Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-17
STATE Confident,
DESPITE INJURIES
Nittany Lions, Here for Penn
Game, Believe Bezdek Will
Remain 40 Coach
PRACTICE At ST. MARTINS

ONVIVVc ~ o. MINT IVO
Penn State athletes. who arrived here
this morning to give battle to the Uni.
versity Of Pennsylvania eleven on
franklin Field tomorrow, are firm In
the belief that they will not lose their
nger Of the Phillies.
your Captain Bcntz was asked.
Hes not going to leave u.s." he re-.
when Is Bezdck going to tender his
resignatiOn?" The query was directed
at Neil Fleming, the graduate man.
npcr: =.
'"'herc won't be any resignation, ~
he said. "We want him to stay with
u.s."
. When will Bezdck> join the Phil:
!ics?' The question was put to Bill
Martin. former Notre Dame and Penn
star sprinter, WHO is now trainer Of the
Nittnny Lions.
tutor Tive want ~Snt' him to" to stay .Se with y:
End are urging him to do sO."
Their Bezdek himself was sought.
"Will you accept the offer from the
Phillies!' he was asked.
I'm going to be- frank with you,'
he replied. II don't know"
Too Busy With Football
Ever since have had this proposi :
tion from Mr.. Baker have scarcely
had time to turn around. II the offer
had come In the winter I would have
had more time to consider It. But this
Is the football season and my efforts
and thoughts belong to the game.
have not had chance to think of base. d.
ball.
"If I turned now to baseball I would
have to give up ideals to which have
pledged myself. Money isn't every
thing. We must sacrifice for our ideals
at times and there are few ideals worth
while that do not require some sacri.
flee.
"Baseball would change my life, my
whole career, and in such case can .
not make up my mind in ten days. I'm
from the West. but now I'm a Penn
State man.
However. I expect to see Mr.. Baker
some time today. lie was in New York
last night, but will be in town this
afternoon.
In these November days Coach Bee.
dek leans more toward football than
anything else. He IL determined to of
set the defeat by the Navy, which was
States first reverse in three seasons, BY
beating Penn tomorrow.
Artelt Lost
my boys are in fairly good shape
he said, with the exception Of Artelt
one Of your Philadelphia boys. II,
twisted his ankle going after a forward
pass in practice the other day and will
not be able to start. AL Mccoy will bt
used at left end" Artelt Is a brother
Of Gertrude Artelt, the famous swim.
mer.
..Penn has a good team and We know
it," continued the coach. "We e ar,
prepared to give them q hard fight.
look for an even game"
Any one who saw the State athlete.
when they breakfasted at the Hote
Walton or when they went through q
snappy practice at the Philadelphia
Cricket Club. St. Martins: where the;
will be quartcred overnight, certainly
would not think that they were here
for a football game.
There is little Of the tense serious
spirit in the outward appearance OF
the Nittany Lions. They are cheerful,
witty and bOyish. It looked like an ex
cursiOn to view the historical points OF
the city rather than a football squad
after ''raw meat" In the form Of clever
opponents.
But this Is Bezdek's way. He never
let's his pupils worry over n game. lie
likes to have their minds taken from
the game when 1t IL not time to think
about 1t. but when football IL the sub
iect Of the moment. he wants his pro.
teges to be deeply serious, and they are.
State seemed to be here for play, but
play with definite object In view.
Captain Bentz, the center, n round
faced. CHEEKY and handsome young man
with n winning smile. has a confident
manner about him, but would not com
init himself az to the probable winner.
Outside of Artelt the team is In
good shape" he said, "and we are 90
ing to give Penn a fight they will re
member. don't predict winners, but
we're here for n real scrap"
There are twenty. eight players in the
squad. and Graduate Manager Nei
Fleming. Coach Bezdek. Trainer Bil
Martin and three undergraduate mana
gers completed the party.
They arrived in this city ut Broad
Street Station at o'clock. and imme.
diately after breakfast left for st. Mnr.
tins. Light practice will be held this
afternoon. The squad will not return
to this city until about noon tomor.
row.
Wentz to Start
"We are going to start Wcntz al
fullback," said Bezdck. This is thu
first time we have used him ut the be-.
ginning of n game. lie was a linemnr
at the start Of the season, but was
converted into back, and has beer
showing such excellent form that We
can't keep him off the varsity.
'Singer. our regular fnllback. was
declared ineligible recently. and this
too. hurt us. We have lost number
Of men through deficiencies In their
studies, but as said before. II We have
ideals we must sacrifice for them.
"McCoy and Frank will be- the ends
TOgue and Tiny McMnhan. the tackles
Flock and Bedenk, the guards; Mike
Palm. the quarterback and Wilson and
HuffOrd the halfbacks.
McAlahan Is the tallest man on the
squad and one of the biggest men In
football. He stands six feet seven
inches tall and Ia we'll over 200 pounds
The team Is fairly heavy. The line will
average close to 1875 pounds and the
backfield about TO.
Bezdek has been UP against 1t fOl
football material at State this year,
Seventeen Of the first squad were grad
uated or left the institution and sew.
eral have been dropped through scho
lagtio trOuhlos since the season st pd