Evening journal., 1918-08-27
FOLWELL TO COACH
Penn TEAM AGAIN
Quaker Coach to Have
Football Material at
Work Sept. 10
WILL NOT PLAY ON
THANKSGIVING DAY

The University OF Pennsylvania VIII
begin preparations for its second war
time football season on September i6.
Robert C. Folwell. who will once more
have charge OF the coaching, has is
sued a call for all candidates TO report
on that date. This is nearly two weeks
later than the Red and Blue teams usu-
ally start early practice. The late date
is due to a proposal Pennsylvania made
TO all OF her 1918 opponents not to
start preliminary work until the middle
OF the month.
Although the season will undoubtedly
be affected by the character Of the new
draft bill now before Congress the uni
verslty authorities are looking for a
successful season Virtually all OF last
years veterans and substitutes, togeth-
er with some OF the most promising
men on last years Freshman team, are
now I'm the war service. This is con-
diti0n, however, which Is duplicated in
all Of the colleges whose teams Penn
sylvania NETS. Therefore the teams are
sure TO met on an equality.
Pennsylvania's attitude concerning the
continuation Of college sports is pre-
cisely what II was a year ago last April,
when, through the Initiative Of Major
Pickering, the Quakers determined to
maintain all their athletics, as far as
consistent with the military plans Of
the government. Pennsylvania's con-
tention is now, as IL was then, that
there Is no better way for a college to
contribute to the military strength Of
the nation than by furnishing super
vised athletics for It's entire student
body. This position was Immediately
supported by President Wilson, Secre-
tary OF War Baker, General Leonard
Wood and others.
The fact that the few colleges which.
IN the excitement OF the declaration Of
war abandoned their athletics, have
since resumed all their sports on the
old basis, and that the War Department
borrowed the intercollegiate athletic
system TO develop the National Army
IN a physical sense proves 10 the minds
Of Pennsylvania men that their original
position was right, and that they should
pursue il this fall. Although II is the
belief Of many competent observers that
the public viii continue to support in
tercolegiate football and other forms
Of college sports, the Quakers believe
they should maintain all their sports
for the physical benefit Of the student
body
The schedule as prepared Is an un-
usually interesting one The season
opens with Franklin and Marshall on
81 n
week later. On October 10 Swarthmore
comes TO Franklin Field.
The first game OF championship pro-
portions is with Pittsburgh, TO be play
ed on October 26 at Pittsburgh. Word
comes from the western end Of the
state that Pittsburgh retains rather
more veteran material than Pennsyl-
vania. but IN Red and Blue counts on
giving the Westerners as close a battle
as ever. Lafayette is Pennsylvania
opponent on November , at Franklin
Field. followed by Dartmouth on No
vember 9.
There will be no game with Alichi-
gan this year, but the place OF The
Wolverines will be well taken by the
Georgia School OF Technology on No
vember l6. The Georgians swamped
Pennsylvania last year, but had the ad-
vantage Of more veteran material and
longer preliminary practice.
The final game Of the year will be /
played with Cornell, as usual. This |
game. however, will be played on sat |
urday, November %, instead OF Thanks !
giving Day. Il will be the first time |
in more than twenty-five years that /
Pennsylvania has not had a game on this /
national holiday.