Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-01

RED GRLFFI7,HS STEPS INTO HALL
& or FAME AGAINST PENNAFTER HE
WAS STATE SCRUB THREE YEARS
BY ROBERT w. MAXWELL

was the worst play that could be used at that par
cular time. There was danger Of grounding the ball
behind the goal line which would have resulted in
touchback State also had chance to intercept the ball.
and the goal posts loomed up big house. With
first down and yards co. straight football should have
been tried. ...' ..' .,. .....
Therefore the signal was given for forward pass the
ball hit the goal posts and Penn lost wonderful oppor
tuny Had the Red and Blue scored at that time, State
would have had a tougher time of IT,
different system used in the third period when
Penn had the ball close to the goaline. Four plays were
shot at the line and the ball lost downs Perhaps
forward pass would have helped at that time.
In the second half Haines changed the complexion Of
the when he caught the kick off and "a yards
for touchdown. 1t was beautiful run and Hanes
deserved credit but 1t must be remembered that his team
mates furnished perfect interference. They made the
run possible.
Penn played as hard as she knew how, but that
ALL The much talked about glide used but one
could say II successful In fact, can't see any
for 1t.
Shift plays are used primarily to fool the opponents
quick jump to side, followed by rapid pass by
the center, which gets the play under Immediately
Is great thing but Penn doesn't do this The signal Is
called and the glide to their positions Then they
STOP the opponents their defense and about
thirty seconds afterward the ball is passed.
There is no reason for the shift at Penn The men
walk to their new positions instead of gliding and
then have plenty Of time The quarterback did not seem
Of his signals, sometimes giving them three times
before be understood. There power behind
the attack, because State seemed to know what was
coming.
1t would be great thing to the home team IL it
possible. Penn hasn't the players this year-at
least it looked that Saturday. Near the end Of
the game when the substitute backed the players
looked small high school boys. Rex Wray and Bud
Hopper the only natural football players the squad
1F COURSE, losing team shoes up to
~ good advantage. but the lack of talent easily
could be noticed. However, the Penn players are
game toH fight to the end and there is still chance
70 come back strong IN the u. succeeding games. AH
they haze to do IS play Pittsburgh, Dartmouth,
Columbia and Cornell this month.
Syracuse Defeat Is Big Surprise
THERE surprises in the games Saturday de-
spite the easy schedule. Princeton had q narrow
escape in the West Virginia battle, the Mountaineers
coming back strong after the Yale game. Harvard had
easy time with Virginia and Yale defeated Colgate.
Dartmouth used substitutes in the Tufts contest and
easily.
The big surprise however, the defeat of Syracuse
year, very uncertain one. One week they will play
like champions and the next flop like second -raters
However 1t is possible that the hard schedule too
much. Playing Pittsburgh and Dartmouth in a is
enough to tire team and 1t is possible that Syracuse
in a natural slump.
Notre Dame played great game against the Army,
winning in the final period The weserners presented
big shfty well football machine which looked
strong any team which has been seen an eastern
gridiron this season. Gipp the hafback the star
his sensational dashes and his marveous tossed forward
passes being the feature of the game.
Lafayette furnished some opposition to Pittsburgh.
but lost by the of IA to o. Tom Davies made both
long runs. The Lafayette line outplnycd the
Panhers. but poor work in the backfed and terrible
judgment by Brennan the quarterback gave Pitt big
advantage.
Center College came a cropper at Atlanta losing to
Georgia Tech by big This startled the football
world and places Tech up in the running. Roberts and
Weaver injured in the Harvard game and did not
start This might have affected the However, a
20 too shows that Tech had decided advantage
Cornell continued its winning streak by beating Rut-
gers lot Of other teams have walloped Rutgers this
fall the Ithacans not original.
NEXT Saturday tciH be big day in football.
~ Princeton plays rHarpard, Dartmouth meets
Cornell Pittsburgh clashes ,cith Penn aud Syracuse
min9les toh Washington and Jefferson.
Copyright. 1880 Public LEDGER 90.
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