Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-25
FIRST HOME DRILL
FOR PENN GR|DDERS
Varsity Squad Stages Morning
Practice-Scrimmage Part
Of Afternoon Work
PLAYERS IN FINE FETTLE

The Penn football candidates arr.
home. What's more they arc ot work
on tho nome soil but not on the earth
Of Franklin Field.
Tho Duakcrs returned from Mt.
! Grntna Saturday night and this morn
! ing toGk their first local workout on
the river field. which is directly in front
of the Commercial Museum. The drill
this morning was light. The squad
pranced through some snappy plays ana
| the usual punting. forward passing and
! falling on the ball stunts formed part
Of the program.
The lIoisinan charges came out on the
! field about 10 o'clock and played nronn,,
| for mere than an hour. Another dril'
! will te put on this afternoon. starting
II !. Tho T.. NJ. practic" will be con-
! sidcraDly stiffcr.
The squad returned to the training
house Saturday night in excellent con
dition and better spirits than any Penn
team has shown in the last three sea l.
sons. The candidates aren't bubbling
over with enthusiasm, but they hgure
that this year will sec vastly different
tenn romping around on the gridirOn OF
the new stadium.
Ilcisman IL pleased w::! the progress
of the team to date. as are his ASSIST :
ants. This week the finishing touches
for the opening game Saturday with
Franklin and Marshall will be put on
! The candidates. Scrimmage trlils VIII
probably be held UP until Friday AFTER
noon. when n gradual letdown should
find the squad in tiptop form.
What is bothcrins coaches and play :
ers alike concerns the re examinations
ten or twelve Of the candidates strug'
gIcd through last week. On these re-
suits hinge possible success or failure
for tho team. \ number of the men
who arc almost certain to make the
team must get rid of conditions or watch
the play from tho Sidrlincs.
IF Tex Hamcr and Frank Sutherland.
two of the talwartS of lnSt year ag :
gregation. return to good standing. mucs
of the worry will be lifted from itels
mans shoulders. IIamor Is needed this
year. for his experience last season
should just about max" him star.
Sutherland is n tried and true per-
former, capable OF playing excellent
though not brilliant. football from the
start Of the season to the finish.
Eighteen men were selected Satur
day for the training house by Coach
Helsman. and from this number he cX-
poets to select his team for the opening
game. However. at lenst eighteen more
men will be called from the squad during
the next two weeks. and they, too. will
be sent to the training house. On" Of
the surprises in the list was tho leaving
ont Of Jimmy DewhrSt. captain of the
first year team last year. According to
several of the players. the Massachu-
sets lad hasn't recahed his top form as
yet. When he does. he is going to make
trouble for several of the veteran backs.
Heisman himself doesn't know what
his line IN will be this Saturday. The
backfield and line are both uncertain.
Pos Miller. Carl Ertressvaag and Jack
Dcrn being at this writing the only
ccrtaintics.
Frank Dewhirst. whose work Mt
Mount Gretna stood out. will probably
bc at ono end post. with Ertrcssvaag
at the other. Papworth. the freshman
last year. AMI Kaufman. another year.
ling. look like the guards. with john
son and Thurman as the tackles. Dern
Will be in tn" pivot post beyond doubt
In the backtield Miller. Vobclin. Craig
and Woodward measure up as Il light
but speedy quartet that should perform
wonders in the early games. Iieisman
is still looking for beef behind the line
for the games with Navy, Penn State.
Pittsburgh and Cornell. Iiamer, il he
is declared eligible. will supply some.
The easy victory by Franklin and
Marshall over Albright on Saturday an
! parently didn't give tho Penn coaches
and players any concern. lIeisman re :
! fused to make any comparison between
his team and that coached by the wily
Whitley Price.