Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-21
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He is far from handsome and does
rot attract the sweet smiles or the
feminine sex to any extent, OUT YOU
have got to hand 1t to him when !!
comes to football knowledge. we VIII
and can truthfully state that Adam
Leonard, coach O. H. s. 1917, nas
more knowledge of this great Amer
lean sport than any other coach VINO
ever undertook to train the Red ana
White warriors. This has been clearly
demonstrated by the big fellow since
The squad has been in training
Coach Leonard ia a giant IN stature.
He stands 6 feet and l inch IN MS
hosiery and tips the scale beam over
the 200 mark. For the past four years
he has played on the varsity team Oh
the Indiana university and last year
won his letter for veteran service. ne
has coached one year, turning out the
hest team the Washington, ILL.,, nlgn
school ever had. He knows all the
tricks Of the game and if he doesn't
turn out the best team that the Red
and White ever had we Will miss our
guess. h,r
Now that Coach Leonard has neen
introduced to the public IN every par
ticular. lets give little attehtloh "
the fast team that he is whipping M
10 shape at the SquattoWn grounus
Only those who have witnessed Inc
work of squad since 1t went into train
ING can realize the benefits OF Leon
ards excellent coaching. When ne
took the squad he had only five men
VINO knew the rudiments OF the game.
Of these five, possibly only one or Two
Lnew the game as it was to be played
this wear. Go take a look at the men
that are on the first squad today ana
you will he inclined to think that they
have nlaved football for the past lew
Years Al this has been accomplished
Nv the excellent and careful tutoring
~ Coach Leonard. Another thing
which has been a great help IN MS
work and that is he has had the nearly
co.operation of the players VINO nave
renorted for practice. Every man mas
taten great liking to the coach, ap-
preciating his abilities, ana tns alone
has been a big factor IN "n'ppiAe
the squad into shape.
The method of sLeonards coacnlhs
10 RESPONSIBLE for the excellent results
that he is getting from the SQUAD.
when he took the men in charge ne
bad ahout thirty green recruits, some
If whom never handled the oval. ne
bas taken the recruits into MS own
hande and at the present time every
ono ia as skilled in the game as the
vaterans. The rough spots have been
snooothed down and all that remains
- ~ oct the main machine IN WORKING
n,dor and to teach them the little
49,, u ~ the game. Coach Leonard
has number Of trick plays up nis
sleeve which he is not exposins W ' -.
general public but they VIII De pun ~
"a effect when the whistle plo"s III
the first game.
About the usual number OF men re-
n+ad for practice last evening, anu
aa,thomeh no scrimmage was held tne
gu recoived much better training.
! saothall school was held IN whlcn
m.rv exposed their ignorance OF Tue
na,na With the rule book IN MS nana
90 with his warriors seated IN 1ront
- him Coach Leonard began 10 quiz
d;fferent members OF the squau
49,, the game should be played. me
zohool lasted for several minutes anu
before IL was dismissed every man on ~
he squad new how the game was ~ 20
va o nlayed under the new rules. Coacn
! 7 eonard also instructed every man ~ 20
a ns rule book and learn the rules
s se Nc came. "You have got TO know
Tho zane" he stated, 'peiore you ean
n Inc & and if you don't know the
, p 30 NO YOU might as @ell be on lne
e s tines as in the game. for many a
.,a me has been lost by men VINO were
not well acquainted with tne rules
~ state Honors Is Goal. =.
rnere is only one goal which me
- and White young terriers are
st Tr to reach and that Is the STATE
e e 1t is the hearts aesire
~ every members on the SQUAD 70
u % ch that goal and at the present
reach nr rns were never brighter.
IN ,lm sre p ia not man on the squad who
has been Sinking his duty on the
n ne All have entered the long siege
~ ~ training with but one desire ana
that Is to make the regular squad II
nc he.s team is successful in capturing
me state honors the greatest desire OF
r 1nu Gallagher's life will be
realized. Billy, as he is better known
- HE class mates, has been striving
L ~ foil RI have ana 0f the