The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-22
coach WARNER
IS INDEED A
GENIUS
Carlisle GridirOn Tutor Works
Wonders With a Small
Bunch of Indians
is EXPERT AT SHIFTING
MEN TO SUIT POSITIONS
Always Has q Lack of Capable
Substitutes But He Wins
Games Just the Same

Ii has been tersely and truly writ
ten that what Connie Mack Is to the
baseball world. Glenn Warner Is to
the football world.
II anyone objects TO the statement
that Warner Is the greatest football
coach In America II can be modified
dams are the most wonderful perform
ers. year after year. In uhe country.
Carlisle's victory over Dartmouth
was indeed q surprise. The public
and critics were hardly prepared for
an Indian victory over the New Hamp-
shire eleven. and Carlisle's margin OF
triumph. therefore, was one Of the
distinct surprises Of the year. even
more Of contradiction OF form than
Pittsburgh's success over Warner
team. Dartmouth's strength had been
demonstrated against Pennsylvania
and Princeton. and the Green was gen.
orally considered one Of the strongest
teams OF the year. and one Of the
best elevens ever sent out OF Han
over.
While the Indians had developed
fast. exhibited . strong and well-exe-
defense against Pennsylvania, II was
not expected from their showing
against the Red and Blue that they
would prove so decisively superior to
Dartmouth. As a matter Of fact. had
the score been reversed II would Just
about have reflected the general opin.
ion OF the strength Of the two teams,
There is no doubt that Glen Warner
is football genius. what he would
accomplish at an institution where his
material would be virtually unlimited
and he given a free hand Is not diiii-
cult to imagine.
Mr.. Warner Is so limited fer players
at Carlisle that II Is with difficulty
that he can muster a scrub strong
enough to give his varsity the rrac.
tice that is necessary to develop an
attack and defense.
There Is no lack in numbers at the
government school Mos. every boy
student at Carlisle loves the game and
plays 1t. but the average age IL go low
that many preparatory schools put
eleyens on the grid4ron that are COM
posed OF older and heavier boys than
those composing the Indian varsity.
Mr.. Warner has developed some
great teams at Carlisle. but even In
the years when he has had the strong.
est teams he has experienced great
difficulty in finding suitable men to
take the place OF his stars when the
latter are injured The same condi-
ton obtains this year. II Is an eleven.
man team that Warner puts on the
field. When varsity player Is forced
to leave the game no suitable substi.
tute Is available to take his place.
Yet the Indians win.
Mr.. Warner works magical effects In
his shifts in his team. He makes
backs out of forwards and vice versa.
Handicapped at the start OF the sea-
son by the refusal Of Bergie. Vince
lock and Arcasa to return to school,
Warner was obliged to develop men
to take the places OF these veterans.
who are working In the Pennsylvania
railroad shops at Altoona.
Warner did not seek to persuade
the men to return, although they were
eligible to play on the team, and are
still nominally under the Jurisdiction
Of the school, but proceeded to de-
velop men to take their places. lie
took Kuyon and Calac. both tackles,
with one years experience. and plac-
ed them in the backfeld and developed
entirely inexperienced men for the
line places made vacant by taking
these two men from the positions.
The success Of the coach in taking
these tw omen from the positions, Ia
a matter OF record. Guyon Ia one OF
the sensations Of the year. and Calac
is little inferior Welmas and Look.
Around, the green tackles. have deveI.
oped into strong forwards. and what
was considered only an average Car.
Isle team a. the start of the year is
| now generally recognized az one OF
the leading aggregations OF the coun.
try.