Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-19


" senior Senator from Pennsylvania,
tossed 0ff the cares Of state and busy
ampaign long enough yesterday after
noon to become college student and
football player for the moment.
He hardened back to the days when
he was regaled in the moleskins and
wore the Red and Blue jersey and be-
came a student and football player. He
revelcd in telling Of the good old days
and comparing them with the present.
lie watched and talked football for an
ent"e afternoon and won his way into
the hearts OF fifty odd varsity. junior
varsity and scrub football players of his
alma mater.
II was a homecoming day for the
Senator. He met former gridiron
heroes who carried the colors of Penn
and he talked to the youngest genera
ton Of football p'av"rs Hr sh"o.
hands with Buck Wharton and al
Kraenzlein and host of other star I
yesteryear and made himself right at
home on the football field. In other
words, he enjoyed himself on his first
afternoon of in a long time.
1T does an old fellow like me lot
Of good to get out on the field ana
WnrFn InpHp Np'1nH IttlO"S Way. "''Ns
sums I'D the afternoon for the Senator.
To say tha. he enjoyed watching the
younger generation perform would be
putting it mildly. He was thrilled by
the spirit, determination and power dis
played by the 1922 edition Of the CnI-
versity Of Pennsylvania football team
THE democracy Of the senior Sen.
i ator manifested itself all after.
noon. IN the first place he rode out
and back to Franklin Field in
hirrcr. something that our. states.
men and Others disddin in this age OF
beautifully upholstered limonstneS.
In the second place he talked 'c,th
the players and coaches individually
aud seemed to get lot out OF MS
conversation ,rith them.
CENATOR PEPPER had an impor.
- tant conference yesterday afternoon,
but he holted it when he found the zip
in .he October air and the prospect OF
,rring his college team work out on
The gridiron. Persuasion was unncces. +.
snry and the Senator willingly wcndetl
his way via the fivver to Franklin
Field.
After delivering a short address to
the players on what the alumni ex .
rccted and comparing the football OF
TODAY with that of yesterday, when
the crowds were many thousands smaller
thnn they are today and when the game
Drobably warranted no better attend
ance." the senator watched the pre-
Nminarv drills and the scrimmage in
dulced in between the varsity and junior
varsity.
The Good Old Days
Drawn off to one side during the
drills, the Senator was Piled with
many questions by the scribes. And
he answered them fully and to the
ro.l'. He delved back into the inner ,
most recesses Of his memory, ana
brought 10 light facts that made the
"You know" said the Senator,
when 7 played football at Penn back
IN '05 and 'o8 the squads were NOT
ANYTHING near the size they are this ait =
ernoon. How many men do you think are
out here this afternoon?" he questioned.
When the reply was made that wei,
over fifty candidates were on the field
rhr Senator said Back in my day
L We got twenty five candidates on
fl,p field we considered ourselves for
tInntc. =,
Usually we got twenty five candi'
dates and out of that number hfteen
we're selected as the varsity team. Re
member, that meant but four substi ,
tutes and that injuries were few ano
far between. Four substitutes Oh q
football team these days would OF
scofred at. We used to think we were
fortunate. That, however. doesn =!
mean that the men Of today nren