Thomas.
Bennett. SorensOn and Simmons in the
|iuniors' backiicld, n worthy cOmbinn =
tion, the regulars had little trouble
ptopping their thrusts at the line and
around the end.
Breaks Up Pass Plays
The famous off.tacklp formation.
uSd so much by the lthacans last
year, with Eddie" Kaw doing tht
bulk Of the pigskim carrying. proved
easy for the varsity to break up. Time
after time the line piled up the OppOsl
tion and prevented the junior back
from breaking through. The Shor'
pass over the line from one back to tho
other proved fruitless as RrOunl
gamer. although Simmons caught II
per cent of those thrown to him
Either Miller or Mcl;raw would b
right on the spot and drop Simmons
as soon as he caught the ball.
Offensively the varsity showed con
siderable power. but not as much M
the coaches expect. They showe'
strength when running the ends am
bucking the middle of the line. bu
on other plays did not make rs mucl
yardase as on Tue tsday.
Every member of the squad excrp
AicGraw now is in excellent condition
md can be used at any time. lleismn'
Dent Jack" Drrn. PapwOrth and kcll!
Into the srrimmage yesterday, and al
showed that they had suffered only lit
tle. DrrE was in at center. breakin;
up plays directed at him and frequent!
,,I Stn nj
ler before hr could reach the line.
since the Alabama game. also was bacl
o. his old place. doing pxccllrntly
Kelly, who injured his leg against Penn
State. also showed his Old skill at hi
old post. All cf which means thu
the coaches will have Il hard task O
their hands to select the team for tn
Cornell game.
The backtield problem also is caus
ing some worry. although it is likel
that the same combination that starte
against State will be in agains
The lthacans. langdon is playing
whale Of n game backing up the line
while. Extensively and defensivcly
han"r. Miller and McGraw have ye
!" be found wanting
HRAIG, the Wcsierncr. howcrer,
Is putting NJ scr0ppg battle 10
make a p'ore IN he bdCkfcid. His
d"tfnSirc and ofensirc Work This
Tcet has been nn cyC. opener 10 the
'k'phcs mho thought that an end
'nuld not DC concerted into a first.
class back. II Craig doesn't start
'h' contest he is rirtuGlly certain Oj
"n"o action before the game gets
rery old.
EWR tn" first time this year the cleo
tric lights were brought out to I'll
west end of the field yesterday after
noon shortly after ; O'Clock. The ghO
ball was called for ana the yarsi,
even the ball for offensive drills. ri
shortncss Of the days and late class,
pave been bOthering the coaches. IT
lights will help solve the problem
so'n" degree. but another hour cOu
pe used to advantage daily.
Graf With Special Guard
hlll Graf. the Connecticut lad. vi
another regular in sirimmagr yestcrl,
MO MO suffered injuries in the State gam
MMh specially built brace over h
as. aScs. Graf played through all of Il
"s,shsive ,,',.e drill and part Of the offensi
Il iMt''nout n suffering any hurt to his hca
Hraf continues the play hc has g,
"'.ed a", inns week, he is certain to sta
"xaii.:t Saiihst %" Ithacnns. For fight
SuMNMtles Graf stands second to none.
,oo Mestsate, the freshman end or u,
Sss, SSsssr, gave a clever exhibition on /
ae,ens", playing wide against thc co