Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-24
CIV That Cornell Has Great
Mechanical Tea m, but
That Red and Blue May
Surprise Them Turkey
Day: Ithaca,,s Haze Great
Rnckfeld
nv JOSEPH T. LABRUM

IF THE uOpe thuI VIC oe" A.~'
thc coaches Of the Army football
,.om is correct tho University Of Penn.
svlvania football team has more than an
syen chance to defeat Cornell Thanks.
giving Day. The coaches Of the team
From West Point who have watched
,'orncll play during the present season
,rc Of the unanimous opinion that the
II, Rcd team has one Of the best teams
i, the country, but they are not the
turest team In the world.
.round that "but" centers the hopes
~ thc Red and Blue on Thanksgiving
I,ov Penn admittedly has one OF the
tnest football squads in the East.
Whether they win or not 10 another
uuestion, but football men who have
Watched them play and who have seen
them in practice are OF one accord
That the squad is one Of the best In this
section of the country.
Cornell has one Of the best mechani.
c,l teams that I have ever seen,' sold
ono Army coach yesterday afternoon at
,,reen Hills Farms, OvcrbrOok, but 1t
i, team that can be beaten by one
,hat is not SO perfect. There is little
,joubt in my mind that the Red and
I,lue can come through with victory
i; they show the kind Of form that they
did against the Navy, Pittsburgh and
Penn State.
Cornell. Their line was good, but their
Iackfeld was not so strong. Had II
tcen, they would have been able to
.cfcat Dobie's eleven. Doleful Dobie.
lie never thinks that he has wonder.
ful team until he completes a season
without a defeat"
THE coach pent on to say that he
4 considered EdW only one Of the
real threats in the Cornell backfeld.
"Kaw Is a star. there Is no doubt
about that. What I have seen ,could
also lead me to bcliere that he Is
AH.!American. but take nav ,cord for
z, Penn s "tn have 70 ,oatch tas
Of tie latter haze all the capabilities
IN the world to make them An.
.tmcricdn and IL rOuid not surprise
me at all II they outpldyed the great
captain KaW on Thanksgiving Day.
HNORNELL isn't ono .man team.
" Kaw. Of course, is their best Of.
frnsive weapon. but he isn't all. Pfann,
Eamsey and Cassidy are nil capnh'"
enough to play havoc with any team
that respect. He doesn't have to de.
pend on any one man. He has a team
Of real players"
Best in Years
From what I have been told" said
another one Of the coaches, Penn has
It's best squad in years, and If they
can keep up the splendid fight and
spirit they have displayed in their
three big games to date have more than
an even chance to defeat the Cornell
eleven.
''ppnn has brilliant player in Sulli.
van. star in Hamnr, and line that
think Is uncqualed in intercollegiate
circles this year. If that line can hold
Cornell in the beginning Of the game
und can unleash an offensive that Ia
strong enough, it looks like the Red and
Blue.
II saw Cornell play. They have
What might be termed in the phrase
oogy of q coach regular team, but
still these regular teams are beaten
surprisingly easy with a team that has
tsht and Is in there every minute Of
ihn game. There is little doubt in my
hDnd that man for man Penn has n
team that Is equal in every respect to
Whatever DObie places on Franklin
field.
".\ll that remains is q good defense
capable enough to stop those terrific
III tackle thrusts of the Comedians and
Il harklicld that can stop the visitors
hnckiicld when 1t passes the first line
oi scrimmagc. Add to that an offensive
and YOU have team that can beat my
l"rirct mechanical eleven in the coun >
lry.'
YHE Army men generally are Of The
I" opinion that TIE Rcd and Blue has
''orc thnn an crcn chance to upset
T." best. idm p'dns Of COrneH. ThnSe
rmo"g the CADETS coarhi"g stay ~ho
"nrc seen the CorneH cicrcM play arc
hriHicnt so far as mechanical dbl.
~ is concerned. is one Of those teams
i'nf IS easy to dcjcat once the oppos.
'iig .dQcnse IS strong enough to stop
hcir trusts.
WITH the recrudescence Of Penn
W spirit, as was evidenced at the
SMn.s with the Navy, Penn State ailt,
i'tt, there is an excellent chance that
,n' o!I dope bucket will be- upset ana
mat the, Red and Blue will fly tri.
rmphantly next Thursday.
AS one former Penn coach pue Il
Yesterday. Penn has flock Of backs
capable to play havoc with any team
~ me country, They have two sets OF