The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-11-29
ST, john WiCe Is Combination
That Put Ohio State on the Map

wears that have followed are history
and the results speak for themselves
Favor Open Play.
Wilce. a product largely o. the ola
driving game. il Il rrm believer III the
new. based on open play. his eIeNehS
awe been thoroughly coached III poth
and Buckeye uffruSiveS always contain
a combination of the two. because INC
open game IS more spectacular thah the
old the fact often has been lost sight
Of that Ohio State clevens have pos
ses$ed a pile driving attack as well AS
the aerial repertotre.
He preserves a golden mean between
the two" Director st. John said OF
Wtlce's style OF play. Or. Wilce ttor
he now - Il full-tlcdged physician. haH-
ing studied medicine in addition to
coaching football since his arrival here)
is \ tIrrleSS worker. Often he tolls un-
I'll far into the early morning. strength
ening his teams defense. polishing rs
offensive. and laharinG with new plays.
4 good strateGist. his plays often are
c~lcverer than they appear on the SerV-
ice. He combines. through adequate
observation. the best features OF tho
strongest lrvcns OF the country each
year. For some seasons he personally
hns witnessed the Army-Nary game.
Looks Them over.
Tho year before he took the Buckeyes
10 the Pacific coast for the intcrser-
tIoral encounter with the University or
California. he Travelled to the coast 10
witness that seasons clash between Ore
gou and Harvard at his own expense,
simply 20 learn what he could.
That. after all. in the secret OF the
Ohio State system" II any. The men
are taught the fundamentals o. the
game so thoroughly that they probably
are better trained Individually than
most teams in the country.
Much has been said of Ohio States
luck. To ascribe to the goddess Of
chance Ohio States fortunes OF war IL
an open invitation to fight on the Buck
eye campus. The Ohioans are taught
70 make their own breaks and 10 take
advantage OF them. Time and tine
again they nave registered victories
simply by making the most OF their OPP
Tortunitics.
Teaches Rudimsnts.
Stress on the rudimcnts OF football,
q thorough understandings OF tho game
on the part of each varsity candidate.
getting the most out OF spring practice.
when the fundamentals are emphasi2c1
all-around strength OF the coaching
staff. and a scientific study OF opponents
are the outstanding features OF the Ohio
system"
II didn't come all at once. II wasn't
spectacular. II was evolutionary and
rermaneut. Football at Ohio State real
Is has become an all-year institution.
With the close OF the active season. the
varsity players are watched to see that
they keep eligible. Wsth the call for
spring practice. the men toll Just as
st~renuously as they would during an
ordinary season.
Wilce IS a firm believer IN secret
practice. IT'S like a classroom" he
contends. THE professor wouldn't
stand for having a lot Of spectators on
the sidelines. distractinE his class. Thu
seasons too short 70 waste time.
It has been said OF him that his Ideal
Of a player Is one who would be willing
70 ram his head into a brick wall. II
ordered.
He demands instant obedience. He
insists that his men know what they're
trying to do-in other words that they
possess football brains.
Personally. his ideals are OF the high
est type. He Is rarely known to use
even the mildeSt profanity. He Is a firm
believer In applied football psychology.