The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-09-25
OLD TIMERS TO DIRECT
TEN ELEVENS WESTERN
CONFERENCE THIS YEAR

Chicago, Sept. 24.-Veteran coaches
will direct the work of each of the
ten football teams of the Western
Intercollegiate Conference this sea-
son. Stagg and Williams and Yost. If
not already the Nestors among active
coaches of the sport, are rapidly
approaching HISTORIAN honors. The
other seven coaches will average
decade of active work in the field
and all have been tried in their pre-
sent or other positions.
The list of head coaches for the
coming season follows:
A. A. Stagg, Chicago, (played al
Yale); II. c. Zuppke Illinois, (played
at wisconsin,; T. o. Stiehm. Indiana.
played AT Wisconsin); Howard Jones'
Iowa, (played at Yale; Fielding H.
Yost, Michigan, (played at West
Virginia and Lafayette); DIR. II. l..
Williams, Minnesota. played at
Yale); Elmer w. McDevitt. North
western. (played at Yale); j. w. Wilce,
Ohio, (played at Wisconsin,; w. H.
Dietz, Purdue, tplayed at CarAsle)
and John r. Richards, Wisconsin.
(played at Wisconsin,
Strange as n may seem, not one
of the above names appears in the
games, history book, in which are
kept the records of runs. Of drop and
place kicks and other details OF the
spectacular and the unusual. Possibly
this is because too many of them
We're linemen in their playing days.
Possibly ii is because some of them
played so far back in the history of
the game that authentic data is not
available. But these same record books
contain the names of Blanchard Of
Harvard, 1876; Thompson. Yale 1876;
Cushing, Harvard, 1877; Holmes, Har.
ward. 1877: Lee. Pennsylvania 1878;
A. II. Cults Princeton, 1875 McNair,
Princeton 1879; and the comparatively
modern Bull Of Yale in 1883. From
these names and dates the records
verge towards modernity with the
Potters. NandooZers. Poes. Shevlins,
Camps, DeWatts, Knipes, Ames,
Harcs, Woodruffs. Thorpes, Marshalls.
Hnkeys Phil Kings. Hestons, Weeks.
Eckersalls. Stanford Whites, Brickleys.
Hahans and Bradens whose acts have
brought the occupants Of many foot
ball stands to their feet with some
piece of accuracy, strategy and daring.
Nowhere in this list Of the "gres;
1. . Al.
q head coach OF the Big Ten"
although their playing days were
scattered through the years between
the beginning Of the game and a de-
cade ago. Possibly the qualities which
made them great coaches. observers
OF. the game, are not the ones that
seize the psychological moment TO ap.
pear in the limelight.
Only one new conner appears in
the list. W. II. DeitZ, coach elect OF
Purdue. Lone Star" Detz IL the only
Original American in the present
list. He Is the first Indian ever 10
head a team Of the Big Ten" 1t is
remembered In this statement that
"Bill' Juneau. OF family proud OF
lnt NlSltnl ulOOu Nl ftu
men. was once head coach at Wis
consin. Dletz Is more recent player
at Carlisle and In the seven or eight
years since he left the Pennsylvania
school. he has had valuable experience
as coach. He will be one OF three
Indians nj the head Of representative
teams this year. the others being A.
\. Excdine. coach at Georgetown Uni.
versity. Washington, ID. c., and G. A.
Welch. coach of Washington state
College. Pullman, Wash.
Elmer McDevitt. coach az North.
western. is next In the list. beginning
his second year. but his coaching ex-
perience goes back decade al least
and he had good experience as line
captain In Als playing days The 9th
or coaches have five years or more
in their present positions. the years
In service ranging from Wllce AT
Ohio to Stage and Williams who are
well past a quarter century of serv.
ice.