Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-15
Ithacans Haze Po,oertul;
Speedy EIeUen, but Red
and Blue Has an Euen
Chance, He Adds
VET BACKS IN SHAPE

Dartmouth team. that the Red and Blue
eleven has an excellent chance to either
, stop the Ithacans or hold them to low
score on Thanksgiving Day.
Cannell stated that if Penn played O
little better than it did against the
Green last Saturday Thanksgiving Day
would be a memorable oneI for Penn
men. The Red and Blue scout thinks
. the same. Naturally he did not wit .
ness the Dartmouth Penn game. out
he is drawing his conclusions from what
Wray and his mates did Saturday and
what Cornell showed to him against tho
Massachusetts, collegians.
"Of course conditions were bad in
Ithaca for the game, the scout said.
"Thc field was muddy and snow was
falling as 1t does here in midwintcr. II
, was almost impossible for the two teams
TO show. their best, but at that Cornell,
after thC big victory over Dartmouth.
was expected TO roll up big score.
"MLCH TO my surprise the small
lE college held the Tthdcaus time
and again ,chcn q score shOuid hare
resulted. am doubtful if the risi.
. tors could hare done much better on
drp day. Springfield has ono Of
. the best elcrcns IN itS history. and
gaze Dobic'S eleren great battle
dU the wdV.
: There is no doubt that Cornell has
a powerful eleven. both Extensively and
. defensively. They have a punch in
their backticld that is worthy Of great
Cornell team, while they hold n threat
a minute with their variety of plays.
Eddie Kaw, the star of Cornell, was
not in the game Saturday. but even
without him the backficld played great
football. The backfcld and line is
speedy. particularly the former. while
their ends are very capable wlngmCn.
Has a.Great Opportunity
AT that ] think Penn has a great
chance TO turn tho trick again. Who
ran forget last Thanksgiving DAY when
Penn trounced the lthacans when the
latter werc the primo favoritee for the
game? Inc general Improvement shown
by our team last Saturday combined
with the high morale that has been the
result Of their great fight will make
Penn a dangerous foe for Cornell on
Turkey Day.
"Wc have all this week and part of
next to drill Our team and 50 has Cor
nell. The fact that We 40 not have n
game Saturday will enable us to get all
our rripp.c> into shape 50 that we can
enter the game in better condition than
ever before this season
Yesterday was n rainy. .,Oggy day
and one that is usually conducive to
the blues. The last two Mondays, even
La,, 1,
found Penn players and students in a
low state of morale. Yesterday was
diffCrrnt. Rain or no rain it would
have made little difference.
WHEREl Err the siudcntS Goa.
w Grcgated they spoke Of the great
comcGnck Of Penn and Of COrncU
Nth smiles. .ThsV think the Red
nud Blue has an oren chance to re.
friCrc the season that has seen twO
defeats. As the StudcnB are i'm.
bued ,rih hope, so IL is mith the
players.
The varsity WAS excused from praC-
tice drill yesterday. but several of the
veterans dOnned their mOleSkins. put
dublin on their shoes and went ont onto
the wet field for n practice with the
slippery ball.
The coaches and others talked again
yesterday Of the heroes of Saturday 5
game against Dartmouth. The playIut
of Carl Ertressvaag. the North ia
kota end, who surprised even his most
ardent supporters by playing an AL
American game against the Green. was
the main topic Of conversation. Johnny
Thurman was said to have played the
greatest game at his natural position
OF tackle, from which he has been abb
sent most OF the season. Pos Miller,
Rex Wray and Johnny Sutherland also
came in for much praise.
Practice Drill on
Th" heavy field yesterday caused the
coaches to call of practice altogether
for the varsity and even most OF the
seconds. A dozen of the players were
told to run around the gridiron several
times then go to the showers. .Tohany
lMkas, Al Nogelin and johnny lIumcs,
three of the regulars, spent almost an
hour throwing the ball around and
testing their injured arms or legs.
All three announced that they were
n excellent shape and ready for a
battle to win their places back. Vogelin
saw little action Saturday and suf-
tered no i'll effects. His knee, which
has kept him out of two games this sea .
son, IS once more in good shape. and,
according to the Central High School
boy, he is going to win back his rcgu-
lar post
lukuS injured his shoulder two weeks
ago, and has been unable to srrimmage
since that time. Yesterday he tested
lhr Injured member by hurling forward
passes apd receiving them. and after
an hour work stated that he was
ready. Joe Bibcn. who was unable to
START Saturday because OF the same all
imcnt that has hothcrCd Iukas, will also
oe ready for action this week.
WIlN these three sterling backs
w rcqdy 10 rant il out for the t~o
oNHi" Is promiScd lIrdU nHd NWCr
orC nc ouIn ccriaiutics in the bdck.
trM Gnd "jh hc three dircGdy men.
flon"d AND Hqmmcr. Nqhcr. Lang.
ton. N."imcr, EraH and last but
mt l"a"t Mike Whit"hH, rCody for
a"|ou, the iar SdoUid fv in Scrim.
maoc.
Ih" lnet .nar1cd has entirely recovered
WV W" ChrttS Ot hlE hdd knee ana
;2h"nld and is anxious +" end his col =
IsSr football career by starting on turkey
The Line Possibilities
Graf aud Sutherland appear to bc
sSrlnintioN at the guard posts with
4hN'mAu u" Il sure on" Nt tackle. Tho
other tackle post will find PcndlctOn
and G"nthnor lighting It out and Day
ann bern struggling for the pivot posi-
Starting this afternoon the coaches
prom Sc busy week. Scrimmagc will
oe indulgcd in every afternoon up until
and lMnmling ErilnH with Il nnssihln