Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-11
Penn Parade GiUeS
Team Big Send-Of



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ing Terminal the real heartbents for ,
the old team broke loose. The boys !
overiiowcd the midway, swarmcd |
through the gates and massed in n solid
bank Of youthful faces around the Pull
man that held the two squads leaving |
for New York
Slim figures clad in white--cheer
leaders-climbed up the side of the train
and appeared with their megaphoncs on
top of the cars. Swaying with
the beat of the cheers, these youngsters
made the train shed ring with the yells
Of Old Penn.
All Join in College Song
The team stood outside the car and
received the tribute modestly enough
until the band struck IN the RED rnd
the Blue, )" and they, with the thousands
Of their admirers, solcmnly swung their
hats in honor of the school For fif-
teen minutes the band played inces-
cantly and the voices Swellcd above
the noise Of escaping steam and snort
Ing locomotives. Then every one started
to shout:
"Wc want Heisman :"
This constant plea finally brought
forth the coach and, talking from the
platform of his car, he told his hope
of victory tomorrow.
81 don't know how to thank you fol-
lows for this dandy send off ;" he said.
1.-The boys on the team understand and
appreciate it, and their appreciation
will be reflected on the field tomorrow.
We haze learned lots OF foot ball in the
Inst two weeks. We know better how
to condtict the team than ever before.
Sees Better Days Ahead
1--WE can sec that You are NOT dis
couragcd. and the team is not dis
courngcd. either. We are down for the
present, but We are not down and ont.
In the last two games tho team has
come back IN thc second half in n way
&c show that il does not lack tho fight
ing spirit. ] believe we will win to-
morrow
Then tho Students shouted in unison
for Rex Wray, captain, and n
hgurr. looking slight for tho leader Of
the varsity team. jumped up on the
car platform and spoke. Before hc be-
gan he looked over to where his mother
rnd fnthrr stOOd-COmc all the way
from Monmouth, H.. to see. for the
first time. their son play football.
gr;nncd boyishly when a shout of well
come raised the roof of the train shed.
'Fe!!owS.' he said. Eve have had
two bad defeats but we are going 10
bring victory home to you tomorrow.
Stick like you have been sticking and
we'll bring both Dartmouth and Cornell
into camp
The Final Promise
Just as he was finishing the train
started TO move. the cheerleadprs
scrambled down the sides of the cors
and mighty shout went up for Miller.
AZ the train was pulling out the much
wanted Miller appeared in the form of
q ruddy good natured face that cried
out Justify:
,,D"nt worry. feIlcrs. well give EN-
hell"
As the train gathered momentum n
group of husky lads pushed little boy
into one of the veStibules He had been
dancing happily in the blarc of the
bands and had forgotten in the excite
ment Of the moment that he was being
taken TO the game as the mascot and
guest of the squad. He is Francis
llouChins. :i226 Locust street, Il stu
dent ut the Newton Grammar School,
lie has been one of tile faithful follow
crs of the team all year and the squad
felt that it would not do it's best if Fran
Gig was sitting back in PhlHdelphia
reading about them. with big lonesome
eyes, so they took him along
March Back to Penn
After the demonstration in tho sta
tion the parade formed again aul
started back to Penn, led rs before by
John Shccdy, president of the senior
class and the white clad cheer leaders
They followed about the same route gO-
ing back rs they did coming in. Mar
kct street to Twenty second, to Walnut
to Thirty fourth and thence to the Ben
iamin Franklin statue in front o
Weightman Hall. After a cheer or two
they disbanded.
The return parade was not as or.
lerly as the one coming in. A few
trolley poles were pulled off and sign
or two tipped over, but the Senior
Honorary Society, whose members acteC
as marshals saw that every trolley pole
and sign was replaced and each offender
reprimanded.
The heart Of the boys was shown ir
front of the Il. & O. station when {
driver Of an apple cart, overloaded. gOt
stuck on the hill. The horse would no
move the wagon and the whole parade
stopped while the students virtually
carried the wagon up the hill. 1t nigh
be added that not one apple wa'
"swipPd." The ones 60 suffer in th'
return parade were those autoists whOs'
impatience made them try to force theil
way through the crowd. They found i
slow going.
Two Full Teams Go
The days demonstration started
with the blast of "rcvcillC' on bugle
at $50 This morning. This brought the
men out on the quadrangle, where the!
formed for the parade.
The two football squads which ar
making the trip to the Polo GTound
went TO the station in automobiles
When the students arrived the chce
leaders took charge, and the train sheC
was made to re-cchO as seldom befor
with the shouts of the student body.
A special train leaving this after
noon for New York will take hundred
Of Penn men to New York to see tn,
game. Another special will leave earl.
tomorrow morning, in time for th
game. A large delegation is expecte,
10 watch the game at the Poo Ground
tomorrow.