Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-19
PENN'S ELEVEN
| |NVADES GOTHAM
Coach Heisman Declines to
Make Prediction on Game
With Columbia Tomorrow

New York, Nov. 19.-Thc University
OF Pennsylvania football team invaded
New Ynrk today for the first time
since 1905. Coach Johnny Heisman.
win thirty-six varsity players, and
forty scrubs, arrived here this morn
ing and put up at the Hotel Pcnnsyl-
vania.
A short signal drill on the Polo Grounds
this afternoon and a blackboard talk
tonight were the only events on tho head
coach's schedule for the trusty band of
athletes.
This afternoon the first of two special
trains carrying the Penn rootcrs left
West Philadelphia Station.
Tomorrow morning at . 80 the cheer
leaders will leave along with another
student delegation for the scene Of the
game. In addition to the students.
"Gbby" Gibson, the Penn ground.
keeper, who created such sensation on
the Polo Grounds last year dressed as
Ben Franklin. will leave. "Gibby" this
year will be dressed as Quaker. The
Students are taking the comedian to the
game at their expense. n collection hav-
Ing been taken up to defray his ex.
penses.
Coach Heisman had little to saw
seemed reticent about his line up
and absolutely refused to make any
predictions on the possible outcome of
the game. 1--WE are taking thirty six
varsity men over and that might scare
them, but as for the result l have moth
Ing to say. 1t should be u pretty even
fight all the way"
When the Red and Blue lines I'm M
2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon the Penn
rooters will probably see new face at
fullback. Johnny Lucas. said hv Tom
Mcnamara, the scrub coach, to have no
equal as tackler, will probably pIa;
fullback. One of the coaches is au.
thority for the statement that Lucas
will start. and Coach Heisman said
that he intends to use him. Lucas has
been member of the varsity squad
about week and during that time has
mastered all the intricate plays of the
first team and has made himself strong
with the coaches because of his de.
fensive playing in the daily scrimmages.
Lucas comes from Shenandoah. Pa.
up in the cOul regions. whore he gained
an enviable name for himself by star
ring on the local high school eleven.
Last fall he reported for the Penn
Freshman team. and after playing
great game in the opening contest
suffered broken arm and was forced
out for the season.
Mike Whitehill in all probability will
start at one of the halves tomorrow, An
this week the former Rutgers lad has
shown return to the form that made
him star before the war. and if he
starts tomorrow, as is confidently ex.
pected. he should give great eXhibi-
tion. Rex Wray will be the signal
caller. with Pos Miller at the other
ha'fhack post.
the one that started against Dartmouth
last Saturday, with the exception Of
Bud llopper. who is in the University
Hospital as result of injuries suffered
in that game. Bill Grave will start at
LETT end. flanked by Ward at tackle.
Cochran Mt guard and Day at center.
EttrcSsvaag will be at end on the other
side Of the line. with Wagner at tackle
and either Copeland or Gillette at guard.
At the present writing it appears as
though Topeland viii start.
Carl Thomas and Joe Straus will not
be called on unless needed badly. Straus
has not attended n single practice drill
this week, while Thomas was in
uniform yesterday for the first time this
week Coach Wharton hardly thinks
Inat lhOmaS VIII get into the game.
The remainder Of the team is in fairly
good condition after the battering re-
ceived at the hands of the big Green
eleven.
Bill Roper, the Princeton coach
was on Franklin Field yesterday look
ing the Red and Blue candidates over
and talking to the coaches. The Tiger
tutor took keen interest in the prac-
tice all afternoon. The visit was
friendly one and had nothing whatever
to do with u probable Penn Princeton
game.
Coach Heisman started the varsity
against the scrubs in Il half hours
scrimmage drill during the afternoon
with the varsity on the defensive
throughout. The scrubs used Columbia
plays exclusively and made but few
gains through the regular line. Numer-
ous substitutions were made in the var
sity lineup during the scrimmage to
prevent possible injuries. Vic Frank.
however, in the first play he entered
hurt his shoulder and had to leave the