Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-13

Easton, Pa, Oct. il.
,r SEEMS that all of the football
i teams that play the University OF
PENNSYLVANIA have the same idea. be-
,oro ,hc game they arc big winners:
Thst,s tho proper spirit. all right but
!, n"h hos hanpened three times this year
H. ~ a@ oioyens have gone to Franklin Field
inrI n.m ~ confidence and have left carry :
!un ~" tho small end of the count. TINS
,l.s,,eJ I.s when the little Delaware team
,non. to philadelphia. They were con
sdont and they were trimmed, 80 to U.
p,oLnolI went to the same arena a
nocL later with more confidence. ana
r,ore beaten, Z to o. Last SATURDAY
sworthmore made her annual trip TO
West Philadelphia. and the best the
Cornot rootcrs got was well cooked
goose cgg, while the Red and Blue had
81 roints and a wad Of negotiable com.
Today the Lafayette team Is getting
An edge land it's expensive to get an
.doo on these days) for DR.. Heisman s
sbifty. shifting athletes. And the Ma
,oon and White boys are certain that
tbcy arc going to accomplish what they
have not been able to do since 1916
come back TO their college hill with the
dripping scalps Of Pennsylvania. The
snnial contest is down on the book to
begin at 8 o'clock. Camden time, next
Saturday at Franklin Field.
The last time that the boys up here
zane home with the Red and Blue
laurel wreath was the same day in 1915
that Harry Hooper broke the hearts of
Philadelphia baseball fans and Eppa
Rixcy by slamming q, home run into
the center field stands. winning the
world series. But that's neither here
nor in Philadelphia. The point is that
Lafayette team. coach. students, alumni
and everybody concerned. are certain
that they are going to win Saturday.
Team Looks Good
The Lafayette team may be a tritie
previous in its estimation of itself. but
Il looks very good at that.
According to the natives. Lafayette
entered the Navy game last week a
little overconfident.
The first half they played far below
their standard and the Navy took the
lead. II wasn't until the third period
that they realized they were facing a
difficult task. Then they began to play
and smashed their way through for 4
touchdown and We're well on their way
10 another Wnen FORWARD pass WeI'
wrong. Before they settled down again
Navy had tailed another touchdown.
That defeat was one Of the best things
that ever happened to Lafayette. so they
say here. This week the men are, down
to real. serious work. They are work
ing their heads off in practice.
A two day holiday yesterday and to-
day has given Coach Sutherland the
time he needed to correct the mistakes
Of the team. Practice begins Mt two
o'clock and halt isn't called until
nearly six. Four hours of solid work
has improved the play Of the team
greatly and they will take>the field a
determined bunch, confident of their
own ability to defeat Pennsylvania.
Sutherland is fortunate in having an
experienced line this season. While
other colleges are handicapped by a
Mperabundancc of backfield material
and lack of first class line players,
Coach Sutherland has no less than
seven letter men on the forward lines.
Six are regulars.
Last season the work of the Lafayette
line was one Of the sensations of the
year. They went down to Princeton