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V TO SECRET PRACTICE IN .
PREPARATION FOR BIG GAMES
and Blue Coach Plans to Use New Offense,
featuring Trick Plays, Against Dartmouth,
Michigan and Cornell
XJMLHN the football season opened Coach Bob Folwell, of Tenn, Insisted that
Uteris would be no secret practices at Franklin Kleld this year, but recent
fcVniinuiU have made It necessary for Folwell to change his plans, and yestor-
' ft1-" rates wore closed while the Red and Blue eleven went through a long
tli' drill, during which trick plays, previously explained to the men on the
;,,(teatitivvrd, were run through. After the practice Folwell said that satisfactory
Merits -were obtalned, but that ho regretted barring out the students at a slnglo
ra4e because they have been so loyal,
.It is said that U0 presence of scouts of other colleges at the dally workouts
fi Franklin Field for the last two weeks caused Folwell to hold the secret session,
WWle Folwell haa been using few trick plays during the dnlly practice a scout has
W4 an excellent chance to learn tho Red and Mluo formations, and Pitt and La
ferette were too well prepared for several of Folwell's pet plays, especially the
Hscward pass, to suit the Penn coach.
.Penn was the last of the eastern colleges to close tho gates to students and
issuers who follow the teams In their dally workouts, and It really Is unusual
htit Folwell refrained from lecret practices so long In view of the fact that two
C the 'most Important games on the schedule, those with Htate and Pitt, already
, fcve been played. It Is evident that Folwell considers tho Dartmouth, Michigan
tmi Cornell games of groater Importance than any playod by tho Bed and Dluo to
date, and also that ho has something up his sleevo In the way of trick plays.
t Three years ago Folwell changed the entlro offense at Washington and Jeffer
'' son In raldseason, with tho result that the work of Pitt's scouts went for naught,
and tho Orange and Blue was unnhle to stop V. and J.'s open attack. Perhaps
Folwell plans to surprise Dartmouth on Saturday with a new offensive, while It
also Is rosslblo that he merely wants, to start work on nn offense that will be saved
er Cornell the one game that must bo won.
Rush Worried About Team General
"QJPEBDT" RU8II Is now In very much the same position that Bob Folwell was
O In a week ago. Bush Is having considerable trouble selecting tho proper
Man to guide the Tigers for tho all-Important clash with Harvard. Jack Eddy
and Ames have been battling for tho quarterback position throughout the season,
.. but neither haa shown consistent form, the generalship of both being faulty when
the Tigers got the ball within striking distance of the opposing goal.
It has been officially announced that VAAy will start the game against the
Crimson, which makes It appear that Rush has about decided that neither of his
'quarterbacks Is likely to measure up to tho standard desired, so far as general,
ship Is concorned, and he la picking the man with the greatest amount of natural
ability. Eddy la a brilliant open-field runner and of the type likely to pull some
thing out of the ordinary nt any tlnft and Rush probably has made a wlso selec
tion. Princeton's offense has been below the usual standard and Eddy's presence In
the .game at least will strengthen tho running attack, as Ames has shown anfncll
nation to fall down In an Important battlo. Judging by the form shown by Prince
ton and Harvard In recent games, the Tigers cannot hope to do much with the
Crimson defense unless the offense Is strengthened, and that probably is why
Moore and Eddy, two exceedingly fast men, who are experts at wide end and
v broken-field running, havo bcon awarded positions In the backfield.
t Rush Is not worrying about his defense, as no team has been able to gain
consistently on straight football when In Princeton's territory. Dartmouth tore
the Tiger line to pieces until it was within the 20-yard line, but RuBh's men always
Braced In time. It has been said that Dartmouth used poor Judgment, but the
fsJluro of Cavanaugh's team to tally the touchdown thai would have won the
game was moro duo to the brilliant defenso for such an emergency. With a power
ful line, a perfect defense for tho forward pass and Drtggs's punting, Princeton
need not worry a'pout tho defenso against straight football, )ut It takes points to
win games, and the offense- must be stronger than at any time this season If
Harvard is to be beaten.
