Evening journal., 1920-09-27
Delauure Loses Opening
Game to Penn. BY 35 TO 0

Phil ADELPHIA, sept. i7-Dela-
mare COLLEGE football team lost the
opening game Of The season TO Univer-
sity Of Pennsylvania. on franklln
Field. Saturday afternoon, by the
score Of 30 10 o. The superiority OF
he Penn team was mostly IN the line;
which was so much heavier and
stronrer than Delaware's that the
Blue and Gold on 0ffensc. was un-
able to hold long enough for the in
reference 20 form and The backs get
well started with the ball, conse-
uuently Delaware Nas on the defense
mosi Of lhe time. Time after time,
however the Delaware line held on
he Penn attack, Notwithstanding the
big difference in weight
When everything is considered me
result was in no way Disappointing 10
Delaware The work OF The team
demonstrated that Coach Sfiplcy has
the material for a strong eleven and
with more practice the expectations
sre tha. the Blue and Gold, before
The end Of the season, Will have one
OF the strongest combinations IN us
history.
advantage and slowed up both teams.
II was the first game for both teams
and they both showed a lack OF prac-
tice. Substitute players on both
elcvens at times did not know their
signals. This viii, Of course. be
remcdied with more practice. TWO
Delaware men who got In the latter
mart OF the game-BelZmer and Wells
never had a Delaware uniform on
until Friday, and Watson, VINO
worked for time in the backleld did
not report for practice urlu las'
Wednesday.
The decepiiveness OF a crowd was
clearly demonstrated in the one thal
attended Saturdays game. Most all
on the Philadelphia newspapers stated
il was one Of ihe largest ilrst game
crowds for years and estimated the
attendance from 1900 10 iiOOO
while the management 10 is under
Stood. Informed Delaware officials
aficr the game that the paid atten-
dance was but $50. Delaware gets a
percentage OF the receipts ana nad lnt
paid attendance even been iOOOO, lne
Blue and Gold football officials Wouio
have no more financial worries lhls
season.
More than two hundred students and
friends Of Delaware accompanied inc
iesm from Newark Saturday morning
and many other alumnus joined lhe
party in Wilmington and Philadelphia
Delaware had two sections in the
a0rih stands
This is the hrst year for Coach
Heisman. at Penn and hundreds of
Penn followers turned out TO see MS
leam In action for the nrst time.
rhose who expected TO see great
ihnrs from the famous Heisman shif'
were disappointed This play was used
only one or two times and then only
4 few OF the spectators seemed 70 no
lice ii as 10 was not successful on
those occasions The general inn
preston seemed 30 be that Heisman
mas big Job ahead Of him 90 develop
a star team out OF the material he
used Saturday.
outside Of he line. the bulk OF
gains on Delaware were made 10y two
PLAYERS who were on Folwels penr
team last year, Rex Wray and Jol
Straus. Harvey also did fairly goo,
work in The hackneld Penn, for IN
most part, played straight football
Wray carried the ball most OF the tim
In me nrst half and in the third quar-
ter, when Straus went In, he carrie
the ball repeatedly and mostly it
gains OF from three 10 ten yards.
one time he carried the ball M
times consecutlvely Bud Hoppe