New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-02
Yale Football
Plans for Year
Still i'm Doubt
Presence of Mccormick In
France and the Illness
of Corwin Are The Cause

NEW HAVEN. Conn March Feet.
ing that Nale's football plans for nexh
season have suffered through failure to
eenirleta schedule the undrtstadA
uates have urged tho slemni committee
to hasten tina seleelion cf head epArh.
the completion OF the nehedula aaf
playing dntea, tha formation nf the
nov general football enmmiitee fois
neat Year, and tho matter ef af,sngs
ing for temporary captain.
Practically every either largo unls
versiiy han laid plans Ter these details,
Nalo has not evpn formed It's football
committee. Vance Mccormick. chair.
man of the committee. IA in Europe,
and it was announced that s. Hfincker~
hoif Thofne, captain ia 1890, and
member Of tho alumni eommittco. had
been made temporary chairman.
Manager r. +. ierclNnrer. nrcai-
dent OF tho lalc Football Asaoc ,ation.
has held several conferences with
Thorne in New York city and went
there to-day for another. Several Of
the colleges which Yale Desired 10
HtNL nave NllVHNy nli'u iNfif achfiulc5
and have boon compelled 10 decline
Yalc's challenge Ono of tho number
which Yale greatly desired TO meet
was Colgate, which has always given
Yale iirst-class game, both as regards
quality of play and sportsmanship.
May Postpone Election
The Yale undergraduates are not in
favor of the election of football
captain till most OF the games Of next
season have been played, unless Guy
Gates, who was elected captain last
year, decides to return to college next
fall. At present he insists that he will
graduate in June and go immediately
into business An election at this
time, it is claimed by the undergrad
yates association, would be unfair The
students feel that better natural
leader can be secured after the games
Of next fall have tried out the players
and displayed their genuine worth.
The plan row favored is for head
coach, to be chosen Immediately. and
for him to be given complete control of
the squad, reporting in time for the
spring practice in May temporary
captain would be chosen when the
playing season begins next fall. and tht
permanent captain about November |.
There is no division of sentiment re- }
garding the choice Of head coach Alum
nj and undergraduate agree that Tad
Jones who was head coach Of Nale's last
intercollegiate eleven, the 1916 combi-
nation which he turned from a mediocre
squad into q winner over Harvard and
Princeton. should be selected
Professor Robert n. Corwin. head of
the y Ne Athletic Council, said the other
day shat efforts were being made to in
duce Jones 10 return to Yale. A letter
10 GA
has not been approached. He is en-
gagged in the shipbuilding industry in
Seattle
The illness Of Professor Corwin has
been one OF the reasons for Iale's de-
lay in deciding upon the details of its
football season. lie may be able to re-
sumo his duties in another week. Tho
recent conferences between the under
graduates and alumni give promise OF
settling the question OF the size Of
coaching squads.
Favor Single Coach
The Harvard, Princeton Yale CON
iercnces which we're held last year ne
suited i'm recommendation that "a single
coach direct the work, with perhaps ono
assistant. The undergraduates have
made II clear that they do net regard
any such arrangement as alnWalo al .
THOUGH they admit that they wieh to
cooperate in reducing expenses A
compromise Will be adopted which win
allow several coaohcs hut there will be
q decided limit 10 their expenses and
their stay with the squads
Not half of the games which win be
played neN fall have yot hnon sched-
nlod. although an arrangement haa hrstt
made by means Of which Yale uil nlav
Harvard IN eloafup ihe season N
Cambridge tho laai Saturday of Ma
vemher and Princeton IN fhe NuIe nool
The previous Saturday ohallanfa haa
Alao been sent to lltnvn lnlpnr.iiv hu,
the date Is unheltlei although brown
WA he phYed enrlior ln The hohson
than ever heloro