Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-26
Pennsylvania and Gettysburg
to Furnish Gridiron Fire
works at Franklin Field
This Afternoon in First
Big Local Test.
Bv EDWARD R. BUSHNELL

The University of Pennsylvania football
team will get its first test Of real grid
iron battle this afternoon when the Red
and Blue lines up against Gettysburg
in the initial game of the season. 1t
required a conference Of coaches last
night TO decide definitely on the Quaker
lineup, and before they announced who
would start the game they carefully an
alyzed the work Of all the players, After
posting the names Of the eleven starters
the coaches gave all the others the en-
couraEing assurance that practically
every man on the varsity squad would
have a chance TO demonstrate his ability.
What the men do In today's game won't
decide their fate definitely. but 1t will
70 a long way in deciding the lineup
for the next struggle.
Pennsvlvania's management expects to
have a banner first-day crowd. They say
that in spite Of the war and the desire
Of most Americans 10 be economical this
fall there has been an unusual demand
for seats. The authorities were worried
on this point largely because of the rails
ing Of dues from five dollars to ten dol
lars for both undergraduates and alumni.
But up till yesterday the sale of season
tickets and membership books for both
students and alumni had exceeded any
corresponding sale in previous years
Therefore, they reasoned. there is a big
interest on the part of the public to see
what the eleven will do this year.
The greatest interest in the work of
-sW# ..F
10 learn the composition of the back
field for the initial game, II will consist
OF Irwin at quarterback. Hughes and
Jones at half5ack and Moffitt az fullback,
Irwin was houOred with the quarterback
JON because of his experience and his
puut!ng ability At the same time Ballou
and Merrill will get a chance To- show
what they can do both in running the
team and individual work.
Hughes won the right to start at half
back because Of the really sensational
playing he has been doing all week He
has demonstrated that either ms an end
runner or open field runner he is the hest
on the squad and threads his way
through tan opposing back field with
much the skill and Cleverness that dis
rupushed Mercer. Jones and MOftitt
who VIII play halfhack and fullback re-
gp-nrvely, We're members Of last years
scrub team and the coaches know what
This luo-up makes no provision for
Arorv, last wear a regular halfback. The
coaches figured that Avery, who only re-
ported ON Monday, hadn't had enough
work 20 warrant starting him, hut T." will
got into the game later, probably to be
paired with Merrill when Avery would do
the uGntiU@
The line is made up entirely Of last
wears regulars OF substitutes with two
exceptions The exceptions are NOrwad,
vino sill plav left tackle, and Borie who
will play centre. But both OF these men
played m their freshman team last year
So that the coaches haven't any fears
about them Seelbach and Hoons will
play tie ends. Harris will he Norwald' 5
running mate at tackle, Russell and Cap
tain J0urneav will be the guards, and
Borie tho pivot man,
The chances are that al least three men
sill be tried out for every line position,
provided Gettysburg doesn't prove uneX-
pertcdlv dangerous. The man who will
attract tho most interest iu the forward
line is B0rizas the Greek DOrizas has
hccn am earnest student Of the game and
seems 10 have absorbed II rapidly. II his
ErowIsdg, Of tho game should he COM
mcusursta with bis strength and speed he
would be an All-AmcTiCan tackle or guard
this year.
Tho man lgcnent believes that its de-
risiou 20 number the players will prove
Of the greatest help 10 the public, Every
player on either side will wear a number
sewsd 70 his Jersey,
one huadrsd and thirty football teams await
the shTiu blast q tho referees whistle Which