Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-01
Fol WE'LL HAS COMPLETED TASK
OF SENDING PENN BACK INTO
SELECT CLASS IN FOOTBALL
Tie With Dartmouth and Victories Over Michigan
and Cornell Show Red and Blue
Has Come Back
BY CHANDLER d. RICHTER

By SuAEND DlbEl
DEM is back where It belongs. Those
l. who followed the work OF tho Red ana
Blue football eleven under the Folweh
regime felt certain that Penn wouiu po
back In the front rank In time but row
expected such Sensational and speedy re-
entry into the frIt set
by winning from Michigan ana tyihB
Dartmouth Coach Bob Folwell started inc
Red and Blue on its way back into tne
select football class. and he competed wv
job yesterday when the best coached oeSt
balanced, smoOthcst working ana hhIueHt
fighting team turned out at Penn since
1905 outclnssed II powerful Cornell team
that hoped to wind up an excellent season
in blaze OF glory,
Throughout the season Penns defense
was faultless but tho punch was MISSING
until the Red and Blue took the neld yes
terday. The offensive strength had heen
confined to the individual exploits OF y,
Howard Berry. but the now historic
Thanksgiving Day battle was not long
under way before II became apparent that
Folwell had been nursing his team LOT
revenge at Cornells expense.
The Michigan victory and Dartmouth tic
would have been forEotten II Penn had lost
to Cornell again. and Folwell refused 10
open up with his best plays until yesterday
When he did send his team out to snow
all It had In the way OF offensive power
I the ltnuChnH were swept bhth SS'''N '''~
most dazzling assortment of plays seen on
| Franklin Field since the famous Indian
| ream OF 1908 startled the football WoTlu
| with its mastery OF the new game.
Penn's fighting spirit was tested right at
| the outset when Shverlck, the brilliant Sor,
| nell quarterback, booted a beautitul held
goal from the 4O.yard line and the lthncnns
| continued 10 press their advantage py
| marching steadily into the Red ana Blue
| territory by the slSilful use OF SHIFT plays
| off tackle. The spectators thousht II was
| the same old story, and no doubt IL woulu
have been II Penns hghtlng spirit vanished,
| But Folwells men pulled together ana htter
Cornells march stopped began TO get 'heir
| bearings.
Fighting Spirit Helped
A team with less fighting spirit probably
would have gone TO pieces after getting on
to such a poor start In the big game OF
the year. but the Red and Blue eleven
| staged It's usual comeback. Getting pos
l session OF the ball In It's own territory the
new Penn offense was launched
Bert Bell selected the plays with rare
Judgment and took the Ithaeans by sur
prise Cornell had perfected the Pitt style
of offense, but had neglected to prepare
| a defense for its own new system ana was
bewildered when Penn used precisely ths
same plays that had been responsible foi
Cornelis score. That really Is the secret
OF Penn's triumph yesterday.
FolWell beat Cornell at its own game, H'
had planned carefully for the battle, and
aided by his scouts who had followed
sharpe's team since the start OF the season
perfected the Cornell style of oftense on sew
eral plays. These plays were Penn's gReat
est ground gamers yesterday. because Cor
nell was not prepared for them,
Penn played a back about yard
10 the right or left on every shift forma
ton directed ut the short side OF the de
feRss and Cornelrs ends, and one back OF
secondary defense was boxed on almos
| every play. Sharpe tried 10 plug the weak
ness by bringing Center Rush Carry up o
the scrlmmage line 10 give him anothe
man TO spill tho interference, but I.u
Wray kept him out OF the play and spolle
Cornelrs only hope TO stop the new oi
Tense.
Folwell also pulled other plays that wer
revelations 20 the spectators, who had be
come accustomed TO seeing Penn usin
ancient plays game after game Ia recer
years. He had an assortment OF delaye
passes, crisscrosses, cross-bueks, hidde
ball formations and forward passes tina
were bewliderinB, and Bert Bell alWay
called for the proper play.
Bell Used Fine Judgment
The little quarterback vindieated Fo
wells judgment After the SwarthmoI
game the student body and football eI
thusiasts voted Bell a failure because
had bad day, and they did not want
see him pilot the team again, Folwell ha
confidence IN Bells geneFalship and sci
him into tho Michigan and Cornell gam'
Ia the face Of criticism. and the quarte
back proved a great team director on Dol
occasions.
After Penn started its march toward Il
Cornell goal shortly after ShlveTlck ha
booted bis field goal II was apparent TN
the Ithacans' only hope for victory d
pended upon the crumbling OF Penns d
tense. The spectators expected Penn
tally before the half ended. but were n
prepared for the sensational and unlql
forward pass, Bell 10 Urquhart. that talli'
the nrst touchdown.
Every Penn regular. excepting Berr
was removed from the game before
closed. and the substitutes continued
batter the Cornell lino e pieces. The pa
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