Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-31
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l N he was not. and there has been no evil
dence that he has, then think II y ridicu-
| lcus for him to have been expected TO cut
| II out. That would have been revolutionary
| and I don't believe In revolutions anyhow
| believe In gradual evolution for better
/ things, and 1 believe that Folwell was
| making for greater progress along that
| line than any other football coach we have
| had. Doctor Wharton and BY DICKSON
| were with him, too"
| Hart. who is Familiarity known at the
| University as Jack" said that he knew
nothing of the inside Of the trip to Cali
fornia.
| The board of coaches wanted me to go,
| but the funds were not raised" smiled
| Hart. $50 | didn't go. But l wasn't to be
| a spy, as has been unfairly said. hope
| l am right In thinking that they thought
| l might have little chance to help the
boys a bit on the trip | have talked with
some of the players, and each is emphatic
| that Bob Folwell has taught him cleaner
ways on the gridiron and in ordinary life
| My own roommate Is on the squad, aud he
| says Folwell has helped him In every way
| OF course, there are many things at tho
| University of which do not approve, but
from what know OF Bob Folwell, I will
back him all the time"
GooDsPEED EvAsIvE
Following the secret meeting of the foot
| ball committee yesterday, DR. Arthur w.
| Goodspeed, chairman of the faculty COM
| mittee, said today that he had been in
| communication with Provost Smith. but re-
| fused to say what the purpose Of the faculty
committee meeting today would be.
| "will you start Folwell off with n clean
slate and discuss the whole matter regard
less OF anything that has been said or
done?" Doctor Goodsped was asked
| ."f cannot say"
."will you reconsider the Folwell case at
the meetIngw
There is nothing TO reconsider" replied
Doctor Goodspeed
| what is the purpose Of the meeting"'
| 'I cannot say"
Provost Smith said yesterday that the
| first intlmation he had had of any dis
| crepancy in Fowels conduct was yester-
| day, when the news first broke Doctor
| Goodspeed admitted that he had been in
| communication with the provost since that
| statement.
81 am always in communication with
| the provost, at all times" said Doctor
| Goodspeed.
| "Dld you discuss Folwell?
| 4 "I cannot say"
Have you been In communication with
| the legislators at Harrisburg who have
| signed a statement for the reinstatem
| of Folwell?" Doctor Goodspeed was then
asked.
| II have heard nothing from them. only
| that which have read in the paper"
| ''would they be welcome at the meeting?"
was the next question.
/ Certainly we would be glad to see them"
| said Doctor Goodspeed. Il personally am
| always glad to talk to graduates"
win Folwell be at the meetng?"
"He will not"
Doctor Goodspeed said that there would
| be no statement for the press after the
meeting He said that IL there was any
| news for the public II would come out
through the regular publicity agent of the
| University
Charles Lovett, manager of the 1916 foot
ball team which Folwell coached. denied
| that he had been instructed by the faculty
| to make full report on the conduct of the
| team while on the trip to California and
said that he had not made any such state
| ment.
That's a lot Of hunk" said the ex-man-
| ager vigorously today.
He said that everybody had played cards
| on the trip but DR.. r. TAFT Mckenzie and
that no one had thought anything of it till
| the news of Folwell's dismissal yesterday.
'Folwell is the finest kind of a man."
said Lovett. "and all the fellows that We're
with him during the season will stock to
| him to the finish. We want him back for
| the good of dear Old Penn"
| No special edition of the University daily
| newspaper. The Pennsylvania, was put out
| today. The special "wuxtry' was to have
been peddled about with all the latest
| findings of the students themselves in favor
| of the man who is now the hero and the
| idol of the bows as never before Boil
| Folwell. 1t was TO have contained inter
views with all the prominent men Of the
| University and with a number of the old
grads" But inasmuch as the lob" OF
writing the "hot shot" editorial would have
fallen to the pen-hand of Walter Yust
editor-ln-chief of the paper, 1t was felt i'm
| possible to get out the edition, since Yus
is a member of the faculty committee which
put the final bars upon Folwell.
The extra will be printed tomorrow, II
is thought, provided the developments Of
the faculty meeting today are favorable
The circulation of petitions has not beer
started as yet under any organized student
direction. despite announcements yesterday
to the effect that 1000 students and 5000
alumni had already signed up.
In the 2000-word review which DR.. r
Tait Mckenzie, physical examiner Of thu
Universty's athletic teams, has written fol
the February issue Of the Alumni Register
there is little which might be construed a!
being defamatory to the character Of Fol
well.
In the report, which appears on pag'
$40 of the issue which appeared to-day
Doctor Mckenzie made several references
to the California trip.
1--WE returned on the Lehigh Valley Rail
road" he says in the article, after al