Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-25
BLUE AND GOLD At
FRANKLIN FIELD
Delaware College Gridiron War
riors Expected to Put Up Fast
Game Today.

Philadelphia, Pa, Sept. 25.-The Uni
versity of Pennsylvania football season
under the new coaching system with John
w. Heisman at the helm. opens this after
noon with Delaware College the attrac-
tion at Franklin Field. Pennsylvanians
are literally holding their breath until to.
night, when a better idea will be had OF
what the Heisman brand possesses.
There is no reason why the Quakers
should not win by wide margin, al
though the warm weather will wear
down the individuals of both teams.
Delaware is no doubt in better physl-
cal condition at this time than the Red
and Blue. The latter greatly outweigh
Coach Shipley's boys.
Such Penn veterans as Eddie Ben
mis-, Allie Miller and others well known
in the college ranks stated yesterday
that they could not recall the time when
so many men were seen in football togs
at Franklin Field Doctor Keogh had a
squad of more than seventy youngsters
working out for the freshman team and
there were four teams going through sig
nails with Heisman, the general director.
For this reason Penn's past performers
are confident that the varsity will not
have much trouble winning today.
The makeup of the first team today
will likely be Captain Hopper and
Grave, ends; Ward and Thurman, tackles;
Lehman and Copeland, guards; Frank,
center; Miller. quarterback; Harvey,
Whitchili and Watkins, completing the
backhcld. OF course. Joe Straus, Rex
Wray. Mcnamara, Bben, Thomas and
others will get into the game as IL wears on
As matters of experience and weight
the Penn line is 30 per cent stronger
than Delaware's This will doubtless
tell, although the warm weather will
have a tendency to slow up the Quakers
at such an early date.
In Ward and Thurman at tackles
Coach HIelsman has two Of the best IN
the college ranks Ward is an excep-
tional lineman, with weight, experience
and general knowledge Of the game the
way il should be played He will not
likely play much. as the severe wounds
he received in the world war still re-
quire protection For this reason Me-
Namara, of the backfeld. will take mat
tiers easy Frank, although an ex-
perienced lineman. is new at the center
position Donaldson, his Delaware OPP
ponent, is playing his first year, and
for that reason matters will he about
even. Frank holds an advantage in
weight Copeland, who came from
Washington State College, and Lehman
are the guards.
Repp and Holton are the strongest
men on the Delaware rush line. Magaw,
although very small, is fast end, sure
on tackles Magee is also small
Captain McCaughan is one of the best
men in the Delaware backfeld. He pos
sesses level head for the game and
has two good players in Fred Harmer
and Ike Elliott around him. Harmer is
fast. while Elliott is as
good line plunger as there is around.
Wintrup and Rothrock are good men.
Shipley will send 3 great many of his
boys into the game. rs he Is anxious
TO see what they are worth against
strong opposition. This was the rea-
son for the big score Penn piled up last
year. Marconnetti and Aiken viii likely
be Delaware's guards at the start. Very
little of the Heisman shift will be seen
.oday. The fans may look for straight
'ootball
ENTHUSIASM AT DELAWARE.
special Correspondence of Every Evening
Newark, Sept. 25.-More than 200
Students and friends OF Delaware College
eft here shortly before noon today IN
pecial coaches over the Pennsylvania
abroad for Philadelphia, 10 attend the
)elaware-Penn football game on Franklin
FIELD. The game viii be started at
clock, standard time, and is the first con-
est OF the season for both teams
At a smoker held in The Commons last
light the team was assured Of the support
# the faculty and student body in today's
ontest, most of whom will be on Franklin
field, encouraging the Blue and Gold boys
PRESIDENT Walter Hullihen, Dean T.
laurence Smith, Coach II. b. Shipley and
members of the team made short address /
S. DR. Hullihen was very optimistic and |
Urged the student body TO stand back OF |
he team, win or lose He told the mem /
,ers of the team to put plenty of spirit in
heir play and that good results were sure
o follow.
Coach Shipley put the squad through /
early two hours of secret practice yester- |
ay afternoon. Guards were put on the |
ates to Frazer Field and not even students |
7ere allowed inside TO watch the practice. |
he team is in excellent shape and there is /
very indication that Delaware will hold /
'enn TO fairly close score.
Three new men have come out for the !
cam the past few days who will likely get
] the Penn game today They are Wat
on, 175-pound backfeld man, who was at
lean Academy, Mass, last year, and !
;etzmer and Wells, two linemen, both
,rmerly of Germantown High and /
erkiomen. Betzmer weighs more than
90 and Wells about 1S5. They have had
considerable prep" school experience and
hould greatly strengthen the team.