The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-12
Yale Now About Ready TO
Resume It's Place al Tor
Legore Good Necleus Around Which Hinkey May De-
velop Famous Open Passing Game to Point of Greater
Eficiency-Harvard Will Miss Stars.


~ victory over any or the three above
named was considered a sweet accom-
plishment.
Coach Robinson of Brown IL very
efficient and has the %faculi, of com
pelling his men to play far beyond
themselves. This Is what has stamped
him as one OF the best known coach ~
In the East.
Ready and Willie Crowell. respective
coaches at Lehigh and Lafayette, are
considered among the best. Kead IS
Lehigh eleven last fall was a corke-.
having suffered only one defeat, and
that at the hands of Yale. The Brown
ana White boys held the big Blue
team even in the first two periods OF
play. but in the second half superio.
physical condition enabled Yale to
score three t~ouchdowns.
'rowell at Lafayette bumped IN
against more dlscouraging circumstances
IMAM any other coach has had to con-
tend with for many years. Besides los
ing two of his best men by accidents
the typhoid germ also go, in some
heavy work and put almost the entire
varsity In the hospital. However, n
spite OF these distressing cir ,umstance.
he finished out the season fairly sue.
cessfully and big things are expected
from him this fall. With a few mors
men like Pete Maxheld. the giant tackle.
ana Benfer. the 200 pound fullback from
Albright, the outlook for LAFAYETTE is
very encouraging.
TIL Army and Navy should have their
usual III class teams. Lieut.. Charley
Daley. with two victories over the Navy
In the last two seasons. will act again
az head coach Of the West Point
eleven, while Lieut.. Ingram will assume
the responsibilities as head coach al
Annapolis. Ingram was chosen for this
nn0NflANN NO.. Ill
IL thought TO be the one man who can
restore the Navy team to its former OK
cellence and bring home the scalp Of
the soldiers from the annual game be-
tween the two service teams. which will
be held In New York this year. Ingram
was one OF the Nays greatest half
hd'ks and was the last warrior to score
a touchdown against the Army. lie
possesses the ability to instil indelibly
upon the minds OF the players his own
wide knowledge OF the game. and will
be assisted by a large corps OF coaches,
the most notable OF whom will he Hard
WICK. famous as a star at Harvard dur
ing the last three years. Doug How
ard. head coach at Annapolis for the
last four years, will assist Ingram from
time to time While Babe Brown and
Lieut.. Ingram, brother OF Jonas. ana
Clarence Weymouth. Yale's former full
~'Nff VIZ 'N'Aaa 'AAA " Al' VIII AolbNNllult
ore OF the best coaching STATS in the
East. The writer also will contribute
his services at different times. The
spring practice at Annapolis this year
proved to be very satisfactory.
Foster Sanford is tipping his friends
on to lay ever money on his Rutgers
team against PriEceton. This same
tip leaked out last year. and a number
OF supporters found themselves on the
The wrong anl Uhpp tha anal yrnr. v.a
hung up. However. this year Sandy's
prospects are very bright and he ex-
poets to take the rut out of Rutgers by
slipping one over on the Tigers.
Fielding Host will direct football
affairs again at Michigan. He no doubt
has turned out the greatest teams that
have come from the West. His elevens
Of '03. "a and 'O5 are remembered still
as the greatest scoring machines OF a
decade. The Wolverines last season
defeated Penn with ease, but were
whipped themselves by both Cornell and
Harvard. In Maulbetsch. Yost has a
wonderful halfback. and considering his
size, 1t is doubtful II there ever was a
better line plunger. The freshman team
will turn over some likely looking ma
trrial, which should aid the Maize and
Blue coach in polishing off a representa-
tive lost squad.
Illinois, with Zuppke at the helm, will
make a strong bid to retain the Western
conference championship. The other
teams composing the conference have
had "A year TO study out a defence TO
meet his versatile attacks. However,
his open gH m has developed TO such an
extent that II Is necessary that the most
careful study be brought To- play in order
to enable opponents TO cope successfully
with deceptive tactics,
Andy Smith the fAVDhAr p.ppgN lN.a min
coach, Is now in charge OF football AT
Purdue and informs the writer thai he
In going to have n wonderful team.
Smith is "A great coach. Smiths men
are clamoring for "A victory over Chi
cago, something that never has been ac-
complished. and believe that II the Pur-
pie can win from Stages team and
thereby break It's hoodoo II then will
have an excellent chance for the cham
pionship.
Alonzo Stage. C~hicago's tutor. father
OF Western football. stands as promi-
nently In the West rs does Walter Camp
in the Fast. Stage has been turning
out winning teams at Chicago for so
long that nothing else Is expected. II In
too bad. however. that some of the rom
inent Eastern teams are not on the
schedule. as Intersections clashes give
the game great boosts and would make
Interesting reading for the general pub
lie.
wisconsin and Minnesota also loom
up strong on the horizon Indiana,
Northwestern and Ohio 10 not seem to
have the class that the other conference
teams have.
The Missouri Valley conference squads
are Invariably we'll matched, n their
games therefore are strongly contested.
Probably the teams that fight hardest
for victory over each other are Missouri
and Kansas. In a game between these
two universities the victor IL prouder
thar II the championship had been an
nexed, and the season IL Immediately
considered n success. This rivalry has
been handed down for years and 1t is
doubtful II more hotly contested battles
ara witnessed on any grldiron.