The Washington times., 1922-06-18
PENN SKATERS
MAKE GOOD AS
GRID COACHES
Eleven Members Of Bezdek's
Great 1919 Team Land
Berths Handling Gridders.
TATE COLLEGE. Pa. juno
17.-Advance enrolment for


17.-Advance enrolment for
the course in athletic coach
ing to be given at the Pennsvl-
vania State College this summer
as part Of the summer session
work indicates that the new course
will fill a long-felt want in Penn
sylvania.
That the work is to be given
under the personal direction Of
Hugo Bezdek, director of athletics
at Penn State. and his two lieu
tenants, Bill Martin and dutch
Hermann, has made an even
greater appeal to those who ex-
pect to make athletic coaching .
profession.
That the Bezdek system of coach
ing produces results on the yridiron
and diamond can readily be judged
from records made by Penn State
teams during the last three years.
But even more significant to those
who expect to take the coaching
course this summer is the fact that
Bezdek-tfained athletes are in de-
mand for coaching positions.
Eleven Get Jobs.
Eleven members Of the great 1918
football team, captained by the IA
nous Bob Higgins, have landed pcsi
tons as coaches of college or univer
sity teams, a record that Bezdek can
point to with pride. In addition, ct
least a half dozen other Nittany
athletes trained in the Bezdek school,
are athletic directors in high school
ranks. And almost without excep-
ton. the men have been making
good.
Bob Higgins. all-American end.
returns to West Virginia Wesleyan
next fall as head coach of football.
He previously coacned there in 1920,
and was very successful. Larney
Conover, center, coached at Clemson
College for one year. and last year
was at the University of Georgia.
Ben Cubbage, tackle, has been at
Virginia Polytechnic for two years.
as assistant football ana head track
coach. Red Griffiths. guard. is ath.
letic director at Marietta College.
Harry Robb. brilliant quarter back.
who engineered the famous forward
pass play from behind his own goal
line in the Pitt game Of 1919. result
ing in q touchdown for State, mas
completed two years as coach at
Catholic University. Dick Rauch.
guard, was assistant coacs e. Penn
State last year and will be line costch
at Michigan Aggies next fall. Hinkie
Haines, halfback, coached at Gettys-
burg last ysGf and returns to Penn
State In the Tan as assistant to Beg
dek.
Way to Remain.
Charlie Way. ail-American half.
back, coached at Dayton University
for one year and will be in charge Of
another Ohio institution next fall.
George Smell, haifback. Is still an un-
dergraduate at Penn State. but will
be Ineligible next year. so he IN to
assist Bezdek In coaching.
Glenn Killinger. only a substitute
hack In 1919, but an All-American
last fall, will be coach at Dickinson.
Harold Hess, fullback, expects to
coach the freshman team at the Uni.
versity Of Southern California.
Stan McCollum and Ed Smozinsky.
both substitute ends In 1919, were
graduated this year and have ac-
oepted coaching positions. The
only members of the 1919 team not
in coaching ranks are Red Henry,
tackle, how in medical school; os
born, guard, and Brown, end.
The course in coaching this sum.
mer win take up four sports--ioot'
ball. baseball. track, and basketbcll
Work win begin on June 26 and Wiz
continue for about six weeks, tn
days being devoted to each sport
Bexdek will take charge of football
and baseball; Martin, track, aud
Hermann. basketball. The course
will include only the theory or
coaching. but also the practical dem.
onstration OF methods on the nth-