Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-05
TAKES HAMMER TO HAUGHTON
New York Writers Declares Crimson
Coach Violates Rules of Game
in Order to Win.
COACHES FROM THE SIDE LINES


NEW YORK. Dec L-writing in the
Evening Post on faults in Harvard 5
foot ball system, "Fairplay" says: So
completely effective Is the modern Har-
ward foot ball system that Il would seem
the Crimson could win It's victories with
out the aid OF certain questionable adj
vantages which its coaches see fit to
take in the course of an important con-
test. At least, 1 think that all fair
minded followers Of foot bail. whether
Harvard men or not, will subscribe to
the theory that It would enhance the in
terests of good sportsmanship IL the
Crimson would try to win without the
assistance of its foot ball mentors and
without the employment of dilstory tao
tics when the game lie nearing It's close
and the trailing team has, all things be-
ing fair and equal. a fighting chance to
better its standing. There cannot be tho
Blighteat doubt that the frequency of
Harvard substitutions. particularly at
times when the Tigers were making their
best advances. had for it's object the bear
ing Of instructions from Percy Haughton
to the field
A Harvard man who was in favor
able position for viewing proceedings in
the vicinity of Haughton says that he
is certain that information was being
sent out to the field and his words OF
depreciation OF the tactics were strong.
He cites the specific case of a substi-
tute he saw In consultation with the
coaches. When in a few minutes this
man entered the game he gathered tho
eleven about him for a conference, the
obvious inference being that he was i'm
parting to the team messages of instruc-
ton from the side lines The incident Of
sending Harris In TO relieve Wallace for
a moment or two is another case IN
point. Harris also Is named as a mes
senger from the coaches.
Evade strict Rule.
The rules stipulate strictly against
coaching from the side lines, and while
many coaches evade them, It would APP
pear that Harvard offends most griev-
ously in this way. And II is not becom-
ing to the university which stands as tro
modern gridiron leader. Haughton's
prestige. great as II is. would be greater
to all persons with high ideals of sports
manship II he let his team, once on the
field, play the game as It can. Haugh-
ton insists upon clean playing and de-
cent demeanor on the gridiron-why not
go farther? As to the delays caused by
Harvard in the progress of the contest.
there are delays that may legitimately be
caused through punting and the throw
ing Of Harvard passes But. in the final
quaFters-although playing no part In the
outcome Of the game-Harvards actions
were decided unfair, and had the referee
been as strict in this respect as he was
In the CarnellHarvard game, when no
penaliSed the Ithacans at least once, he
would have done Justice to Princeton
still another point lies In the number
ing Of players. Princeton players with
numbers on their backs showed a regard
for the pleasure of the spectators as to
the identity of the Harvard player who
did thus and that. and, 1t might be said,
the press stand had only the vaguest
idea. Numbered players give outsiders a
clearer idea as TO what the team is do
ing in the way of shifts and the like,
but In the larger aspects OF the question
this point does not stand at all against
the many elements which call for tho
employment OF numbers, and It may be
hoped that the time will soon come when
both Harvard and Yale will depart from
their present attitude.