Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-08
PENN NUNFAVORABLE
TO NEW FOUL RULES
Speeds Up Game, They Say, but
Robs It of Much That Makes
Excitement for Fans
DEFEAT DREXEL, "a TO 10

Tho rule certainly speeds up the
game. but outside Of that do not think
it feasible" This was the comment Of
Ralph Morgan. chairman of the Bas-
ketball Committee Mt the University of
Pennsylvania and introducer Of the new
foul rule tried out last night by the
Penn and Drexel qurntets in Weight
man Hall. Mr.. Morgan made his state
ment immcd ately after the game, which
the Red and Blue won, "a to 10.
II think the rule did not get what
might be termed n real tryout. because
tie two teams were not matched evenly
enough. However. it proved the con-
tcntion that ] have always made to our
critics, that we would score more field
goals were It not for the fact that our
players are fouled under the basket so
often. Tonight nearly every personal
foul called on the opposing team was
within shooting distance of our basket.
] cannot say whether we will give the
idea another try or not
Mr.. j. Hepburn, secretary Of the
Rules Committee Of the Intercollegiate
I League, was an interested spectator at
the innovation. ~ am biased toward
the old style Of play, and they must
show me that the new method Is better
before / shall change my mind. / must
say that the play was spceded up by the
new rules, but otherwise l cannot COM
mend it,"
Coaches Criticize
The coaches of the Penn team. Eddie
McNichol and Joe Fogarty,, both said
that 1t would never do. Eddie Nc
| hot nj ho ho fnnn1
ten or twelve ways to cvade the rule
and that even IL it did speed up the
play it took q lot away from the game
that foul goal shooting gives it. Nc
Nichol pointed out that the game was
we'll enough as it Is and that any
changes in tho foul rules would not do
the game any real good
! Danny McNichol. star guard Of last
years team and foul goal shooter ex-
| traordinary. also said that the rule in
his opinion was anything but what
players. coaches and spectators want.
The old rules are the best said
Danny. THE fans get a run 2or their
money and lots of excitement to boot
when the foul is being shot in tight
game"
Bill Grave. captain Of the Penn team
and every member of the team. sub~ti
tutes included, voiced opinions that
were anything but favorable to the new
rule. Coach McAvoy, of DreXel, said
that he always has an open mind on
anything new, but pointed out that the
rules as used last night were not prac
ticable for the brand of basketball played
among the colleges. He also said tha,
Mhe foul rules of old would have
changed the complexion Of the game
some.
| II.t.oo. ea,lo ,,.o.o a,IIa1 ,...J. a.,
basket by the referee and umpire, and
of that number just one third were shot.
On ridicuously easy shots the members
of both teams flivvered badly under the
nets. Grave made two field goals on
four under the basket, Weinberg two
and Goldblatt and Greenwood one each
The misses were chalked up against
Uuntzinger, Q: Weinberg, .; Connell
2; Desscn, .; Miller, Greenwood
Rosenast and Sidwcll.
Easy for Penn
Drexcl was outclasscd by the Red
playing rings around the Thirty second
and Chestnut streets lads. At half time
the score stood 12 to 4. In the second
half Drcxel was without n score for
fourteen and one half minutes. They
managed to score three field goals, two
by Weinberg as the result of fouls
under the cords, and the other by Sid =
vel! when Coach McNichol sent in an
entirely new team.
Nineteen players. the largest mum
Der ever seen in one night at Penn,
we're sent into action by the coaches
last night. Rosenast. Iiuntzinger.
Grave, Miller and Vogelin started and
were followed by Goldblatt, Dcssen,
Brew, Macintosh. Brydon. Jimmy Nc
Nichol, Rhoadcs, Lang, Schacffcr,
Sullivan, Buck, James, Falk ana
Huerich,