No Post-Season Game for Pitt Eleven
-FTUiB University of Pittsburgh has come out flatly and turned down all offers for
J- a post-season game. When tho final game of tho season Is played on Thanks
giving Day with Penn Btato Coach Glenn Warner's warriors will put aside their
tan bark for the season and call It a good year's work. Tho Panthers.have been
'"In demand. California, Washington, Rutgers and Tufts sought a game with the
formidable Smoky City eleven, but evidently the Pittsburgh authorities aro content
te rest upon tho honors earned In tho regular season.
t There is no doubt that an exhibition game between Pitt and any of the
four challengers would provo an excellent attraction. It Is seldom that the big
, college teams engage in games after completing their schedule, and now that
Pittsburgh has graduated Into that class the Panther supporters probably feel that
It would be too undignified to engage In anything but scheduled contests.
It has been suggested that Harvard and Pitt take part In a post-season game.
Thto no doubt would be a great drawing card, but it is out of tho question to expect
a Crimson eleven to look for more than a triumph over Princeton and Yale, and
with those two scalps safely tucked away, what more could a Harvard team
ejtro?
Nebraska was Invited to come East and play either Tufts, Syracuse or Rut
era, but the faculty at the Cornhusker Institution decreed that the team could
Dot engage In any gamo that was not played on a college field, and as this was
scheduled to be staged on Braves' Field In Boston, naturally the game wos an im
possibility. With Penn booked to Journey to the coast In December and the Washington
and Lee boys scheduled to entertain a Havana team In Cuba on Christmas Day,
he football season refuses to pass away with the playing of the Thanksgiving
Day contests. Last year Brown and Syracuse played' right up to the first of tho
- yeai before calling a halt and It begins to look as though this season would be n
repetition of last.
i The Officials Erred; Touchdown Should Have Decn Allowed
rpjpus looioau rules are rather intricate, and many points are constantly
coming up because of the vague wording on some of the Intricate plays. It
takes irears of study to interpret the code correctly and oven then mistakes will
our. Here is a play which happened two we'eks ago and Is left to tho Evening
LacQER to decide:
, Team A liaa (ho ball and makes a forward pass. An eligible player catches
Mm ball, runs five yards and then drops It. Another man on the A to fern picks
r-,Jfce pigskin and runs across the goal line for a touchdown. The officials called
n incompleted forward pass and would not allow the score. Tho game ended
alio ti short time later.
The officials made a mistake. It was NOT an Incompleted, forward pass, but
ft fwnble. If the catcher has the ball In his possession and takes two steps for
Wrd.'the play Is completed. After that, It should be ruled as a run. U was a
NfJ touchdown and the referee, or whoever It was, had no right to disallow the
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.,,', M.nager Moran cut down his pitching squad yesterday when he sold George
" OMriwers and George McQuillan to the Kansas City team of the American Asso
aWioft. It was rumored some time ag"o that Chalmers, McQuillan and "Chief" Ben
4f would be released, but it Is not likely the latter will be disposed of, as he
twwed Unproved form at the clote of the season. The release of Chalmers and
McQuillan waa expected, as neither showed maJort league form last season.
O4yatocjc is In need of a few first-class substitutes if It hopes to win the East
."Wm League championship. The Greys' first-string men appear to be Just as good
f',vet, hut the reserve force lacks the speed and. dash necessary. "The absence
f, KcWJllIams waa largely responsible for the defeat at the hands of Camden
,HHgfa Mike Wilson, his substitute, played well. Tho Greys lacked the confidence
Apt 4Mfe, and the defense lacked system.
