New-York tribune., 1919-12-17
Sharpe Invites
Jones tOCOach
Eleven at Yale
Head of Athletic Board
Of Control Insists There
Is No Discord in Sport

Special Correspondence
NEW HAVEN, Dec. 16.-Professor
Clarence w. Mendell head of the Yale
Athletic Board of Control; Captain
Tim Callahan of tho football eleven
and DR.. Albert Hayes Sharpe, athletic
director and footabll head coach, to-
night issued statements regarding the
rumors that Sharpe will be retired be-
fore another football season.
Professor Mendell said that Dr..
Sharpe would remain; that there was
no discord or lack of harmony among
the players and coaches, and that it
was Yale's policy to engage an ath-
Ietic director who would not be a field
coach in any one sport, but who would
be general athletic supervisor. This
position, he said, would be held by Dr..
Sharpe another fall.
Professor Mendell discussed the in
vcstigation which is in progress re the
composition of the graduate football
committee and the resident coaching
staff. He said that changes would be
that younger men would be added to
the graduate football committee, and
that several changes would take place
IN the coaching squad.
Callahan Makes Denial
Captain Callahan fatty denied
rumors of the last two or three days
to the effect that he has told Sharpe
that he cannot be head coach next fall
or that he was reelected captain on a
platform to drop the head coach. Other
Yale players deny that any such move
ment was made by them in reelecving
Captain Callahan
Sharpe admitted that he has invited
Tad Jones to return as Yale's chief of
coaching staff during the next football
season. Jones, with only inferior ma
terial in 1916, succeeded in developing
an eleven which defeated both Har-
ward and Princeton, both Of whom had
better records 70 their credit in the
carly games of the season.
Sharp's statement follows:
Several days ago I wrote Tad
Jones asking him tc return next fall
as head coach for the Yale football
team, because I believed it would be
for the best interests of Yale. I was
awaiting his reply before making
any public statement. These facts.
however, are made public now tc
show conclusively that alleged inter-
views published by numerous news
papers are untrue. | have nothing
but the highest personal regard for
Tad Jones. and would warmly vel
come his return to participate IN
Iale's athletics and promise him my
heartiest support.
'lf the work of director of ath-
letcs is to be effective only through
the success of single team in
single season | believe that each
major sport should have its own
head coach. in order that the gen.
eral development of university ath-
letics may not be adversely affected"
Braden Followed Signals
Jim Braden, the fullback who con-
tributed the most Sensational features
to the recent intercollegiate football
season through 55-yard field goal
and most of the Yale ground gaining,
tonight commented on the statements
attributed recently to Sharpe and to
John Mack, the Yale trainer that he
did not read the signals right when
Yale was within a foot of a touch
down, and it was fourth down in the
Harvard Stadium He said:
There is no truth whatever in the
statement. did exactly as | was told
at that time. | most emphatically
deny that I disobeyed the signal which
was given.
II may have lot to say about Yale
football the past fall but at present
Will say nothing"