Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-23
Playing Of Asplundh and
Bro,cn May Decide HaUer.
ford. S,cartl,more Grid.
iron Came Saturday
GARNET BIC FAVORITE
is EDWIN J. POLLOCK

AYElTHER Haverford nor Swnrth.
~ more can be- clasSe! among the
great teams Of the East. and neithe!
can they be placed among the near
sreats; but IL your idea Of good foot .
hall game is measured by tho amount
NJ spirit and fight which the contestants $
mt IN It, then hop out on the Muhl
lime Saturday afternoon and watch
these ancient rivals In action. Thrills
ere guaranteed.
Swarthmore has won only two games
this season and lInvcrford only one.
These records do not COMMAND the ut .
tcntion of the dOlrster attempting tn
nick q collegiate champion but. never
ihclcss. some good football has been
plsycd by tho suburban students. Fur
ihcrmorc. past records count nothing
when Swarthmore and 1taverfOrd meet.
Anything is likely TO happen. and u
win will make the season n success for
either team.
The Garnet gnve Pennsylvania n bit L.
ter fight. and for three periods 1t looked
a. IL Roy Ncrrrr's athletes were going
10 triumph. II was only In tho lat
quarter that the Red and Blue was able
one game proved Swarthmore can rise
10 the heights.
The only contest captured by Haver.
ford was the one against Guilford. nnd
the Scarlet aud Black smacked the
Eoutherners 4S.O. Coach Harvey liar.
mons team proved in that one contest
that its attack has power when work.
Ing efficiently.
ALTHOIGH the records Of the
~ fmo teams are omparotirclV
poor. each has sh0rm flashes of good
football. Saturdays cOatcst IL THE
GAME. n rW caH tor the beat in
both teams and Is likely 10 be a
classic.
Asplundll vs.. Brown
THE game may develop into combat
L between Tat" Brown. liavcrford
captain. and Lester Asplundh. the biz
Garnet fullback. These two lads are
The stnrs of their respective teams. and
each is triple threat.
Aspundh is ono of the greatest punt.
srs the game has ever seen. His boots
carry from 30 to Gj wards. and il rareiy
lie Is a big chap. standing several
inches over six feet. and five pounds
over 700. Furthermore. he has speed.
ran hit the line. run of tackle. arounl
the ends and is accurate in throwing
the forward pass.
Havcrford depends even. more on
Brown than Swart thmore does on
Asplundh. Tat" is former star
A. Penn Charter. where he was a hero
IN scholastic ranks. On the Main Line
his supporting cast has not been OF
the best. but nevertheless he is a star.
PITT players who looked over the Scar.
let and Black while the Panthers were
here for the Penn gaIpc said Brown
would be a star on any college tenn in
the country. Like Asplundh. he punts.
MtCH 'cW depend on the playing
W. of these tro stars nnd they are
Mrr 10 girr thcir best efforts, for il
"il, be- their valcdictory to college
football.
SwarthmOre Holds Edge
CWARTHMORE holds the edge by.
~ quite margin in doping out the
possible winner. and the Garnet has
the advantage in the thirty games played
between the two institutions. Haver.
ford has won only eleven contests and
Rwarthmore seventeen. .sT'wo resulted in
ties.
Those old.time rivals opened football
relations forty.tlrcc years ago and
played twenty three times up to 1904.
when dispute caused n break. Up TO
!W@ tho series was fairly even. Haver.
ford won ten. lost twelve and tied in
one
lt was not until 1914 that harmony
vas established and the series re.
opened. The Garnet has had big nd.
vantage in recent years. Seven games
have been played since the break. and
fve went to Swarthmore and one 10
Havcrford. The 1914 engagement was
".3 tie.
The Main Liners have captured only
one game from the Garnet since 1908.
This was In 1916. when the Scarlet and
Black arose unexpectedly and cracked
Swarthmore. lO.7. Since then, how.
ever. the Garnet has won by Overwhclm.
ing scores. raDtnring last years en-
sagement by $40.
CWARTHNORE is mch a big
- tarorite hat tcm. if any, Harer.
!ord me" arc IiHing to predict a
Iarn'f dejcdt. but al the Main
Hners agree that tho iop- sided score
HaverfOrd Line. Up Selected
HARMON has already decided on the
- lineup he will use at the start
"f tho hostii,ics. Mercer also has
vvlrlnall selected his team. but the right
nalfbnck post is still a tOss.np bet wecn
Knapp and Thoenan. These players
are OF about equal ability and both it
IN wen with the rest Of the bnckfeld.
>, Montgomery and Rhoads will he the
Hav"rford ends and unless they play far
neyond the form they have shown to
oate; they will be- outplaycd by Jackson
ma korn. who have starred for Mercer
si season. lIOllingshaad and Strong
Wlll hold down the tackle positions and
,,hey vii! be opposed by Willie and
Leonard Wilcox. Jones and Reinhardt
are the Main Line guards. and they will
'hce knauer and Shoemaker.
Miller has been showing good form
= center for lIaverforl, but he will
nave ms hands full taking care of Cap.
sln 'ick Cornell. the Garnet snapper-
oack' Cornell is one of the best pivot
men in football.
- Aside from Asplundh and ThOcnan or
Nnapp, Swarthmore will have Schneider
Sna N'd Wilcox in the backfeld.
schneider is the qunrtcrback, and
although he is not a star he is fairly
good field general.
.Captain Brown will haye Wilbur.
n Elien and Baker to aid him ON tho
%o"sr ,ho 'potd ana in backing up the line on
ys,o,ot ar defense. Al these players are
I'll Al