Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-24
PENIS CHANCES
FOR BASKETBALL
TITLE ARE GOOD
McNichol, Jefford and Con-
molly Back-Martin Is
Ineligible
NEW MATERIAL FAST
By SPICK HALL

Although Lou Martin. Penn's fast for
ward. will not be able to play more than
half of the intercollegiate schedule, IL that.
Coach Lon Jourdet feels confident that the
Red and Blue will make a good showing on
the basketball floor during the season OF
1916-i7. ut looks to me that we should
do well this season." said Jourdet but OF
course you can never tell. We have already
had some hard luck in the ineligibility Of
Martin, but IL is possible that he may be
back with us at midseason.
81 am not predicting that we win the In.
tercollegiate pennant. but don't see where
we will be any weaker than we were last
season. while the other teams have appar-
emily not gained 10 any appreclable ex-
tent OF course, I can't say just what
freshmen material will be worked up by
the other teams in the league. but I am
reasonably sure that none Of them win have
better men than Johnny Lavan and Emory,
two men whom l will have from last year $
Penn freshman team
Another Layan
"By the way don't think that we are
playing professional baseball players on our
teams. This IL not the same Johnny Lavan
who has been playing shortstop for the ST.
Louis Browns for the last three seasons.
/ hope, however that our Johnny will be as
lucky as the ex-Michigan man. under
stand that he cut into the worlds series
pie with the Athletics in 1918 without play.
ing game with them. That's pretty soft
That's a little depression. but to get bacl.
TO the basketball / intend to start the men
TO work about November TO- That season
starts a little earlier than usual. so 1 want
to be well prepared for the opening"
Jourdet is not picking his team to win
again. but II appears that Penn really has
the best chance. The main drawback ID
the arrangement OF the schedule The Red
and Blue team has its two opening games
with Cornell and Princeton at Ithaca and
Princeton. That naturally gives thos,
teams an advantage, as none OF them will
have rounded into perfect form by thai
time. Cornell and Princeton are the teaml
which Penn fears the most. Dartmouth
Yale and Columbia look to be weak com
pared to the other trio in the league. Las
season Penn had the advantage, having
the two opening games at home II will b.
remembered that Penns chances for tn,
pennant were almost knocked out by theii
defeat at the hands Of Yale in New Hsver
early In the year; consequently, tho Rec
and Blue suffer the same way In the frs
games with Cornell and Princeton.
Two Vacancies
There are two vacancies to be filled OF
| the Penn team. Williamson has been los
TO the team by graduation. and as airead.
mentioned Martin has been declared ineli
| gible for at least half OF the season. Jour
det viii build his team around Eddie Mo
| Nichol, Art Jefford and Bill Connolly, al
OF last years five. McNichol. who wa
| captain last year, was reelected at tn
| close Of last year and will again lead tn
Red and Blue.
Those who followed tho Penn freshmel
| quintet last season believe that II win b
impossible TO keep Lavan and Emory OF
| OF the team II they prove as good OF
| the varsity as they were on the freshman
| IN arff NIufI
| be missed
Another promising candidate for the var
city ave Is Hobby Light now q membe
OF the football team. Light is very fast
a good floor man and has good eye 10
the basket.