New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09
Penn Football
Squad Rallied
Round the FIao
Every Member of 1916 Team
and Nine Substitutes in
War Service

PHILADELPHIA, Dee. s.-Footb.r
statistics collected By the athletic An.
thorities Of the University Of Pennsyl.
yania show that with the exception q,
two men, who were rejected for def,e.
tive cyesight, every member Of the 1915
team and the first nine substitutes or.
in the national war service.
It is what may be considered a per
feet record, and Is viewed with the NOR.
satisfaction since Pennsylvania was n.
pioneer university OF the East in &c.
Gliding TO continue athletics as long a,
war conditions permitted or until Ii.
national authorities counselled other
wise.
"The record made By Pennsylvsnis
football men" said ". J. Pickering, IA.
graduate manager, Shows conclusively.
in our opinion, that Pennsylysnias
stand in maintaining football and other
sports has stimulated enlistment rather
than retarded it. Not only that, but /.
has been Of the greatest benefit 10 II.
students who have remained. In add.
ton to the almost unanimous enlist.
ment Of our athletes in football, track.
rowing, baseball, etc, our student bod7
has given approximately 1000 under.
graduates to the war service
Two Tried in Vain
The only two members Of the 1915
football team who did not get into TIE
national service are ex-Captain Neil
Mathews and this years captain, II. ].
! Miller. Mathews attended an officers
training camp last summer. but was
finally rejected for defective eyesight.
! Miller tried twice TO enlist. but was
| rejected for the same reason. Both
men are now trying to get into sore
/ form of service.
Not only did the players enlist TO
| man, but last years manager, Charles
Loyett, is in the Marine Corps, while
| this years manager-elect and his as.
sistant, Joseph Carpenter and Sidney
Thayer, jr., are now in active service
in. France. Here is the record OF
Pennsylvania gridiron stars:
Glenn Urquhart, left end, ensign in
the United States Navy.
Lewis Little. left tackle, first lisr-
tenant in the Ordnance Department.
J. R. Ludlow Wray. centre, petty Of.
ficer n,the United States Navy.
Emanuel Wirkmsn. right guard, ser
geant in the United States Army.
Neil Mathews, captain AID right
tackle. entered the Officers Training
Camp at Fort Sheridan last summer.
but was disqualified two weeks before
the end Of the course for defective eye
sight. He again tried to enlist in the
regular army, but was once more re-
jected. 49,
Henry J. Miller, captain OF the 1911
team, tried 10 enlist twice during ;ae
summer, but was rejected both tunes
for defective eyesight.
Bert" Bell, quarterback, has been
member of Base Hospital Unit No. ~
since its organization last summer.
Ben Derr, halfback, first lieutenant
at Camp Dodge, Iowa.
/ Hobart Light, halfback, was eN-
empted for military service because ne
is a student in the Dental Sehooi' ou'
is a member Of Dental Reserve corps;
Howard Berry, fullbaek, who ssrvea
with the National Guard on me Mex
can border. is member OF university
Base Hospital No. 20. .,
Charles Lovett, manager OF the 1910
eleven. United States Marine corps
Joseph Carpenter, ASSISTANT msnsse!
OF the 1915 eleven, and msnsgsr-eiee,
for 1917, enlisted with Base hosplta
No. 10 last spring, and is now IN aeli''
service in France.
Sidney Thayer, jr, assistant mana
ger-elect for 1917, Joined the harin'
Corps last June and is now on the NJ
ing line in France.
Alex. Wray, who substituted al cen
tire last year and played the position
regularly this year, enlisted last sun-
mer in the navy and was made peuI
officer. Being under twenty-one year,
of age. he was granted a furlougn o.
wear. took the Officers Training Camp
course last summer, but was rejected
two weeks before the end OF the course
for physical disability. Since returning
home. he has enlisted in the regular
John Titzel. substitute tackle, 81
ensign in the United States navy.
Graves Williams, VINO altefhateo
halfback, United States Marine Oorps-
Ray Young. substitute end ana pre-
ident Of the senior class, hrst neS'
tenant in the Officers Reserve Sorp",,
Harry Ross, substitute halfoaeh
taking the aviation course at rt'ne''
ton, New Jersey. A.,
Albert Crane, substitute enc, IL
lieutenant in the Dental Reserve S0iPsIi
Ralph Jones, substitute enc s,,II.,S
halfback, captain in the Coast Ar'''e"