Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-19
Senator Pepper Likens
Old Days TO Present
Tisits Franklin Field to Watch Penn Practice and Grous
Reminiscent After Watching youngsters Drill.
Likes Looks of Red and Blue Cladiators
BY JOSEPH T. LABRUM

season the team would turn out for
all the other sports. rowed on the
crew, played baseball, was on the track
team and also cricket in additi n to
football. OF all the sports I liked foot
tal! the best as the strenuous one, but
preferred cricket as the most interest
Ing"
The Senator lapsed back into football
chatter for awhile. You young fe
lows don't remember the days Of '97,
when that team coached by Woodruff
played through the entire season with.
out even time being taken out by any
member of the team and without any
man being removed from the game be-.
cause Of injuries.
II think that is a record that has
stood the test of time. Not time
taken out nor n man removed and every
man of the eleven playing through the
entire season. And the game in those
yards back style OF play was indu'g
In. when a man was human batter.
ing ram Truyton HIRE PLAYED In those
days. The result of that kind Of play
was change in the rule that eliminated
the flying wedge.
Take the throwing Of the hammer in
the old days. We used to stand with
our heels against a board clamped tight
to the ground. The hammer wns In
reality Il hammer. We u ed to be
pleased when we got around 100 feet.
Then came the change to the eight .
foot ring and fifty feet more distance.
"WHEN I ran the holt mile at
" Pennsylvania I used to think
that 1ds flying through space ,chem
the timers clocked me in 2 minutes
and 6 seconds. Today the ne,cest
schoo'bop can do under 2 minutes.
Euervthing IN the realm Of sports
has changed"
SENATOR PEPPER was one Of the
~ founders Of the Pennsylvania, the
student publication at the University,
in addition to being an honor man in
his class and playing all the sports in
the curriculum. Mr.. Durham. after
wards Minister to Haiti was the first
editor in chief of the Pennsylvanian.
During the course of conversation
with Mr.. Pepper 1t developed that he
and Harry Mnckay chairman of the
Workmen's Compensation Board, ar.
ranged for the first game played be.
tween Pennsylvania and Harvard back
in 1902.
Puts Pep In Squad
The appearance OF Mr.. Pepper on the
gridtron infused the Red and Blue
team with worlds Of pep. After his
speech the squad romped through the
rudiments like a crowd of colts let
loose.
The scrimmage drill between the
varsity and junior varsity squad was
full OF Tight, Heisman used McGraw,
King, Hamilton and Grove in the var.
sity backteld at the start and nfter.
ward sent Al Vogelin into the fray. The
varsity scored two touchdowns. Nc.
Graw and King crossing the Junior
line. Forward passes proved the scor-
ing medium.
AL Brewer, who has been perform.
Ing at fullback for the juniors. dis.
played varsity caliber during the drill.
fle made several big gains against the
varsity in addition to playing we'll on
the defense.
Eddie Farrell, the New York lad.
who was expected to be one of tbe
main cogs IN the backheld this season.
may not be able to play this year. He
contracted Il strange fever two week,
ago that left him weak. Since then an
examination revealed that he must have
his tonsils removed. According TO one
Of the coaches, he will not be available
until the last two games of the season.
and then will probably not be In condi-
tion for regular duty.
Clarke Craig, the Oklahoman, suf.
fered an injury to his elbow on Tuesday
that was not disclosed until YESTERDAY
that will keep him out of the game
with Swarthmore Saturday. Heisman
was counting on Craig to start against
the Garnet In the event that Captain
Pos Miller did not start.
Curtis. the back who startled the
spectators with his fine line bucking
against Maryland, is suffering from a
badly bruised shoulder. James and
Wittmer, who have been suffering with
injured hips, will probably see action
against Swarthmore.
Shcarer, the freshman star, left the
hospital this morning after his opera .
ton for appendicitis, but will not don
toys agNin this season. Davis, who
has bee ripping enemy lines to pieces,
may not play Saturday, an injury to
his head keeping him under observation.
Lafayette Sophomores Win
Easton. Pa. Oct. lo.-Lafayetts College