The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-11
NUMBERING FOOTBALL MEN
IS BOUND TO COME SOON
Can't Find Opposition to Scheme
Here Among Old Stars,
Officials and Coaches
CENTRAL WILL TRY THE
SCHEME, RAPIDS WILLING
Only Objection Is Raised BY
HoaglAnd. Who Thinks Foot
ball q Game Of Teams
BY RALPH L. YONKER

BY RALPH l.. YONKER.
Numbering football players seems
bound to come, In spite Of the refusal
\ of Coach Percy Haughton OF Harvard
- allow his men to bear numerals.
The Hrst definite step to be taken
= Detroit scholastic circles has just
J nson made by Supervisor Of Athletics
Dosrell H. Davis, who has written to
~ Grand Rapids authorities, asking
tAom Il they have any objection to
nnmbering.
e Detroit players do not bear num-
texs and II Grand Rapids players do
~ bear letters which Will distin-
nnloh them In their game here Sat-
4 0s1av Il will BE- because the visitors
f1k1oct 70 the innovation.
hfoTviows with many Of Detroit's
\ ho0t known former stars, officials and
nrH6hoe have failed 20 develop any
& tanbn tor opposition to the designa-
I t1on Of players BY numerals during
!; 4, Iho man intsrviewed were unani-
4 >fono In their inability to give any
V<4 do0nite reason why players
|1hou1d not be numbered or Why they
4 loNon't been In times past
Il1iom Heston, generally called
y ~ worlds greatest halfback, q for.
800 Mlchlgau star In the palmy days
NJ Yeok, spoke from his chair In the
i Go&nty pfoeecutUr's Office, where he
\ D now a assistant. :.
from the standpoint Of player
" IN go no reason Why men should
\ m ~ numbered. can't imagine that
U! D0Syer would object u 1t affords any
s0or& pleasure for the, spectator.
ApRo q nothing disgraceful about
S1ring number. Track men do It
S9l1K& along "a aid the officials.
126lph HoAgland, who has been
N rSfceins and umpiring Michigan and
ShIenn AxGie football games this
"A 4rx a old Princeton star. suggests
\ T 1oooon Why players have not been
) sberod thus mr. but he cannot zee
!! 6t the Objections are strong enough
\ ~ made II inadvisable to number
Eootball Is essentially game
Sl5ktch promotes teamwork" said Mr..
0Rland. I'VE do not care 20 much
1t Brickley managed to get Geld
~ when Baker couldn't a we do
~ the Harvard team beat the
u Gl1neton team. It IL desirable that
ln6Ayidual element be subdued
4 tko saks 81 the team q eli times.
~ ssl3owever. 1 can see no objection
X0Eh any weight to prevent the num-
f--r---..-
~ that. There 10 certainly no objec-
\ - u - made By : player and none
~ - oflcial. / don't think that 1t
c0l4 help the oflcials any but II
Uu16nst % them any harm"
tolgA Lyuch. an old Brown star.
~ kas ofaciated with Mr.. Hoagland
net o. the Nichfsan and M. a. C.
& GrneU oocunds his opinion that there
sT rs j6joction 70 be made either by
nyoP = Official.
Nall onov. the treat star from
1i1ehiran several years ago. who of.
1lntof a the Hrvnrd Princetou
! Inno 6oturday. AGREES that there a
\ - plnusible reason Tor opposinr the
+ cheme.
800 0116 HE01FfnK ar v.cutrxf-f7sv,,
Hvora the propouition frm the
\ nonch's uoint az Nav n n A. IN ba ~
y 80 aniasnOa n sneactaforu IA
( 6oya that. there q no reason whv :
each should object. a. it doesn't In
\ H0eUfofO with the ulavers' work IN
~ leont.
Vhi1o there n NO reason vhv nlav.
many Why they shouId be.
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