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Yesterday's rain forced the squad to practice in Briggs Cage. Shepard drilled the team on routine signal-calling and defensive alignments to be used against Penn's unbalanced line, T-formation offense...
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 1--A steady penetrating rain has been soaking the City of Brotherly Love for the past day and promises to continue through tomorrow afternoon. With Penn's Franklin Field thoroughly drenched, it is unlikely that the Crimson's Walt Stahura and Dick McLaughlin will see any action in the game this afternoon...
With these two starters unavailable, and the services of guard Hal Anderson still indefinite, the varsity would appear to be headed toward certain defeat at the hands of a rugged Penn squad which although still looking for its first win, is a far better team than its record would indicate...
There are, however, several complicating factors. "We're in awfully tough shape," says Penn coach Steve Sebo, and that sums up the situation quite accurately. Barney Beringer will be absent from his right end slot and Tony Capuano will not be available for duty at left guard Both were starters against Navy last week...
With rain expected to fall throughout the day, the straight bread-and-butter plays which grind out yardage in small chunks will probably decide the outcome of the game. Penn's flashy sophomore halfbacks, Fred Doelling, John Hanlon, and John Terpak will probably give way to the fullback thrusts of John Wright and Dave Sikarski. Wright opened the season at halfback but was switched to the fullback spot when Terpak, Hanlon, and Doelling showed well in early games...