Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-26
METZGER's COLUMN

we near that Dlll ISlQB OiiS OA lAS best fullbacks and baseball catchers Harvard ever produced. is the man now slated to succeed Percy Haugh ton as the Crimson's football coach as well as to head the athletic depart ment of that university. When Haughton announced some time ago that he would not return after nine years of success little credence was given to his remark. Harvard men who knew went so far as to tell us Haughtop would be back. But it is definite iHaughton cannot return as football coach. His new business heads forbid it.
 The first thought was to continue the Haughton system by placing one of his former assistants in charge. But radical changes in the athletic plans of Yale-Harvard's closest rival forced another issue. Here was Yale abandoning it's former scheme of hav- ing season coaches and adopting a policy of encouraging sport for all students With no less a graduate than Dr. Al Sharpe as director of all ath letic activities and "Bo" Olcott filling freshman sport. Harvard realized that the time was ripe for like move.
 A survey of the graduates capable Ol SuCu pOSlIlOu Sdul- bridge brings into the list of possi- bilities just three men-Haughton Daily and Reid. These three were teammates in their undergraduate days and stand out as peculiarly fitted for the job because they are the only three Harvard graduates who have been successful football coaches Haughton, of course. being best known but Daily ranking him close second because of his brilliant success as West Point coach. Reid goes back farther than either as a coach. But he lacks nothing in comparison. Reid coached the 1901 Crimson varsity, team that overwhelmed Penn and Yale at time when Harvard was usually being overwhelmed in football matches. In addition he made a great record as a ball player. We saw him come to bat three times in succession against Penn back in 1900 or 1901 and registering no less than two home runs and a double.
 Of the three Haughton is clearly out of the running. The-next choice was Daily But the fact that Daly, though a Harvard man. was a West Point graduate and on active duty created a situatiops that could not easily be solved. lHarvard wanted Daly because Daly hah not only proven his worth at West Roint but also because he did much to establish the present Haugh- ton system of football at Cambridge.
 Back in 1908, the first fall Haughton coached at Harvard. Daly appeared and handled the backfield situation until it was under way. He brought with him, Graves, the Army line coach. Between them Percy got under way along right lines. It may be assum- ing too much to state that Daly start ed Harvard right, in view of Haugh- tons many years of success, but re- view of Haughtons coaching career at Cornell leads one to so assume So Daily was wanted but could not be ap- preached on account of the unpatriotic interpretation that might be made of such action. Had Daly left the ser vice we hear he would have a job at Harvard like the job Sharpe has. al Yale. As Daily hasn't left another so- lution just had to be made.
 Bill Reid is the solution. about the only solution, in fact. that remains Ii is rather tough on Reid to write this story in this way but the fact still re- mains that Reid looks to be as good 8 bet as Harvard qou / make. He has proven bis ability as Harvard foot. ball coach and knows baseball mighty
  yards baseball coach, and is a higf type of citizen just the type, in fact to caDably fill the position.
 Reid offers a splendid solution to tn, whole Harvard sport situation. For. .tunately, his varsity days intermingl, with those of Haughton and Daly ant of late years he has been in clos, touch with Crimson football. His ap pointment would mean that Haugh ton's advice would always be forth coming. After his one year as liar ward football coach Reid moved t California-where he halls from-bu a few years ago he returned to Bostol and entered business. He has neve lost his keen interest in sport and i as well informed on modern footbal as almost anyone. As a coach he wa highly respected by players and alum nj. He should be able to establish sport as part of the educational sys tenn of Harvard The recent announce ment that pltsical education. woul, be compulsory for college freshman a Harvard means that the Crimson out to do its bit in turning out boy physically fit to tackle the days work
 Pennsylvania State College is nov enjoying a comprehensive scheme c sport for all students. Hugo Bezdel manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates a well as head of the department 0 physical education and athletics a Penn State, is responsible for it. I an interview Bezdek told us that tn idea is ."to give each four-year stu dent at state working knowledge C every game within the American cur riculum of play"
 What about draw poker, Hugo?
 Germany" Schaefer. the ball playe and comedian, long on the payroll ( big league teams, died recently, leav ing an estate of s3.000. Now we un derstand why organized baseball wa so determined to slice the players sal