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GERMANTOWN ACADEMY HAS NO
WINNING ELEVEN, BUT TEAM HAS
RECORD FOR YOUTH AND WEIGHT
Manheim Football Combination Has Average of
16 Years in Age and 130 Pounds Plays Epis
copal in League Match Tomorrow
Dy LOUIS II. JAFFE
GnRMAN'TOW.V ACADEMY'S football
team, entered with Penn Charter, Kpls
copal and Friends' Central in the Inter
academic League, which opens Its schedule
tomorrow afternoon. Is the poorest con
tender of the quartet for the charnnlonshlp
now held by the Little Quakers. Yet the
Manheim eleven possesses a double record,
unlquo In Ittelf Germsntown hasn't been
playing In winning form, but Its constitu
ents have a good alibi.
The record conceded to the underdogs,
as It were. In the academic competition
comes as a result of the excuses, which
are perfectly legitimate. Germantown haa
the distinction of having tho youngest and
lightest gridiron squad In Philadelphia and
Its vicinity. Sixteen years and 130 pounds
Is the way tho Manheim team averages,
and there Is not another eleven representing
a hlgheor prep school In Pennsylvania with
lower marks, both In nge and avoirdupois.
1. a forward pais with FHti rfMlvinr th ball.
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Battle Tomorrow
Episcopal Academy will be Germantown's
first opponent In the league series. Tomor
row afternoon will be the occasion of their
annual gridiron scrimmage, and the Straw
bridge & Clothier Field, Sixty-second and
Walnut streets, will be the scene of the
battle. Of course, the Churchmen rule one
sided favorites; there's no doubt about the
probable result. However, In comparative
strength It Is a safe bet that Germantown
will be out on the chalked-off battlefield
fighting for every Inch of the 100 yards;
Episcopal will admit that It was In a tough
tussle no matter how big or small the scere
may result.
One of the players Is only thirteen years
old and weighs about 130 pounds. He Is
Perry, the center man, or rather youth.
While Perry, whose first handle la Carson,
Is the youngest footballer here In scholastic
ranks, ho Is not tho lightest by any means.
Ketcham, the Germantown end and quarter
back, has the edge for being the smallest
player In the city. He weighs 112 pounds.
Then there Is Dippy, christened George,
who tips the beam at the 120-pound mark
and he holds down a halfback job. Is
there any wonder mere slips of lads like
these are unable to play victoriously? It
apparently Is not a matter of winning with
the Manheim eleven; they like the game.
That seems to be Germantown's Idea In a
peanut shell for having a representative
eleven
Material Scarce
Coach Stanley Sutton had no abundance
of material with which to build a strong
enough eleven to make an Impressive
fight for the title held by Penn Charter.
When he looked over his first squad of
candidates he found only three veterans,
viz: Van Sclvrr, Dlnsmore and Williams.
Recently Williams, who was captain, re.
tired from football and Dlnsmore was
elected to succeed htm as leader.
Frank Henson Is the team's regular
signal shouterr and with Dlnsmore and
Dippy, the halfbacks, and Mtddletown, at
full, this quartet composes the backfield.
While Ketcham, who Is understudy for
Henson at quarter, Is the smallest of the
Germantown bunch, he Is the star. The
little 112-pounder Is as fast as the wind
when In an open field. -He usually Is the
recipient of the forward pass, and when
ever the opposing tacklers afe scattered
Ketcham can be depended upon to get
away for large gains before being brought
to earth.
When Germantown Academy meets
Episcopal tomorrow the probable line-up
will be as follows; ,
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aftS!"..- lht 'rylnV livin la a' "'.
hilhnb-nch I" y0"'11 lv anr of the local
ifJi.Sr 5'rD-"'.hol "tiff scrap. Tome wa.
Jff'iV" 'o nj'et La Hallo Colltci bit as tho
Tigers Issue Call
PRINCETON. N. J., Nov. . Coach I.ueh
r'.nif i?.a. VV"1 th;,""' "II for Mrslty baik'tl
Ida Intcrcotlrglat Leaaus hava bean practicing
i!Im?Tt tlnL6 t?rn'i. l"dy having "lawn
?i?..V...wrk Jllllr- Columbia and N.w York
University hava bean at work for moro than
a week, while C. C. N. T. called out Its men
fhiniM0- . S?cn Jiyeh'lns I" confronted by
the problem of filling tho vacanc ea eft by Cap
tain JIcTlsue. Terea and Davles. p
Ketcliain . .
