The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-15
RID STRATEGISTS
/ PLANICAMP A|GNS
paching Staff and Trainers
Plan Taking a Peep
Into FIXTURE.

NEW YORK, July 15.-Although
other two months must elapse be.
70 the candidates for the Eastern
rsity football teams begin to as
nble for gridlron practice, coaches
d managers are already preparing
the coming pigskin campaign.
otballs are being distributed
bong the players for use during the
cation period and those who will
We charge Of the squads are taking
bck Of the material available for
Autumn drives on lime-scored
Ids
In the case Of at least two OF the
uniyerslty squads this prelImin-
y activity Is made necessary as the
suit of complete changes in the
hchtng system and personnel for
b coming season. Both l'ennsyl-
mia and Yale will enter the foot
III arena this fall with a new coach
corps in charge Of the teams and
b playing of the elevens under
ese mentors will be watched with
pre- than the usual interest by both
I0se affiliated with these UNIVERSE
% and the general football fan.
At Yale Tad Jones, who signed a
lree-year contract last winter, will
head coach. He will be assisted
Trainer Mike Sweeney, Arthur
ides. and several other well known
PIE players of the past, with Walter
mp occupying his old time position
a advisory coach and stategist.
|nes, II Is hoped by Yale men, will
loye to be the Moses to lead the Eli
otball clan into the land OF grid
pm victories, o place which the Blue
3 seen but from afar in recent
Jar.
Pennsylyania Is in somewhat of a
mtlar position and has selected
pbert Folwell as the coach to bring
{atn to Franklin Field the gridiron
Dry which In former years was as
plated with the Red and Blue eley-
p. Folwell, like Jones, has some
fcellent material to begin work with
ID Will be assisted by Charley
harton and BY. Dickson, Us well as
1her former Quaker players of re-
nte. HFolwell's record as coach at
hfayette and Washington and JEFF
Irnon can be taken as a criterion.
Pnnsylyania will be a gridiron oppo.
Pnt to be treated with great respect
bring 1916. -
AZ the other leading Eastern insti-
ihons where football is accorded
rong support, there will be little
Range In either the coaching stats
i the system in vogue during the
p hewsye Percy Haughton will
pt be able to devote his entire time
the Harvard squad during the ear
portion of the Autumn, because
y duties as president of the Boston
Puonal League Baseball Club will
fqutre much Sof his attention until
~ middle Of October. Leo Leary is
kpected to do much OF the prelimin-
~ coaching, assisted by Charley
|rickley and other Harvard stars Of
fsteryear.
SPEEDY" Rush will again be in
qarge OF the Princeton football des-
nv. assisted by a larger squad of
faduates than was the case a season
~. This will be Rush's second year
|ith the Tigers, and judging from
Pc progress the team made under
= instruction last fall, the Tigers
Pould be formidable on the gridiron
fis Autumn. At Cornell, DR.. All
PRrpe will face the task of deyelon-
Pg another Red and White team ca
fple OF playing a game along the
pes Of Cornell's championship eley-
a of1916. Dartmouth will also de-
Pnd upon Frank Cavanaugh to
laiutain the high standard Of the
|anoyer. teams Of the past few years
|ienn Warner will be back at pitts.
prgh! and Foster Sanford at Rutgers
ADDITION to several other coaches
|no have succeeded in putting small
pheges IN prominent places on the
|astern football map.
The recent report Of the committee
charge OF the building and man.
cement of the Yale Bowl. the Iare-
q college football arena In the
pnntry, shows that the grounds and
|rncture have cost s73S, 900 to date
nu that another $150,00O will he