Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1917-09-21
COACH VIM. \. DIETz
PREDICTS GOOD TEAM
W. ;. c. Coach Returns From Cali.
fornia in Optimistic Mood-An-
nounces Change in Coaching
Tactics

Coach William H. (Lonestarl
Dietz, shaper of the destinies OF the
Washington State College football
team, arrived in Pullman last Satur-
day from California, where he spent
the summer as assistant director and
cast member for the American Film
company. The coach returned In an
optimistic mood, despite the stories
of demoralized team and shattered
prospects which had reached his ears
in the Sunny South, and at once set
tied down to work in making pre-
liminary arrangements for another
successful football year at the State
College.
Sideline fans who have become
accustomed to watching the willy
coach pace the sidelines during the
progress of a practice scrimmage,
CARRIED in suit of clothes of the
latest cut and carrying his gloves
and walking stick, will witness de-
cided change in coaching tactics this
year. according to Coach Dietz, The
coach announces that he will this fall
don a suit of moleskins himself and
get into the thickest of the fray, ex-
pecting by this means to be in posi-
ton to better pick out the weak
points in the play and give more at
tention to individual coaching.
Despite the inroads made on the
squad by the draft and through en-
listments, Coach Dietz expects to be
able to turn out a strong team at the
State College this fall, and states
that the college will have a good
representative team that will make
as creditable showing as the con-
ditions will permit.
The coach's greatest concern has
to do with the possibilities for a
quarterback. The loss of Brown,
last years sensational understudy to
Bull" Durham, was caught in the
draft, leaving Coach DietZ without
an experienced man for the position.
we will try Dick Hanley at the
quarter position" said the w. S. C.
coach, but he has had no expert
ence at that position. Kienholz is,
another possibility, and is a good toe
artist, but he also lacks experience
at the position. Director Boiler has
unearthed a man of high school ex-
perience at quarter in Price, the
basket ball man, and we will give
him a thorough tryout. 1t is a GER
tainty, however that some expert
enced man, probably Captain zim-
norman or Bangs, will be called up
on the call signals and direct the
plays.
The short training season, due to
the late opening of college, will prove
a big hardship, and l hope that ar
engagements can be made for more
practice time each day for the squad.
A poorly seasoned team can not win
games consistently, and it will take
a lot Of time and hard work each day
to get the men in good physical con-
dition during the three weeks before
the big Oregon game, to say nothing
of developing team work and the
proper fighting spirit.
'While we know that all the con-
ference teams will be hit by the
war. It is impossible to get line
on the actual conditions at the other
schools this early in the season.
Oregon, however. with her excellent
Freshman team Of last year, looms
as a big contender, and that three
weeks before the oregon game is go
ing to prove mighty short.
Forward passes and trick plays
will form an important part in the
W. S. c. repertoire this fall accord
ing to Coach Dietz, although he plans
TO again use the Carlisle style OF
play as basis around which to
weave his new form ations Coach
Dietz left Santa Barbara Tuesday,
stopping a day in Portland on his
way to Pullman
The coach expresses the desire that
every member of the squad will be
on hand at the opening of college,
October /. so that no time may be
lost in getting down to business
Another ray of hope was shed on
the ". 5. C. football situation this
week when the fact developed that
Harry Wexler, the fighting fullback
of three years ago may return to
college this fall. Wexler received
his degree In agriculture and Is now
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