Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-26

teaching Pennsylvania's ends. and hc
taught them well.
That Pennsylvania had the best back
field In college against Cornell Is Ger
tain. Rex Wray was at quarter. Joel
Strnus at fullback and Mike Whitehili'
and Pos Miller at the halves. That
combination proved to be winner;
Wray handled the team just as 1t should
be handled lie seemed to be able TO
diagnose Cornell's weak spots quicker
than any one else, and when he found
a weakness he played It. The game was
not old before Wray saw that Cornell 3
right side wasn't up to the mark. lie
therefore drove play after play over
that side. In the final period Joe Straus
found an opening in Coraelps right and
rushed 16 yards, and on the next play
Wray sent Miller over the same spot,
The Sesult was his great run of 40
yards for Pennsylvania third toueh-
down.
But that isn't all Wray also saw
that in spite of the sloppy field, the
drizzling rain and the heavy ball that
PENNSYLVANIA could make forward
passes. Ten times he called for passes
and five times they were completed: III
the ground had been dry, ten of them
would have been SUCCESSFUL. The only
thing that kept Straus and Grave from
getting the five they missed was the wet
ground, which prevented getting quick
starts to get into position to receive
the tosscs. ,
Besides his other fine work, Mike
Whitehill gave one Of the greatest eXhl-
bitions of punting ever seen on Franklin
Field. He not only used his foot, but
he brought his brain into play. lis
kicks were ideally placed. When he
was in Cornell territory and had to Kick
he either booted over the line by get
ting the proper direction or kicked OUT
of bounds far down toward the goal, de
pendent upon which play was the wiser
at the time. His kicks averaged 40
yards, and it must be remembered that
the ball was heavy and the passing none
too good.
Straus' Last Game
Joe Stra,is played his last game for
Pennsylvania. lie was taken out in
the final period to allow Fritz Straus
to play few moments. but that does
not alter the fact that Joe was the in
dividual hero of the day. He did every
thing and did it right. He followed the
bail perfectly, did great work at line
plunging and made the first touchdown
on q 55-yard sprint after catching an
8-yard pass from Whitehill. Straus is
fighter and football player, anC
should be placed beside the great ath
letes that have worn the Red and Blue
Pennsylvania victory was n Biz
boost for Heisman. The team used the
shift in spite Of the wet field and they
got away with it. While there is still Q
question in the minds of the ex- x-players
and alumni as to the effectiveness of the
slide, it worked yesterday and that Il
all that the big crowd of Pennsylvanian'
wanted yesterday.
Just how well Pennsylvania playct
yesterday can be imagined when the fac
IL considered that every one connected
with the team believed that there wasn't
chance for a victory on muddy ficlc
because of Cornell's superior weight
But the same thing happened that has
occurred many times before. Cornell
came down distinct favoritc. Dart
mouth beat them only because Of two
blocked kicks. A bunch of enthusiastic
Ithacans were waving real money in tho
air before the game trying to place it al
y to /. And Penn won $50. Which
proves what It proves, that's all.