Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-01

mining what was to come" remarked
 T realize that" was the writer's re- ply, for I have found my dope un- trustworthy when have sought to ap- ply 1t to the Harvard team in ac- tion."
 Driggs' punt having been caught and fumbled. and recovered and run back, and one player laid out in the play, thereby necessItating delay of the playing until the trainer had romped onto the field, the writer turned to his seat companion. He proved to be none other than Frank Hinkey, head coach of Yale until the hurried advent of the late Tom Shev- lin, and since that advent, serving as scout for the Eli eleven.
 By the way, Frank, how was 1t you were so sure Princeton was about to punt?" I inquired after we had exchanged greetings.
 By means of the simplest and sur est method in the world - watching the position of the players feet" was his answer, and then, as Princeton had regained the ball. he proceeded to use the team to illustrate his method of prognosticating the coming plays.
 "Notice on this play that the feet of the Princeton left guard and tackle are pointing almost straight ahead, while on the other side of the line. the feet of the men are turned outward. The team has arranged itself in the same kick formation, but with the feet of the guard and tackle in position for a quick start and I'll gamble the play will be a rush through the left side of the line"
 And a rush through the left side of the line it was.
 Here comes a punt" Hinkey re- marked, as the Tiger team again took the kick formation. See, the feet of every man on the line are turned out ward They are bracing to prevent the opponents from breaking through and interfering with the kicker" And a punt it was.
 On through the remaining minutes of the period, the Yale coach contin- ued to call the turn on the Tiger plays and always correctly.
 Yes" he remarked in a later con- versation, the old knack of sizing | 'em up, came to me in the middle ot the first half of that game. I had done some of that work previously i and with considerable success, but fol the past three years I have been toe \ much tied up with field coaching tc | give my time to scouting. When Ton | came to take charge of things I de- cided to try my hand at scouting | again, and came here for that pur' pose.
 'I was disappointed with myself during the first period - seemed t( l nave lOSl NiIC dO4AlNy lO SAAC e1 NSehAA and it's plays, and the only mai whose work I could follow was tn, man with the ball. Then, all of a sud
 den, shortly after the opening of tn second period the lost art all cam | back to me. First I found I could re
 call the doings of two men in a play | then of three; then of four, and so ol
 until I virtually could tell wha
 every man on the team did in the pre-
 ceding play. And then I began t
 enjoy the game, as l have not en
 joyed a game in years"
 The demonstration of Hinkey's abil ity of sizing plays witnessed by tn
 writer, was most convincing an
 Yale's victory over Princeton, largel
 as the result of information given Tor
 dence of the latter's possession of
 rare and, to college football eleven:
 much needed ability.
 Since that demonstration. and tn
 more recent appointment of the Hal
 football coaches for 1916, little con
 corning Frank Kinkey, and the addi
 tional year for which he was engage to serve his alma mater, has bee
 heard. There was a despatch to tn effect that Yale would i've up to it
 contract with him by paying him years salary.
 Those who know of Hinkey's abilit
 along the lines discussed, declare hiI to be the equal, if not the superior (
 Reggie Brown, Harvard's famou scout, to whose work has been at
 tributed much of the Crimson's sue , l cess. Certainly his demonstration 6
 the Palmer Stadium game and tn
 later victory accomplished by the Yal
 team, largely as the result of Hinkey
 scouting, lends much strength to tn
 opinion, and if Yale fails to mak I5 use of it's former star end in it's 19l , reconnoitering department. there wi [ be not a few Yale men who will sa that Yale is passing up a trump car
 and a precious one.