The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-23
I Cameron Forbes Tells How
Il Was Accomplished.
eAr FOOTBALL COACH HERE
xaa~A % DepFeciafe His Own
z~gx and Praise Trainer Jack
semno1eRs, Assistant CWaehers
s~A the Players-Hts System Gave
.wvnya the Most Remarkable
80 - the History al the tame.

= enmerpr Forbes, head coach OF the
.1srarfus Harvard football team for Isss,
- = seattle several days last week on
s-1nena From here ne vert 70 San
n-1ne1nup. where he will remain a short
- hefore returning East
- vOndersui Success OF the Harvard
1.11Ann tesn has made Mr. Forbes one
@4M aosf prominent figures To amateur
1891 He Is inclined To- discount The
I~latf doe him for uISsttine athletic tra-
ESiouo q Harvard s1y putting a winning
- q the field. The fact remains that
S7ns Nr. Forhes did not instruct the
49, how 20 stand 30 meet different
- u attack, or prescribe the exact
Ssnf Of food fhe players should eat
- AIaefam the plays for a game. N
- about rrfUms in athletics at Har-
- The result Of there reforms Is geen
Unyaydts victorious career On The
nrnu dsssfng the fall Of .szs.
V|Aea Mr.. Forbes came TO the front
n yeau ago with suggestions az To
ffnf should he done To save Harvard
- continuance Of disastrous and ht-
flntin9 defeats he faced anything hu; a
Si16enEs prospect. Year sftcr year Il had
- The aame nd stsry Defeat bad
IeeeDe 70 chronic an aJlmens that no oae
e4necae6 anything s-se. Mr. Forbes knew
81 the athletic r~eteriaf at Harvard was
~ Vxeelsd In any other college or unl-
yaltty In the United States IT seemed 10
NJ thar the trouble came from the way
~ material was Iaandted. AZ was his
oo1u3on thai Harvard had always had a.
A. body % coaehsrs as coaiid he gotten
1a1pther, and that the teams were fine I'm
tscbnIap Of football. but unable 10 play
i Necfu1s sriappy game from beginning
u nd Too many men were injured and
May n those who were not eia not as,-
peot % have their hearts IN the work.
f6etbAE was sort Of srnetie for them
~ Forbes t1.d the athletic committee
al Also President Eliot that he be,tay
q u could inangiirate reforms thai would
fMlp3t for the better. He did not say that
" wnuld develop n football team that
s1sd 20 beyond the highest point ever
eorhed by Yale or Princeton .sr he
1use." said Mr.. Forbes. that I can bring
ut = team which viii he credit 10 Uar-
,tsd That was bold statement con-
t4es1ng the way the Harvard team had
- slauEhtered the year before. $50
1b4od Mr. Forfs7 and see what yut, can
~ vas the decision
he arst thing afr Forbes did was IN
ssrs the services OF Jack McMasters,
'oCneris trainer At Princeton IT wanted
i nan said Mr. Forbes AZ the nntler
MI who eo1tid he depended upon 10
~ the football candidates In the very
- physieai condition McNasters a "a
No trainer as there Ia 10 be found
.bFhHFfa j mad foundation To work
Shen secured his services It was no
}sae 10 get coachers AZ, 7 had to ao
10 sfre and the o'd Harvar1, men
20 come from any part of the coln-
e help nut. I could not possibly have
10 rtftr help than ! received from nv
1laAass. who taught the men the science
sih<.r positions. Every man was taugh.
III eniy what TO do ou offensive b,,t
"a what 10 do IN defensive work s,nae~
|sssf5 corceivah.e condition We efrove 10
ave every man on The team know more
im 'Np'a'se
- working over the work dsne by the
vsnAsi men In previous seasons syary
W noticed what seemed 10 me To bs n
'0sst Ta be brief they We're given roo
nufh football When I say fhss mean
sesythsnE that went TO make nm the
oefsaii curriculum. cut down the train
81 time. and put responsibility az, the
- nv allowing them 10 figure out their
"a pays 10 considerable extent Foot
- cd not become n task 20 tho ,nen
ny went through the season without
s1ainsng injuries or becoming tired Out
- y generally acknowledge ms. ,sas
ssrsard team was almost perfection.