New Britain herald., 1926-10-27
PENNSY'S RED AND BLUE
 MOSTLY ALI BLUE TODAY
 AS STAR IS OUT OF GAME
Rogers Ace of the Backfed, Stricken With Indigestion Yale Regulars Return in Time For West Point Game-Brown- Dartmouth Melee Saturday-Other Elevens Working Hard.

New York, Oct. 27 tPt-ThA red and blue of Pennsylvania is mostly blue today. Charley Rogers, star halfback and leading light in Penn's mysterious hidden ball attack has been stricken with indigestion. Pas ter Fields. a sterling veteran of three seasons, is due 10 eavort in Rogers place against Illinois Satur- day, wearing the non-famOus elbow pads that coach Zuppke thinks look too much like q football and the Pennsylvania mentors maintain are perfectly legal and designed solely for protection. The remainder of the squad Is in perfect shape on the eve of departure for Trbana to attempt to wipe out the defeat stain which Red Grange and his mates plastered all over Pennsylvania last year.
 Haryards Position
 While Leo Daley, bulwark Of the Harvard line, was crowning his misfortunes of the past three foot ball seasons with an appendix oper- alton, the Navy was beaming over the return conflict of the injured Alan shapely bid blonde back who kicks, runs, and passes to perfection for the middies. The sailors are working at a fast clip solving the passes of "Denny Friedman" and "Oosterbaan." famed overhead ex- perts of the Michigan team, who are appearing in person these days among the substitutes at Garragut field. The subs playing the Western CTS part have been picked to emu late the duo because of physical likeness and passing ability. They are suffering many a vicious tackle a. the navy battlers think of the 54- walloping they were handed last season.
 Harvard isn't worr-ing much now over the lose of Daley as 1t ploughs through scrimmage drill and grinds away at the western fundamentals of Coach Arnold Horween in prep aration for Tufts. but the absence OI 1Hb bIS sudii VIII bN L'it iit Ni'S three hard engagements that fol- low with Princeton. Brown and Yale. Princeton welcomed two stars who have not drawn on molesklns for three weeks, in Jake Slagle and Dan CaulIlins. injured backfield men. Both will be fit for the swarthmore game Saturday If needed.
 Down At Yale
 Full speed ahead is the slogan at Yale in preparation for Army after the cropper the Ellis took against Brown last Saturday. Tad Jones feels that his squad is back where it was two weeks before the Dartmouth game and is pounding away to make up the lost time. The return of Noble In the backfield, Fishwick at end, and Richards in the line has bol,tered the team. The Army is working until long after dark under powerful flood lights to perfect a passing game and find, If possible, a kicker to take the place VI dphtlIs
 Two elevens that feature scout ing and believe heartily in the efficacy of the System, Brown and Dartmouth, are having the tricks of each other drilled into them. this week for their annual meeting. At Dartmouth the second team re- hearsed the entire Brown offensive
 ,Is,,r 1,s1 1n Jsl Brunonians in Providence were finding out why's and wherefores of the Green attack.
 Columbia is spending much time perfecting a defense for the Cornell off-tackle play. Double passes and reserve plays, coupled with concen- tration on q short passing attack over the line, features the Cornell drill for Saturdays meeting.
 Colgate is brushing up the aerial game for Michigan State and Ford ham has dragged out a set of new plays in an effort to maintain supremacy over New York Univer- sity. The Violet has been whipped five times in the six struggles with Tordham.
 A patched team. with many sub stitutes in th" lineup, has started the Syracuse campaign for Johns Hopkins.
 Two gridirons are needed for all the work Lafayette is doing 10 pre- pare for Washington and Jefferson, undefcated and determined 10 stay that way. The backs us" one and the lincman another in the funda- mental drills. Brisk workouts are putting pecn State in shape for George Washington and Pittsburgh is settling down 10 hard work for Westminster. Lebanon Valley has drawn stiff assignment in George town, the high scorer among east ern elevens, but is planning 10 top pie the giant with an air attack.
 Other teams with iutersectional opponents are keeping long hours these afternoons. West Virginia faces Missouri, Holy rross tackles Dayton university and Roston Col lrge takes isuc with West Nirgipia Wesleyan in three of the battles. Buckncll journeys out to Kansas in the hope of lifting the scalp Of the Haskell Indians.