Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-19

i SPORTS OF ALL SORTS i


wherever Elrgin!2nS gathered. Dut the
adherents OF the alumni system won out.
The next year Virginia had a poor foot
ball team, but a team which played pet
ter for it's natural capacity than had
any Virginia team in q dozen years.
Showed Improvement.
Last year Virginia turned out good
team. and at the end of the season was
playing Il finished game OF ball. with en-
cellent team work ard a general self
confidence and knowledge Of the open
game that was marked.
Virginias coaching system involves the
retention of one as head coach. lie
receives no pay. but has liberal en-
pcnse account. and if be wishes to send
scouts to watch rival teams play or de-
sires to call in Il fellow -alumnus to assist
him he may issue the call and draw OH
the athletic association for his assist
ants travelling expenses and their living
expenses while in Charlottesville. No man
who coaches a Virginia foot ball team re-.
ceives one cent of pay.
Before the season begins the head coach
writes all over the country and finds out
how much time former Orange and Blue
foot ball players can spend in helping
him. and Just when it will be most con-
venient for them to come back to col
lege. Then he maps out schedule so
to have three four assistants with
him all the time.
He knows what men he needs and when
he will need them most With these men
on hand the head coach maps out the
work, gives them their orders and they.
obey. Every night all the coaches meet
and discuss their work. If they almost
come to blows in those meetingS-and fire.
quently they do-the players never know
it. Their differences are settled behind
closed doors The head coach is the last
appeal and his decisions are final. On
the field he is in absolute command,
Had a Host of Coaches.
Last year there were twenty coaches
at Virginia at various times. This year
there will be more. Oscar Randolph,
Archie Hoxton and "Bev" Pollard, all star
quarterbacks in their day, will look after
the work of the men in that position.
Hammond Johnson. Arlie Jones. Charlie
Crawford. Julian Hill. Pete Carney and
Neff. who is head coach this year. are at
tending to the backs. Branch Johnson.
Bradley Walker, Christy Bennett Cloth
last years star center; Woods and Vel
vertOn Garnet will care for the line men,
The only non-alumnus who has APP
peared on the field since the alumni sys-
tenn went into effect is johnnie De
Saulies. the Yale quarterback who coach
ed Virginia several years ago. De Saulles
blows down from New York for d week
every year, puts on d suit and helps
the scrubs whip the varsity. Also lie
fun he can out of the trip, sees one
game and beats it back to his real estate
office in New York. Incidentally, he re-
fuses to allow the athletic association
TO even pay his expenses
The result OF this system is perfect
harmony in foot ball matters If players
get stubborn and wish to be stars, they
are promptly relegated to the side lines.
While Virginia has been compelled. for
the past two years. on account of gener:
n rn6S ofn -t,1 hill
teams around to fast backs. her coaches
are violently opposed to the star idea.
They want a machine of eleven men that
can perform effective team work of the
sort that always wins in the end.
Up to date Virginia has not shown
much this year. She beat few poor
teams and then lost to Lehigh on Satur-
day. through slovenly fumbling and lack
of physical condition, if reports from
Norfolk are to be relied upon. Next
Saturday she plays the Navy at An.
napolis, and number of Virginia alumni
are going to Annapolis to see what sort
of a showing she will make. in order to
get line on the comparative strength
of Georgetown and Virginia.
Yale Eleven Rests.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. October ~. =
There We're no graduate coaches at Yale
Field yesterday afternoon when the foot
ball squad trotted out except the two
regulars. Jones and Wheaton. and in
practice the veterans We're hardly used
at all. Although they are in first-class
physical condition. many of them are
tired as the result of the strenuous game
against West Point Saturday, and it was
decided to keep most of them out of the
scrimmage until today. Capt. Coy. how
ever who played for about ten minutes
in the West Point game. and who made
one of the forward passes which brought
about Vaughn's touchdown. declined to
remain on the bench. and took active part
in the practice. Throughout the signal
drill he remained at fullback. and for q
while during the scrimmage did the punt
ing for the varsity. Once he carried the
ball and he made two forward passes
The backfield was made up OF Howe.
Robinson. Kistler and Francis. and of
these men Robinson showed up the best.
He is u new man who was brought from
the fourth team some days ago. and will
be good varsity material for next year.
Yesterday he made some good runs and
the only touchdown of the afternoon.
Deming came out TO the field for the
first time since he was injured. and he
will probably make substitute fullback.
He is first-class punter. Logan. who is
slightly injured was also at the field.
There will be a lull in the hard work this
week. for Yale expects to have easy
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