Evening star., 1916-01-02
COACHING SYSTEMS !
WILL Be RETAINED
Same Instructors to Have
Charge of South Atlantic
EIevens in 1916.
GOOD FOOT BALL PLAYED
IN ALL THE BIG GAMES
Season of 1915 Marked Basically
Sound Growth in the Grid.
iron Sport.
By h. c. BYRD.

Every college in the south At
lantic section will retain next fall
the coaching system it had in
1915. There is a possibility a
change may be made at one in
stitutioE, but each of the others
| is absolutely certain to have the
same kind of tactics taught its
team in the next campaign as
those under which such great sue
cesses were attained last year.
Albert Exendine, who has had
the direction of the Georgetown
forces for the last two seasons.
already has been signed to con-
tract which calls for a substantial
increase over the 1915 figures and
gives him the highest salary ever
received by coach in charge of
a Blue and Gray squad. Exendine
has proved successful at the big
Jesuit institution and his work
merits the excellent appreciation
of all those who owe allegiance
to the school. He has taught the
basic principles of the system
made famous by Glen Warner at
Carlisle, with enough variations
to lend originality to the plays
and the general appearance of the
team.
Lambeth Head at Virginia.
Down at Virginia the same system win
be used as has been in effect for many
years. There probably will be some re-
cent graduate placed in nominal charge
of the squad, but the real coach will b
the man who has directed virginia's
policy for a long while-Dr. w. A. LAM
beth. 1t is no secret that DR.. Lambeth
shapes the affairs Of foot ball at Eir-
OF the eleven. There has been lot OF
criticism of him, too. even among the
students at Charlottesville. according to
well defined report. but. be that as 1t may.
1t looks very much as il Virginia has
much for which to thank DIR. Lambeth.
He has given results. which. should be
the fairest criterion by which to judge.
Four years ago no. Virginia man even
ing the kind of schedule it now is. and
playing it with splendid success. The
greater part of the credit for the ac-
complishment must be given DIR. Lambeth.
must be the individual responsible.
Washington and Lee, which Wed in this
section with Georgetown and Virginia for
honors. will again be under the direction
Of logger Elcock. former Dartmouth
years, has given Washington and Lee the
strongest foot ball teams in its whole his
toEy. greater successes having been at
tained in that period by far than ever
before. There was developed at Wash
ington and Lee the best forward passing
offepse in the south. and just how well
Elcock built his plays and general style
of attack is shown by the three touch
downs scored against Cornell University
in the first half of the game at Ithaca.
Judging by what he has DONE Elcock is
going to come mighty near giving WASH
ington and Lee a winning eleven as long
as he has the building of its system.
Bocock at v. p. /.
DTduCn DOCoCh is serving SCmetnlnR
like his sixth or seventh year at the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and is
certain to continue in charge just as
long as he cares to remain. Bocock.
besides being director of athletics, is
treasurer of the college. There have
been one or two seasons when the
Polytechnic Institute has not been rep
resented by strong eleyens. but it has
never been the fault of the coaching.
Bocock has his own ideas about how to
develop foot ball team and tf..y have
proved successful. He consults his own
brain for plans and for practically
everything he teaches his men, Bo-
cock has had exceptional success with
light teams. defeating the powerful
eleven which represented the North
Carolina Agricultural and Mechanical
College by to with team much
perienced.
Logan Cunningham has turned out
brilliant teams at North Carolina Uni,
versity in the last two seasons. True.
neither eleven was able to defeat vir-
ginia, but in 1914 the contest with the
Charlottesville eleven was the only one
lost, the University OF Georgia ana
scores 1t SO happened that in the two
years in which Cunningham has been
building a strong eleven. and laying the
foundation for fine system the uni
YerSiIy Oh tiTSlHid HnS pSch
ed by the greatest combinations II has
ever placed on a gridiron. North Caro-
lima has pinned it's faith to Cunning
ham and it could do a whole lot worse:
in fact, it is hard to see where or how
it could do better.
Hegarty May Leave A. and n.
There is possibility that Jack He.
garty may not return to North Caro-
lima A. and NJ. as he has been offered
places at two other schools. one of
which he seems inclined to accept. He
garty has done good work at A. and a..
having for two years turned out pow
erful combinations and lest year. with.
green material. won victory over the
Navy A. and M. probably will en-
deavor to retain Hegarty, and likely
will do SO. as any college naturally de-