Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-29

wander around as much as we pleased so
that we would get good and tired before
bedtime"
And the members of the Cornell football
team, who will appear against Penn on
Franklin Field tomorrow. left the hotel to
get a Whit of the sea air. They were not
the typical college students we read about
The jauntiness and carefree attitudes we're
missing They were grim and silent acting
like men about to face a severe task and
realizing the seriousness of what they were
about to undertake. To look at them one
gained the impression that preparing for
q big football game was not light, Joyous
occupation.
Chased the Jinx
Doctor Sharpe, coach of the team, the
man who chased the jinx from Cornell three
years ago and placed the eleven on par
with the best in the country, did not &C.
company the men on their nocturnal hike.
He remained in the hotel. sitting way down
in a chair in the lobby, where we discovered
him.
what are the chances to beat Penn
Thursday" we asked.
"I really don't know was the frank
reply For the life of me | can't figure
It out Penn has a good team this year
and, from comparative scores should have
the edge on Cornell. They have made bet
ter record, beating Michigan and State and
tying Dartmouth, while my team has been
beaten by Harvard and almost defeated by
the Wolverines. However, Cornell is ready
for hard battle and right now wouldn't
even make n prediction.
Don't think I already have conceded
Penn the game for l haven't. My team
today is In the best shape OF the year. Every
man on the squad is I'm wonderful physical
condition-something that has been lacking
in the other games. We have been working
up to this game and we are ready FOR IL,
The players like myself, are not burdened
with overconhdence They realize that they
must play hard TO win, and II mistakes are
made they probably Will be tatai. For thul i
reason they will play hard and make iew
mistakes.
Flashes of Form
Cornell has shown flashes of form
throughout the season, which proved to me
that the men knew how 10 play hig1-class
football, but those flashes have been tew
and far between. In the Michigan game
however, the team came up from behind
overcame a big lead and finally won out
There is lots OF latent power In the eleven
and hope II will show itself on Thursday
All can say now is that Cornell viii have
to play better football than she has shown
this year to beat Penn. II that Is done i
shall be satisfied"
Doctor Sharpe apparently is satisned with
the physical condition of his players ana Is
working to get them prepared mentally Tor
the big contest The Cornell coach is arm
believer in the psychology of football, ana
does more TO prevent mental sugglshness
than anything else. II will be remembered
that three years ago when the squad went
TO the seashore to rest up for a couple OF
days before the Penn game, Sharpe found
his players sitting in corners, nerVousiy
twltching their hands and looking Ike
flock of delegates to an undertakers con-
vention. Cornell had been walloped resu-
larly each year by Penn, and nothing eould
convince the players that they were not In
for another trimming. The coach walked
over to one group OF mourners and said
Not Worrying
What are you fellows worrying aooutf
There's no use in doing that worrying
never win win football game and found
that out years ago. / am not at all alarmed
over the outcome of the game. and when
1t comes right down to facts, have more at
stake than you. Instead OF mopins around
the hotel. why don't you so out ana take
some fresh air7 Stay out as long as you
like and forget that you are in training
When you eat and you see something on the
menu that looks good, order 1t. This is ~
outlng-a sort of a vaeation-and II Is up
to you to enjoy yourselves. II you don't
feel like retiring at midnight, stay up later,
but don't go around with your faces trall-
ing on the ground I am going to take