Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-21

E0R the past two or three years
! there has been more interest In
Brickley of Harvard than any other
o.e player. In 1914 he WAS not quite
as much in the public eyes as former
~, owing to an operation for Appendix
citis which kept him off the field un-
til the last game, but when he did
take his place for few minutes to
round out his career he showed the
same old skill.
IL was only natural to expect that
Brickley would try his hand at coach
ing. Eddie Hart. who was the big
thing at Princeton while back. had
the same opportunity and was expect
ed he would take 1t up. but he follow
ed the advice OF his parents. accepted
position with the Booth Fisheries
Co, and Is now doing mighty well.
Hart undoubtedly made the better Sc
lection. Brickley has to make his
choice and from remarks credited TO
him 1t seems reasonably certain that
he will coach next fall. his choice be-
ing either. the University Of Ohio or
Ames Agricultural College.
Brickley believes that he can take
fairly strong western team and make
champion out OF It. In his statement
he does not seek to magnify his own
ability, but gives Percy Haughtop.
coach Of the Harvard champion team.
great boost He 10 confident that
by following Haughton's methods or
system he can get satisfactory results.
So strong is Brickley impressed with
Haughton's ideas that he believes said
Haughton could 60 over to Yale and
in a couple Of years work place the
Blue on top again.
It does not necessarily follow that
star football player VIII be success
full coach. We have seen the same
thing tried cut In baseball and It did
not work. Leadership calls for ex.
ceptional qualities. Sometimes they
are in evidence from the begi8ning;
sometimes they are developed gradual
ly. We do not know whether Brick.
ley viii be able to apply Haughton's
ideas, but every follower Of football
will be interested In his career. He
has certain things IN hts Ffavor Az q
high school boy he decided That Nc
would be great football player, &.
ceiling IN the kicking department Of
the game. He achieved success, but
he worked hard and he brought intel.
ligence to HIS work. The same line Of
action supplemented By ability TO han
die men will bring success IN coach
ing, or any line Of business. Thinking
the matter over In general way, It
does seem as II Brickley presented
possibilities.
The Morning Albertan Of Calgary,
commends the people OF their country
for going ahead with their winter
sports, irrespective Of the faddisfB
who would eliminate them on account
of the war. Looking at the matter
from a broad viewpoint, the Albertan
is right. The war Is and has been q
hard blow to the Canadians. Their
commerce has suffered, and many
homes have felt the sorrow that
comes with the lists Of dead and
wounded But despite the horrors
Of war, things must 90 on. Nursing
a sorrow or grievance, OF remaining
supine in the hour Of financial stress
does not remedy conditions. Work.
with a fair amount Of play, 3 the real
panacea Those who think that IN
diligence in sports during war Is IN
seemly are not the upbuilders Of their
country. They find fault in times Of
peace as well as war. They take
themselves very seriously and lament
when the real strength Of the nation
has the courage and reserve power to
proceed on its way. Sports are not
confined to the "stay-at-homes." The
men In the contending armies enjoy
them. II one takes the trouble. 70
delye into the early history OF base
ball, the national game Of the United
States, he win find that its greatest
impulse came from the games played
by the soldiers during the Civil War.