The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-10
TED COY, OF YALE
Big Captain to Be COnspicu-
Gus Figure This Year.
IS a WONDERFUL PLAYER
BoFn in Connecticut, Near Yale Uni
versity, He Has Absorbed AtmOs-
phere which Attaches to Football
Traditions of East-This II HIS Last
Year-HODes to Lead IA Winner.

red Coy, or Yale, no matter what
happens. is bound to be one of the most
important figures on the green gridiron
this year.
He is captain OF his team and in his
last year as an ELL RE viii have served
the allotted time in football when he FIN
ishes in the final game with Harvard.
which will be played at Cambridge in
Noyember.
From the moment that he became a
varsity player Coy stood conspicuous in
football in the East.
He Is one Of those sturdy young Amerl-
cans to whom football is as natural and
as easy as baseball is TO others. Equipped
handsomely with the proper physique TO
play the game, and endowed with keen
perception as TO its requisites, he FITS into
football as perfectly as the secret drawer
fits into the conventional old desk OF the
hidden-will novel
Coy IS a splendiPyoun man as athlete,
student, and companion. Born In Con-
necticut, not far from Yale University. he
has absorbed all the atmosphere which
attaches TO football traditions of the
East. His father q professor in q pre-
paratory school, Coy was brought up
among youngsters whose ambition was
some day to figure on the football field,
or the diamond or In the shell for one OF
the large universities Of the East His
brother was one OF the finest end rushes
that Yale ever had. There was no player
his superior In the years in which he was
a member OF the Blue eleven.
Better Than HIS Brother.
Ted Coy is even more powerful in a
general way than his brother. He is very
strong physically and Is built on massive
outlines. His shoulders are broad and
large-b oned. His chest Is deep. and the
muscular development OF the torso is
superior TO that OF the average man OF
his age and height
Add 20 this a pair OF legs which seem
to be without limit as 10 power and en-
ergy. and which must be fed by boilers
intended for an engine OF 40 horse
power. and an idea may be obtained OF
the amount OF resistance which Is needed
to combat him on the football field
Bunch half dozen barrels OF -four in
group. with sufficient space between them
TO prevent Them from Offering solid re-
sistance TO a motor car. send the motor
car ahead at full speed and allow II rea-
sonable time 10 break through the bar
rels, and some idea may be had. as Il
energies from the other side after
struggle, Of the manner IN which Coy
energies when he breaks down a strug-
Cling mass Of football players who have
used every legitimate effort TO stop him.
In one OF the games against Princeton
last year II seemed as IL all the Prince
ton team except the very remote backs
] k-a.1 Al -.
him from advancing the ball, but at the
center Of the mass there was some one
tugging. and pulling, and showing. now
and then half falling. rising again, dig
cling his toes into the ground and push
ing onward, and at the end Of a little
more than a minute Coy emerged from
the group. leaving some players sprawl
4 ing behind him. the ball under his arm
and headed for the Princeton goal. He
reached 1t. too
That's the manner in which ne makes
his gains. He knows how to keep his
feet, his body Is nicely attuned 70 assist
him in keeping his feet and he simply
viii not be stopped so long as he is not
checked by anything short OF a stone
wall
Could Not Throw Him.
Once in Harvard game he was held
| by sheer force OF numbers and could not
move an inch farther. but he was not
| downed. Not a bit OF It. He stood up
right, the center OF all Of the group. The
ball was still In his hands. and the ref
cree had blown his whistle 20 announce
that 1t was fresh down, but Coy was
standing Up. They had been unable to
| throw him 10 the earth
He made ten touchdowns for Yale last
| year, and there are some who believe that
/ II he had been allowed to run once more
in the Harvard game when he was close
10 the goal, Yale would have scored a
| touchdown. The Crimson was watching
him IN every play. however, and almost
all OF the Harvard defense was devoted
to stopping Coy. Princeton was not so
| fortunate
In addition 20 his ability as a line
breaker. Coy Is one Of the best punters
in the East. Take him all around and II
Is possible that there is not his equal as
a kicker, for he gets OF good punts in
almost all kinds OF conditions.
Some Of the kiekers find II hard work
to try against the wind. but Coy can
drive q ball into the teeth OF a hard gale
with enough force to gain some distance.
unless the ball happens 20 be wet and is
In no condition to meet accurately.
Like every Yale captain, he would like
20 finish with a record OF success for his
university, and as Harvard won from
Yale last year, II is certain that the game
this season between the old rivals will
find Coy in the thick OF the battle, deter
mined to regain Yales laurels