The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-09
CORNELL FOOTBALL MEN
HOLD SPRING PRACTICE

ithaca, n. Y. April IA new era
| in Cornell football was ushered in
this week when Gilmour Dobie re-
Gently appointed head coach of the
football team for a term of three
years called out for spring practice.
prospective candidates for next fairs
varsity team. This is the first time
IN years that spring gridiron practice
has been held here. 1t is expected
( mat ali or last years varsity men
VINO are to return next Gall ana are
not engaged in some other sport, as
wen as members of last years varsity
and freshmen squads will be out in
toys by the end of this week.
The practice will give Dobie an
opportunity to become acquainted
with the material he must work with
next tali 1t will be his first chance To
SIZE up individual players and become
familiar with local conditions. The
practice will continue for four or five
weeks 1t Is expected and it will in
eiude a thorough drill in football
fundamentals, in fact everything bur
actual scrimmaging. Some six or
eight members of last falls varsity
team form the nucleus of the spring
training squad
Dooie comes to Ithaca in different
capacity than is usually the case with
football coaches. Like Jack MoakIsv
in track and Charles T.. Courtney IN
crew, he will make Ithaca his home
and he will be here all year around
RMS arrangement is one of the flea
lures or the contract s1gneo s,x ,~srn
ana the association. 1t is the belief
OF the athletic association that a resi-
oeht coach who can kept In touch
with football players. football sched-
ules and football problems all the
year around will prove more vain
able than coach who does not ar
rive until the beginning of the season
ana departs after the last game is
played in November.
Cornell men are looking forward
with confidence to the rehabilitation
of football here under Dobie target,
because of his impressive coaching
record. The new coach graduated
from the University Of Minnesota In
1904 after a brilliant career as a
player On the Minnesota team, first a.
END and later as quarterback. He was
quarter and general OF the 1900 Min
hesota team that won the Western
conference championship. He sIled
the same position In 1901. From 1aoo
To 1905 he was assistant coach "a,
Minnesota under. DR.. Harry l.. VIII
IiatHs IN 1916 he went to the North
Dakota Agricultural college as ath-
letic director and coach of all sports.
HIS football teams at North Dakota
IN 1906 and 1907 won every game.
FROM North Dakota Dobie went
out to the coast where he soon es-
tahlished brilliant reputation for
successful football coaching at the
University Of Washington.
During Dobie's stay OF eight years
the Washington team never lost a
game.
From the coast Dobie came East to
the naval academy where he coach
ed Tor three years up through last
seaon. During that time his team
was defeated twice, once by the Great
Lakes team, to G, and last fall in
an early season game with George
! town. And under his coaching the
navy defeated the army last fall
though the army was a warm favorite
1t was the first navy victory in years
1t is on this record that Cornell Is
| building her hopes for a football re-
| vival.