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.
By 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 it will
go long way in deciding the lineup
for the next struggle.
PENNSYLVANIA management expects to
have a banner irst-day crowd. They say
that in spite If the war and the desire
Of most Americans to be economical this
fall there has been an unusual demand
for seats. The authorities We're worried
on this point largely because Of the rails
inc If 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
Tho greatest interest in the work Of
the selection committee Of coaches was
70 learn the composition Of the back
field for the initial game II will consist
of Irwin al quarterback, Hughes and
Jones at halfbsck and Moffitt az fullback.
Irwin was honored with the quarterback
'1H n"nauso Of his experience and his
putting ability At the same time Ballou
and Merrill will get a chance to show
what they can do both in running the
team ana individual work.
Hughes won the right 10 start at half
back because Of the really sensational
PLAYING hs has been doing all week He
has demonstrated that either as an end
runner or open field runner he is the best
on the squad and threads his way
through hn opposing back field with
much the SKIN and cleverncss that dis
rlnsuisred Mercer. Jones and Moffitt
who viI play halfback and fullhack re-
susntivoly. wer" members Of last years
scrub team and the coaches know what
they can do.
This llre-Ip makes no provision for
Avery. last wear a regular halfbaCk. The
coaches figured that Avery, who only re-
ported ON Monday hadn't had enough
work tn warrant starting him, but hc will
got into tho game later. probably 10 be
paired with Merrill when Avery would do
rho pIutius.
The inc IS made up entirely OF last
Years regulars or substitutes with two
nNrontr0nb The exceptions are NOrwald,
who will Dlav left tacElo and Rore who
gylu play centre. But both of these men
played IN their freshman team last wear
So that tho coaches haven't any Tears
about them. Seelbach and Koons will
nray tho ends: Harris will he Norwald's
running mate al tackle; Russell and Cap
tain Jourueay will ne the guards, and
E0rie tgo pivot man.
The chances are that al least three men
RiIl no tried out for every line position,
pIoylGed CiettyEburg doesn't prove uneX-
peotod.y dangerous. The man who will
attract the most interest in tho forward
line Is D0rzas, the Greek. Dorizss has
been an earnest student OF the game and
kuawlcdgr of tho game should be COM
would be am All-American tackle or guard
this year.
Tho management believes that its de-
cislon 10 number the players will prove
# tho greatest help 10 the public. Every
player on either side will wear number
sewsd 10 his Jersey
One hgadred ana thirty football teams await
a ~ MI