Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-16
PENN STATE TO FIGHT Pitt
ELEVENS WILL PERFORM IN
TILT ON THANKSGIVING DAY
Coach Besdck's Blue and White Mn-
chine Relieved Strong Enough
to Dcfcnt Panthcrs.
Especial to The Timcs-Dispatch)


STATE COLLEGE,. PA, Nov. 15.--
Starting on Monday. Penn State will
begin its final drive of the year to
get into shape for the game with Pitt
OF practice remain for Coach Bczdeks
sInad ana the Blue and White mentor
e sop,,,,,,, 10 make the most OF his op;;
saiisiy the most rabid Penn state
rooiei' Tor with Penn and Lehish al
ready ready defeated ;, by Captain Higgins
over Penn states strongest rivals.
Alter an early season defeat at the
m M,t OF Dartmouth. the Blue and
White machine has been. coming along
rapidly and today. Coach Bezdek un-
Gouhtedly has one of the best teams
IN the country. Starting with poor
one OF the strongest lines that ever
represented the upstate collcge-onc
mat completely outplayed Lehigh and
eyivania forwards.
Six Years Since Victor.
II has been six years since Penn
state eleven gained victory over
iIttsburGh and for the first time in
state football feel that the team has a
chance TO break the spell this year.
IT. lrs, WIZ be rcmeInbered tina, in his
Coach Hezdek turned out team OF
green kids" which gave Pitt it's hard :
est night OF the year and which was
warmers machine.
However. neither the coaches nor
me payers are Understanding tho
no spirit OF overcon.idencc about the
rem state campus. Everyone looks
ior hard ish, and the sentira.nt
Sieven mas lighting cnance to bring
nome a victory. But 1t will REQUIRE
good foo;ball for every minute Of the
h tIa Near!y the entire allotment OF
q he
ALREADY been ordered by alumni 'A We
Trainer BIN Martin hopes TO have
on Ihanksgiving Day, so that Penn
state viii DC represented by her strong
est Line, ~: The return OF Hess last
considerably. and it is expected mat
iaines, who was hurt in the Leh;gh
game. will be able to play against the
Smell Sure of Berth.
~. 11iIsu "hat COMPUTATION Coach Bezdck
VIII use in his back field is hard 10
determine. for he has six men at ieas
who are almost on par, Robb VII
surely start az quarter back. barrinr
INJURIES and Charlie Way is scheduled
IS sure OF position also, while The
remaining position lies between Hesa
Haines and Lightncr.
eleven who has not been rc anG Mhi ~,
no credit he deserves is George SDc,,
sne Ke ea boy. who is playing his
slowly and was tried out al end hnt
nc back field !s his natural position
he received his first real chance in ~.
Tenn game when he took the place Of
iiess; who was injured and piayed a
swondertul game. Incidentally. il was
smell and not Conovcr who recovered
ne fumblcd punt which enabled Penn
State 70 score touchdown against
rem. shell repeated his good work
~ -. me LehlGh game and scored both OF
me b!ue ana W hitc touchdowns He Is
one or BeZdck'S best bets in tba ~ ~.
field. :" '"e pach
Dick Rauch's ankle is improving. and
ne ne; VIII resume his. old place at guard
perhaps the highest guards playing or
non notdese eleven today: averaging 1e;
'ounus. and yet they have more thar
Cuobasc and Henry have been playins
i asaGE TRsl -a Games at tackle. while
Il wonderful! running mate for JiEr,O
on end ~ ih!6 ins