The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-29
EXPECTS
WINNING TEAM
New Coaches In Three Major
Sports at Quaker University

Philadelphia, Pa, Aug. 29.-The
! University of Pennsylvania Athletic
year viii open next month with new
Goa ches for three of the major sports
Death and the necessity of securing
new blood are responsible for the
changes. George IL. Brooke succeeds
| Andrew l.. Smith as coach of the
football team. Vivian Nickalls sue
ceeds Ellis Ward as coach of the
crews and Georkge w Crton will fill
| the position of track and field coach
i'm place of Michael G. Murphy, who
died las; June
OF the three departments. football
will attract the most attention. Every
one comedies that in engaging Brooke
! the Quaker authorities made ten
strike. Although Brooke has never
been in charge of amy team from the
! Big six. he enjoys the reputation of
| being one of the braniest coaches in
This country. That he did not succeed
! Or. Carr Williams rs head coach at
| Pennsylvania several years ago was
| Nuf W NV ldNN Nliit ~ 'ii
though only IL small Institution nu-
mcrically, made him II better linan-
cal offer.
No Trainer Engaged.
In connection with the new foot
ball regime at Pennsylvania il is re-
markabe that the Quakers have not
yet made arrangements for the en-
gaging of a trainer To succeed Murphy.
| DR. Orton, who will coach the track
men, will have nothing To do with
! football. When orion was being con-
| sdered for the position the point was
made that the track coach should be
Il man capable of doing for football
what Murphy had done But the foot
bali committee Gcspaircd of engaging
such Il man. Instead it was propos-
u doctor. be delegated to look out for
the physical conditioning of the play
ers.
| There will probably be considerable
argument as to the wisdom of such
a move because all the other colleges
| nave ioullu a. llhllltl ntNtSSAlN tNi'
has johnny Mack. Princeton has
Keene Fitzpatrick, Harvard depends
Iupon Fooch Donovan, Cornell upon
Jack Moaliley and Dartmouth upon
! Harry Hillman. All these trainers arc
men who have had lots of experience
in getting men in good physical con-
dition. Indeed. so important has be-
come this feature of football coaching
that some of Pennsyivania's best
friends thinkc Brooke is jeOpard2ing
| his chances of success by depending
upon an inexperienced man for this
position. even if he he an old player
and a physician.
| Many Candidates Out
| No matter how good may he the
man wEo takes Murphy's place, the
Quakers will miss him sadly. Those
who knew most about Murphy rcaliZ-
cd that had been one oe
the big coaches of the coun-
try Not only did Murphy stand
at the front of the profession as q
conditioner Of football players. but he
invented most of the football equip
ment ustd at the leading colleges. His
keen mind enabled him To grasp the
fine points Of the game in spite of the
fact that he never played 1t. When
he was at Yale he showed such re-
marka5io aptitude that lie was placed
| in complete charge Of the second team
and frequently was consulted about
the policy of play for the first eleven
At Pennsylvania he occupied the same
position.
| PhnusNlvanla's athletic authorities
expect, in view Of the many new
coaches. that there will be a record .
| breaFng number Of candidates for
all thrcc sports concerned. DIR. or
ton intends t. concentrate on cross
country running. while Mr.. Nickalls
will hold an extended fall crew prac-
tice.
| The greatest recorded depth OF the