Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-03
tDy Associated Press.

CHICAGO. Nov. Coach Amos
Aionzo Stage. of Chicago University,
which whipped Princeton in n thrill
ing Eridiron battle at Palmer stadium
played against the Tigers thirty
years ago. The intervening years
nave made him the oldest football
coach in the country. In all this time
his first aim on the gridiron has hren
To make men,"
With the right sort of coucl,inr
you "u" make men faster on the
said Coach Stage. in looking bacl,
over his three decades of conchiup
just before he took his team East
O2tbaii is a glorious game. II
Calls for the highest i'm courage and
sacrifice. for the good OF the school
ana TO win. 1t Is n vigorous game
anu. IN certain sense, il Is to the
si"fy OF football that men will play
the game i'm spite OF Injuries that
quite often do come
phc or the chief Developments of
~ we Ia, last thirty years is a recognition
! at ,nf wor Th. of football and Of
10 make people see that they are
worth while In developing our boys
Pn .s,y; mentally and morally.
r,oo'pail coaches have improved In
iusals. There are many more OF them
touh! VINO see the real value of the
sport. Some stiil are TO he found who
reverse It's benefits by trying - win
crookedly. who set false ideals be
t I their players. who cncoura ge
Coach should BE on Faculty.
Of coaches: in my Judgment. un,il
the coach Is made Il member of the
faculty. He needs to he set above
ne necessity Of immediate winning
Of an educator. lie should not have
his job defend solely on winning
teams. think this has been the
cause OF much OF the poor tactics
some coaches have employed"
Coach Stagg himself strikingly
Illustrates the revolution that has
taken place in the coach's position
IN the college world. for he WAS the
the faculty OF his institution. When
he was invited 10 come To tho Uni
versity of Chicago at it's opening in
the fall Of 500. he waa made. ut his
OF physical culture and athletics. Up
10 that time college athletics We're
entirely separate from physical cdu-
cation and the University OF Chicago
two under department. This de-
partmcnt also took over the manage
incnt and coaching of the universities
athletic teams. Until then all col
controlled by the students.
Stage was fale's grca; pitching
star from 1856 TO 1880. the winner
Of FIVE baseball mpionships Ilc
was selected on Camps ali-AmericIn
football team of 1883. Entering the
Springfield. Mass, Y. ". &. \. college
In the autumn OF 1890 he really
started his coaching there.
The college had never before had
n football tenn and Stage started TO
build ono. sucrcr'iing So Well that at
the end OF the season II was able 10
games with Yale and Iiar-
ward for the next year. He played
football there these TWO years, and
also organized the colleges first base
ball team.
Has Served mt Chicago Thirty I-nrs.
This makes StuEg's actual coach
ing record thirty.two years long, and
in continuous service. This year
marks his thirtieth football season
at the University Of ChicaSo--a rec
ord unique in length and continuity
IT the same institution.
Coming West In 1892, Stagg arrived
in Chicago after the Western foot
ball season had opened. Only fifteen
men answered his call for the team
and he had to play Il backGc!d posi-
ton himself. Ills position at Yale
was end.
The first games Of the University
of Chicago. which arrived at it's
highest pinnacle Of football recoS-
milton Saturday In being the first
Western team 30 break into the East
ern trio Of Yale. Harvard and Prince
ton for home and home series. were