New-York tribune., 1921-08-28
Coaches Ready
For Strenuous
Football Year
Most of the Eastern Inst;.
tntions Well Equipped
With Good Instructors
Ry Ray Mccarthy

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Before taking stock of the footb.u
prospects of the various colleges for
the coming year it would be we'll "a
take a cursory glance at the list q,
coaches who will be in charge Of af.
fairs this season. Some writer recently
made the statement that good football
coaches were few and far between
That was the condition in the good old
days. But nothing is further from tho
truth at the present time. With thu
development of d number of crac.
teams where formerly only a few ex-
listed has come "a number of fine
coaches. And as we glance over the
list it seems TO us that most Of tho
institutions are well fortified for the
coming fall grind with capable and ex-
perienced instructors.
Whenever anybody starts 2 discus-
sion on coaches the name of Glenn
Warner immedi ately flashes before oar
eyes. This grizzled old veteran. who
in all of his years Of coaching has
never yet really handled a failure msv
not be the best coach in the business.
but we are willing 70 go on record in
saying he has no superiors Warner.
after years of successful teaching at
=
and Pittsburgh has never yet had occn
sion to regret signing him to con-
tract. Warner is still at Pittsburgh.
ano. as usual. Will be very much on the
job again this fall. That disposes of
the Panthers and their chances One
need say no more.
Cavanaugh Ranks High
Cavanaugh viii be back ae Boston
y, Col ~,
have another strong team. for the
B. c. mentor is also a man who knows
football and knows how to handle men.
When Eaughton retired from active
service at Cambridge two years ago
or SO, alumni of old Harvard feared
the flag of the Crimson WAS to he
hauled down. But either Haughtoa left
a mighty fine system for his successors
to work or Bob Fisher has made good.
The main point is Harvard is still en-
joying success on the gridiron, and so
long as it does Fisher need have no
worry. This year he Will have Eddie
Mahan as an assistant, and if Manan
can coach as we'll as he could play
there will be merry doings at Cam
bridge this fall
Bill Roper, at Princeton, is another
lixturc. Smiling Bill has taught the
Tigers how they should fight. HI has
developed football with kick in It at
Old Nassau, something they lacked be-
fore his coming, despite infrequent
successes. Last year we thought so
we'll of his eleven we rated it as the
champion Of the East. Naturally all
Princetonians felt the same way about
the matter. Roper it is reported will
have ten assistants this fall He may
use them, but it is our opinion he
doesn't need them.
Frank ("Buck') O'Neill made SYRIA
cuse power in the football world. and
now he is located at Columbia Uni
versity striving to do the same for the
Blue and White. And with Joe Brooks,
a fine coach who did good work while
at Williams. we believe he viii succeed
in due time. But while at Syracuse
O'Nelll did more than turn out strong
teams. He developed several stars OF
the brightest kind. And one Of those
is now making good with vengeance
in coaching his alma mater. We refer
to young John ("Chick") Meehan
"Chick'' Meehan Conner
Meehan is only little older than
the average college fellow. But in his
first season as head coach at Syracuse
he showed an extraordinary ability in
teaching the game, in developing play
ers, and in molding a formidable
eleven.
Tad Jones, great quarterback in
his day at Yale, has ben induced by
those interested in the welfare OF the
Blue to give his entire time to coach
ing his alma mater The majority Of
Yale men have not forgotten how Jones
went to New Haven in 1916 and dcve-
opcd a machine that after dismal
start came with a rush and defeated
Yales rivals, Harvard and Princeton.
Yale men have faith in Jones and are
locking to him to put the bulldog back
on a plane it occupied in football some
years ago.
Penn State has death grip Oh Hugo
Bezdek. The athletic council Of that
institution signed "Bez" to seven
year contract last year. That's how
much they think Of this coach up at
State. And recently when its line
coach, Dick Harlow, a right good man.
was on the point Of leaving to 20 10
Lehigh, Penn State authorities got
busy and dragged him back home
That was a break against Lehgh.
but it would have been a harder blow
to State 70 lose such q man. Lehieh
then scurr;cd around and wound up by
signing Frank Click Click was
brainy quarter back when AT Prince
ton and has done good work assisting
Roper
Frank Gargan, capable and clever
football teacher, will again handle New
ork University, and this year be will
have the assistance Of "Swede" Young
stronl, former Dartmouth star tackle
Joe Dumoe VIII be back at Forchain
and The Bronx students are in hopfs
OF having a better season than they
had IN rpSlJr11Dcr fnO<hal1 fall