Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-05
Ry EDWIN j. POLLOCK

First be a student and gentleman
then be an athlete. This, in sen
tepcc, is the message John w. Heis
man. the new Pennsylvania football
coach, delivered to his future pupils at
the welcome meeting in the training
house last night.
1t was his Introductory speech to the
University students and he made il
plain in no catspaw language that his
ideas on morals, studies and football
would be carried out by every member of
the gridiron squad in his three years as
head of the Red and Blue coaching staff.
The venerable tutor who admits fifty
summers, waved black cigar like n
bludgeon as he expounded his theories
into the ears of about fifty football can
didates and alumni.
Greeted enthusiastically
The speech brought down rounds of
applause and he was welcomed sincerely
back to Pennsylvania for there was no
one in the gathering who did not believe
that the Red and Blue will reach the
best to be gained from football if the
theories of the former Georgia Tech
coach are put into execution.
He sounded the pet faculty thought
Of competitive team rather than
winning at any cost team.
'Tf lost every football game and yet
knew that | had built men morally and
physically l would be satisfied" said
the gray haired mentor. II want a
fighting team and one that will fight
when it's losing, but l want my boys to
fight square and clean.
Play Square
First of all we must play square
with the faculty. If a football man
cannot keep up in his studies | don't
want him on the squad and / won't
have him on the squad. ] have made it
point TO see that my players toe the
mark enthusiastically and j have had
very few men declared ineligible on ac-
count of deficiencies. And furthermore
1t must be remembered that | was at
technical school where engineering was
the only course"
The gathering gave the new coach
undivided attention, and he held them
with an interesting talk. He was more
IKE a college professor lecturing from
his chair than a football coach talking
football.
=. We are going to have spring prac-
uce, he continued. 'and I want as
many players out for the early train
ing as possible. 7 would like to have
you be better acquainted with me and
also get better acquainted with you. II
nave many ideas which may seem queer
70 you, but | want you to get used to
them, for they are going to be carried
eut-for while at least.
Studies and Football
"A man who plays football under me
mas time for only two things-bis
studies and football. The places where
me lights are bright hold nothing for
you You must study for your classes
snu study and play football. But when
you are on the field you must either
ne playing or thinking football There
VIII be no idle moments.
am back here at PENNSYLVANIA
alter lapse Of twenty eight years. and
you don know how glad l am to get
IGack' ! have been away. but / have
ueeh loyal. | rejoiced when you won
ISd 'rI ! have shed tears when you lost.
Inc tunnlest sensation ] ever expert
snced was when my Georgia Tech team
.sst 81 you, 40. 1t was a combination
VI great JOY and overwhelming sorrow
a. once. | won, but lost. -
nelsman was at Georgia Tech for
n1teen years, and it is said that he
.urned down n FIVE year contract to
come here. He is in poor health at
present and wanted to return to north
srh r., climate. Then, too, was the added
incentive of coaching his alma mater |