Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-18
.RENNETT LIKELY
CANDIDATE FOR
COACH AT PENN
uaverford Tutor Believed
Choice of Committee for
Position Next Fall
FAVORED BY WILLIAMS

,rbough the Football Committee re-
,,.,s IN anonunce its decision until after
~. bo,idays, 1t Is virtually certain that
/ N ( Bennett, fullbaCk on the 1902 and
a., teams, will be head coach or is seri-
~, considered for head coach Of the
,..,.orsity Of Peunsyl, anIa football eleven
for 1916. ,-.
- Yesterday afternoon In the Office OF
,Who rton Snkler, the chairman. DOCTOR
u.mnct, appeared before the committee
bel, l,m,, Tho arst session, while Bill Hollcn-
eu.e e.,, and Bob FOlwell. two other strong
paOH pH,datcs discussed matters with the
.sm,r,ittee at the second session.
u,horton Snkler, chairman of the Foot
~ Conn,ittec, this morning refused TO
s.srr, nr deny the impression that Ben
s,,t would he the man.
"Tbore will he nothing precipitate in the
.ouon of this committee said Mr.
s,nkIer. I'VE are carefully considering
ssa ont,re field, so that we can he sure
ne ne,,inr e the best man We hope to be
sS,o 10 make known our decision shortly
sfter the holidays
Rabbits Statement
II was learned today that MIKE. Ben
.s,, ls still under contract to coach the
Taverford College team for 1916, his CON
,ract with the Main Line Quakers sun
having year to run. Ilr. James a.
pahhi,, who is the head Of the depart
. ps ~ nbvsical education at Haverford,
Wy !" .,,bority for the statement that Ben
~, is under contract. Asked II havcf-
S.,d would release Bennett provided the
p"rnsvIvania committee selected him,
Doc,or Bahbilt said:
~ am not prepared to say what we
xould do under those circumstances
sont cross bridges until come to them.
So far we have not peeil aSNcu W i'-
l.ase DR.. Bennett"
Among Pennsylvania men it is believed
that there will he no objection to securing
,he release of Or. Bennett should he be
chosen. -.
Inu Neil Mathews. captain of the team,
left for his home in Chicago, to be gone
until after the holidays.
Tho board of directors of the Athletic
Association, as well as the Football Com
mittee, assured Captain Mathews that he
could virtually have his own way in
nIcklng n coach Mathews was extremely
anxious to have the selection of the cOaCn
determined upon before he left on his
Christmas vacation. 1t Is known that
Mathews had a conference with Doctor
Bennett which leads to the conclusion
that, although not ready for announce
ment, there Is complete agreement be-
tween the captain. the other members of
the committee and the man who is to be
the grldiron tutor next fall.
Eleven Proposed
There were eleven names proposed by
the Football Committee for this posi-
ton, as follows: Or. VI. s, Bennett, DIR.
Carl s. Williams, DIR. c. NJ. Wharton.
Dr. r. G.. Torrey, Sol MetzEcr. Frank
scmmer, a. r. zieEler, w. NJ. Hollen-
back. h. c. Folwcn. by Dickson and J.
R, Macklin. or this number 1t is almost
certain that only five were seriously con-
sldered DIR. Bennett, DR. Williams, Hol-
lenback Folwell and Dickson.
Doctor Williams is believed to have had
the coaching position In his grasp If he
wanted IT, But Doctor Williams has such
a big professional business that he has
refused n similar position several times
In the past. He left the city on a hunt
ing trip during the height OF the cam
paign for the board of directors cleo
tlon and is not back yet. This makes
II look as thought Williams has already
told those in authority that he would
not consider the position.
lNO
Both HoIlenhack and Folwell are be-
Heyed TO have been eliminated by the
vote by which the board of directors
picked its Football Committee. Another
thing which II was thought would mill
tate against their selection was their
publicly announced agreement to stand
together that II one was selected as
coach he would insist on the other for
MS assistant This ARRANGEMENT was ad-
tersely commented upon, even by the
friends of the two men.
Ihls leaves of the hive men previously
mentioned only Doctor Bennett and BY
DICKSON. The latter has been an assist
an, coach for the last two years and was
Doctor Williams assistant in 1905. But
while the committee would say nothing
on the point, the impression prevails that
N view of the difficulties the coaching
san had this fall the new committee
would &c outside the present staff for a
coach
Gave Penn Plays
Doctor Bennett has always been in
,horough sympathy with Doctor VIII
hens ideas of coaching and has fire.
quently been called in consultation. This
ysar, for example, he was called TO
mnltemarsh Just before the Cornell game
ana was the only outsider permitted TO
axe an active part In the coaching AS
matter of fact, Bennett was the man
sno gave the Quakers the sensational
.orward passes which scored on and al
most beat Cornell. 1t is known that he |
made most favorable impression on the !
81 snure team during the few days he was
Whitemarsh.
TOT the last two years Doctor Bennett |
ass been coach at Haverford College,
% .nsfe he has turned out splendid teams |
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