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,awioil rlht end
Irnaon quarterback
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ninny . right halfbark
Mlddlrton fullback
FIIANK FITTS. captain of Wenonah Military
Academy ana center. ie tna greatest snarper-
nam 01 any mvp acnooi eleven
This la the opinion of football crl
Mn him In action. Thla la Kltta' aecond year
with the Wenonah eleven Around thla man,
who wrliiha 10M rounde, Coach 1. I I-ambert,
a former rtettyeburg player, haa built the
radeta' attack Kltta la a wonderful defensive
man also. An unueual play used by Wenonah
FRESH SWIMMERS
AT PENN BARRED
Now Rules Upset Aquatic Plans
at 'University This
Season
Making freshmen Ineligible for the var
sity swimming team at the University of
Pennsylvania has considerably upset the
(plans of Coach George Klstler and the
manjiers of the swimming affairs at the
University. They have a lot of fine first
year ability, which has now been made use
less for this year's campaign. This has
acted as a douche on the whole team.
In order to offset this feeling the alumni
have arranged to give a banquet to the
entire swimming squad at the Hotel Walton
on Saturday evening next to try to arouse
the old Penn spirit In this sport. Klstler,
Manager Purdy and Captain Russell will
talk to the squad, particularly to keep up
the spirits of the freshmen, for whom a
special schedule haa been arranged.
For the varsity team this schedule has
been arranged: December IB, College of
the City of New York, nt New York ; Janu
ary 13, Princeton, nt Princeton; January 19,
Yale, at Philadelphia; February 1C, Yale,
at New Haven ; February 23, College of the
City of New York, at Philadelphia ; March
2, Princeton, at Philadelphia; March 9,
Columbia:, at New York ; March 16, Colum
bia, at Philadelphia, and March 24, Indi
vidual championships, at Philadelphia.
SYSTEM MORE ESSENTIAL TO
.SUCCESS OF FOOTBALL TEAMS 1
THAN POSSESSION OF STARS!
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It Is Combination of Both, However, Which Pro!
duces Champion, but Under Decadent
System No Star Ever Shbne
By GKANTLAND WCtf
-.-.-wrr... ,n..'w. o. Waters. Jr., "has , Alnsworth. Knowles,
JL been charged with having poor mate
rial for the last few years. . "J" ""
Implied that the fame of the old stars.
Shevlln, Kllpatrlck, Coy, Andrus. etci, was
due to themselves. As a matter of fact,
their famf. Is due to the Yale football ss
tern, which produced them. Under a deca
dent system no stsr will shine for posterity.
"Yale football decay began to show In
1911. Later on they forgot entirely the
old Tale precepts of line play, followlhg
the ball and tackling. Yale In her defeats
lacked men. Have jou ever seen a better
end than DomelslerT A better center than
KetchamT Better possibilities than Lefty
Fllnn, Foggy Alnsworth and Knowles:
vi has no belter men today; she merely
(is getting back to her old system, from
all I hae seen ana neara mo im " -staking
Its stanco as a Tale line should
facing their opponents with head erect, feet
planted firm, charging with the ball, ream
ing that 'It Is more blessed to give than
to receive.'
"The rejuvenated system Is making In
dividuals shine, but the system "is doing
It. not the Individuals. Would that those
great plaers of the "years of disaster were
allowed to make their place In the popular
Imagination They fought without any
backing. Here's to them I"
Which Is True Enough
It Is systems, after all, which make stars,
not stars that make systems. Most people
never will believe this. The popular Idea
Is that a few stars will make any system
work. But unless the system Is there to
give the star his chance, to develop his
skill and Increase his capacity or capability,
how will any star ever arrive?
