Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-20

PENN TEAM HAS THE
OLD FTGHT-HELSMAN
p~sity Eleuen Shows Brilliantly in First Scrimmage
of the Ne,o Season-Scores -Four Times
Scrub Eleven

"If spirit, enthusiasm, fight, vim,
dash and all the other words used to
define stick to 1t -iveness count for any
thing we should have a good football
team this season. Mark me, did not
say n great football team or winning
one, but n good one." John w. Heis-
man, head coach Of the University Of
Pennsylvania gridiron team. was talk
ing.
1.-THE way those candidates showed
up yesterday afternoon is criterion
enough to prove that they have the old
spirit. The willingness Of the squad
Is something the coaches have been talk
ing about for days. Everybody IL
smiling, things look bright and l nm
confident, once again, that we are go,
ing TO have a good team this season..
Coach Heisman echoes the senti-
! ments Of the other coaches. Bill Hol-
lenbnck, Gus Zicgler, 1zzy Levene,
Bert Bell md Lou Young are oil OK
the same opinion. The fine spirit
! shown by the varsity and scrub candi,
dates, their eagerncss TO learn. ana
their desire TO let nothing slip oy tnem
have made the coaches feel that they are
in as members of new era Tor lieu
and Blue football teams.
Great Fighting Spirit
The casual spectator out on trank. .
lin Field yesterday could not hslp out
be impressed by the great hghtmg
spirit displayed BY Captain Rex Wray
and his mates. 1t was first mahi-
tested in the early practice drills when
| the four score candidates went through
the preliminary drill with spirit that
makes for the right kind Of gridiron
teams. They fell on the ball, hit the
| tackling dummy, caught forward passes,
| ran down under punts. and performed
the ordinary tasks of the early season
drills with vim and zest that DC
speak well for the future.
| When the scrimmage drill started
! the scrubs, anxious to show their wares
| after their two weeks practice undSr
| Mcnamara and Hollenback, started a
drive against the varsity that looked
great. However, Rex Wray and his
squad got under way and counted four
| times against the second string players
in the fifty minute scrimmage drill.
At the start Coach IIeisman used
Rex Wray at quarterback, Pos Miller
mt left half, Wittmer at right half and
Lukas ut full back. The line IN
cldcd Day at center. Thurman
at right tackle. and Gig Gcnthner NJ
left tackle, Sutherland at left guard
Cochrane ut right guard. McAullin
left end and Ertresvaag right end.
The combination worked to perfec
| ton after the first few minutes. put
desire on the part OF Trainer Lawson
Robertson to prevent any possloie IN
Jury to any of the number ordered
corps of assistants to take the Ptn:ces :cs
of The varsity. Dwyer replaced NC-
mcr. Bryden replaced Lukas. Noegc-
lin subbcd for Miller, James took the
place of Wray. Foley went in for Day
| Picrkaski for Thurman, Greenawnit toI
AIcNlullin. Humes for Genthncr, Arm
strong and Roscnast alternated i0r
Ertresvaag. Dern for Cochran and Jill
lete for Sutherland.
James Shows Speed
The first varsity scored touchdown
in the first ten minutes OF play, wheu
Pos Miller shot off tackle for SaraS
and the first score Of the season on
Franklin Field. The varsity line DIV
ing in low and hitting with force opened
n big hole for the Lebanon Nouth hhu
he had little trouble slipping through
for n touchdown. A.,
The second score came through tthe
medium of forward pass. a KICK
formation and the scrub drawn back
gave Captain Rex wray the desired op.
portunity, and he heaved the pigskin
IS Yards into the waiting arms OF
Lukas. the upstate lad. and he
sprinted the remaining 20 yards for q
touchdown. The Interference. it might
he said, was wcll-nigh perfect, and
Iukas went on his way uninterrupted
After these two scores Heisman made
several changes, James, newcomer