Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-27
ncf,ra,c viii BE in Shape
10 Play in Seasons Finale.
I. Start Last Grind This
{ Afternoon
rH dCANS ARE READY
nv JOSEPH 4. l.ABRCM

.vj.,,od as the time for the annual
..'"se,e . between the Big Red and the
Rod and Blue draws nigh.
m, Crimson Tide came north not so
nv ". ,rcrks ago nnd caught Penn nap
Ii'n nism' ri. ilcd tide will sweep down
H,"r I.on, the North on Thanksgiving Day
% .%sonornd to make Il two straight over
r.hmn, IIcismnn's athletes. But this
:v"T :,,n" Penn will not be caught mapping.
TX Keyci M to Il point seldom cqua led
4, xcars out West I'hila. way Is u de.
~ m..rn,incd band of nolcsGin warriors
shn realize that they Gun put their tenn
a netcstal to he ranked with the
g :csa.ss-.if they dcfcat Gil Dobic' $
Steven. The great Knw anu the sur.
sssundino cast that makes up what
ivSacans are wont to call their greatest
team in recent years has made an en-
.;able record this season. They have
sone v through undefcated. not against
;he hest teams In the East. but against
thosc that had lots OF strength.
penn has defeated the Navy and Penn
etate, q pair Of teams that proved not
sssy to reverse. They, wcrc lighting
sieyens beaten By o iiEhting con,b,iin..
tion, Penn has the fight and the spirit
that were sadly lacking last year ana
the year before.
THE stigma Of the ii.to.0 hu.
! initiation suffered last year stu
,onIics IN tho breasts Of those tcho
"Iayed last Turkey Day. Thcp are
snf;ous to arcnge that gridiron koio.
coust Of gear ago. imPnss,0ncd
,nrscacs bv rcterans aud cords OF
ord;sc from the students arc mn
tcce,so,y. 7'hc team TO a man Is at
hrcr Ieat. the Kind That makes SOL
I;ers do deeds otherwise thought im-
Dos.ibie IN battle.
Deaf CORNELL:
d II is ringing in the ears Of play.
orr. students and graduates as it has
seldom r,,ng before. The slump against
Alabama and the ono point defeat at
ihc hands Of Pop Warmers Panthcrs
will bc forgotten in the gcnrral cclcbra :
tion should Pos Miller and his mates
achieve the heights.
Not the FavOrltc
Penn is the so.callcd undcr'loS III
the game, None Of the dopcstars figure
ihat the Franklin Field habitucs have
4 chance. That only adds fuel TO- the
Sres Of the ambition the team has from
end to end and back to back.
Great Cornell teams of the past hav"
come down from the frozen gridirOn
In the North aud have tasted the bitter
dregs of defeat from legs powerful
lu, fighting pcnnsylvuniu Combination.
Cornell knows this and so does Penn.
which means a battle Of Titans. lis.
tory may repeat itself on Thursday.
There is one thing that augurs wei!
Tor Penn. and that one thing - COR
diion. Every man on the squad: with
the possible exception OF Rae Mccra".
is in superb physical condition. True.
some have slight injuries that gridiron
warriors keep throughout tho season.
bur aside from these an preciudin:
injuries in .crimmugc today ana to-
morrow. the team is in better shape
than at any time this season.
McGRAW uM be able 10 p''y
w against the Red and White. &c.
eording TO Dr.. Arthur Light. the team
physician. The former frcshmn"
hminary says the same thing h'm-
M'f. Hs limped around a bit Sof-
Nrdoy. bnt this morning ShO!red no
traces OF the hurt he received ~
sCT'WWdVc Wat WefN. - "P'''"' "''e
Ass been bvilt f0r the mjHrcd onhtt
prcrtnt a recarr1nt injury.
IF McGRAW is unable to start fIcs.
! man can throw into the breach u
fighter every inch OF the way and in
addition a capable football player III
Clark Craig. the Oklahoman. Had this
ion Of the Southwest been able to play
al season and had not injuries made
his season anything but bed Of roses.
many think that he would have been a
regular from the start.
Can Run and Tackle
4. Whether carrying the ball or max Ing
z tackle. he has all the power Of d
Hen Dcrr. when that young man played
havoc with Cornell teams. Craig isn't
polished hack. This is his first year
a. the position. end having taken all
hls attention in the past. But what
ne lacks in polish he NOR" than makes
gp for in aggressiveness and spirit. lie
y, deadly tacklcr and hits the line
IKE a battcrinG ram. lie Is extremely
hard to stop and usually it takes q
couple of tacklers to make any fur.
ther movement on his part impossible.
4. IRA x may not start the game. but
DC doesn't he Is certain to sec action
Gome some time and will cause trouble to tho
tornellinns. The remainder OF the
Vsckicd. Ilnmcr. Miller and Langdon.
are IN excellent shape. Miller expects
70 play the game Of his career Thurs.
Gay. and he has played many brilliant
contests. llan,er, the battering ram and
shd puntcr extraordinary. expects to
make Kawleck look like n pigmy in
ynntlng and general all.around effcc.
As for Langdon. he ranks alone out
rshh way ns q defensive player. II
paw llann. Cassidy or Ramsey slips
" ~" irrmantown youth it will only
<: because they have turned n trick.
h",sr hTSer VIII they get by once he gets
Io'a. ianRdon ranks with Hobey Light
IN tho Penn tackling hall OF fame.
Inc line, with either bern or Adams
~ center, Sutherland and Thurman at
nekleS. and Graf and Kelly ut guards,
HWste shown their ability all senson. Ted
slNhild ut one end Is a star OF the
p wafer. Ilc proved that against
Inn state. Carl Ertresvaag, a vet.
80 OF three seasons and one OF the
hl"st players on the squad, needs no
'"''uer introduction.
ThERE are substitutes galore 10
n... hro@ into the breach ii hcy
mer, Hamilton, Gror" J and a couoIe
y Others ~ the back6eld;; Popworth.
iienham. kau6mam and more IN tie
."s .ha are oH in shape for the chance to
s"oV their mettle against the ancient