New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-07
ON COLLEGE GR|D|RONS
Cornell Eleven Passing THROUGH
a Dangerous Crisis.
SHARPE NEEDS SUPPORT
Yale Has a Fullback in the
Making Who May Be a
- Second Coy.

Al Sharpe. the new coach OF the Cor.
nell football eleven. says that II Is his
purpose to build up a winning system q,
Ithaca rather than TO turn out a winning
team in his first season. To that end he
literally cut his squad to bits last week
to emphasize his point and he II said
that II the football men Of Cornell have
the same spirit shown in the past by the
oarsmen and track athletes he did the
right thing at the right time II seems
pity that such radical action was neces.
sary to rouse the players and to stir up
the undergraduates, but it is doubtful ~
any mildcr treatment would have had
the desired effect. II now remains IN no
seen whether Dr. Sharpe has the courage
TO carry out his declared policies TO the
letter. and from what know of the man
there will be no loosening Of the reins
The regulars are almost sure To work
their way back to the varsity squad and
to the training table, at least most OF
them are, but II will be only by their
own work and their own efforts, as now
the die has been cast. Or. Sharpe must
see II through as Courtney has so MANY
times in handling the oarsmen, or lose
the confidence of both the graduates and
the undergraduates of the university. II
follows, of course, that Sharpe must get
the same support that has been given 10
freely and ungrudgingly to Courtney. and
for the sake of Cornell and Cornell foot.
ball it is hoped that such will be the case.
DR. ShQrna Ia NJ tho nD}pfn, thot
men are lacking In the proper fighting
spirit-that 10, the football men-and he
did not hesitate to say SO. Much the
same criticism was directed against the
eleven. and by Cornell men, too. follow
ing the game with Chicago University
last fall, but personally 1 saw no evil
dence Of this falling In the Pennsylvania
game last Thanksgiving Day. DR.. Sham.
also says that the players are not prop.
erly grounded in the fundamentals OF the
game, and that is his business to correct
which no doubt he will do. I am ;old
that the men he has disciplined by drop
ping them from the squad will not be
Disseminated against, but that they will
have to fight their way back to their
positions. Butch" Eyrich, who in nv
opinion is one of the best ends in the
country. was forced to give up work for
a few days last week because Of slight
injury, while Captain Butler and OCon-
nor. 10 say nothing Of Williamson and
Davidson, have been indisposed for one
reason or another so that the coach has
been handicapped in more ways than one
The second defeat OF the season on Satur-
day should be stimulating not depressing
Arthur Howe. head coach Of the Yale
eleven. is free TO acknowledge that the
right kind of material is not lacking at
New Haven, but he is equally outspoken,
or was a few days ago. over the way the
men have been playing. He is not the
kind OF man, either, to expect too much,
so that there appears to have been good
reason TO criticise the forwards as being
ponderous and slow witted in the games
against Wesleyan and Holy Cross.
Marked Improvement was shown agIins,
Syracuse on Saturday. and no doubt
Howe has been able 10 inspire the play
ers with some OF his own fighting spirit.
Flynn, at fulback, gave further .ndca-
ton of being a find He is a hard,
strong runner, combines speed with
weight, and possesses natural ability as
punter Barring accidents, he is almost
sure TO be a tower OF strength in Yales
backfield in the all-important games
against Princeton and Harvard. Accord
ing TO Sol Metzger who saw him in ae-
ton on Saturday. second Ted Coy is In
the making.