Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-13
HE|SMAN TO GIVE
EVERY MAN CHANCE
Penn Football Mentor Will Play
No Favorites in Picking 1922
Football Squad
HAROLD GASTON IN CAMP

Mount Gretna, Pa. Sept. 13.--"The
best man advances" is a rule which
will b" carried out to the letter T by
John Heisman, head mentor of the Red
and Blue football team. in order to
give Penn a winning eleven this fall.
The seriousness with which Heisman
is facing the problem of sorting the
material on hand at the training camp
and his desire to promote deserving
candidates was illustrated when he Sc
lected a promising youngster from the
endmen and placed him among the
backtield candidates with the intention
of developing him into quarterback.
Clark Craig is the lad who won the
favor of the coaches by his stellar per-
formances in the daily workouts Craig
halls from Shawnee, Okla. where he
was a sensation during his prep school
days.
Last year he was n freshman at the
Red and Blue institution, but did not
play football, preferring to make a
splendid startNin his schola site work
The Oklahoma lad, it is said, Bis ell
gibe for varsity post because Of his
workouts during the spring training of
the Penn squad on Franklin Field.
Spotted by Mcnamara
Tom Mcnamara. the veteran line
coach. spotted Craig. He had watched
the Westerner closely for several days
and then drew Coach Heisman's atten-
tion to him.
The Red and Blue mentor took to
Craig's tactics. believing him to be a
good possibility for quarterback posi-
ton. Since the squad reached here
Croig has been working daily with the
ends.
The new find tips the scales at
slightly over 1GO pounds, and from all
appearances should fit in nicely with
Hcisman's system of play.
The first Scrimmage of tie season.
held yesterday afternoon, more than
met the expectations Of the coaches.
that Penn will have plenty of speed
and dash
One OF the welcomed surprises was
the clean and aggressive tackling Of the
linemen. This department promises to
be one of the high lights in the Red
and Blue defense. Much of the credit
for the development of this years line
men belongs to DR.. DeXler Draper. the
new line coach and trainer of the Penn
squad. Tom Mcnamara is also doing
great work.
Coach CASTOR Arrives
Lieutenant Harold CASTOR, head line
coach, arrived in time TO look over the
men In the first scrimmage. Castor
was impressed with the workout and is
pleased with the abundance of material
with which to form n high class line.
"RuCk' Wharton, famous Penn
guard OF almost n decade ago, and DR..
Arthur, Light have also arrived in
camp. Dr. Light will stay with the
team for the rest Of the season rs the
physician. while Wharton is just pay
Ing visit.
The arrival of three members of last
years squad virtually completes the
list Of candidates at the training camp,
according to Jimmy Compton, manager
of the team. Among the newcomers
was Norman Whitchill, brother of Mike
Whtchill, former Franklin Field
hero. whose home is in Rutherford,
\. J. Young Whitehill made an i'm
preston by his playing on the fresh.
man team last year and is looked upon
as valuable addition because Of his
punting ability.
The other arrivals were Jack Humes,
a Pittsburgh husky with lots Of prom
isc. and Aaron Clark, who halls from
Middletown, O. Humes played varsity
guard for two seasons. but was forced
to the side lines last fall with an in
jured knee. Clark Is a heavy lineman
with previous experience on Jack
keogh's freshman team.