Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-31
Former Captain Said to
HAZE Devised Defensive
Game in First Halt to Tire
Out Navy; Alabama Good,
Says Mcnamara
HOODARD INJURED
nv JOSEPH T. LABRUM

ne BENNEv1LLE BELL, known to
~ thousands Of students and gradu .
stes at the University Of Pennsylvania
10 plain Bert" Is the rcnl hero OF the
Red md Blue victory over the Navy last
saturday. That is the contention OF
many of the players on the team and
those conversant with what went on
n the preparations for the contest with
Rob Folwell's Middies.
II was Bell who designed the strategy
Tint called for the Penn team to lay
hack in the first half; IL was Bell who
laid the foundations Of the splendid
Arbt and morale that made Of Captain
Miller md his mates fighting. slashins
eleven capable of meritorious acts that
rose to spectacular heights against the
Navy, and finally 1t was BELL who
fousht against the wishes and advice OF
others to have his team battle on the
defensive when they should havc--to
use the words Of one coach--carry the
p!sskin.
Bert Bell knew the Folwell system.
Hs played under it during his college
DAYS and studied the changes in 1t from
the time of his leaving college until he
become a coach. The short forward
pa.s over the line Of scrimmng" was
meat for Penn after Bcll worked during
the entire week to make the Red and
Hue almost perfect against It,. Not
only did the 1910 captain describe the
NAV in detail and work up plans to
combat 1t. but he played full scrim-
mage against the varsity to SHOW ROW
and when it was used.
IFIE HAVE q that tie dimmni;rc
w quartcrbuck Of three rcnrs aga
pas the center of a s'Cthin1 cyo~d
In the first half croand the Penn
bench. ich0 insisted that .tc strdfc0v
br,no used mns against all the priv.
c:plcs Of tooibaU and tho. PCnh rcs
doomed 10 certain dctcei.
rETIANT against odds. Fell held out.
~ and how brilliant was his strategy
crn only be demonstrated by reading the
detail play Of the third and part Of the
tho second half, one of tie MILDLY stars
admitting the fact ana saving that too
much confidence md too much work
combined 10 sink them to defeat. And
through It all stood the brilliant head
work of Hcrt Bell. unknown and un-
rcro.nizrl until yesterday. when a rc-
hash Of the game brought out the sur.
rrisns facts.
Others Also Helped
N Of which is not to dctrnct one
iota from John W. Hcismnn, the head
coach of the team, who rose to greater
heights than ever before since coming
from the southland TO take tn" rcins Of
Penn football. Every head coach is only
a. Stron. rs his assistants. and therein
lies tho success of the former Georgia
Tcrh mentor this year.
Brll. Davies. MrEnmara nnd Gnston
all have contributed greatly in the re.
crndcscrncr Of the Penn fight and spirit
Along with the head couch. they worked
hard and long OF the field and during
lectures and consultations to build an
Ofcns" and defense that would thwart
the best plans of the Navy.
Castor has a line this year that can
compare with the best in the business.
Fighters they are from start TO finish.
The army man has taught the lincmcn
facts abont their play that has made
OF them "A brilliant combination. Davies
has contributed with his experience,
while Mcnamara with his fighting
scrubs has enabled the varsity to yet the
0es such as were fought on Saturday.
They SAY out Penn way---thc coaches.
players and others thut GostOn taught
the team much Of the brilliant defense
that they had. taught the backs how to
oiork and break up the best laid plnus
OF the Navy md taught them in the end
70 hight as Penn teams in the past were
wont to do.
THERE Is credit enough for ercry
. one In the rtctorv that ppt Penn
among those in the limcli0ht as far
O. footbalI is concerned, and il be.
hloorcs US to tell the tncfs "a ne
heard them. BcH mnqpcs'!'aaLy
Tas the man behind the guns in tho
brilliant playing Of the team. As
md before. he Eroms whnt the
Farmer rom lfnllica KiI teaches bis
mcn, and Ne kne,C That to crper.
}rom the Nary. Nc impaired his
fnomledgc to the team so ,"ell thnt
{'Gtcd team rated as The third best
IN Inc country.
PREPARATIONS for the Alabama
game this Saturday got under way
Yesterday afternoon with the varsity
resting but with the first string sub.
situt's and scrubs working from
snor''y inter four O'Clock until dark
ness put halt to the scrimm02e drill.
4, The coaches feel that Alabama is no,
!ne strongest team in the lnnd. but tina.
.ne SoN'hrrners are liable TO spring the
Unexpected and defeat the Red and
Blue. alabama has n team that is
spected," said Tom McSSmaru ~ who
scouted the team from below the
Mascn-Dixon line" They have
nghting aggregation coached By one of
tne greatest school coaches in the
country. Xen Scott.
A Big Line
They hav" husky big line and
couple of powerful backs who might
cause no end Of trouble. Another thing
y the pecula formations they use.
hemneemnber when V. NJ. ]. came north
~ I'm l".o. cont inurd tho scrub tutor.
They used lot of freak formations
that caused no end of havoc nnd really
resulted In the defeat of Penn. That
Alabama oil over. Any team that
oas formation that spreads over tho
, Iiro field on a forward pass play is
0ngcrous. ~
The Alabama team hasn't had tho
greatest record Of the year but they
Fs just coming along. They have been
SaSing ~ regular summer weather in
- South which tnkes a lot out Of
Pm. Perhaps in the crisp atmosphere