The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-15
HOLLENBACK LOSES
IN PENN ELECTION
Veteran Coach Sees Writing on
Wall and DOdges Foot
ball Committee. .
NEXT COACH IS IN DOUBT

PHILADELPHIA, DEC. 1l-Wlliam ~.
H~ollenbsck was beaten out for member
ship on the P~ennsyivania football COM
mittee and Wharton sinkler wa re-
elected this afternoon at a meeting OF
the rev board Of directors. The h
four members are Ralph Morgan. sscre-
tary Of the intercollegiate Basketball
League. who has never had anything to
do with football before Lud Wray, CEN
tire Of this years team Captain-elect
Mathews and Manager Lovett.
Just how 1t happened nobody seems to
know. When Sinkler wal defeated for
the board election last night and Hol-
lenback and his whole ticket was elected
by an overwhelming majority II was
taken for granted that either Houen-
back or Bob Folweli would Be chosen
head coach for next years team. Presi-
dent Geyeiin called a special meeting
Of the new board for this afternoon
in order to elect the new committees.
Although the bylaws OF the athletic
association do not state hat the various
committees must be made up OF mem
beers Of the board OF directors, 1t has
been the usual custom to select the
members Of the ma 5or sport committees
from the board. However, when the
nominations were made for the new
football committee, Wharton Sinkler
and Ralph Morgan were nominated to-
gether with Holienback and Jack Minds,
one of Hollenback's party who was
elected last night. Hoalenback got up
after being nominated and declined say
ing. at Is useless for me to run. see
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the nomination." Minds looked at hol-
lenback as he was nominated. and then
rose and declined his nomination also.
This left Sinkler and Morgan az the
only graduate nominees. =.
Why Hollenback and Minds thought
their chances so hopeless. they would
not say, although they intimated that
the undergraduate members had been
converted to the Sinkler party over.
night. The undergraduate members had
nearly all declared themselves. previous
to the election. In favor OF either Hol-
lenback or Bob Folwell as head coacn.
II was possible for the eight Undergrad
uate members to sway the election
either way. All who were approached
on the subject after the meeting re-
fused TO say anything.
When Hollenback was questioned
about II he said II am beaten n
that liz all there II to II. ! promised
before I went into the meeting or knew
how things stood that ] would support
whoever was elected to the football
committee and ] am going to keep my
promise. I knew l was beaten and n
il the reason ! declined the nomination.
Just how I knew I don't care to say
As things stand now 1t seems almost
certain that the head coach next year
will be either DIR. Carl Williams or
Byron Dickson. The football committee
has absolute control Of the selection OF
the coach or coaches. Both Capt. Mat
theNs and Manager Lovett are known
10 strongly favor Dickson. while Sink
Ter Is a stanch Williams man. Just
how Wray and Morgan stand Is not
known. No matter how they stand. II
seems almost certain that neither Hol-
lenback nor Folwell will get h posi-
ton.
The undergraduate body IL sure to
howl II Hoilenback and Folwell are
turned down. but they will be- power
less to do anything about IL They did
all tina was possible by e~lecting HOllen-
backs whole graduate ticket and the
undergraduates who seemed In favor OF
a radical change In the football COACH
ing system. Now they can only take
their medicine II H~ollenback and Fol-
we'll are turned down.
The newly elected officers OF the ath-
let!c association are IAwsat Geyclin,
president: Paul Thompson. v~ice-presi-
dent: Robertson l.. Perrot. treasurer,
and Sidney Thayer. secretary. This
Is President Geyelin's twenty third year
as president OF the association.