El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-03
TIGERS COACH
NEVERP PLAYED
"Speedy" Rush Picked UP
His knowledge of the Game
by Watching Others.


Princeton, n. J., Feb. 3.-John II.
C'Speedy'D Rush, Princeton's new foot
ball coach, never played the game
himself, but he has mastered its tech
nique to the smallest detail. In de-
veloping a championship team, he
holds four things essential Tackltng
and blocking he considers the most
important, and after these come speed
and open play. According to many, he
has discovered the secret Of football.
For 13 years at Cleveland university
school he has produced teams which
played go football.
The new Princeton coach was born
in Waterloo, Iowa. in 1875, making him
40 years old.
Princeton has emulated the exam
pie of Illinois in deciding its coach
ing problem. Illinois took a bold step
by engaging Robert Zuppke, a man
who had never played college football,
and had never been at the helm of
university team, to handle its gridiron
squad. Zuppke was picked up at
Muskegon, Mich, High school Zuppke
made good, giving Illinois a cham
pionship team his second year out.
Develops Football Stars.
Although all his coaching has been
confined to the University school Of
Cleveland Rush has acquired ma
tionaI reputation for developing real
football stars Rush gave Dartmouth,
Bobby HOgsett the 10 all-American
end. He developed Charlie Barrett
Cornelrs greatest quarterback and 10
captain. Rush also turned out Al
Weatherhead, a first string end on
Harvard's IA team; Malcolm ScOvil, of
Yale and Clarence AlCott, former ale
man, who won place on Camps pet
team
Rush took up the coaching duties at
University school in the fall of 1902
With one or two exceptions he has
landed his team in the championship
rodnd of Cleveland scholastic football
ever since. browning several of his
seasons by defeating Morgan Park OF
Chicago, Lafayette of Buffalo, Shady
side of Pittsburg, University school OF
Detroit and other leading western pre-
paratOry school teams.
Began with Small Boys
Rush performed miracles at UniVers-
ity school. He began tutoring boy
while the yOungster was still in short
trousers attending grammar school
He kept tab on the talented youths
right through to their final year IN
high school His pupils were pro-
nounced to be the best drilled and con-
ditiOned to enter the big eastern uni
Yersities.
While never a college star himself,
Rush has a knack of tmpartlng his
football knowledge that has always
been a mystery to his many friends.
His ability to frame up trick plays and
defences for the slelght of hand stun
sprung BY rival coaches always feat
ured his work at U. $. Rush, like
Yost of Michigan, is firm believer
that tackling and blocking are the
greatest assets in football His teams
have always displayed a marked su-
periority in these departments.
He Develops Speed.
Rush being a star trackman in his
day, is able to work speed into loot
ball where it counts most Rush was
Tar Of C1aEg Of '9k at Prince
ton. After making the 100 YARDS IN
9i4-5 and cutting other capers on the
track, the football coaches refused 10
allow him to be a candidate Tor the
team. They insisted that he confine
his efforts to track work, and he did.
Prior to entering Princeton, Rusn
watched football at Grinnel, where ne
picked up his early knowledge Of the
Acting as a newspaper correspond
emit. Rush was able to keep in touch
with football at both Grinneu and
Princeton. He interested himself IN
numerous independent teams and thus
acquired an early knowledge OF the
coaching art.
Made Other Teams Win.
By reason of his repeated successes
at University school and owing 10 Lhe
successes his pupils experienced after
graduating into the major leagues OF
football, Rush has for years been re
garded as Ohio's leading coach, col
Iege tutors included. In recent years
/ he was offered coaching positions by
various colleges, but refused them all
to remain at University school, where.
besides handling the football, ne had
charge of basketball, track work ana
other sports. 1t might De wen
mention that Rush did not confine his
/ successes to the gridiron. He was as
big a winner in track and baseball as
he was in the big game.