Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-24
PENN FIVE BACK
FROM THE West
ped and Blue Followers Conf
dent Team Will Win Next
Came From Chicago

bic delegation OF loval students
a., tbc University OF PeDnsylyania
un.y,hered early this morning at West
nntuodcIpbia Station to welcome Lon
,amrdet and his hand Of basketballers
Ln were bps,en Monday night IN CHI
WIZ WIZ nv tho Maroon collegians by the
- ,nt of oS 10 "a in the first of 9 series
~ 700 or three games for the collegiate
Cszn title Of America, ,..-
rho Chicago team arrived on the
s,mo train with Penn.
Although defeated, neither the Red
and BIrc team uor Coach Jonrdet Is
in Tho least discouraged. All fee' that
Tho fact that Grave was not at ccnter
Nv Nv Don, that the team was tired out
,hc long tourney aud that they were
nIo ling on . foreign floor initiated
n"r;net pepn's chances in the windy
city.
Jourdct Confident
ION Jourdet expressed himself this
ray. Penn will win the next two
games By fifteen points. l can count
mon Huntzinger as my regular center
for the series. The men were con :
fused by the loss of Bill Grave', IN
whom they had the greatest conn
deuce. We played rings around Chi =
Coach Page. of the Chicago team.
aid that he was glad to be able to play
In thr East. II am sure that all OF us
20 slider IL n great honor to be chal-
,c,crd and to bc able to play the cham =
lions of the East" said the Maroon
loader "Thc game in Chicago. was OK &.
tremeIy well played by both teams. and
,bo officiating was all that could be de-
s;rod Tn spjte of the intense rivalry,
tberc was a distinct friendly atmosphere
between the members of the two teams.
Tho hardest thing that we will have to
Intend with here is the wooden back
hoard We lave been used to shooting
against glass, and this naturally Will
h0ndicap us. think the rules should
bo made universal. so that when two
sectional teams play neither would be
handicapped on the others floor. As
il Is. l. feel that the home team has q
handicap equal to about ten points. i
wanted 70 play all the games in the
Columbus State Institute gymnasium at
Columbus. o.. but it seems that 1t
cou'du't be DONE .
Hinklc. the leader Of the Chicago
ouintpt. stated that he was sure
tbo series would end tomorrow night.
II think we have better team and will
WIN uI tlkHtludu i'ai'' nv S"'''
Next Game Here
Tomorrow night the Chicago Penn
game will be played at Weightman Hall.
aud il a third game is necessary it will
b, played at Princeton.
Penn has played on the Tiger hoor
once this year, while several of the
Players also played on it during last
season. This, coupled with the fact
that eastern referees will cut down the
continuous dribbling and walking
with the ball tactics of the Chicago
FIVE. will give Penn more than an even
chance for victory.
Penn students were offering to D
yesterday that Penn would win tomor-
row night. and will accept little better
than even money that the series Will
hc captured by the Red aud Blue.
There was little betting around the
centers where wagers on University
athletics are usually made, but 1t is
expected that it will be more brisk to-
day with the arrival OF the team from
thu West.
rIans are being perfected for the Sc
curiug Of special train to take the
Penn rooters to Princeton in the event
Of third game, 1t is proposed to
have at least d thousand students
make the trip. and to this end meet
ing will be held this afternoon with the
basketball authorities.