Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-21

at syracuse, decided that he had enough of
looto1ii tii around the first of the year and
quit his job. He was succeeded by Bill
tiolenback, one of the best coaches In the
country, and William will start work on
september l. In the meantime, 1t was dis
covered that there was vacancy at Wash
ington and Jefferson caused by Folwells
resignation, SO Sol Metzgar, who was quite
successful at the University of West vir-
ginia, was prevailed upon to take the lob.
Pop Warner still is at Pittsburgh. Al
sharpe remains at Cornell Speedy Rush
VIII be at Princeton. Dick Harlow at Penn
state, Metcaf Mt Columbia Foster Sanford
at Rutgers, Frank Cavanaugh at Dart
mouth and many of the minor colleges re-
tain their old tutors. Pitt, Cornell. Prince
ton, Penn State and Dartmouth will profit
greatly early in the season. as the coaches
know their men and the teams probably will
get off to flying start and make a good
showing in the practice games. But the
others are bound to come to the front about
the middle of october, and then the real fun
will begin
Task for New Coaches
1t is a difficult matter for coach to
take charge of a big college eleven these
days and make good from the start He
faces all sorts of handicaps the principal
one being the installation of an entirely
new system to replace the one that has
or more. He also is confronted by team
composed of strangers-so far as an inti-
mate knowledge of their playing qualities Is
concerned. He takes charge of what might
be called 4 veteran eleven, as no man is
eligible for the team unless he has been in
college at least one year.
When freshmen were allowed to play on
the varsity all Of the coaches had an even
chance at the start. They could select
several promising players from the incom-
ing class, build the team around them, IL
necessary or fix up a system of play which
would show them at their best. Freshmen
phenoms were quite common in those days
but those days have passed.
In modern football, the coach has no
chance TO be surprised by the play of some
unknown who locks his freshman cap in his
locker, dons football suit for the first time
and trots out to practice The unknown will
not even get near the varsity. He will be
herded with his class. The coach seldom
works on uncertainties, for he knows at the |
end OF the season just what men will be |
available for next year. He can plan a year
ahead, IL he cares to, and that is the thing |
that gives the older coaches the edge over
the recent ones.
Changes Style of Play
new tutor must mold a team from
juniors and seniors who have played the |
sdile ullLcIeHlly tIldn ne VIII teacn II, and |
the sophomores, who were on the freshman |
team the year before, will have the same |
ideas as the others Everything must be |
the style of slgnals-and It |
will be some time before things are working
For that reason. it will not be wise to ex-
pect too much from the new coaches at the
start. The first few games are likely to be
hard ones and close scores may result but
IL takes time to get anv s+rapya
machine to run smoothly. Penn and Yale
viii have some rough shedding in September.
but walt until they get going good in the
big gamesI