Harvard reached the top by picKlng up
where Yale left off. If Yale had stuck to
her old system, these last few years would
have produced battles beyond all Imagining
rather than scores of 36 and 41 to 0.
To get the Idea, Imagine a Harvard team
with Brlckley, Mahan, Hardwlck, Bradlee,
Pennock, etc., facing a Yale eleven with
a Gordon Brown, a Jim Hogan, a Shevlln,
a Chadwlck and a Coyl
The material In each case was there.
But It was the system that gave this ma
terial Its chance.
This doesn't mean, of course, that a sys
tem with poor material Is going to get very
far. It won't. But neither will the mate
rial minus the system arrive In front It
Is the combination which produces the
champion. It Is the combination that made
Yale great up to 1910, Harvard great since
1912, and that makes Pittsburgh Univer
sity one of the fine elevens of the land.
The 50-50 Process
Yost from 1900 to 1905 had both the sys
tem and the material. He was unbeatable.
Of late years he has had the system, with
scant material to work on. But even with
scant material he has done on an average
better than Yale has done with far greater
material at hand; with beaten teams that
knew such men as Le Gore, Black, Ketcham,
VrtletM e. ..
.. a.wi,. n.-rrri.
minv nthera whn wer afava In v.. . "3.1
Le Gore In 1913 was about as good .. rHx
Is today. But In 19H, against Harvard 1
was merely a member of a team that 2i
Dtaten, is to o. a
Those who do not believe that the "uS
shall be first" are requested lo reeaal
Brooklyn winning a pennant with owl
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The era of psychology In fanthii
passed. There was a time whn Prlncetl
could beat Harvard, no matter ,i iS
of a team Princeton had or what sort of
team Harvard had. But since thn. a?3
Haughton has proved efficiency Is the mawl
tnnntlfnrtliravr nt nervn nnA v..t .,.,.,. vl
the world's greatest producer of couraiTif
Under tnese conditions the only way to bekV
Harvard Is to play better football, j(
Stdellner Contrary to noDular hn. 1
should say that Harvard this season had'
better material than Princeton almost 1st
good line material and a big advantar. i!
(ha Ytt ilr ftealil M
Beating Htm to the Punch
Mu rival stood upon the feet
looked at Mm, Ae looted at met
But jutt as he began to tpeak
beat Mm fo ft by a equeaki
The words rolled out in hurried flight
"I never slept a tclnk last night "
XJU.VC juu .uaiuiscu 10 run across one of
these- mole-catching devices employed W
golf courses? If you have, wire Ithaca.'
vuiiicii wu.i.D vuo iu bci ior iuauiuetsch.
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"I am not so much Interested." um-i,..
fan, "In which city collects the best base:
ball club as I am In wrMTch section products
the better players. Who leads the East or
the West, the North or the South In de.'
veloplng or sending star players to ths Mi
leagues?"
The one thing that makes' baseball thit
national sport of America Is that all tee!
tlons contribute In about equal degree. I
Mathewson, Walsh. Wagner, Collins!
Lajole, Baker, Herzog. Evers, Dauberr?
Ruth all belong to the East. '
Alexander, Johnson, Duffy, Lewis!
Hooper, Crawford, Chance, SIsler, Leonard.
Chase, Brown, Tinker all belong to ths
West. ,
Cobb, Speaker, Jackson. Robertson, Shore;
Cullop, Rucker. Pratt, Hornsby, Milan all
belong to the South.
The East produced Mathewson and War.'
ner, the West sent forth Alexander and
Johnson, the South furnished Cobb and
Speaker. The winter homes of these six
stars are sufficient testimony to baseball's
widespread favor. Some day the two blr
leagues will grow wise enough to pick an
all-eastern, all-western and all-southern
team and fight the Issue out When thitj
u.iy uwivca uuocuaii ..ucrcsi, will DO St Its
height well beyond any frenzy that a world
series ever can Dring.
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