New-York tribune., 1920-12-12
May Order Winter Prac-
tice for Squad Soon
After Xmas Vacation

NC w 1lA EN-, Dec. til ne 'pdtD
has been prepared for Tad Jones to
return to Yale as head coach of the
football eleven ncx+ season. Captain
elect Malcolm Aldrich of the team
warmly favors his return, and the
graduate football committee just ap-
pointed by him and indorsed by the
general athletic committee is known to
be unanimous in hoping that Jones will
return.
Members Of the committee and Cap
tain Aldyich ave discussed the matter
with Jones, and although no formal
offer Of the head coachshp viii be
made to him until the committee has
held several conferences during the
coming holidays, they have made it
known informally that they desire his
return.
Jones has stated that If he returns
he will be here for The spring practice,
realizing that much Of the poor tackling
and interference, il not passing and
punting, Of the eleven the last fall
were the result of inadequately super
vlsed spring drill last April.
The question of the return Of Jones
hinges upon his business plans FOR the
future. He is partner in thc Ames
Shiphuilding Company of Seattle and
was allowed to come East luas fall to
coach the Yale eleven for his vacation
l.. he returns East for q month IL the
sprlng, perhaps makes midsummer
trip in the interest of Yale football ard
comes East again OF. September | qnl
remains until December /, difereu,
adjustment must be made of his Lusl-
ness affairs, and he Is now understood
| tC be max ing such Olans
Jones feels keenly the poor showing
Of the eleven last fall. Taking charge
of the poorest lot of material Yale
teams has had he was able, in 1916, to
produce d winner over Princeton and
Harvard, and the fact that, with supe-
rlor material, the last season has re-
suited in one of the worst showings in
1aie gridiron history has made the
master coach eager for another trial.
radical changes from his policy Of last
season, but he is keeping his plans
very quiet. The selection of Major
Louis Stoddard, Foster Rockwell, Ted
LIley, Ray Paige and Clarence Acott
as graduate advisory committee came
as general surprise because it in
volved the disappearance of veteran
alumni from the committee. All were
active III the coaching last fall Major
Stoddard as advisory coach, the other
four as field coaches, and it is believed
coaches is made some of the graduate
committee, perhaps all except Major
Stoddard, Will be numbered among the
coaches who appear in togs on the side
lines for the daily practice.
Rockwell, in particular, is one Of
Nale's masters of football strategy.
As field general ne ran four Yale
elevcns brilliantly, and as head coach
OF Sammy Morse's eleven he proved
one of the most resourceful field mar
shals who ever campaigned an Eli
eleven to victory.
1t is expected that Captain Malcolm
Aldricl1 will make an innovat on by
ordering out the squad for winter prac-
tice in the gymnasium soon after the
Christmas recess. The players have
already been urged to take box ing and,
if possible, wrestling practice. The
members of the eleven last fall ap-
peared to know less what to do with
their arms and legs than my Yale play
ers in year, and such instruction as
the elements OF self-defense in wrcst-
ling and Of selfotfense through box
ing is sought the first step toward
the formation Of an aggressive eleven
for next fall.
Aldrich is eager for a slrenuous
campaign, but he believes that it can
le found without games VIII CHI main
nearly half the regulars for most of
the season. Yale has suffered such set
hacks the last two years, and the
eleven which was presented against
10th Harvard and Princeton on both
occasions was far from its best playing
form on that account
Yalc's return to game with Army
is step i'll carrying out that policy.
The game at West FONT has annually
hcwn up for Yale its weak points
without crlpping the eleven physically.