Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-01

This school boy running is an in
'erestinE feature itself in the de-
velopment of enthusiasm, for the
parents Of these boys crowd to the
stand to see their young hopefuls per
, form on the track. and this adds to
the number of people becoming per
manently interested in watching track
events. A man goes for the first time
to see his boy run. but he has begun
to hear at home from the boy as to
his chances and what other boys are
doing. and after he has seen these re-
lay championships he becomes an ar
dent fan and attends other track
events. Thus the good seed spreads
Harvnrd's Rowing Coach.
With the rowing season in the offing.
today is a good time to explain the
situation up at Cambridge. where
Harvard has appointed Bob Herrick
head coach in spite of the good work
done by Haines last year in develop
ing crimson crew. The combinat ton
of Herrick and Haines is not a sudden
arrangement, the experiment was
made good many years ago and
proved thoroughly satisfactory.
Owing to the rules of the Henley
regatta, it was necessary, when Har-
ward entered crew there, to bar
Haines. who was a professional Goa CHI,
Therefore Herrick, who had been the
graduate adviser and worked with
and coached it until it won the blue
ribbon of the British rowing world
The result of the arrangement at Har-
ward is that the crew will have the
benefit of both these able men.
Middle Western Storms.
Feeling seems to be growing in the
middle west foot ball conference, and
a good portion of it comes from the
matter of schedules. Connected with
this Is the question of intersectional
games. for. in order to put in her game
with Princeton, Chicago was obliged to
turn down her oldtime rival-Michigan.
This and the break between Wisconsin
and Ohio State, which seems to be
growing into considerable recrimination,
is making things decidedly shaky in the
conference. Moreover, the so-called
minor teams of the conference have
never had a fair chance at big games,
ana nence are none too eager to see
the bigger fellows get the cream of all
the foot ball dates. This had one good
result in that Indiana, Iowa. Purdue and
Northwestern are all looking for much
more developed teams and better coach
ing in the hope to put their names on
the foot ball map with such impressive
ness as to demand better bookings.
Creased Jackets Reappear.
Last week the writer commented on
the different grades Of roughness In
basket ball. and now there comes out a
charge from Wisconsin that the Michi-
gan players creased their jackets"
This leads one back to some decades.
to the day of the first introduction
of the canvas jacket into foot ball.
These Jackets were worn by Trinity
players in game against Yale. There
was much mystery connected with
them. The Trinity players went into
their dressing room and shades were
put up at the windows. The doors
were closed. Everything was done to
prevent prying eyes. When the play
ers emerged from the dressing room,
and 1t was at old Hamilton Park.
New Haven, they had on canvas
jackets and these jackets had been
literally smeared with grease. They
were tight-fitting and the first few
minutes of the game it was very
difficult for the Yale men to hold onto
them. In fact, they were like creased
pigs. The problem was. however
solved by the Yale players scraping
up handfuls of dirt and holding this
dirt clenched in their hands until they
got near enough to tackle the Trim
ity player.
(COpyright 1921