The Washington herald., 1908-01-12
Baseball Player, Strong Man,
Track Athlete, Full Back.
PROMISES TO BREAK RECORD
sophomore Who Proved Sensation of
Season on GridirOn, Weighs 100
Pounds and stands Six Feet-Re-
spOnSfbIe for Two TOuchdOwns in
Princeton and Harvard Games.

markabe and brilliant playing in the sea
sons big games.
OIdtimers viii recall how in the late
SOS and early COS it was the mighty
Heffelfnger. Of Yale: the mighty Newell.
OF Harvard; McClung. of Yale: Hinkey,
Of Yale; Butterworth. of Yale, and
Brooke, Hare, and McCracken. OF Penn
sylyana. that shone in their respective
/ years pre-eminently. In 1895 il was Brink
| Thorne, of Yale. who was the idol Of The
football world, on account Of his remark
able runs and timely kicking in the Yale
Princeton game. In 1896 the scene Of hero
worship shifted to Pennsylvania and
bowed down to George Woodruff and the
famous guards back"
In 1897 king" Kelley, of Princeton,
claimed the honors. as did Charlie DAILY.
the famous quarter of Harvard, in 1895;
| Poe. Of Princeton. in 1888; Perry Hale, the
big full back. of Yale in 1860; Oliver
Cults, the slashing tackle Of Harvard. in
/ 1901; Edgar Glass, the giant guard of
Yale. in 1902: De Witt. the drop kicking
and punting guard OF Princeton. in 1903;
| Piekarsk, the powerful plunging guard
Of Pennsylvania in 1904; R0ome, half
back at Yale In 1905; Francis Burr, Of
Harvard. in 1906.
This year it was Edward Coy. of Yale.
who carried of the honors of being the
t-talked-about man on the intercol-
liegiate gridiron, on account of the promi-
nence he occupied during the past foot
ball year.
Wonder of Season.
Coy also has something On most of his
predecessors in the hall of fame. for
besides going down in history as the star
fun back of the season. he will also be
known for years TO come as the nineteen
year-old gridiron wonder Of the decade.
There are not many experts but what
will agree that this yoJng giant Is In a
class by himself in filling his important
position on a team. His work during the
season stands out on the gridir0n as
prominently as Bunker Hin monument
does over the surrounding country near
| Boston
Coy's star performances were the most
noticeable Of Yale's big struggles Of the
season after he had succeeded in out
ranking Wylle and Phibin, who had the
earlier call over him for full back. In
both the Princeton and Harvard games
he was the center of attention when the
Blue had the bail, and his plunging as
saUlts on the Tiger and Harvard lines
melted two touchd0wns In each contest.
Slowly but surely as the season pro-
! gressed this nineteen-year-ol wonder de
/ velOped into a wonderful kicker. His
punts have not been OF such eytraordi-
nary length. but he has the science down
so fine that he was able to send his
kicks twisting through the air so that
the Eli ends were able TO be right under
/ them when the balls dropped into an
/ opponents hands
Coy also displayed the true football in
stinct; that Of being Johnny-on-the-spo
/ in almost every play. lie has a great
knack of following the ball, and his sure
| tackline has prevented many a long gain.
Yale came by this great player honestly
| enough From his infancy he has been
slated TO go to Yale, for he is a New
Haven boy. He is a brother Of Sherman
Coy, the great end of Gordon Brown 5
| famous eleven.
| A glance at the physical statistics OF
this athlete shows at once why he is q
star in the football world. lie is six feet
/ in height, weighs l93 pounds, and is Of
the Clean-cUt rather slim-iOOking, Tangy
type that always makes the best ath-
letes But the most impressive thing
about Coy is his bull neck and massive
shoulders. Here lies the secret Of hts
wonderful ability al bucking the line.
| When he plunges into the human wall
with almost the force of a mad bull
something has got 70 give.
Has Remarkable Endurance.
Frequently Coy has ripped through a
line for tremendous gains. and has never
failed TO carry the ball across the goal
line at the crucial moment His endur-
ance in this task has been remarkable.
He has been used for plunge after plunge
in rapid succession. and every time the
| opposite line would yield ground.
The physical makeup Of this youngster
Is that OF a prize fighter. He wears an
1S1h-inch collar. His shoulders are mas
sive The limbs have the slim appear
ance of many champions OF the prize
ring. He also has the clear blue eyes
and blond curly hair Of some famous
generals. Coy bears a striking resem-
blance to Blondy Graydon, one of the
greatest full backs Harvard can boast of.
George Foster Sanford has always been
dInlFIe
Yale ever produced. but Coy bids fair to
| eclipse Sanford. The latter was SIX feet
two inches IN height and weighed about
200 pounds in condition. He was older
than Coy, however. when he became
famous on the gridiron and in track
athletics. Coy is already star on the
gridirOn and on the baseball diamond
He has done great work as a broad
! jumper and is fast for the 1G-yard dash.
Coy might be called a natural born
athlete. for he early demonstrated his
ability in many sports. While al Hill's
School he captained the football, baseball
/ and track teams. Last year he played on
the Yale freshman football team. and not
only was considered the cleverest man on
the eleven, but earned a reputation that
viii be lasting in another way.
COy's inclination is TO be democratic,
and he takes a special delight in show
ing up the scions of blue-booded aris-
tOCraCy who venture into athletics. In
the football game between the Yale and
Harvard freshmen last year Coy saw an
opportunity 10 show Teddy Roosevelt jr.,
that he lacked the physique TO be a foot
ball hero. Coy had the Yale scheme of
play changed so that he would be the
man to handle the Presidents plucky son
when the Harvard backs were trying an
| end run. Coy went at Teddy, jr., who
was playing end, in such an earnest way
that young Roosevelt was soon forced to
retire
Filipino Swimmer at Chicago.
Chicago. Jan. 1.-THE University Of
! Chicago swimming team was increased
when Conrado Benitez. Filipino student
at the Midway University, jointed the