Evening journal., 1922-12-11
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BY HENRY Il. FARRELL,
(United Press Sports Edltor)

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NEW YORK, Dec. II Omitted
Press) Despite the disappointing
showing made by a Yale eleven thas
was expected to be one OF the best
ever turned out at New Haven. few
close to the athletic inside at Yale
expect the scalp OF Tad Jones TO be
exacted as a penalty for the disap-
pointment.
The impression seems general
among other coaches and critics IN
the east that Jones did well with
the material at his disposal. lie
taught them sound football ana
gave them good plays but ne
couldn't put football instinct in
heads where it didn't seem to exist
The material looked fine when It
started the season and 1t still looks
good for next year, but the brain
cannot be judged from the outside
only actual combat brings out an
athletes ability to think quickly ana
judge wisely
In conflict, the Yale team seemed
to possess everything below the
shoulders.
Something was radically wrong
with that Yale team. In four major
engagements against Iowa. Army
princeton and Harvard, Yale was
able to score only one touchdown
Also Yale hasn't made a touchdown
against Harvard since 1916.
Harvard started out like the most
nowerful team in the east, but II
slumped badly late in the season ana
lost TO Princeton and Brown. How
ever. the Crimson got sweet satisfac-
ton out of the season by a victory
over Yale.
Because a big eastern coach loses
one or two important games, It Is
generally predicted that he will lose
his job.
Rumors we're out before the Yale
game that Bob Fisher would be sue
ceeded next year as the director OF
the Harvard coaching system.
Harvard laughed at the report
and Fisher smiled-making it unan
imous.
lust as the close OF the baseball
season brings gossip annually about
changes in management
30 the termination of the football
season gives rise every year TO re-
ports of many switches in coaches.
It has been reported that Bill
Roper will not return TO Princeton
next year-not that Roper hasn't
been considered as a huge success in
handling the Tigers, but because
he is said to be considering retire.
ment by the pressure Of outside
business.
Roper has been paying a great
deal of attention to politics in Phila-
delphia and he has a good law prac-.
lice. The reports have It that he is
10 be appointed to a responsible gov
ernment position and that he will
retire from football this winter.
Hugo Bezdek whose great sue
,ess with football, basketball and
at Penn State has given
him the rank Of one of the best ALL
round coaches in the east, is consid-
erlng an offer to manage the Phila-
delphia Nationals.
Bezdek had a swing at major
league baseball as the manager OF
the Pittsburgh Pirates, and while he
was not there long enough to test
his ability. he is generally given
credit for laying the foundation for
the present good team in Pittsburgh
Earl Greasy" Neale has announc-
ed that he will not return to Wash
ington and jefferson next year. He
complained that he wasn't being
given the proper cooperation by the
faculty and he wants to get the job
at Columbia made vacant by the
resignation of Buck O'Neil.
washington and JEFF wants Knute
Rockne. one OF the greatest coaches
IN the country and he has been given
a very nattering offer. He is re-
garded so highly at Notre Dame
however. that the offer probably .
will be equalled or exceeded by the
Hoosier University TO retain him in
charge Of athletics.