The New York herald., 1921-01-23
HOPE OF YALE
FOOTBALL RESTS
WITH TAD JONES
Old Eli Rejoices That Coach
Is 80 Return Next
Fall.
FIVE YEAR CONTRACT
More or Less Permanent Sys-
tenn Necessary to Build Grid
iron Efficiency.
FIVE YEAR CONTRACT

Special Despatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New HAVEN. Conn, Jan. 22.-Thv
salvation of Yale football lies in the
signing of Tad Jones. is the way Yale
men look upon the announcement made
on Thursday that the coach of the 1920
team has returned his signed contract
to act as gridiron instructor here for
a period of years.
No announcement made at Yale in
years has met with the general ap-
proval OF undergraduates and alumni
that this one has. Jones did not pro-
duce winner last fall, but the ola
Yale system, which is gone but not for
gotten by Yale football players, will
be put into being next year, with the
result that Yale probably will be oil
the football map for the first time since
1916, when Cupie Black did the uneS-
pected and came through with win
ming team.
1t may take more than a year to
bring Yale to the front rank in foot
ball, but it is believed that the time
allowed Jones to show something will
result in elevating the Ellis to the plane
where they rightfully belong. The sit
uation had become desperate at Yale
and the greatest pressure had been
brought to bear on Jones to have him
give up his shipbuilding interests in
Seattle and come to New Haven.
The official Yale undergraduate or
gan, The Daily Nelcs, expresses the
attitude of mind here.
Solution of Problem.
'Tf there is any solution of the uni
versity football problem" it says. (which
could give greater satisfaction to all con-
cerned than that which is offered in the
return of Tad Jones on "a permanent
basis we confess our inability TO con-
ceive what it is. The football committee
and all those to whose efforts his return
is due are recipients of the gratitude of
supporters of Yale football everywhere.
Throughout all of the discussion which
followed upon the close of the last UNI
fortunate season there We're two points
of constructive criticism with which the
hackers OF each contending theory agreed
first, that the paramount need for Yale
football was time and consistent plan
ming to build up a system: second, that
the man whose leadership was needed
was Tad Jones. His retut on contract
for a period of years, dufing which he
will devote all his time to the building
up OF q new system, meets every intelu-
gent criticism that has been made.
'"The 1920 season was an unfortunate
one indeed, but failure is not utterly
without compensation Il il teaches les
son which should be learned. That tho
1920 season did so is noY evident. and
we feel not the slightest hesitation In
predicting that il will be increasingly
evident from the moment of Tad Jones's
return next month. The lesson having
been learned, the rest Is thing OF the
past. There is ground for optimism. and
that is the thing needed. Athletic vic
tories and defeats are not of fundamen-
tai Importance in the estimate of a uni
verslty. but it is recognized fact that
they are about as potent factors as any
in the morale of undergraduates-and
graduates. too.
"Assuredy Yale did not yield an inch
TO pessimism because of the defeats of
last season but there are laurels to be
won back. and when they rest in New
Haven again there will be an interest
ing comparison TO be made between
points of view. And with Tad Jones
back with time TO build up system
such as has been utterly lacking since
the days OF Ted Coy, IL looks as il
ancient football laurels might come back
home"
Interest I'm Polo.