Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-22
By HEZE CLARK,
80 no--asroudaut of the Times,

1921 season as W Imam p. NSlp, VI I'm
lin College. Still there is not coach
who is meeting the situation more brave
ly than Nelp.
The material at Franklin is about as
good as it has been in some other years
That is not really the first rough spot In
the road of the Franklin coach. It Is
the schedule that makes his road a nara
one to travel. The two first games are
of a type that would worry coach OF
one of the Big Ten Conference coAeges.
Not that Franklin has weak team, cut
the Baptists are going up against some
bic college teams in those first two games
that may batter up their players 10 an
extent that will prevent them winning
many of the late season games that the'
otherwise would have a chance TO win.
Why schedule two teams Ike lndIana
University and Detroit University at
the start of football season. The
question has been asked by followers OF
the Franklin team. The answer is that
these two games will result IN pig
guarantees being paid to the tranknn
Athletic Association and requires REQUIRE
money to run athletics at any school:
Football clothing and other equipment
cost far more this season than i've years
ago Therefore, Coach Nelp must pre-.
pare a team to play two elevens out OF
it's class in weight; experience ana mum
bers OF men to select from.
BUILD FOR FUTURE
Is NELP IDEA.
Many football men would worry over
such a schedule as that which Franhln
will play, but not Nelp. lie Is g0lhs
ahead training his players teaching them
the rudiments of the game and develop
ing team play. ,.
ship team this year, he explained
Wednesday. I'VE are building tor the
future Many of the men are new ana
have played basketball, but not loot
ball. 1t will take time to teach them
football There is one thing certain
that while we are meeting teams OF Iar
more weight and experience thah OUT
men have, the Franklin players WIZ
learn from these big team athletes ana
what they learn will be or value 70 Ine-n
in the late season games.
Coach Nelp is not disappointed In MS
material. He believes 1t equal 10 ma
terial that was in the Franklin school In
other wears What the men need IS eX-
nerience. and they certainly have sched-
ule that is so difficult that they VIII get
plenty of experience -,
There is a different spirit at Franklin
this year. The students and the towns
people both have faith in the AFFINITY OF
Nelp to develop the best that IS IN the
football squad. John Thurber until re-
Gently. had been coach and athletic dl-
rector for about ten years al trankun:
He developed some strong teams, one u
which tied Purdue In football, nut
InUTDer
hest material that any coach ever nau
chance to handle. Athletes of the ablllty
of Kingsoliver, Lowry, Bowen and ZIP
Hays and many others would De aoie
to win games almost without coach.
Tburber had his friends who believed
tbat the success of Franklin in athletics
was due to his work. There were ALSO
men among the students, anC many Oh
the townsneOple. who follow the FRANK
lin teams. who were firm in their belief
that the Baptists would develop stronger
teams under a new coach. The faculty
was solid behind Thurber. However,
Coach Thurber had the opportunity TO
make a change and he did so, after nav
ing devoted about ten years 10 trying
10 put Franklin close to the center OF
the athletic map.
PRESENT COACH
WAS NATIONAL STAR.
This put the problem of getting new
coach IN to the r'ranklin athletic com
mittee. Nelp one of the best players
that ever wore 4 Franklin College UNI,
form. was chosen. Nelp was a natural
football PLAYER He had speed, he was
star on offense and defense, and he
knew how to play the game. The pres
ent season will be a test OF his AFFINITY
TO teach football The students ana the
townspeopIe believe he knows how to
teach the grid sport. He has not had the
assistance Of squad of assistant
Int has had to do the lions share OF the
work hi1useR Zip" Hays, former star
Franklin half back, visited the football
camp for two days and was a real heIp-
Yout another 2lumnus or FrankHh VINO
won fame as d football player, was help
ing Nelp Wednesday, but he Will not
be able to devote his time during the
entire season to assisting in the coaching.
Therefore it Is fair to say whatever
success Franklin College enjoys In loot
bail during the present season VIII DC
due to the efforts Of Coach Nelp as
much as to any one thing, and he should
receive the lions share of the credit.
Whatever failures occur during the
season should not be placed too heaVily
on the shoulders of the new Baptist
coach, for he is starting the , HeavlesC
schedule ever planned for Franklin
team. with many new and inexperienced
men on his squad and he must teach
these new men lot Of football.
At Franklin they are not singing the
blues" Far from it. The fang who
have for years held the bleachers In place
on the west side Of the field, We're on
the lob Wednesday afternoon. "NeIp IS
getting the work out of the boys de-
cIared one. Give him time, he VIII SHOW
all of them how to make football
team" answered another. He has some
of his regulars split up between the
varsity and the scrubs today and the
team isn't running as smoothly as II ara
Yesterday when all the regulars were
ON one team, but believe me he VIII give
Franklin a real team" commented
another football fan. 1t was this con.
fidence evident among the followers OF
the team that was reflected in the work
of the men in the scrimmage on the
field They are working and working
harder than Franklin athletes nave
worked in recent football seasons
Plans for taking care of crowds on the
Franklin athletic field are going Tor
ward and when the first home game Is
DIayed the football followers viii ma
more blsachers have been built from
which they will have chance TO view
the game In past years at Franklin only
n couple of wires formed fence aroun
the PLAYING space and these were soon soon
pressed down by the excited football
fans ard often spectators crowded onto
the fell Coach Nelp states he VIII have
a wire fence stretched around the foot
ball plying space that VIII prevent any
spectator from getting too close to the
side liaes. Coach Nelp is also planning
TO bring some Of the best teams To Frank
lin in order that the home games may De
interesting to the followers Of his team
Some of the games are still pending, but
most of the schedule has been completed.
At Franklin this year there are about
800 students enrolled and Of this num-
Der there are about 175 men. This means
that when forty men appear in football
suits that Coach Nelp is reaching an I'M
usually large percentage of the men Of
the school who wish athletic training.
1t is q mistake for any team represent
ing a school the size of Franklin to think
that Coach Nelp's aggregation will prove
easy this year Franklin opponents will
find that they are meeting a team that
has a world of fighting spirit. TO be
sure Indiana and Detroit should have
no trouble in defeating the Baptists, but
these schools have five men to pick from
where Coach Nelp has one. Therefore,
teams.
It is a real problem to fill the quarter
back position at Franklin after losing
Kingsoliver, who for four years proved