New-York tribune., 1920-12-06


ot.c~, written by Vale man whose
ame is known, but who prefers ID s N
imself "a Yale Man. He asks to be
llowcd TO have his little say. aid the
GLOWING are his words, phrases and
acts:
"Becinnnr with 1890 a Springfield
| have seen every bie Male football
game. In the last thirty Years |
have nlayad little Ya'e ioo.5all
coached it lo. and seen more than
lot. ! am now breaking silence
Of thirty years because 'he stupid
football publicity which is being cent
frem New Havon compcls mc to d.
50. Ard have a right to speak
because am Yale graduate, ev9n
though not Of the elect.
"Ihc latest publicity from Yale
sets forth that the three reasons
Na!" lost in football ths year were:
Lack Of material. constant injuries
and because most Of the eleven vcrc
unable to play together It is Just
this sor' Of juvenile bunk which cx
asncraios ono beyond measure. Whv
not tell tho truth snd provide 2 cure
~ hat * causing all the trouble
IN Yale football is the fact 'ha. div
rot has set IN. Yale has not bean
willing TO accept What al TIE rest of
the football world has accepted 70
wit the onen gene Yale lest tNis
Year because Tad Jones overvora,od
the men. because he did not have. or
dld not use backs and ends who lad
enough speed, because Of poor
tackllng. because he did not develon
forward passing game and because
ne put IN, or was forced to prt in,
jwo or three players who mad no
license 70 ever get above the third
eleven. Fut Tad Jones is a real
leader and should he retained. He IS
Young and his mistakes were human.
he Wall do better things next year.
laie Publicity All Wrong
go the publicity which has hoon
sent from New Haven to the effect
that in the Harvard game .Tale uon
a great moral victory is Dia,e Yala
IS sore. sore to her marrow and eAo
Should ne sore at losing when she
oVgnt not to lose. Tne powers that be
IN New Haven may continue to keen
on 'hcn binders and cxciaim with
collcglate cockSurencss and lscl. of
VISION that The Yale spirit was
never moro indomtable in defeat ,
ana that Yale sand was never more
IN evidence, but Yale men IN con
er2i arc demanding TO hell With
"ondeifnl defeats--ive us wonder
l0l vl'tnries'' They are right, And
IS one "a Ia man who has personally
"&(ched the trend Of things in Nalc
aNHI"t-9s want to say that what
Hle needs IN football is less q.uts
and more brains. CO.
Tins idoa that what wae good
enough for the cid Yale Is ,5ood
enough for the new is all wronr II
mas been officially given out at New
haven that next year the nrjco of
football tickets to the general pub
nc in the big games is to be raised
to 50 or more, but that to Yale the
price would be s. or less. Sinre
when does Yale football belonr ia
Yale alone? Since when does Vale
University belong to New Haven
Can't they realize that Yale be-
longs 10 every one who wants bor7
Just what sort Of university vould
ale be if only sons Of Ypla r0an
went 10 Yale? It's prenostara,,s'
ne opportunity and the g!orv Of our
country Is reflected in the onnortu-
ntY and glory of Yale. As univer-
SitN aio can never be close Cor
noraton Yale can never saw sYaie
hrst and the public aftcrward,' No
,ndced Yale is great because She
belongs to great nation.
Sees Signs of Change
n owever, this deplorablc attitude
by those at present in power is
merely tho reign of a few in passing
II can't last because it isn't right
Some day, and before long. hone
proper publicity will emanato from
New Haven. Then will Yale begin
to put her best foot forward. md
thcn VIII the right hand of press
and public again be offered to Yale.
ION every side I hear growlings
against the things that are. 1t is an
omlnous note and quite soon it must
penetrate even Yale density at New
haven. How many times in the last
week have | heard Yale graduates
say: Its time we got together,
Yes, it surely is. We are not to-
gcthcr. Pinhcads have been in con-
troll and ninheads have been pulling
bones. Please understand that I saw
bones hterally-I have no double
meaning in using the word 'bones'!
Should Call on Walter Camp
"a year ago when Walter Camps
name was mentioned to one of the
Iale football coaches the latter said
that Camp was a fine coach, and then
the smart Alcck held his nose. Not
so long ago IN the Yale Club some
one suggested that Foster Sanford
ought to go up and help coach the
lnne. Whereuron several Of tho
graduates exclaimed hotly that if
Sanford went 90 New Haven thew
would never 20 there again. And
there YOU are.
at is time that the feeling again It
Camp and against Sanford and al!
the other little petty squabbles were
ironed out. It is time for a mental
housecleaning in Yale athletics, and
those who use the disinfectant must
sprinkle it literally on themselves.
That is the only way to kill dry rot.
AS said in the beginning, I have
a right to criticize because I am a
Yale man, even though not Of the
elect. and 7 have further right to
criticisc. because I am giving three
sons TO Yale, and they will not be of
the elcct,'