Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-06
Heisn,an Verifes Report
That Famous Red and
Blue Back Has cen
offered Contract-Hart-
man Ne,v End Tutor
PUNTERS ARE NEEDED
BY JOSEPH r. LABRUM

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University of Pennsylvania football,
may be a coach at the Red and Blue
institution this season.
Coach John W. Heisman verified a
rumor last night that went the rounds
of players and coaches alike that the
famous Berry was being offered con :
tract to assist in tutoring the Penn
team this year.
Howard, Pentathlon champion and
the only man in the history of that
historic event to win five first places,
told the writer not long ago that one
Of the greatest desires Of his lifetime
was to be a coach at Penn.
According to those Uho kno,o,
Berry ia not likely to turn do,cn the
proposition made to him by the
Football Committee.
DERRY Is needed up here where some
ID thirty candidates. selected from a
list of about hundred and fifty. are
practicing to help Heisman show the
collegiate world what he has in this,
his third year as coach Of the Cni>
versity Of Pennsylvania.
Not Strong in Punters
Penn hasn't been particularly strong
in punters the last two years and Berry
is being asked to look after that most
important part of the game.
With the extra point after touchdown
being the result OF any kind Of a play,
and with the coaches generally figuring
on the goal from field and the place.
ment kick MS the modus operandi OF
scoring the point, Berry Is regarded as
one of the real finds of the Penn coach
ing staff. A.
offer and probably will be here before.
the week is out or at the beginning OF
next week. >.
The news about Berry wasn't the
most important in camp Yesterday
afternoon. One of the biggest surprises
a Penn football squad has received IN
many, many years came shortly after, D
o'clock, when they trotted out OH e the
parade grounds to break open the lo--
campaign.
A short, slight, iron gray haired
man of perhaps thirty or less STOOD
on the parade grounds dressed ~ fhe
early season re0did common 10
coaches.
TNHE candidates to man Regarded"
l. him as hang over from the sum
mer camping season or at best Il spec
tator from one of the resorts mere
abouts. When Heisman greeted the
newcomer with "Howdye. Hartman,
the squad pricked up its collective ears
New End Coach
Closer inspection revealed the fact
that Penn has a new end coach. Hart
man admitted that he had signed up IN
place of Bevan, who told i'nn that
ne would not accept their contract, ana
Heisman acknowledged the fact that he
had new assistant.
Hartman started his football career
at Lafayette, where he played end along
with such well known glndiators as Bull
Lowe and Bodie Weldon. lie inbibed
n lot of wing play from these two gen
tlemcn and hopes to impart 1t to the
dozen or more candidates who will be
seeking places on Penn's team.
Rumor had it on the way up to the
camp Yesterday that n couple of new
coaches would greet the team here, but
Hartman was the only one. lie proved
a big surprise.
Tom Davies, the Pittsburgh ALI
American, who for five years showed
University of Pennsylvania gridiron fol-
lowers Just how easy 1t was at times
to cavort through the Red and Blue
lines, did not greet the team on its ar
rival here rs expected.
A wire from the Panther star of yes.
teryear stated that he would be on hand
tomorrow afternoon.
.yokn- Keogh,. the fresAmos oooeA