Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-11
may RAT|Fy penn
COACHES TODAY
,.s,o+io Council at Monthly
Meeting Is Expected to Decide
on Football Tutors

,-,iyersity Of Pennsylvania students
..d alumni are waiting anxiously to
,,hot action the University ath-
,,.a ", oouncil will take late this after
w ot It's regular monthly meeting on
A. 49, football coaches for next season. 1t
!. sxpectcd that the football committee
III ,resent this afternoon to the
o;l tie list of coaches for the 1921
season. ,,,,
rror since the announcement by Bill
,,.,,o,bock that he had been asked to
,h noyt fall n revival of interest in
.,o coaching situation has been mnni-
s...od on the campus and in Penn ath'
,.,;c circles generally. Groups of stu
late Of all shades Of opinion have
..nuod the coaching situation from all
-.,os hut the general consensus is
amet mn Hollenback, IL he accepts,
uom,d be lust the man to put the Red
WI Rlue back on the football map.
Many Mentioned
More than score Of names have
,oen mentioned as coachcs'in the many
vumors that have been circulating in
penn athletic circles, but 1t Is reported
tbot the football committee at its meet
Inc Monday afternoon decided on the
foowing names to be presented to the
council:
Had coach, John w. Hcisman.
Assistant to the head coach and
harItaeld coach. Bill HOllenback.
Assistant bacltfield coaches, Hobey
Iight. Bert Bell and Tom Mcnamara.
line Coach Gus Ziegler
= End Coach. Izzy Levene.
Freshman coach, John j. KeOgh.
or the above it is said Bert Bell
and Bill Hollenback have not definitely
decided to accept the proffercd posts.
The remainder however, 1t is said, have
accented, Bell was reported last week
ms being in the same state as Hollcn-
bock--on the fence because of business
reasons. Hollenback is tied up with
his growing coal business, while Bell ns
vice president of the st. James Hotel,
Is very active young man.
Uohrv Light was at first reported to
have been dropped from consideration
by the football committee on the ground
Of lack of experience. but later reports
say that he has been asked and has ac :
crptcd the position. It is understood
that ITobcv will look after the tacklng
and interfering Of the backs.
Mcnamara will probably look nftcr
The scrubs again this season. although
some say that he will be HollcnbaCk's :
rght-hand man il Big Bill decides tC
tpkc up the coaching of the backfcld.
r...,,, I',nI,t, 40 Tna,I,
Lieutenant Harold CASTOR. Of th'
United States army, was visitor II
this city last week. it is said, and a
that time informed the football com
mittcc that he would be- unable to secure
his discharge from the service to TAXI
IN the post of line coach. CASTOR wa,
much sought after by the committee ant
would have accepted the post but fO
his military duties.
Gus Xicgler. who reported on Frank
lin Field the day before election da!
last year as an assistant line coach
will be in charge of the line this sea
son. Xicglcr is former Penn star ant
professional player after his gradua
ton. He has had considerable cOachin.
experience.
The end coach is Izzy Levcnc, WHIT
looked after the ends for Bob Folwcl
during his three years at Penn and ais,
last wear for HriSman. John ]. kcogl
has been the freshman coach, and yer.
successful one for the last few years
In 1919 he had an undcfeated clever
that scored victories over the best scho0
and freshman teams in the East an,
was declared the freshman champions o
I'll" East. Last year the team lost
single game.
Aside from the coaching situation
III" council this afternoon may max
come statement on the graduate man
ag"rShip, although it is expected that
new graduate manager will not be ap
pointed until some time in May.