New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-09-19
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Coach McLauehry Faces Difficult
Situation In Forming Team

Providence. Il. l. Sept. 10 R-
Only a few of Browns Sc varsity
football candidates have ambitions
to star in the backfield and. to make
matters worse. head coach 'Tuss"
McLaughry lacks seasoned ends or
anyone who can punt much more
than 80 yards.
He has linemen, though, enough
for three colleges teams.
Indications were that the Bruink,
from tackle 10 tackle, would be just
about as strong as they come in
eastern college ranks. But although
the second week of hard drilling for
the 1928 edition of the Iron men
was we'll advanced today, the coach
ing staff has been unable to uncov-
er any seasoned backfield pros
poets except captain Al Cornsweet Of
Cleveland. and bud" Edwards OF
Chicago, who We're halfbacks last
season.
Some one has to carry the ball
for Brown this season and the only
step left for McLaughry was to at
tempt to convert guards and tackles
into ball-carriers. He frankly ad-
mitted he did not expect to perform
any miracles.
Give me a half dozen backs who
would be discarded elsewhere and
Brown would have great team this
fall" he said.
The first lineman put to work
studying hac.ifield play was Jim
Steward, who alternated at end and
tackle last season. McLaughry con-
sidered him a likely prospect to
team UP with Captain Cornsweet and
Edwards. He is fast and rangy and
it would not amaze many at Brown
il he became a capable fullback be-
fore the season was half over.
Sometime before Oct" 6, when
Brown opens with Worcester Poly
Tech. = quarterback must be dis
covered and primed for action,
Most Of Browns defeats last year
were traceable to the lack Of capa-
BILE quarterback requirements.
So far CURL, a former Dean Aca-
DENY player. c. A. Munroe, who
was forced 10 quit the game early
last year because OF injuries, and
w. F.. s. Moulton, who called signals
peared to be leading for this varsity
post. If they fail to click, Nc
Laughry has nothing else to do but
make one out of a spare iinesman.
The end problem was equally SER
ious and 1t became much worse yea
terday when Hyman Heller OF Will
imantic, Conn, one of the two ex-
pericnced wingmen in college, in
jured his ankle. The other veteran.
was Jim Munroe of Attleboro, Mass.
They were expected to be the regu-
lars but their list of understudies
was very limited.
Ed Kevorkian and Louis Tarber.
two linesmen who played on the
1895 indicated team, Nelson Num-
SON Of Springfield. Mass. and Harry
Cornsweet, husky brother OF the
Brown captain, appeared to be the
best forward prospects. Immediately
behind them in McLaughry's af-
fections came Ken Hem, a 200
pound Cleveland youth. and Joe
Shein Of Newark. who scales around
20. There were lot Of hefty
youngsters, however. who could
make anyone of these six hustle for
his position.
Although Brown has always been
noted for its capable centers it has
six inexperienced youths fighting
for that job today. Four of them,
however, Carton of Asbury Park.
N. J., Horton. Of Providence. Nc
Donough. Manchester. N. H., and
Heuser. the New Jersey Tennis star,
appeared to be as promising as any
who would be found pivoting for
either Worcester. Dayton. Tufte,
Holy Cross, Dartmouth, New Hamp.
shire, Rhode Island or Colgate, the
teams which Brown must face this
season.