Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-16
MANAGERS BATTLE
in ICE AND SNOW
Basketball Triumphs Over
Football in Terrible Game
on Franklin Field
FINAL SCORE IS Z TO 0
BY NEIL MATHEWS
Captain Of Prnn 1910 Football Team.


Basketball now reRns supreme Mt the
University OF Pennsylvania, both In the
cage and on the Erldron. This was proved
on Franklin Field this morning In zero
weather and six inches OF snow and tee,
when the managers of the basketball team
defeated the managers Of the football team
by tho score OF to o. It was the greatest
football game played on the field this week,
and might go so far as 10 say that II was
the best battle OF the month.
Tho inclement weather did not deter the
husky athletes In their grim desire to prove
which team was the worse. They scoffed at
the ley blasts that swept the field and
laughed harshly when their cleated shoes
Crunched through the layer of snow. Both
Of these things added to the seriousness OF
the battle and made tho athletes realize
that victory would 80 only to those who had
the strength and stamina. coupled with lion
hearts. 1t would be n fight to the bitter
end and only the fittest would survive.
The men were prepared Heavy woolen
mittens covered the strong. muscular hands
and the high brows were protected by caps
of the cloth and fur variety. None wore
overshoes. az II was discovered that cleats
could not be attached.
The game was quite exciting and very
original The object was TO advance
through tho opposing line. whether the
runner had the hall or not, Several times
line plunger almost caught the pigskin.
but that interfered with his running to such
an extent that II was better TO tumble
Many long gains were made during the
game. but they usually were backward The
ball would be snapped. the opposing lines
would clash and a baCI;field man Would tear
through the line. Then would follow the
usual tanEle OF arms and legs until some
one noticed the ball. all alone and unpro-
I,YGt, in, th. A nd
with the players crawling sliding and roll
ing. always resulted. and another mx-up
would occur.
An OF which goes TO show that there
was considerable running with the ball and
sometimes the players caught up with IT,
The taCkling. too. was excellent. Perhaps the
icy surface beneath the snow had something
io do with It, all tacklers would slide toward
the man who was supposed to have the ball
and there was no chance to get out of the
way. They had to tackle out OF self-pres-
ervRtlon. | might add that the tackllng was
unusually fierce.
Like all football games there were three
officials. They were not Rt all popular, and
II was said that their unpopularlty was due
TO the fact that they didn't know the rules
This. however, could not be proved. as the
players could not question the decisions
logically
The first three periods were devoted to
getting acquainted with Charley Lovett, the
referee Mccall, the umpire, and Eble, the
linesman. They became so well acquainted
that In the fourth period II was decided by
both sides that the officials should give no
penalties, but were allowed to remain on
the field so that they could see the finish of
the game.
II was In the final period that the game
was won. Little the plunging fullback, in
tercepted n forward pass from Thayer and
dashed 65 yards for "A touchdown. Then he
kicked goal
The players were In great shape and to
prove it some smoked n little between the
halves