The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-24
.GQRNELL uKES TO
BOOK WELL AHEAD
Long Term Contracts with
The Coaches Ave the
Rule There. ,ss

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NEW YORK, Jan 2l.-,rhe annnun-
cement that the coEnen unlysrniiy
Athletic association has signed Coach
Jack Moakley sto q tensgear cunuact
oRtrain the Ithaca track team, is
another example OF tho manner ia
which Cornell looks 6ead4in ths1s:at-
ter Of collegiate and intercoHeEinto
sports. Moalsley cane % ccrneli II
years ago and since 1sss has had
charge Of the track sand espas-ceunszy
squads without d break. Il 10 Mvoo
out the term OIL new ccnlsscs With
Cornell he will have served the ned
which is unequalled ii tAis llna Of
varsity sport at this time.
+ Like Coach Courtney Oh the rowing
department Moakley ms hecnne Z
fixture at Cornell. Some Years 6so IT
ter notable victory Tor fhe ithaca
university track team MoaiEieg, like
Courtney, was given 8 handboms home
by the alumnfgand und 10
that today both Courtney and Mcalt,
ley are as much o part Of Cornell
and Ithaca as the Oldest tnhabitant.
Moakley's chill renl have gfoWn ut and
been graduated from Cornell and no
far as one can look into che future
Moakley. wifi complete hls active ca
reer at Cornell. sS
In signing Moakley to another fcnr
term contract, Cornell shee taken time
by tho forelock and preEented any
RIVAL university from Ittttng tie lam
GUS coach.
The same method wiz pursued, to
some extent, in the case Ut ID. A.
Sharpe, the football coach, and aa .
result when Yale alumni eypres led tho
desire that Sharpe return "a New HAY
en- and lift Eli foot ball 70 Il winning
plane, 1t was found TINT he Wan Under
"a flve-year contract With four ynrrf
yet to run. U
With Courtney MoakIey ana Sharpe
all signed up for some yeafs' major
sports at Cornell are III tho handy Of
excellent coaches. satisfactorg 70 sit
dents alumni and faculty. 10 greater
honor can come 70 Mogklsy except
his selection as coach Of m Atnogi-
can Olympic Games team md u the
next revival of this great attenuation
al meet it is almost certatn that he
will be the choice for thu positi1n
left vacant by Nike Murphy DEAN.
The two:days meeting Of the Inter
collegiate Football Rnles eouniitlee
set for New! " orkS February Is and 20
is not likely to- develop any radical
changes in the playing code for neat
season. Parkes Davis; the Ertncet0n
University delegate % the INJECTING,
in discussing possible action ct tho
conference, said sTecentlys
From the EastSarises e cfy that 70
secure q touchd down the bill should
be actually touched behisid thc goal.
From the West comes j. snggs4tion
that the try for goaI following 9
touchdown should be aholished- Tho
movement 20 require The ball e.
tually to be touched down behind ne
line to constitute q touelioWn 4xil-
from. the disputes ot ApectAtofa %.
lowing two instances 81 the major
games OF the East IN which Bcme Of
the latter believed ttat the bell IA
each instance acttaitY crosse9 the
line, although the ntlcials h these
games ruled SotherWfse.
"Thes movemen TO abolish the goal
following q touchdu OWL l1as alwnyl had
its advocates and has been strongly 3D.
yanced many8times before the anles
committees. The zeal AFTER touch.
down. however, has been ana sncnld
be retained In the game becau1e 81
It's great historical Interest, 1tcau4e
It is an attractive yteature Of play end
because no sound aSgHnent has cc-n
or can be, advanced tor itg elimiur'
ton.
"a feature Of play TINT really calls
for action is the practice which ~.
peared here and there during The kell
among players on the dafengo OF IT,
noT1iig the flight 81 Tic baii on for
ward pass and eliberately pp1inA
the player trying u tecoyer ne hall
out Of the play by violent 'body-blocf-
ing at the axpense % i Ton yard PEN
atty. This 81 the only daring es1 ..2
that the Fthreshtng geaeon g Aatp A'-'
closed in tfapresent tnies'"
100 Y, SSktftts rEflsai lance.