Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-22
Somebody's A. A. win Be
Fully Equipped for Foot.
ball SeasOn-Qudkers in
Many CoIors =.
'PfCSkiNS ARE SPARED
By EDWIN ]. POLLOCK

PEDECKED in uniforms ,ha, con,e
- from most every part of-tbe conn-
Try the Penn football players resembled
'ohn Hoover's North Side Professionals is
In Yesterdays practice. Here and there
We're few regulation Red and Blue
logs, but collectively there vera enouub
coiors on Franklin Field TO shame
Jacobs coat.
iheiuded In the color scheme was
everything from violet 10 scarlet Tbe
stockings that adorned the lees of sev-
eral of the players were utter strangers,
and like utter strangers, they didn't
mix at all One young aspirant sport ed
red sock on his right leg. while his
left showed olive green. Said v. a. wore
sweat-shirt that was decorated like
Christmas peppermint candy
Yet while Penn is garbed in all kinds
OF trick toys. it's safe bet that the
A. A. is advertising as fully uniformed
eleven for its opening game of the foot
ball season. Some one made a clever
and quick getaway under the noses OF
the army students and the Fem guards.
Sherlocks on Job
Self-appointed Sherlock IIolmeses have
figured out the theft of the gr'diron toys
In this manner: Bi;;y Morris and the
various other clothes-carers were on
their own lunch hour when the South
street athletes arrived for their daily
practice. Nice new uniforms were
stretched about un the tables of the
dressing room after having been brought
in from their daily bath in the sun
II wasn't hard to notice this. for the
window was open and so was the door,
but the purloining athletes weren't open
10 argument about the right or wrong
of their actions. They went in an
grabbed Then they turned a retreatng
back TO the dressing room and did a
Roamer TO their clubhouse, wherever
that is
IL was not long after the grai',ng that
the Grabbing started. No one dlscov-
cred the loss until the players began u
search for their equipment. II was a
long and delayed search. The delayed
part took place when they grabbed TO
Billy Morris because their uniforms were
not laid ont in order as has been the
custom. The search Of course, was
futile. for by that time the togs were
safely quartered In the South street
clubhouse.
Take One shoe and One Sock
Had the $. :. at-.etes more time
they could have made a better job oi
..t but Franklin Fled is busy place
any time In the day and some one car
be fund walking in and out. no matter
what the hour. They had to do theii
grabbng>while the grabbing was good
and the result was that they broke VI
pairs of shoes and pairs of stockings.
The exact loss is not known. for tn,
complete list of garments was kept by
Manager Tracy Purse and lie is confined
to his home with influenza. However
it Is believed that the South stree
eleven will be fully equipped for 2
game, provided they can get a football
on their next attempt. No p'gskins arr
missing.
From now on, however. a strict watcl
will be kept on gates, windows anC
doors. Even Edward r. Bushnell. tn,
graduate manager. will have to show
his credentials before he will be admitte,
TO Franklin Field
But. what's that saying about shutting
the stable door after the horse "bea;
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