Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-01
DR.. Keogh Has Brilliant
Team, Indicated to Date,
With Captain Diehl in
Role of Star; Varsity Drills
for Alabama Game
LANCDON INJU K e D
By JOSEPH r. IAABRCM


U1TNHIS years freshman eleven is the
L finest have had to coach in my
four years at the University Of Penn
syivania. But, 1t Is a big but, for We
have the most important game on oul
schedule yet to be played. 1t has still
several games to play that mean itt
| seasons success or failure
DR., John J. Keogh, the reppcry
mite tutor, Of the University Of Penn.
sylvania freshman football team, was
discussing his team with us this morn
ing. II there il one enthusiast among
the thousands Of Red and Blue gradu :.
ntes and students, that man IL Jack
Keogh, as he is fondly known over
the campus.
The success Of the tennis KeoSh has
coached in the past four years has
been little short Of marvellous, not alone
in victories won. but In the callbre o,
men who are advanced every year to
the varsity and who make good on the
regular team. The secret of keogh's
success, according to the players nc
has coached, Is his unboundcd enthusi-
asm, He Is up and ready and always
willing to give credit to Il player when
he makes good.
"For years we have been meeting
with success in our preliminary games
and then along comes the contest WIN
the Mercersburg Academy eleven. They
have good teams up there. tine peS'
in the country among the schoo!s'
and yearly give US a keen battle. MAI
ter OF fact. they have defeated us WIN
alarming regularity OF late, not o!
biz scores or anything like that put
by enough points to insure .he,i W..
tory" Keogh was continuing DIS re-
marks about the freshmen.
"IAST gear zoe took "Aat 1
l. thought ras rorH- beating
team to Mcrcersburg. bnt me 'os1'
This Ncar I hare an ercn oe,ter az
Uregaiion. but Mercerst"r9 has nc
same thing. Our team En9rS 20 sme
man that foht OF the k'nH ,me 'at
sitv nut forth against the Ndry Is 'ne
onfv thin that is going 10 cnrru us
thrHvoh. We are going to battle that
rromd from the Academy TO farc'
tbcc., .,rcU and II We DON'T rim fhey
,r;U NJ least knor thot thep hare,
hcen in 6ght. HorcrCr. rc all
crnect tn uin. although at this stage
thcrc Is no orcrconfdcace o" the
team
sSvlyE HAVE band of lighters TINS
w year who have come through IN
evrrv game pinycd to date. Like the
vsrsity game with the Navy last Satur-
inv We hive still to meet our MAJOR
ornoncnts. The first Of these comes
with Mcrcershurg Saturday IhSh loli
iows the annual game with Corheh
Ercsb. scheduled f0r Ithaca TINS SrNr'
nnd with Sutiipld High OF M"ssachu'
~ se,ts one OF the championship teams
in New England last year
Arc Indicated to Date
Tho freshmen have been uniformly
s,oc"sfu, this year. having defeated
nnan Acadcmy, Wyoming Seminary,
IaTavette % High, OF Buffalo. and Uni
r"rsity of Maryland fresh. The second
frashmon team. which Is composed OF
ieft overs Nfter the substitutes have
taon taken out, srorei victories over
Pcrtiomsn pr. men High and Nutlcy High.
IN tho frst game of the year Jeh
D,v;s considered one Of the hest first
..oo, hacks in tho country and a much
So,,vbt after youth before he cast his
Io, with Penn. was kicked on the head.
lie played in the second game Tor a
short time, but had to be taken out.
Since then he has been unaer opser'a'
tion IN the University Hospital.
w 4 week after the openlnG OF the
sea ason Sheerer. one of the first string
iinen,cn at tackle and regarded BY
Keogh a. \ diamond In the rough, was
stricken with appendicitis and lost 10.
,he season. Despite the loss Of two Of
the most brilliant performers on the
team % the yearlings have been going
along bowling over the opposition in
BEL the fullback and captain Of
,hs :eam, Is one Of the real huskies In
the squad. lie weighs $50 pounds and
ia n few inches shy Of six feet He has
tremendous power and speed in getting
off when running with the p!gskin, and
Is one of the best tacklrrs on the eleven.
10 date he leads his teammates in
scoring touchdowns. In addition. he
does nil the pun,ing after touchdowns,
and In that has been successful three.
fourths Of the time.
THE remainder Of tho baokheld Il
composed of Thomas at Qvsvter-
back (.o relation 10 the TAossasss Of