Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-20
HOLMESBURG TO
PLAY UNION HERE
Rival Professional EIevens Meet
for Eastern Pennsylvania
Honors at Ball Park

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The question Of football supremacy
of Eastern Pennsylvania will be settled
this afternoon at 2 80 o'clock Mt the
cPhillies' Ball Park when Union A. A.,
Of Phoenixville. clashes with Holmes
burg. With the Penn team in New
York. the battle between the profes-
sional rivals looms up as the gridiron
classic of the day, from local stand
point, and the game is expected to at
tract the largest crowd that ever wit
messed such contest.
Professional football has been excep-
tionally well patronized this season in
the West, where it has stronghold. but
has advanced far into the sport life in
the Fast this year. In fact, at But
falo. where Spagna. Anderson. rot
| teiger, Eyrich. Lud Wray. Lou Lit
| tie, Heinic Miller and Hobey Light
play on Sundays, the team will meet
| Akron one week from tomorrow for
the championship Of the United States.
All the players mentioned will be in the
lineup Of Union this afternoon.
Holmesburg Also Strong
Holmesburg is not lacking in players
who. have made a name on college
gridirons. At least twenty five on the
local club are former college players.
Notable among the number are Charley
McGuckin, the famous drop kicker, Leo
| Lynch. ono of the best ccntc"s "vcr
turned out at Villanova: 'Kiddcr'
Caskey Hayes and 'Prd" Day, of
Muhlenberg and Downev GaFnov and
Kelly, of the Bethlehem Blue Stars.
Last evening at Holmesburg the cit
liens turned out in force to mass
meeting held at Mems Association Hall,
Frankford avenue and Welsh road.
The slogan of every speaker was 1--WE
Must Beat phoenixville. The widest
enthusiasm prevailed and all the players
were present. 'kidder' Caskey, cap .
tain, was singled out of the crowd and
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predicted that Union would know they
had been in game.
Bands on Hand
Special trains will convey the rooters
of the rival forces to North Philadel-
phia station. They will reach there
about 1 p. m. and march to the bal
park headed by bands of fifty pieces
: At the game arrangements have beer
made whereby the scores of all thu
leading games of the day will be an
nounced.
Union held it's final practice thi
morning ut Franklin Field whore th'
Penn stars, Miller, Light, Little ant
Wray were rendered the use of Frank
J lin Field. Thousands of their admirer
! at Penn will be in attendance to roo
for Phoenixville.
, The linc-ups have been announced
, and Charles McGuckin will not star
for Holmesburg. Manager Gerker |
, profiting by his experience in th
Frankford game. for had not McGuckil
went in at the start it is likely that tn
burg would have won by the score o
J. 3 TO o.
While Bodie Weldon is slated t.
begin for Phoenixville, it is said tina
he is not in the best of shape ant
Cofall will in all probability relieve hin
| at an early stage Of the game.