The Washington herald., 1916-08-06
COACH FOLWELL
MAPS OUT Plans
Farmer Bob," Of Penn, Tells
How He Will Handle His
Eleven at Philadelphia.
VREELAND IS IN SHAPE

Philadelphia, Pa, Aug. 5-Aside from
picking peaches hoeing potatoes, feed
ling the pigs, tending the cows and
looking after q two-week-old unnamed
cold as well as looking after .
7oo-acre farm and a force of farm hands,
Farmer Bob Folwell has nothing much
kelse to occupy his time-excepting foot
ball.
How that Mullica Hills farm will sur
yiye without a certain Bob Fowell when
kae University OF Pennsylvania football
hson opens on September IL at Lang
horne, Pa, remains to be seen. But Fol-
well bids adieu to his farm when the
football season opens and he will take
up his new interests as coach Of the
Red and Blue team. His new home will
be Franklin Field, his address care
Framing House, Thlrty-third and Spruce
streets, where he will be one Of the
boys"
Now Il Is Farmer Bob FolwelL While
football Is running through his mind.
stirred up by letters from the old Penn
boys old grads" and others interested
n the new regime promised for 1916. the
ask of the gentleman-farrner Is holding
i'm close to Mullica Hills. He Is solv-
hx problems Of his own-the kind that
lelp to make him the man of the hour
D Penn's football crisis.
Farmer bob" was very much at home
rhen his visitor called to talk football.
was pleasant topic for the big Penn
frong man. Much has been said and
ritten about my plans. 1 guess the boys
re interested and are looking forward
the season just as much as I am" he
I'd. Fred Vreeland Just dropped me a
W lines from Easton. He Is getting
to condition and I expect him to show
we'll"
Practice for the regulars will start at
harlie Lovett's place at Langhorne on
e 11th Of next month, where we will
(obably spend about two weeks. We
we good material. I hope to see the
ys plough through to victory next fall,
d feel confident that We will have a
|od season.
I don't believe in giving the men too
uch hard work. Just enough to get
hem into proper condition for a third
anne. For that reason I have decided
hat drills under arc lights will be un-
hecessary, and I don't think there will
be any secret practices though it is pos
sible that l may decide to hold a few
secret drills, and II So the public will
be notified so no one will be disappointed
II have heard from Howard Berry. He
I is down at Texas. but he will be with
he squad when the men report for work.
nODle VI the OOys are now 81 ~OEh aLu
III have advised them all to keep in con-
dition during the summer. II they don't
knew what keeping In condition means
and they haven't got work, let them
find enough work for them to keep them
in shape-gOod, hard work on the farm. ="
Folwen could use promising Penn foot
ball aspirants too. His farm of TOO acres
Is under cultivation. He has a force of
ten men. but could use twice that num-
Der. To look at Folwen today, one
would think he could make a place on
the best team in the country. He Is
physically fit for the hardest kind of
Fork and he says farm work and farm
ife keep him in the pink Of condition.
There won't be a code of rules for
he Penn players to adhere to this sea-
pon," he continued. Before We start
ne football season I will have a long
ak with the men. Will tell them how
want them to train and how to live.
will be with them most of the time. II
won't be necessary TO have a lot Of rules.
Each men will know what he should do
and what Is expected of him He will
be on his honor to perform his duty.
That's all that will be necessary. The
men will know me and will know them /"