The Washington times., 1923-11-28


on Franklin Field tomorrow is go
Iron battle. The fact that Chino
outfit to the Quaker City is not
spirit on the part of Lou Youni
matter how outclassed a Red al
Cornell game it is sure to gain Il
ing spirit on Turkey Day.
It is this traditional fight that
has made Gilmour Dobie a bit 6
tight hard is the worst sort Of al
appreciates what fighting spirit !
battle in the past. The future h,
Lou Young has had many 1b-
stacles to overcome since taking
over the football job at Pennsyl
Nania. He had to install an entirely
new system Of instruction. It tate.
time to install a system Of football
Maryland came along with a vet
eran team and split the beans.
However. victories over Swarth
more. Columbia, Pittsburgh and
Centre convinced every one down II
the Showdown seat Of learning hat
the Quaker coaches were on the
right track.
In all OF these games Captain
Tex Hamer and his lads played
hard, rugged football, the kind that
made Red and Blue representatives
q respected lot during the playing
days Of such stars as Bob Folwell.
Bin HoIlenback. Eddie Greene, Doc
T0rrey, By Dickson, Carl Williams,
III n a nj at
The severe beating that Hugo
8exdeks Nittany Lions admins
tered to the Quakers caused some
showdown r0OteerS to broadcast
the report the bottom had dropped
out Of Pennsylvania football. This
b wrong view TO take Of things
down at Philadelphia.
Last year Cornell came to Frank
lin Field with q fine team. The
Ithacans had won from strong cp-
position in q most businesslike
60 roll up q substantial score
against their Quaker rivals-every
one but Gil Dobie. The silent Gil-
mour knew that most anything can
happen in q football game. He
knew the uncertainties of the y o
10 such an extent that when his
lads finished up with margin o.
nine points he was truly heppy.
In George Pfann the Ithaca eleven
has one of the most remarkable
backs OF recent years. Pfann Is a
husky who combines speed and
quick thinking in such abundance
that we do not see how any critics
can fail to select him as the all
A,-nav.1oor RtnlA 10naYaI NJ the sea -
son. -
In all OF their games to. date 1t
has been the zine work Of Pfann
that has won for Cornell. Against
Dartmouth the husky Pfann proved
himself a star OF the contest by
his hard plugging and off.tackle
smashing. In the Columbia game
he ran rough shod over Percy
pupils with so much
ease that before the end of the
game he was like a threatening
ghost to the Morningside Heighters.
In the Colgate contest 1t was his
accurate forwarl passing that tied
mp Dick Harlow's pupils.
Dern the Quaker field general.
n a player Of real worth. 1t was
his fine directing that won sew
eral triuTnphs for Penn. Injuries
kept the plucEzy Quaker out OF
the Penn State game. NO doubt
had Young had this capable iIeld
general At the helm OF his ioOt-
ban craft, the Nittany Lions
womb not have gained 50 easy .
victory as they did. Dern il 60
Ing 20 be the big cog In the
Quaker lineup. If he IL at his
~. he ID sure to keep Pennsyl-
vania In the game to the very
end.
They are going to be under ca
Rame. II they don't win it will
only be because fight and. good
Eeneralship cannot triumph over
the Dobie system Of instruction.
Cornell, on the other hand, is
going into the game with the one
desire to make It the third victori'
Gus year in q row for their coach.
Dobie's record as q gridiron In.
Otructor 10 one that no other coach
can boast of. Much has been writ
ten about other football systems.
The little credit Dobie has received
has been from those who have
taken the trouble to give sone
thought to the caIiber or player he
turns out.
Few stars come TO him from
other colleges or high schools. On
his team this season every man Is
q Dobie coached Individual. That
is, every one has had his gridiron
baptism in collegiate football under
Dobie. That is a most remarkable
thing. We dare say that few teams
Fan make the same hOaaf