Word: metzgar
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Metzgar 1G., captain and right end, prepared at Andover. He played at end on the university eleven last year and the year before. He is 5 feet 8 1-2 inches tall and weighs 165 pounds...
...line-up of the two teams for the game will be: HARVARD. PENNSYLVANIA. Clothier, l.e. r.e., Metzgar Meier, l.t. r.t., Ziegler LeMoyne, l.g. r.g., Kase Parkinson, c. c., McCabe A. Marshall, r.g. l.g., Piekarkski Knowlton, r.t. l.t., Butkiewicz Bowditch, r.e. l.e., Weede C. B. Marshall, q.b. q.b., Corson Nichols, l.h.b. r.h.b., Drake Hurley, r.h.b. l.h.b., Reynolds Schoellkopf, f.b. f.b., Smith
...Pennsylvania football season opened this year with a lack of veteran material, and at the present time the regular line-up contains but three of last year's eleven--Metzgar, end, McCabe, centre, and Piekarkski, guard. In spite of this lack of experienced players, however, the team has developed steadily, and, until the game with Columbia, in which the latter scored 18 points to Pennsylvania's 6, gave promise of becoming a championship team. In the early part of the season Pennsylvania defeated a number of the smaller teams by large scores and on October 17 won from Brown...
...Captain Metzgar Pennsylvania has a right end of exceptional ability, who may be depended upon to play a satisfactory game. In the Columbia game he was swift and quick on the defense and in following the ball and his tackling was sure. McCabe at centre, is one of the best line men on the team and is a first-class all-around player. Piekarkski, who is playing guard, has a three years' experience behind him and is a thoroughly reliable man in his position. Of the other players Smith, fullback, is most prominent. He is reliable in lineplunging...
...been very successful in receiving and running back punts. The weakest points in the line are the ends. There are ten candidates for these positions, but only one man, Gardiner, a member of last year's eleven, is a good end. Corley will probably play left end, although Metzgar and Nelson are promising candidates. Corley weigh 180 pounds and has played a fair game so far this season. For the other positions in the line, there is an abundance of mediocre material. The men have been shifted about and tried in nearly every place, and the personnel of the team...