Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-15
NN MAY LEAVE
FOR WEST MONDAY
- and Cold Weather
cause Coach Folwell to
Seek Warmer Cline
.aFcoN TEAM IS FEARED
n, NEIL MATHEWS
-..t, a. Penn Football Team.

"a
...uss OF inclement weather s any a.
y sns dangerous field upon Wh,Sn M so
sss s.csch Robert G. Folwell. OF the
Htfnee ~. r,obably will take the team
lsan els, stonday. instead Of Friday as
#Hs .. ~ .n,o,inced The Red and Blue
- - bsen unable TO do anything IKE
fatsly " s sn,Inr the last week. The play
~ 49, i've Eallmos more than MOLE
r. ioYss,ors in these drills as they ap-
s vsarlns the regular uniforms pIus
s,.ns and other garb which ID '"''"'-
.sssie OF Arctic ehmeS
-. PAM football team. II IT hopes to re-
- ,,ctorlous over the strong oregon 'ea,n' ,.1.
..s "a be in first-class condition, but
s..sn, conditions II In impossible for
~, 40 vet IN any good work. Team
..rrot be perfected Ia gymnasium.
,., n where most OF the time has been
-, since the Cornell game.
ats reason Foiwell believes that to
.sr daya early would enable the
!. stop over In some warm place en-
s. snd that four or 1vc extra days
=, cnSer excellent conditions would work
~. ~. ss,s ,vi,h the boys II is thought likely
fs.as soo,ball committee will agree with
,.sn a. he ls the best Judge OF the
~ s..ia, N the team and what is best Tor
- welfare OF the eleven.
~. team passes through Arizona and
usxIco and In either OF those states
~ tralnlng quarters can be found. An
-. .dvantage OF an early departure IL
~, a viii save us that long jump and
=, "a near the scene OF battle wheh 'he
~ Of the game arrives ,,
srhsr n Ia known that Ave OF the Uni
-, Of oregon players were picked on
-. ~ ~ sIi.paclhc Coast eleven Il readily can
~ ...n that we have nothing easy In store
,s-zns We respect the team we are sched-
- ~ meet and for that reason want 10 he
s.sn,sd As we were for Penn State, Michl-
~ and especially Cornell.
Tsseh Folwell ls an excellent judge OF
AssaIlion and right now he is not satisfied
sl,h the boys. lie believes that they should
~, pfactice In the open with excellent
<eaiher conditions prevailing. The pres
~ wIntry weather has made football prac-
=. on franklin Field out of the ques-
,.ss and the gymnasium is no place TO be
tsaansd In
Ths regular football season has been
.esr now for more than two weeks, but not
~ tie Penn eleven. After n weeks rest
- again we're sent into action, and despite
~ condition Of Franklin Field we took
- hard workouts. or course. we look for
sahlue like this on the coast. as near to
s.rf,ct conditions are expected to prevail.
m IN tho event they have any sudden
Asngea in tho weather. and n little snow
Asfd happen to land on tho Pasadena
"a then we sure would have decided
ttsantaEe over our far western opponents.
IT. election OF next years captain is
sAedulsd to be held this afternoon. II
kas been the custom to hold the election
s tie day the varsity picture is taken.
IS. Is today does not seem favorable for
skoloKraphlc work II is unlikely that the
1911 leader will be chosen today do not
kkow who will be the next leader. Miller,
Led Uray or Ben Derr, An outsider may
TO In. but II seems to me either Of this
n|n will be the 1917 captain. But I am a
~ prophet.