The Washington herald., 1907-11-03


Develop Their Teams-SanfOrd Re-
eeIved $4,000 "A Year.
Within the last few years a new field
of activity has been opened for the col
lege graduate who has made a record for
himself as an athlete The star football
player on one Of the teams of the big
-Four yale. Harvard. Princeton. and
Pennsylvania-has plenty of opportunl-
ties 70 earn his living In after years by
coaching the eleven OF a smaller college.
His services are well paid for and the
work is congenial
Probably few persons know that
'Hughey'' Jennings, the manager of the
Detroit baseball team. which won the
championship OF the American League
this year, earned his college education as
a coach.
While In Cornell three years ago he
coached the baseball team and earned
enough to take him through the law
school. Jennings went to college years
1875 AAtS'N kNA'fAf' AttaNE iNAllNAtlCtA LtlEtE
college education. He had previously
played on the champion Baltimore base
ball team and was one OF the greatest
shortstops that ever cavorted around the
infeld
One day while at the bat a wild pitch
struck him on the head and after that
his usefulness as a player was over.
Knowing that he would be unable 10 earn
Il living as a player. he determined 20
take up law. He got the opening al Cor
nell and made good" both as a coach
and as a law student. His wonderful
work with the Detroit team this season Is
still fresh in the memory of all fans
When he leaves the diamond for all time
he will have the law to fall back upon.
Jennings Is still a comparatively young
man.
Dave FUItz Successful.
One Of the greatest baseball players
ever turned out Of Brown University
was Dave Fultz, who was also a dash
ing half back. Soon after he left college
he Joined the Philadelphia Athletics. and
was member Of the team the year II
won the championship Of the American
League He was one Of the fastest base
runners in the country. Charley horse"
feared by all athletics, attacked the NUS
cles Of his legs, and he was forced TO
quit the diamond Fultz also decided
upon the law as a profession He became
coach OF the New York University base
ball and football teams. which place car
ried with Ii free tuition in the law school.
besides a good sized salary He is now
successfully practicing law Fultz was
greatly respected as a professional base
pan player. he never played Sunday bali
was teetotaler. never smoked. and was
admired and respected by fans and plav-
eTs alike lie is now a frequent speaker
at Young Mems Christian Association
meetings.
Many or the larger colleges now make
X practice not 10 employ professional
coaches for their football teams. Grad
uate coaches have charge OF the grid
iron candidates Al Princeton. Yale. and
Harvard. But this rule does not extend
10 all the teams even in these fnsfitu-
tons. At Harvard professional ball plav-
ers are employed To drill the candidates
Princeton has a paid track team coach.
Yale, although she depends uDon her
graduates more than any other college
employs a professional baseball instructor
and a swimming teacher. The smaller col
leges, however. DO not follow this rule
especially with their football teams. Now
that the minor institutions contest with
the major colleges, they are naturally
anxious 20 learn the methods Of the lat
ter And so they employ graduates OF
the big teams 20 instruct them in the
fine points OF the game
Demand for stars.
This year there Is an unusually large
number Of Yale and Princeton former
football stars acting as coaches in various
parts of the country. These two colleges
invariably have the best teams. and il
is only natural their players should be in
great demand after they leave college
Many of the coaches act also as college
instructors, and at the same time take
postgraduate courses.
Yale and Princeton players nearly al
ways coach the teams Of the two great
governmental schools-West Point and
Annapolis. Thus the playing Of the Army
and Navy elevens reflects the football
methods Of these two colleges At West
Point this year the football coach is
Bob" Forbes. the wonderful Yale and
All-American end Of 1906. He Is teaching
Yale methods. They always play a hard
plunging game at the army school, for
the football instructors are always Yale
men, and that is the kind OF game which
you see at New Haven. The Nfiddies
make up for their lack Of weight by their
speed. The age limit at Annapolis is
lower than at West Point, and conse-
quently there is a younger class Of men
there. 'Johnny" De Saulles. an old Yale
quarter back. has done great work as
coach at Annapolis,
When Columbia had a team she paid
one of the highest prices ever received by
college football coach Sanford, a
former Yale center, got 5000 for the
short season, according to reports At
Wesleyan University the football war
riors are working under the direction Of
"Bosey" Reiter, who wore the colors of
Old Nassau with distinction New York
University has DO" Olcett, a former
Yale center as her football mentor this
year. When she plays Union College this
year il viii be a test of Yale against
Princeton. for the Schenectady team is
being instructed by Tenney, a Princeton
star.
Colleges near Philadelphia draw on the
University of Pennsylvania graduates for
their football coaches. SwarthmOre,
HaverfOrd, Dickinson. and Washington
and Jefferson have Pennsylvania coaches.
Down at Swarthnore they would rather
beat the Pennsylvania team than get So
0O0.000 10 give up the game.
Stagg at Chicago.
A. A. Stage. the athletic ruler at the
University Of Chicago is a Yale man and
football nlaNer He IS the cnanh who