Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-30
penn ALL SETTO
START PRACTICE
Coaches Meeting on Thursday
Will Fire Opening Gun in
-. ...~ 1921 Campaign
BIG SQUAD EXPECTED

with Manager Monk Ford on the
ground floor ready to direct his corps
OF assistants and Head Conch Heisman
ana his aides working up data for the
coming meeting on Thursday, Penn s
l9Zl football Is rolling along smartly.
The athletic Office, that has presented
scene usual In the summer months, Is
now booming as 1t does around the
middle of October. Already. according
to James German, assistant graduate
manager. requests are pouring in for
seats for the coming season. This Is
Unprecedented for this early in the year
and points TO the fact that from the
standpoint of spectators at least the
season should be success.
Bill Hollenback. who is to look after
the backs this season, is busy down at
the shore looking up the lists of candi-
dates and separating the good prospects
from those that have only natural abil-
ity as their asset. However, Bill Is
authority for the statement that, no
matter what a mans experience has
been, he will be given every opportunity
to display his wares, and that any
player with q grievance will get u thor
ough tryout to prove his mettle.
Bert Bell. who besides pinying base
ball on odd days down ut Cape May,
Is laying the groundwork at the Shore
for the squad Of twenty six that is cx-
pectcd to arrive there week from to-
day for three weeks practice before
coming TO Franklin Field.
1t is expected that Immediately after
the coaches meeting notices will be
sent out to the twenty six men tentu-
lively listed for Shore practice to re-
port in this city next Tuesday after
noon.
Expect Big Squad
Indications point to a larger crowd
of candidates this season than last,
when Tom Mcnamara. the scrub COACH
had four teams to look after. Notices
have been pouring in TO the athletic
tthcc that veterans, and candidates who
have never been out for the team, are
in the best of shape and anxious for
the opening kickoff. Quite a number
ball tossing it around and punting.
Happy Day. who held down the cen.
ter pos. mcst of last season in the big
games, has lived with pigskin all sum-
mer. He has had several of his bud
dies in his home town act as hack.
field men and has been swapping the
ball back from all angles. He reports
that he has about mastered the details
of getting sthe ball back to the right
man at the right time.
Several of the more ambitious candi-
dates for this years team have been
working out on Franklin Field during
the summer along with Lawson Rob-
ertson, the track coach. who will look
after the training of the gridiron war
r:ors this year. Nate Cartmell, the old
Red and Blue star. who Is track coach
al West Virginia and also trainer of the
football team at the Morgantown insti-
tuition, has been giving some Of the play
crs a few cues in keeping In shape.
Will Outline Campaign
Little can be cleaned of the purport
of the meeting on Thursday, but it Is n
know fact that Coach Heisman expects
to outline his campaign for the coming
season and also to talk over with the
other coaches the veterans and the
prospects of new men.
Quite number Of the veterans and
some of the best freshman prospects
are working zealously to pass off con-
ditions incurred during the past school
term. This Is one feature of the meet
ing that will be discussed at length
the eligibility of players.