Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-11
SHOWING Of penn
FIVE ENCOURAGING
Red and Blue Quintet Played
Brilliant Defensive Game
Against St. Joseph's
G0LDBLATT IS THE STAR

The opening Of the basketball season
at Weightman Hall Saturday night re-
suited in more than mere victory.
The Penn student body was given ample
proof they have far stronger team
than they expected. The Red and Blue
con.bination that so decisively defeated
st. Joseph's lacked but little. It's five
man defense stood firm many times. and
the visitors offensive thrusts were not
only blocked, but turned into counter.
offensive. And the attack also sur
prised the Penn undergraduates.
The most encouraging feature of the
whole game was the work of Label
Goldblatt from the 1j-foot mark. The
former Southern flash registered thir-
teen goals out of fifteen tosscs from thc
foul line. II, also cxcelled on tho floor
scoring three field goals and assistinis
IN three of the five other goals credited
to his mates. ~'-'''e''
Don Leopold, another former South -.
crh ign athlete, who succeeded Ercw
ht center In the early part of the sec.
ohu halt' played IA brilliant game nt
.i .nnt POST. lie also counted twice from
,h", ,n" he'd ana fitted in fine with the team
r"I; IT. would not be Mt all surprising
IL II; |ohch Eddie McNichol started
DrnxoI en-; tne tap-oh position againsC
E.l E 'n's coming Wednesday.
t;,;tio ;tihvass, Who prior to his Penn ac.
,,h .ivlt'rS performed for West pbiladej !.
phla High. while he failed to an,na ,""I, ,h.
scoring column showed brilliontl,,t ~, tue n;'
passing and general floor work :" nn ~
several occasions he sncrificaJ v,,,n, U,
lo3Eed like certain field goals fnr linn
sen 10 pass to ono of his mntos j., .
oet.Sr position for the toss q
tarnack. who teamed with vooool;,,
~ guard; besides registering ono fielI
goal held Carr, the st. Josonh.s for'
Mara. 10 one which is some uccomnI;Sh.
ineht ms the latter is one of rho 60 utnst
forwards in collegiate rnnks "'''''
/, captain Al Noegclin piayed ono y,
thc best games of his career IJn VI y,
one held goal to his credit and kont "",t
Tommy, Oakcs. the other speedv S.
!oseph forward. to single field poai
IN the whole forty minutes of compcti' . :
Coach Johnny LAWNS quintet scorod
s,n,,,1 oua ionr hcld goals during the entir"
II1aaas'e. oakes. Quinn. Carr and
''prh. Th.. sacn tossing a double decker.
Inc showing of the team in IT'S initio,
ScMteSt %iaIs, more than pleased Coach Me-.
tDinh Without ihn, Miller and Sullivan, II
,hlnk that our team did cxception,JIv
well,' said McNichol after tho .'S,u,.y yamc
hnSt year st; Joseph's, with three Of
me liyc men who played against u.s. do a.. =.
rca'ea the Navy. On the other hand,
we hhd put one man left from the hand
thnt met the Navy last year. That i,, is
CAPTAIN AL Voegelin. ""' -
Ot course. there is lot Of room for
."iLfoIen'snt .,It on our team, but the re-
sllt or the first game makes me- feel
mat we SHOULD be in good shane for
the r., intercollegiate League contest.''
Ihc new rules proved complete
success. s There We're less fouls called y
THOSE of the technical variety werc
satisfactorily cared for when the other
team received the ball for throw cont.
Whllr the breaches committed within
the hfteen- foot zone resulted in two
penalty tosscs. WV