Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-13
BUCK WHARTON MAY
LEAD PENN SQUAD
Well Known Delawarean Being
Mentioned to Pilot Red and
Blue Eleven.
Tne phlladclphia Record says:


Charles NJ. Wharton may return to
the University & Pennsylvania football
coaching san next season. Buck" as
ne 10 called ~ all who are intimately
acquainted with football at Fem. VIII
IN all probability again have charge of
the Red and Bluc line. and there is a
run,or ailoat that he viii be offered the
position ~ head coach next season.
F'nr - wears Buck" has been intl-
inately injected with athletics at
Pennsylvania in the role Of player,
coach, scout and athletic supervisor.
In his time he has produced some OF
the greatest linrsmen in gr.diron his
tory and has developed scores OF IA
nous players. Bucks" return TO the
coaching staff has been anxicusly
iwaited 10y scores Of Penn hackers
since 1920 when ne retired from the
stan.
Together with the rumor that Whar-
ton may coach the Pennsylvania team
next season IL another one stating that
John W Nc'sm1r. coach " the Red
and Blue team for tho past ;hrNc sea
eans Will ~ bc rendered another con-
tract
W. .FNlNU .NfN fANN' hffA NtNf hAfNHNtaiA'N'
% tho Pennsylvania grid team Cor
three years row and has failed 10 pro-
duce a consistent Winning team. For
three years the Red and Blue banner
has az times tralled IN the dust ot de-
felt THIS season the team came clos"
to the top hut were beaten 10y Ma
hsml. Pittsburgh ana Cornell.
Penn this season had some { tho
hrst material in Years with which %
form winning team and still they
were beaten three tunes. The men had
'he hght and the line was one of the
beet in the country. hut the team as a
whole could not seem - get together
and show consistent offensive power
This is one 81 the main Jobs ~ tho
head coach. o. form "A cohesive attack
Young Possibility.
t.ou Nouuc head c the Penn Ath
lntic Alum1.. Cau'aiu Cf 'he Penn 1918
football team. and one of the greatest
'nde that ever rlaycd for the Rcd and
i'lus. will also be considered as head
coach or \ member Of the stan. Lou
ir fighter from the gr und up. and
would make a brilliant leader. lie has
confidence ~ he ability and In his
man for co1,h.nc pos't.on. Lou vii
'kc.y have charge &C. ;he ends mex
yea
What PENN, .,'ga Yc,ds : mar
that can give g ar offensive The poor
offensive sircuc.h 80 'ha team was ap
parent al seas n ard wound up in dis
mai style In tho Anal game agains
Cornell To illustrate this the fact tina
Penn gained but four first downs dur
ing tho same two on pssses and tw
on penalties. speaks for Itself. Pen
needs q new offensive system that f!
practical and simple
But taking all % the men under
stood 90 he available at Penn fer tn
fs1~ition ot head coach. without con
rieriug outside sources. Buck
Wharton snrears - 10 :hC logical ma
Cor the pN .or EI,R : liked h
every man % the Penn team. a.
though he was no; a coach his season
he was intimately connected Win N
team through hS pup. Harold Gas
to0. Who coached tue nc mcu. Whar
Ton has s1 offensive Auow,cJce q
football hltkcd up hN experience bot
as a Coacr and PLAYER
lie pla,ej varsity f.othau AZ Pen
IN 1898. 1924 1895 and Vac captain q
the team .0 1896. Tie was au-Amer
can guard f1r tie Las, ,hree years c
his playing career.
since thai time Buck has bee
Intimately connected with football q
Penn and was l.ne coach most OF N
timo. ile has developed many gres
players. among them Johnny Tntl
ono % the creates; :acklee Penn eve
Mad; Nell Mn,hcws. Lou I.t,ie. Lu
Wray. Hcn.c M.er. Harold Caste
lng Ertrervaas and ~. ny others
Charles ". Wharton better know
90 "BI.E. IS W..-R RvoNn 40 .h.S Sat
hc!rg former res s.lert O. Dover.