University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-10-20
COACH MONILAWO ON
THE NEW" FOOTBALL
Teacher Of the Game at University of Missouri
Predicts Brilliant Future for Athletics in
Missouri Valley

located in Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas an,
Missouri, with Kansas City the hui
of the Wheel as is Chicago the geo
graphic and strategic center of the Chi
cago Conference. Already good result.
have been achieved by this body ant
greater things are anticipated. Another
great intercollegiate track and field
meet Is in process of development. This
meet is to be to the Missouri Valley
what the great Chicago and Philadelphia
meets are to their respective sections
intercollegiate basketball and baseball
leagues are in embryo, and football
league is possibility.
While the membership of this body
is at present limited to the institutions
above named, it hopes eventually to in
clude schools from Arkansas. Oklahoma
and even Colorado. All of these organi-
zations are back of our game of football
They believe in it and are giving the
game a proper place in college life. The
attitude of the faculty is changing. The
Chicago Conference, by its so-called
cleanup of 1905, demonstrated that the
evils of the game itself and those assO-
ciated with it could not only be elimi-
mated, but that by their elimination
the game itself could be bettered. Edu-
Gators now see the good in football and
recognize many strong points of educa-
tional value and are working with the
students and athletic officials in con-
tinually improving both the game and
its associations. We now have the fac
ulty behind us pushing, not in front
barring the way.
The Revised Game.
Coaches in this section of the coun-
try took kindly to the revised game. 1t |
gave them their desired opportunity to
show off. to develop their own game.
and to plan and exhibit new ideas of
Dffense and defense. The new game ad.
mits of such great possibilities that it
is safe to say the coaches will not again
all into the old rut of doing as others
TO- The Yale, Harvard and Princeton
'ystems have collapsed, and each team
'lays its own system as improved an
lually through experience. We now have
he kicking game; the passing game;
he solid, straight playing game; the
pen. daring running game; and games
all of these features and vet
ot markedly superior in any one of
hem. Each of these systems depends
ar@ely upon the material at hand, but
nore largely upon the ingenuity of the
oach. The open, fast running, daring
anne. of course. demands fast backs
nd ends; the kicking game, a good
'oo:' on the squad and fast ends; the
assing game, the modern forward pass
rtlst; and the combination game de-
lands all of the players along with nat
raj cunning and strategy both on the !
art of the players and the coach. Spec
ltors do not sit down to the old plug
ing style of three and four Years ago.
omethlng new is doing at each game.
nd the opposing team is generally
bout as much at sea as to when and
DIV the something new is coming as
e the spectators. +
Individuality to Front. !,
While the same degree of team work
ust be maintained in our new football +
me, individuality is more to the front.
Id especially is this true of the open
me. Injuries have been comparatively
W and have generally resulted in COM
etc recovery. When all institutions of Il
arning which place teams in the field L
velop proper physical examination OF
rilities, then and then only will foot b'
IL accidents be dropped to the mini NJ
nm in character and number. Inves-
'ation will prove that the great ma vi
'ity of serious accidents come to those w
ysically unfit to enter such strenuous p,
nbats. Students with physical ab- Ia
rmallties should and must be barred pl