Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-26
HENNING TO START
FOR PENN AGAINST
PITT ON SATURDAY
Return of All America
Guard Will Give Wirk-
man Needed Rest
RED AND BLUE CONFIDENT
By NEIL MATHEWS
csptsln of Penn.s Footoall TOM.

rapfain Of Penn'a FootoaN Team,
N, n b. Carnett's announcement that
r,sriey Henning, our star guard. who has
- out OF the game since he was operated
.s.r FOR appendicitis, was ~ 20 take tis
.niar place In the Penn line-up against
r,s on saturday came at the psychological
r,ornent AS soon as Doctor Carnett made
~ report TO Coach Folwell, II was decided
ssst he should start the game, and we need
NANNY wirkman and Ertresvaag played
.risndld football against State. but the for
,ssr Is not In very good shape He has been
nsnalcapped in his work by stin neck,
Nut rameiy insisted upon remaining In the
me until Line Coach Wharton could de-
. selop A man to ill his position. The return
~ Henn,ng makes II unnecessary to se1d
w,rlxman into the game. and we do not
have to take a chance on an inexperleneed
INST before the State game the Neill
- aroused the men to fighting pitch,
.,A now. a few days prior to the all Inn
rcr,ant battle with Pitt, the return OF
sbe best guard in the country has in
creased the confidence and fighting spirit
I of the Red and Blue.
Wray VS.. Peck
u.nninR's presence in the game will light
=, I,ud wray's work and he will be able
40 give all his attention to Bob Peck who
. is rated as the greatest center In the game
foday. Relieved Oh Nilt icSboh9ibhANy ~
,ookinR after the guard positions. believe
that Wray will give Peck the toughest
hattIe he has had in two years Last sea-
.on wray gave Peck all he could handle,
and Lud is fifty per cent better this season
This battle at center is likely to decide
/, the pivot position on the mythical an
American eleven and am betting on Wray
40 come out with flying colors.
When the announcement was made that
Hennlng would play against Pitt, some
cf the boys seemed TO doubt his ability
20 stand the battle. but with the special
brace that has been made to protect him
I do not think he VIII nave any rouoie
eolng the route
Henning is a natural football player and
never gets hurt. / cannot recall him TAX
ing time out since he has been with the
squad and hardly think he will be injured
against Pitt. Henning has the natural
football instinct that enables him to pro-
tect himself even in plays where II seems
certain that me will be badly shaken up.
The practice this week has been graft
fying to Folwell, and l never recall run
ming through so many smooth signal drills
and dummy scrimmages as we have had
since the State game. The victory over
Harlow's team gave the men the needed
confidence The natural ability always has
been there but the confidence was lacking
Before the State game there was slight
4 delay In getting plays off. with an occa-
tlonal crossing OF slBndlS' OuN thSoo uS-
fclencles have disappeared.
Light to Start
Hobey Light solved the quarterback
problem and he is going TO be even better
against Pitt. 1t was Lights first big
game as the pilot and he ran the team
: in grand style. He also has gained con-
ndence and knows that he Is capable
OF guiding the team. When the Penn team
takes the field on Saturday every man IN
the squad will feel confident that the team
will be handled properly and Light VIII
know that we all have confidence In him.
This will make a great difference in his
selection of plays and the speed with which
they are run of.
4 Light also knows more about the men
he is working with in the backfeld and has
had time to figure out the strong points OF
each. He knows just what play Berry Is
best suited for, he knows what he should
do with Derr and Williams when Penn gets
within striking distance of the opponent
goal and he also has had several sessions
with Coach Folwell. who outlined the plan
Of attack and showed Hobey the proper
time 10 pull his forward passes and trick
pays
Team Leaves Tonight
We will leave here tonight at 1881, ar
riving In Pittsburgh early tomorrow morn
ing. The entire squad wall stop at the
schenley Hotel and we Will practice on
Forbes Field tomorrow. l have been told
that II is extremely hard TO Judge punt
on this field and that the sun Is likely 70
bother the backs on low line punts late In
the game. Therefore the practice will do us
lot OF good, aside from limbering up the
muscles.
Close to 500 students will accompany the
team or leave here tomorrow night, and the
send-of that is planned for tonight should
be big help. / never have seen the Penn
B students SO. Interested In the team, and the
y boys appreciate IL They are with us In vic
tory or defeat, and we want to win tor
them.
Pitt has a wonderful team. and we realize
Il. but Warmers team has harder battle
on its hands than any one believes. ana the
loyal supporters of the Red and Blue who
take the trip will be rewarded with gIea'
game. Pitt is noted for it's hghting spirit
but think we will surprise them just az
state was upset