Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-30
STATE GRID TEAM
LEAVES TONIGHT
Students Hold Farewell Mass
Meeting to Encourage Play
ers for Penn Battle
UNDECIDED ON LINE U P

State College. Pa. Oct. 3O.-Whcn
Coach Hugo Rezdel, and his Penn State
eleven leave here tonight for Philadcl-
phia. they will carry with them the
knowledge that every Penn State un-
dergraduate and alumnus is solidly be
hind them. At the farewell mass meet
| ing held last night in the auditorium. a
| spirit of grim determination seemed to
| pervade the atmosphere and il bodied i'll
| for penn's championship aspirations.
The Blue and White gridiron war
riors have at last begun to find them
selves and the work this week has been
the most encouraging of the year. Coach
Bezdek has been working two complete
! teams in practice. the same two which
| ne used in the game with CrSinuS last
Saturday. One team has been desig
mated as the first team while the other
eleven have termed themselves the
"Bolsheviks" " The latter made by far
the better showing against I'rsinus,
much to the surprise of the spectators,
and it is quite possible that Bezdek
will make q last minute shift and send
this combination against Penn,
Fighting Spirit.
Very few coaches would dare to de
vclop two complete teams either one
of which was good enough to represent
the college. yet Bezdek is doing Just that
and he appears to have hit upon u move
method of getting the most out of his
candidates. BY instilling the spirit Of
competition into these two teams, th'
Blue and White mentor has increased
the enthusiasm in practice and put NOR,
fight into the individuals.
On his first team, Coach BeZdek il
playing Captain Higgins on right end
with Eye at the opposite wing. Nc
Cullum, who played such fine game a
Dartmouth has been on the sidelines al
week with a bad shoulder and may no
be in condition for the game. If he is
he will probably replace Eye.
Ben Cubbage, the former Centra
High star and USAAC end, is playing
strong game at right tackle while Iil
Black of the 1917 varsity is holdin
down the other berth. Bentz, formc
center and Baer, the heaviest man o
the squad. are occupying the guar
positions while Mackenzie, the forme
Cheltcnham High School boy and cente
on last years varsity, is back at h
old berth. Ritner has been directir
the team, with Way, the sensations
omen field runner and Smell, smash
ing player, halfback. Hess, the b
punter is sure to play fullback.
"Bolshevik" Eleven
The "Bolsheviks" have a powerf
lineup also. They have Brown,
last years varsity and Smozinsky
ends Beck, the former halfback, al
Henry, last years star tackle, at Il
tackle positions Rauch and Osbor
two former center men, at guards al
Conover, captain of the 1917 eleven,
center.
Harry Robb, captain elect for 80
is playing quarterback; Haines, fo
} merly of Lebanon Valley and Ullcry,
big smashing player, are haltbacks al
Ryan, of Lansdowne High School
playing fullback.
It can be readily seen that the
is little to, choose between these t,
elevens, one' is capable of giving Pc
hard game on Saturday. ChauC
seem to favor Coach Bezdek's starti
his first team, but as said before,
: may make a last minute shift and 81
the "Bolsheviks' their chance.
either case, the game on Saturd
Il should be one of the greatest ey
4 played between these two institute
and Penn State is not underestimate
the strength of Bob Folwell's elev,