Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-12
HAUGHTON TELLS
HOW HE TRAINS
FOOTBALL TEAM
Explains Coaching System
in Dark-Harvard Men
Who Heard Story Are
Still Much in Darkness.

Percy D. Haughton, head coach OF Hsr-
ward football told them all about his own
system in the Harvard Union, Boston the
other night. The occasion was q recep-
ton rendered by 1000 Of the undergrad-
yates to the championship football eleven
that pressed through the season with
and without Captain Charley" Brick
lev. and Haughton didn't open UP about
himself and his select class of grldiron
pupils until all the lights were out and he
was talking in utter darkness. It wac
an example of Haughton modesty.
BASED ON INTERFERENCE.
Haughton's whole system. SO far az
he himself explained It, Is based on inter-
ference and following the ball. Trivial
phrases they are. and easy to teach to
bright young men, Haughton said; but
Captain Charley" Brickley, Walter II.
Trumbull and Captain Eddie" Mahan
who all spoke later, were united in blam-
ing the whole success OF the season ON
Haughton, despite his assertions to the
contrary In his own monologue in the
dark.
A complete collection of negatives OBJ
tained by newspaper photographers at
the HarvardYale game was used for the
Haughton lecture, and, with long
pointer IN his hand, the master mechan-
lcian of the Harvard scoring machine
pointed out the manner in which the
members of the team were always alert
In helping the man who had the ball.
Throughout the evening the head coach
made 1t plain that all the credit does not
20 to the player who carries the pigskin,
but oftentimes to obscure linemen who
put opponents out of the play by their
unseen activity.
FAMOUS COOLIDGE RUN.
The 9s-yard run by JEFF" Coolidge for
n touchdown was the main point in the
lecture and Haughton showed Coolidge at
various yard marks en- route for a score.
The head coach cast unlimited praise on
Bradlee as the man who made possible
Coolidge's great run, although he did not
detract from the Harvard ends feat, by
showing photographs of Bradlee knocking
down Legore and Ainsworth, who were
both pursuing Coolidge. Had II not been
for Bradlee, 1t is possible that one or the
other of the Ellis would have overtaken
Coolidge before he reached the Yale goal
line; but the sense of protection In the
Harvard men spurred Bradlee on to throw
both Yale tacklers out of the running.
ALPHoNSE-GAsToN ACT.
1NdubhlOu dlbO SuOM0u NleWS OIL Ile men
as they broke through the line quickly,
as soon as the play of the opponents
started. getting their heads and arms be-
yond the obstruoting presence of the OPP
posing linemen. The work of the Crimson
forwards was thing In which Haughton
said he took great pride, and of course
the backfield could not escape compli-
mentary words from their head coach
But In the end Haughton'said 1t was the
players, their nerve and fighting spirit.
that won the games for Harvard. Those
OF the players who spoke played Gas
tonian roles to Haughton's Impersonation
or Alphonse, and said that he was really
the main factor In their success. All in
all the students were puzzled to know
whether 1t was Haughton or the team
that was responsible for the gridiron gon-
TALON that is flguratively waving over
cambridge these days, but they gave both
applause enough to satisfy any group OF
lecturers.
Charley" Brickley said: 'It was
system that won for us. to-
gether with the fighting spirit that ali tho
members OF the team showed. OF course,
was stricken early in the season, and
was sorely disappointed at being kept out
OF tne game, but I was glad in one way,
Ior II gave the Harvard team a better
captain than myself-Wallie Trumbull.
Irumoull encouraged them TO the ut.
most and he proved himself to be one OF
the most inspiring leaders a Crimson
eleven has had in years."