Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-13
PENN SOCCER ELEVEN
OFF FOR PRINCETON
players Confident They
viii Win intercollegiate
League Championship
This Afternoon; Same
Line.Ups
FOOTBALL GOSSIP
Nv JOSEPH T. LABRUM

cor team, thirteen strOHs, Muil'tEei
Hamilton and Coaches Stewart and
Could left this morning for Princeton,
rbere the Red and Blue meets Prince
,on his afternoon in the play off for
.Sn S Intercollegiate soccer championship
III" rho contest this afternoon marks the
.,n,nd time in three seasons that Penn
snd ,bn Tigers have been forced tC
a, aior nm extra game TO decide the title
/ Pg.a', 1000 the two colleges played three
."mas m TO decide the championship. the
srst % noy.off game resulting in a tie
" " tbe final contest. held at Haverford,
Damn won the championship.
BEFORE leaving this morning Coach
s,ewort had the following to say about
bs team: After two days of correct :
inr the flaws that we're apparent IN
~ bs sanc last Saturday, feel that we
tnt .u sa; sn;we tho Princeton team an even
S..tor VIZ hattie than in our last meeting
a,n not predicting victory. but think
| ,ha. every man on the Penn team Is
..hh""r.oncbiy .h". aroused. have never heard
so much fight talk. will start ths
same eleven men that went on the heio
last Saturday p,ro
| ..o soccer rally Inst night talked shoI
| ~ ths nlayers, Spencer, the captain OF
~. 1o5O team. Bell, 1.attn and severa'
otbers IN talked to the players, eXhortlne
ham TO beat the Tigers.
In nrocticc yesterday afternoon
,,dsr the direction Of Dave. Gould,
Stswart's assistant. the team showed
world Of snap and power. In scrim :
mage mage with the junior varsity the regu
lars lars showed better offensiyely than thes
Aid last Saturday. Ihelr passing,
which was woefu'ly weak IN the sec9nG
hsW last Saturday, showed marKeo
improvement.
Players Are Confident
Captain Amelia and his mates fee
con6dent that they are going to DrlhH
home the title tonight. They contend
,S.t n, Princeton was more than fortu
roto IA win last week, both their goals
rs.ultinr from peculiar plays. "A pen.
,Itv lick that had q curve to II counteh
,bs srst. and the second came when the
,oIl was knocked into the nets by n
with Win Stinson working in regularly
ths Tigers feel that they are greatly
strengthened for the battle this after
noon, The football star played ms
frst game Of the season last Saturday
and was the real star OF the contes'.
Inst year he was one Of the bright
lights OF the championship team, but
toottal! kept him busy this season.
For the last few days Stinson has
been nrarticing like beaver. Accord :
I'M TO Coach Neis, Of Princeton, his
team will be strong for this afternoon.
The same lineup that started last Sat
urday will be used this afternoon.
Considerable betting is going the
rounds Of the fraternity houses on the
result of the game. Princeton flushed
with its triumph of last week is offer
jng odds that their favorites will cap
,ure the title this afternoon. And Penn
students are accepting everything IN
sight.
companied the team to Ilgertown loi
the game. while Il handful checred rs
the team left the station.
The soccer season for the varsity
comes to close on Saturday, when the
team meets the Navy ut Annapolis.
Old Grads F1ockinE
While soccer is occupying lot ol
attention in Penn circles today, OLD
| King Football refuses to be downed
The alumni varsity game scheduled for
Saturday afternoon is receiving all sorts
of attention. Graduate Manager of Ath
leics Cozzens has received additional
names Of former stars who want to play
on the graduate team.
Andy Smith, OF California, star in
his days at the Red and Blue institu
lion, wired that he would come East il
the game were postponed week. The
large number of the stars of yesterycal
who have signitied their intention OF
playing means that the fans who wntcl
the game will be seeing stars OF the
last three decades in action.
| According to Lou Young, who i
managing the graduate team, he vii
make frequent substitutiOns to keep his
.rads from getting all ''manglcd up
The varsity may be without the services
Of ex.Captain Pos Miller. who is suf'
'ering from an infected elbow. Billy
Norris, who is looking after the arm
thinks that Pos Will be in shape 10 play
part of the game.
| Tex Hamcr, the new captain, vii
have every member of the varsity sluaC
ont on the field Saturday and will prob.
ably start in the bNckfield along viii
innsdon. Mciraw and Sullivan. Chlrl
Adams and Johnny Dcrn will alternate
at center, while the line will be- the
same as started against Cornel! ui
Thanksgiving Day.
Medical Fresh Win
;, The MpdicOs played game or
Franklin Field yesterday that supplied
GOOD and bad football. Stephens, th'
former California All American. Wa
Tue star OF the first year men y . I"
triumph Dunn, former Penn junior
varsity performer; Pricstly. Il scrul
payer III Penn, and STEPHENS forme,
ILe hrst year mems backiield and the!
played brilliantly. using variety .
plays Andy Smith has made famous.
AcrtnesS on the part Of Wood, wht
scooped up tumble in the first p"rio,
ahd crossed the line for u touchdown
hhd field goal from the lS-yard lin
eey Stephens earned victory for thu
hfst'year men. The upper classm"i
sHarlcd determined attack IN th
.pufth period that scored touyhdowi
through the aerial route, but the t.n
was loo short for another unssibl
score
Elmer Mcl.ane, the Oklahoman hnr
mrr' rros, was Yesterday elected to lead IL
ITrross-country team at Penn in 1928
Inc twenly-year- hill Land -dal
runner proved sensation from hi
utm'ranre ill., IL Red ana Blue athletics
w, ~" Nrst fall, last year he won III
eTTSlh!fn intercollegiate cross -countr
u;""lnl"nship and starred on the year
""G track team in distance events.
~ me spring he won plncr on H.
nv nv h''lc team that met In" cumb,nr
r%oImi"rM',ambridge rom team and lost. Thl
~ McLaM" finished second to 30
saSsiis' Of Columbia. in the quad
,oonWar ,"".H'ar meet, with Cornell and Dart
| "h". nN the other entrants. In III
T"n'P'"hsl'ip over long course. NJ
'""e crossed the finish line fifth.