Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-30

Coach Hurry Up" Yost, Of Michi-
Gan, is one OF the western gridiron
mentors who will never consent to
change In the football rules that win
curb the effectiveness OF the for
ward pass, Yost recently broke into
print with a condemnation for those
eastern coaches who propose to limit
the usefulness OF the pass. In that
statement he declared there was en-
-tirely too much tampering with the
game and that unless the rules COM
nnittee learned to let the rules alone
as they are. a decrease Of interest In
the game Will be forthcoming It was
Percy Hanghton. former Harvard
coach, who proposed that the rule
makers provide that pass blocked
behind the line OF scrimmase as
punt Is now blocked, result in free
ball. Yost takes the stand that to
write this condition into the rules
will surely kill the pass because
rather than take chance the team
win quit using the aerial stun. Coach
Yost would make no comment on the
proposal coming from Frank Cavan-
auSh, coach at Roston College, that
the goal after touchdown be done
away with. Yost admitted, however.
that this marker could be dispensed
with. probably. without injuring the
pastime. gas e
Football players were not the only
ones on the Ohio State special to
California, who took exercise at the
various stopping places en- route to
Pasadena. When the train arrived
at Chicago. Coach wilce and As
sfstaht Coach Chick Harley routed
out all the followers in the party and
ordered them to take the same hike,
that was prescribed for the foot
ball players. There was not a dis
senting voice and the Buckeye group
made merry throng as II struck out
for Lincoln Park where most OF the
walking was done. Coach Wilce en-
5oyed a laugh as some OF tho fol-
lowers not In the best OF condition.
dragged themselves back to head
quarters The Buckeye mentor told
the followers they needed the ex-
ercise worse than the players. Rep
resentatives of Chicago University
were In constant attendance upon.
the Western Conference champions
while they were in the Windy City,
showing them about the city and ar
ranging for their hike.
Branch Hickey Is blocking a record
sale In baseball. John McGraw. OF
the Giants, eaid last week he would
be glad to buy Roger Eornsby out
right even at the record price sof
$4,000. but Hickey wants PLAYERS
when he cuts the Texan loose Nc
Graw let 1t be known he would pay
this fabulous amount for the Cardi-
nal star during tanning bee. when
it was recalled that Babe Rutf's
sale to the Yankees for $125, 600 twak
the record for baseball McGraw
horned In Immediately with the re-
mark that Branch Hickey was block
ing another record deal when he
wauld not talk sale on Hornsby. as
he was prepared to top the Ruth
transaction by a cool $4,000.
Many young tennis players work
day and night during the season to
Vincent Richards, one of the most
y.
fering from too many strokes and
his friends and advisers say he must
cut down his repertoire or his game
Will suffer. Richards supply OF,
strokes was never noted generally
until attention was called to 1t by
Norman e. Brookes, the great Aus
tralian player. Brookes says Rich
ards variety Of strokes is a pos
Tive menace to his advancement in
the court game, and bids the youEst-.
er to forget many Of his freak strokes,
Brookes and Patterson defeated
Richards and Tilden for the doubles
title, and the Antipodean star had
an excellent opportunity to study
Richards work. He gave Richards.
some valuable advice on tho best
methods to pursue to curb the
Ideyelopment Of more strokes.