The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-31
HARVARD AFRAID THAT
 HAUGHTON WON'T COACH

The Harvard undergraduates, and. especially those members of this years football squad, are wishing hopefully that their old boss will sign the pa pers. but there is much doubt in their minds. They hope for the best but fear for the worst.
 Spare moments of the students are spent in discussing the prospects of next years eleven under another head coach, and guessing who that head coach will be.
 And in the meantime not a. word esca pes the circular sanctum of the Harvard Athletic Association, where
 William F. Garcelon, graudate treas urer of Harvard athletics holds sway and knows exactly what is doing. Like wise. Coach Haughton is silent him. sel8
 another contract, Harvard may still benefit by his brains, if not by his leadership. As an advisory coach, a position which he will undoubtedly ac- cept should the head coach's position be too much of thing for him, Haiughton could make use of the craft that is in him.
 Although the man who has boosted Harvard to a premier position in col- legiate football ins five years is talk ed about in all circles, practically nothing has been said of his methods on the field of practice. He is fannil- far to thousands of sport followers in the country in photographs. yet but little is known of his characteristics.
 
 man of great action and few words. As soon as one football season is over he retires from his field of activity and makes plans for the next years campaign, fully realizing the mistakes of the season just past.
 He takes into consideration when terial he will have to work with, its experience. weight, speed and brain power. Then, day after day, he plans his dope and tries to find a meth -1~S~, feet system he now has of getting his charges into the best of shape by the time the big games come around. Dressed in regulation football cos tune. with a heavy shirt to keep him
 warm, the head coach goes out upon the field with a magaphone in his hand to watch the several squads of players at work
 Every one Of the thirty or thirty five men who compose the varsity squad at this period of the season comes in for a share of attention from L.rn.
 Tn sharp words spoken through the mau-sized megaphone, Haughton tells | them where they fail to act or play correctly and he expects immediate inn provenent, once an error has been pointed out to a player.
 Haughton has a nervous tempera- ment He is apparently irascfb1e and
 his remarks have a dash of acid in them, but the players do not chafe.
 As soon as practice for the day has l been called off. Haughton becomes
 friendly at once, and he laughs and 1 jokes with the players. The next
 afternoon when they reaSSernbIe for work again he is the same stern Per l cy Haughton
 | It has been pointed out that the ba-
 sis of success for the Harvard foot ball teams of the past few years has
 come about from the fact that Haugh-
 ton plays no, favorftes. The student from Boston Latin has much chance 1 to prove his worth as the man from Groton School.
 | The Beacon street scion is no better | on th- football field than the man from South Boston. Every man is equal and he is advanced as he improves in football knowledge-nothing else.