Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-16
NEW NAVY GRID COACH
HAS WONDERFUL RECORD
Golmour Dobie Probably Will BE De-
prived of Battling Army
StratcgistS This Fall.
BELIEVES IN SPEEDY TEAMS
Development OF Cleverness Also
Stressed by Instructor, Whose
Elevens Have Not Been Defeated
in Fourteen Years.

NEW YORK, September 15.-The abb
sence at this time OF the annual Army
Navy football game upon the seasons
schedule of gridiron contests appears
likely to deprive Golmour Dobie. the
sailors new coach. OF an opportunity
TO test his tutoring mettle against
tho Skill and strategy of the soldiers
coaching staff. In engaging the SER
vices of Dobie. the Naval Academy au-
thorities secured football instructor
with remarkable record. If the
middies team is as successful this
fall as other clcvenS have been in the
past under the coaching of Dobie. the
Navy team Will be unusually keen to
clash with the cadet eleven from the
plains OF West Point.
The Naval Academy has had several
football coaches of more than ordinary
ability and record. both as players and
mentors. In other years. but none OF
these can point to a record that equals
In any particular the one that the
new middle instructor has established
during the past decade. Dobie first
came into intercollegiate prominence
as football coach in 1903, when he
assisted in coaching the University of
Minnesota team. Since that year he
has been in charge of prominent
elevens in the Middle and Far West,
with success that Is little short of
phenomenal.
During the last fourteen years
Dobie's teams have played ninety seven
games. winning ninety-three; losing
none and being held to a tie score
but four times. In this period of play
the elevens coached by him have rolled
up an aggregate score of 3,495 points
to their opponents 1852. giving them
an average OF thirty-six and a slight
traction of points per game. After
serving two seasons with the Uniyer-
sity OF Minnesota. Dobie went to the
Minneapolis High School for one year,
and spent the next two seasons coach
ing the North Dakota AgEies In 1908
he transferred his alliance to the Uni
Versity OF Washington, where he
coached until the close Of the 1915
season.
Dobie is coach of marked pcr-
sonaiity. He has the unusual faculty
OF developing fast, clever-playing
teams from almost any kind OF ma
terial. He naturally prefers fast.
heavy backs and linemen. when they
arc available, but can apparently mold
winning team from less promising
strict disciplinarian. demanding abso-
lutte obedience to his commands and
instructions. He insists that every
member Ut the team shall play hard
but clean football, and will not use
a man OF questionable courage. no mat
ter what his natural football ability
may be. Dobie also has the faculty OF
arousing the keenest enthusiasm and
loyalty among the squads he has
coached. ana his teams have been noted
for their lighting ability from whistle
to whistle.
Another Coach Of Fnme.
1t Is by rather sad coincidence that
two former University of Washington
coaches should BIO mentioned almost
at the same time in the public print.
for while Dobies progress with the
Navy football squad was being chron-
lcled. the wires carried the report of
tho sudden death of Hiram Con;bear.
Ihe latter coached the University of
washington crews for almost as many
years as Dobie handled the football
teams and, when rowing conditions are
considered, with almost as much sue
cess.
Under Conibear's coaching, tho Wash.
lnSton' crews won position I'm the
racine Coast rowing circles somewhat
similar to that held by Cornell in the
east The Seattle college oarsmen won
a large majority of the varsity regattas
IN which they were starters and in |
the Two trips made to the Hudson River
at Poughkeepsie for the intercollegiate
regatta, won tho admiration and re-
spect OF both the spectators and their
opponents.
While mover successful in winning
inc college rowing classic OF the East.
the washington crew OF 1913 finished |
third. being led by Syracuse and Cor
nell and outrowing Wisconsin,, Column |
Ola and pennsylvania. The next sea-
son the eight was not 40 well nIaced |
being next to last in a field of six: !
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