Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-28
PENN TRIUMPH WAS
PERSONAL BELL WIN
Quaker Captain Plays Great Came His Father Sees
Cornell Smothered 24O-ForlUnd Passes
Bring Victory to FoItUeU
BY EDWIN J. POLLOCK
DTNNsYLvANIA was Pennsylvania

ut its best yesterday. All the power
that's been dormant in earlier battles
showed itself in the terrific attack of
ried in the swing of the Quaker drive
into 24-0 defeat in the final fracas
Of the season on Franklin Field.
1t was n triumph in which every
member of the Folwell machine shared
Each did his part better than ever be-
fore, but it was a personal victory for
Bert Bell leader of the sons of Old
Penn and one of the gamest quarter
backs ever to step on the green OF the
Franklin Field gridiron.
His nose swollen to twice its normal
size, his lips battered and puffed and
his eyes blackened, Bell was at once a
picture of despair and happiness as he
stepped from the dressing room of
Weightman Hall for the last time as a
member of Quaker football team.
Victory Light
His battered face was pitiable, but
In his eyes there shone light that comes
only when the final goal has been
reached. No sooner had he stepped out
side than he was showered with hand
shakes and backslaps from his friends.
It was his team that beat Cornell and
beat 'em bad, and Bert Bell was the
happiest collegian in ten states.
Just few feet away, with his eyes
blinking suspiciously, stood John G..
Bell, father of the Penn captain, who
was football star back in the eighties.
Bert's victory was his victory, and he
was the happiest dad in ten states.
Bell didn't share in any of Penn's
scores. When the chance came for u
hn oJ IN LAT
else get the glory. But yet Bert
Bell had considerable to 90 with the
trimming of the Ithacans. He ran the
ball as he never did before. He tore
off gains of five, ten and fifteen yards
consistently. At one time he carried
the ball three times in succession and
made almost twenty five yards in all
And, Furthermore, he ran his team
faultlessly.
Farewell for Many
1t was the farewell game not only of
1919 but of all time for seven others
or those who started the engagement
for Penn besides Bell. They are Heinc
Miller, an end who ranks among the
greatest; Hobey Light one of the best
halfbacks ever developed at Penn John
Iitzel and Lew Little. two sturdy and
swift tackles; Jim Neylon, hard :
working and reliable guard; Lud Wray,
consisten center, sure on swapping
and deadly on the defense, and Joe
Straus, line tearing half All played
good bootball for the Red and Blue. 7
Bud Hopper. one of the regulars. who
will return; Heine Miller, Hobey Light
and Bots Bruner did all the scoring for
the Quakers. Hopper Light and Mil
Ter tailed touchdowns in the order
t,sh FOL 4
field goal from the % yard line and
three goals from touchdowns.
Cornell came here prepared to de-
feat Penn on forward passes and. in =
stead, lost or forward passes. Two of
the three Quaker touchdowns came on
aerial tosses.
1t was in the second period that the
Folwell fighters first broke into the
scoring. The ball was advanced to the
12-yard line and toss from Bell to
Hopper sent the ball over the line In
the fourth quarter Heine Miller
snatched an eighteen yard heave from
Bell and sprinted five yards to the
9thacan goal.
Headwork Results
The second touchdown scored by Cap
tain Bells eleven was the result oil
some neat headwork by the Quakers.
field, the ball hitting the Is yard mark
and rolling to the 7yard line. Here
several Penn men and Shiverick stood
watching. Shiverck was pushed Oh
the ball and then Hopper fell on 1t on
the 5-yard line. 1t took four plays tC
get the ball over, Hobey Light finally
scoring on an end run.
The advance dope concerning Cornell's
line proved true. Jimmy Munns has
turned out splendid first defense for
the Red and White. The Ithacan line
men often allowed Penn backs to sir
through when the ball was between
two 20-yard lines, but once the goa
was threatened. it frightened and thrice
turned back the Quakers when they
were almost treading on the goal line
Twice the Red and Blue was as clOst
as the yard mark, only to lose the
ball on downs In the third quarter
with the oval Oh the 10-yard line, Jc'
Straus plunged through for nine yards
but then was stopped fat on his EEK
three tries.
Joe Straus Makes Good
Here a word about Straus would b,
apropos. The Texan began his frs
game of the season and put up a grea
exhibition. He showed all the tierccnes
in his drives which made him q sta
two years ago. 1t was nothing to Sc,
himlpunch the first defense for five ant
ten yards at crack and on the de
fense he showed better than ever.
The Red and Blue ended the seasol
with six victories. two defeats and on
tie. The year will be considered a sue
cess in football way because Cornell
was beaten and Pittsburgh tied, but /
did not contain the glory that 1t wa
Lol;nuaI n would (rHmpg were los
to Dartmouth and State, and those de
feats took most of the eclat.
Financially Penn never has had
better season. 1t has been estimates
that close to 10000 persons have seel