Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-28
Red and Blue 1913 Fight
Born in 20 Marine Vic.
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son Big Stars
PETERS STELLAR END
BY EDWIN ]. POLLOCK

DEM looked better in defeN Satur-
L day than in victory a week ago The
Quakers came through the fire test
scorched by 20 Marine win, but stand
ing with both feet planted solidly on
terra firma. The record books will show
n reverse for the Red and Blue. but in
the reverse was born the 1918 Penn
fight
On paper the Devil Dogs" were IA
vorites to win by two touchdowns A
surprisingly strong Quaker defense kept
the game scoreless until the last three
minutes, when Mike Wilson. the marvel
of all forward-pass catchers. pluclied the
ball out of the air behind the go2l line
for a touchdown.
A mental lapse on the part OF Joe
Straus made It easier for Wilson TO get
the ball. but the way Mike spears them
he probably would have caught it with
the entire Penn team surrounding him.
II was the fourth down, with the Ma
rines on the S-yard line. Only one play
was advisable forward pass. In
stead of playing back for the toss.
Straus allowed himself to be drawn
close to the line of scrimmage. It's an
age-worn mistake.
Defense Of Quakers Surprising
Penn showed great fighting spirit
when caught in jam. With the ball
on the 7-yard line, the Marines were
hurled back In three plays. and it was
only the forward pass that brought
triumph. Such emergency play on the
part of Hollenback's hustlers presages
better things.
Bill Hollenback was proud Of his boys
after that game Saturday despite the
defeat, and now Penn men feel that
things are moving rapidly for the big
games of the season. The Quakers are
odds-on favorites against Lafayette next
| Saturday. but little is known of this
New England fellow from Dartmouth.
and right behind the stranger from down
East is that giant guy from Pittsburgh.
Penn has hard row ahead.
Hollepback's offense this side of the
20-yard line worked great. but when
within the shadow Of the goal posts the
| Quakers lost the old punch. Big Bills
boys are inexperienced. II was their first
big game and good touchdown wallop
can't be developed in day. Penn will
| come.
Dickson Has Teamwork
BY Dickson exhibited the best service
team that has played on Franklin Field.
and that goes for the great group OF
| STARS tnat represented tne sea SOLDIERS,
Usaaes. Camp Meade and Camp Dix last
year. The League Island eleven is COM
posed not so much OF individual heroes.
but the men are pla ylng together. and
1t is teamwork and not individual play
ing that gets wins.
The game brought into the spotlight
a lad from the West who IL due TO make
a name for himself in football He In
Simmer. a youngster from the Univer-
sity Of Minnesota. one OF those players
built close to the ground and wide He
was the only marine who could crack
the Penn line. ara he did II quite con-
sistently. His forward passing was re-
markabe.
The entire right side OF Dlcl:son's first
| defense played great football The
combination of Carlow. George GARDNER.
Newcomb and Mike Wilson played like
team pals OF yore. They smeared every
thing that came in their direction and
| often went to the aid of their brothers
| on the left side OF the defense.
Peters Proves . Star
On the whole Penn team Fred Peters
stood out the most prominent. fbis
yo,1ng ehap y . nnd of MI HeiIen-
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