The sun., 1919-09-28
PENN SCORES OVER
BUCKNELL ELEVEN
Folwell's Z Veterans Have a
Harder Time Than Expected,
Winning by 16 to 0.
Special pespatcA TO Tun SUE.

PHrLADELPHIA, Sept 27.-With vet
eran team Pennsylvania opened its foot
ball season this afternoon by beating
Bucl1nell on Franklin Field, 16 to o.
Two touchdowns and goal in the hrst
period and goal from field by Capt.
Bert Bell In the third period tell the
story of the entire scoring In the thirty
two minutes OF play.
A near riot In which Capt Johnny
Hendren of the Bucknell team and Lud
Wray, the Penn centre, were the princl-
pals came late In the second period AMI
just few minutes before the unsx-
pected arrival OF Cardinal Mercier, the
Belgian prelate.
Seated in big touring car with
Provost Smith of the University of
Pennsylvania, Mayor Smith and Il. 7.
Stotesbury. Cardinal Mercier was driven
around the running track and then saw
part of the third period. in which Bots
Bruner, the new Red and Blue full
back. made one of the longest runsfof
the game, twenty-five yards. The prcl-
ate's face was wreater in smiles s
he followed the progress of the ball
When asked his opinion OF the great
American college game he replied In
French: "Great"
iV'OOU see tue uhuhes
Then thousand persons the majority
cf whom were students, greeted Bob
olwelFs machine and looked over faces
hat were famous on PENIS field in pre-
war times. 1t was the biggest opening
day crowd that has seen a football
game in Philadelphia in a score of years.
Penn, favored with an early break
when Kostos of Bucknell got off a poor
punt that virtually went straight up in
the air on the 5 yard line, soon hacked
away at the goal line, and before the
game was three minutes old the Red and
Blue had pushed over a touchdown.
the poor kick came on the fourth down
after Bucknell had failed to do anything
with PENIS line. Bells team took 'he
ball on downs five yards from the final
chalk mark. In two plays the first
touchdown of the season was made. Ben
Derr hit right tackle for four yards. \
md HOBBY Light. swinging wide at RICH:
end, SOU rmed his way over the goal line
Heinie Miller failed at goal.
Things looked bad for Penn a few
minutes later when Bell fumbed a pass
from Lud Wray on his own 10 yard lire
and a Bucknel lineman covered the pig.
skin. This was the test that the Red
and Blue needed. In two downs the best
he Lewisburg collegians could get was
three yards, but Tiny Maxwell baught
IN Orange and Blue lineman holding and
set them back fifteen yards. A long
forward pass was attempted, but Bruner
picked II out of the air on his own 20
yard line and dashed five yards befor.
being spilled.
Penn Ends It's March.
Then came grand march to the goal,
Penn travelling exactly seventy-five
ri ~ ~, -, he III
went over on a forward pass started by
Bruner. Heinie Miller kicked the goal.
Early in the second period Penn got
into Bucl1nelrs territory when Johnny
Titzel fell on tumble punt by Dayhoff.
The ball was only thirty-seyen yards
away from the goal. A pass. Light to
Bell gained FIVE yards, and Danny Nc
Nicholl, In Derr's place, ripped off Ave
yards through the line.
The Bucknell line braced and Bell fell
back for try at field goal from the Al
ward mark. The ball went wide by
ward but had the necessary distance. On
The offence Bucknell could no nothing.
From its own twenty-five yard line
in the third period the Red and Blue
took the ball down the field on straight
line plunges and serial heaves within
fifteen yards of the goal line. Dropping
back ten yards, Bell booted the ball be-
tween the posts for three points. A
penalty was called against Bucknell
at the same time that the ball was In
the air, but Bell refused to accept II,
taking the score instead.
Second string men in droves were
rushed into the Penn lineup during the
final period, the reserve backfleld being
made up of Rex Wray, Sam Ellis. Joe
Straus and Danny McNichol. 1t was
nN haRn he 1-1
being yanked out and understudies sent
to their places.
Danny McNichol heaved a pretty pass
to Ray Miller, who had succeeded Bud
Hopper at left end. for a ten yard gain
and before the period was far advanced
Rex Wray, the former Cleveland Naval
Reserve lad ripped OFF thirty-five yards
around left end for touchdown, only
to have Referee Maxwell call him back
and penalize Penn fifteen yards for
holding.
Bucknel then forced the Penn second
stringers back until the latter We're In
the shadow OF the up-Staters goal. Play
ended in that part OF the field.
Fenn's best ground gamer was the
forward pass Nine times the Red and
Blue tried theNair and seven went through
perfectly for a total gain OF 10S yards.
Two passes grounded. Bucknell tried
but two passes and both failed. Each
team was penallzed thirty yards. The
lineup:
Penn (10. Bucknell (0).
Hofter. ...,.... Left end .McDermott
TitZel. ........ Left tackle ........ Peale
Neylon. ....,.. Left guard. Rosenbloom
L. Wray,........ Centre Morret ~
Thomas..,.... Right guard johnson
Idttle,......,. Right tackle 49,. Holman
H. Miller. Right end ............ Bill
Bell. .......... Quarterback ...... ,Dayhoff
Light. ....... Left halfbac elk -. Hendren
Derr. ........ Right halfback .....,. Kostos |
Bruner, Fullback 1919. .Baidauf
Touchdowns-Light, Bell Goal from
touchdown--H Miller. Goal from field
Bell. Substitutions--Penn; MeNichol for |
Derr Frank for Thomas, Thomas for Tit